Part of transforming my gift shoppe each season involves a new design on my ever-changing chalkboard wall. I painted this wall a little over four years ago, and since then, chalkboarding (if that’s even a word) has become an art form.
The intricate and awe-inspiring creations people produce with chalk on walls simply blow my mind. With such masterpieces out there, I feel a bit nervous displaying my novice creations for the world to see. Even the pressure to come up with a unique idea is tough.
This past summer I did a dessert/ice cream inspired display. For the past several weeks I’ve been racking my brain about what to do for fall. Last night after I clawed into bed, not even thinking about my fall chalkboard, inspiration struck! I grabbed my notebook and began sketching.
My idea was a sign/display for a broom shop – a witch’s broom shop! Perfect! Full of excitement, I was slightly tempted to get out of bed at midnight and go work on the wall. However, my pillow didn’t think that was such a good idea.
After washing away my previous design, I was greeted with a blank canvas.
I grabbed my very small supply of chalk and went to work.
A few short hours later the design was complete and Hocus Pocus Broom Co. was born!
Though it’s clearly nothing as fancy as a professional chalk artist’s work, I’m pretty pleased with the results!
The names of the brooms are a little tricky to read, but we have the Haunted Hog, Frightful Flyer, Cauldron Lowrider, Swift Sweeper, and The Wicked Witch. Pretty clever, right?
I did a little online research to figure out five different broom designs. Seeing them all together makes sense, but it was harder than I anticipated to come up with five styles.
Anyway, I think it’s perfect for the season. It will stay up through October 31, at which time a holiday chalk display will take over. I guess I should start thinking about that one now. Is Christmas really less than four months away!? Yikes!
All right, I’m off to clean up a bunch of chalk dust. Have a great weekend!
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Inspirationally Bewitching!
Well, Michael, that is just darling. Well done!!
Love it!
Have you ever thought about designing store window displays-just sayin’ you’d be great!
Stop it!!! I love it…it’s just perfect!
I love this! You are so talented!
Truly Inspired! I love that display… just perfect for the upcoming season!
Have a lovely weekend!
I love it!!!
Adorable and enchanting. Get yourself some more chalk 🙂 You’ll need to be ready for post-Halloween Fall and Christmas!
It looks fantastic! I’ve never really been enthused about chalkboard walls . . . until now! I could see doing something like this in a home office (for those of us who don’t have shops!). Thank you for the inspiration :^)
LOve, Love, Love!! So clever and original!
I LOVE it! We finally have our own home and I JUST painted a wall with chalkboard paint. I’m so excited to do some “chalkboarding”. 🙂
Michael, it looks amazing. Love the cauldron lowrider. LOVE it all!!!
So amazing!
Gotta love it when those brilliant ideas pop into your head unbidden, don’t you? Your wall is darling beyond words!!! So wish I could see it in person.
Fun and happiness found here. Love it! *karendianne.
I love it Michael! So cute and bewitchingly appropriate for Fall!
Just found your blog via Pinterest and became a new follower. I’m so glad I did (; That wall is about the cutest thing and one of the most fun ideas I’ve seen for a shop!! What a conversation piece! Great job! Can’t wait to come back for more posts (;
Michele xoxo
The Homesteading Cottage
Wow, Michael! What an awesome job and fun idea! I love it! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Love it!
I currently have a blank chalk board wall & now I just want you to come over & draw on it 🙂 In my eyes YOU are the professional! I never thought brooms could look so cute!
Love this!!! I would love a chalk wall!! Love!
This is crazy amazing. Please don’t put yourself down… you have incredible talent that most would die for! Everything you do is beyond spooktacular! 🙂
You are so frickin’ creative!
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The creativity…the charm…the thoughtfullness…I can’t handle it! OK, I can, but it’s just so fabulously fantastic!
Totally am inspired! This is great.
You must be kidding….not as good as a professional……your board is FABULOUS.
Jo
Amazing idea! I love it!
amazing. i love it!
AMAzING! Definitely as good if not better than a professional chalk artist. Well done!
Fantastic! You “swept” me off my feet! haha sorry. The chalkboard is great and I love the broomstick names.
Okay – that is just amazing – awesome and totally cool!!!!! You rock. 🙂
Awesome, Michael! If you can do that with plain chalk, I’d love to see what you could do with chalk markers!
Amen to all the above comments. I really love this!! How inspired and charming ;)….you are very talented. Never doubt yourself.
This is amazing, Michael! You have such an eye and so much creativity. Could you send some of it my way, please?
I am amazed, that is one of the best Halloween ideas I have ever seen…Holy Moly
So much fun… great design, love the styles and names. The Cauldron Lowrider cracked me right up. I think you’re gonna have to treat yourself and stock up on some chalk before November 1st! 🙂
Novice Creations?! You must be kidding!! That is a work of art!! Seriously, it looks FANTASTIC Michael!! Love it!!
