Target Bullseye Playground Bookend Makeover With Chalk Paint & Transfers

January 10, 2022

Photo of ceramic/glass bookends from the Target Bullseye Playground.

This is a little set of heavy ceramic or glass black bookends from the Target Bullseye Playground.

Everything is $5 or less in the Bullseye Playground bins.

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The little polka dotted bookends have an opening that could be used for faux plants, pens, or other decorative and/or useful odds and ends. They are cute, but not my style.

Photo of Dixie Belle Slick Stick being applied to shiny surfaced bookends.

The surface of the little bookends was pretty glossy, so I decided to brush on a couple of coats of Dixie Belle's Slick Stick.

Dixie Belle states that "Slick Stick allows you to paint shiny, slick, or slippery surfaces with ease! Surfaces like PVC, glass, Formica, laminate, metal, and more are easily painted and stay painted."

Photo Target bookends being painted with Dixie Belle's Drop Cloth Chalk Paint.

After letting the two coats of Slick Stick dry overnight, as recommended, I brushed on two coats of Dixie Belle's Drop Cloth Chalk Paint.

Dixie Belle Paint Company provides me with complimentary product samples from time to time. All opinions about this fabulous paint or products are my own.

I did not paint the inside of the bookends.

Photo Prima Marketing Versailles Rub On Transfers.

I then pulled out a sheet of Prima Marketing Versailles Rub on Transfers from Maika's Daughters.

The 6" x 9" scrolly rub on transfer designs were inexpensive, and perfect for very small projects.

Photo of a Prima Marketing Versailles Rub On Transfer being applied to a bookend.

I cut out this design for one of the bookends, and rubbed it on with the enclosed stick.

Photo of a Prima Marketing Versailles Rub On Transfer designs applied to a bookend

I added a second transfer to the bookend on the left.

I did not seal the bookends yet, as I have decided to use a non-wax, spray sealer like Painter's Touch Clear Matte Spray. (The spray requires a mild day to apply outdoors.)

I didn't want to rub a wax on the transfer that may smudge. These transfers are a rub on transfer versus Redesign With Prima's heavier decor transfers.