Hocus Pocus Broom Co.
This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. Please Read Our Disclosure PolicyPart 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
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
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.
Gosh darn, you are good. If this is not professional, I don’t know what is.
Love it!! That’s just freaking cute!
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.
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 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 🙂
Love it! So cute and creative.
So clever! Love it!
Cuter than cute. You are truly gifted. Thanks for sharing.
This chalk wall of yours is awesome!!! The broom idea is so cute…I’m smitten:)
too cute friend!
That is absolutely perfect, clever, funny, amazing… Love it!
This is FABULOUS! Love it!
I love it! It’s just perfect 🙂
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!
You are freakin’ awesome. Period! <3
Love it!!! You are so incredibly talented and creative!!!
Love it – how did my mode of transportation get on your board? 🙂
Just stopping by to pin the brooms… not ride ’em.
~Bliss~