Your wall is awesome. Beyond creative you are.
Just stopping by to pin the brooms… not ride ’em.
~Bliss~
Love it – how did my mode of transportation get on your board? 🙂
Love it!!! You are so incredibly talented and creative!!!
You are freakin’ awesome. Period! <3
OMG! I looked at this broom wall AND back at previous ones you’ve done…and oh! how I wish you had a chain of stores already!…and this is why I love reading your blog because it’s so much fun to see what a person can do with some ingenious creativity to get such impressive results!
I love it! It’s just perfect 🙂
This is FABULOUS! Love it!
That is absolutely perfect, clever, funny, amazing… Love it!
too cute friend!
This chalk wall of yours is awesome!!! The broom idea is so cute…I’m smitten:)
Cuter than cute. You are truly gifted. Thanks for sharing.
So clever! Love it!
Love it! So cute and creative.
Wow. I am so impressed! The broom wall is so creative and turned out incredible – I LOVE it!! I usually don’t get into Halloween decorations, but this just may inspire me to do a little something in my house 🙂
Awesome! The Chalk Wall is actually what brought me to your blog in the first place and I always look forward to seeing how it changes from holiday to holiday.
WOW! I don’t even have words to say how cool I think this is…Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your inspiration with us.
Love it!! That’s just freaking cute!
Gosh darn, you are good. If this is not professional, I don’t know what is.
So cute!!! My family owns a garden center and this is giving me some incredible inspiration!!! I just found you again via Pinterest (don’t you love that site?). I followed you a long time ago and lost a lot of my favorites after a computer crash. So glad to find you again and your wonderful ideas.
Hey Michael, I’m new here & I’m having so much fun perusing your great blog. Wow – you have an inn? That sounds like such fun, but I’m sure it’s A LOT of work! Love this broom artwork!
Warmly, Michelle
This is so great! I totally need a chalkboard wall now!
ROSEMARY B here:
This is really lovely, all of your fall decorations are really fun! I love playing with chalk
I am following now because I am not sure how I ended up on your blog but it is a great thing!!
hugs, and bonks from the boys
Seriously love this!
Yeah, I am pretty in love with this idea!! Now to find a wall to paint with chalkboard paint!! I wonder if I can do something similar with the dozen chalkboard pumpkins I already have! Hmmmmmm!
OH MY GOSH! I LOVE this! I wish that I had a chalk board wall…of course, I’d also need your talent! This is amazing!
So I shamelessly copied this wonderful creation. I will post pics soon. Since I didn’t have a whole wall to pull this off, just a small picture frame over my stove.. it’s certainly on a less grand scale.. Love it! Thank you for so much inspiration.. xo marlis
Spooktacular! Bravo!
xoxo
Just found you’re blog via Brooklyn limestone. You are very talented love all the brooms!!!!
Are you kidding? That’s AWESOME. Found you on pinterest.. I think I’ll stay and snoop around a little bit. 😉
xo
rachelle
Wow – this is amazing! It definitely gets my chalkboard juices flowing!
Love it! Your such a creative person. I too stole your idea, I have a chalk board door in my kitchen so only room for my favorite 3 brooms, you inspired me yet again!
Fan-Flipping Broom Crazy Tas-TiC idea! Love it..you are so talented!!
Boo-tiful idea! Love this Michael and I am not just blowing smoke up your cauldron!
Love Love Love Love Love Love Love…Well done you cheers Frances
Oh, good heavens!!!! This is incredible! What the what?!??!?!! I am just blown away! Marlis Bennett over at Creative Journey recommended we peek in on your blog at this masterpiece, and I am SO GLAD she did! Bravo with a big ol’ B!!! I have absolutely no talent when it comes to drawing. Even the intricacies of drawing a stick person elude me! You, on the other hand my dear, have got it goin’ on! Have a great weekend!
I’m so in love with you Chalk-board Art… Your wall of brooms is seriously unique and fun!
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LOVE THE LITTLE NOOK YOU CREATED , I WOULD LOVE TO FEATURE IT , IF THAT WOULD BE OK PLEASE LET ME KNOW,
LAUREN
Thanks so much! As long as you link back, I’m certainly okay with you sharing. Thanks!
xo Michael
This is so brilliant, Michael!
Thanks Elizabeth!
xo Michael
I absolutely love it, Michael! I must lament that I can’t draw worth a hoot, but if I could, I’d be recereating this every Halloween.
Thanks is so cool! I want to make it into a quilt, with your permission of course.
Love this! Wish you had created a printable of it for us to enjoy!!
I’m working on one. Stay tuned to the blog in the coming weeks.
xo Michael