Saw a hint about baking soda and latex paint.......
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Hi Paula,
You can use 1/2 cup of baking soda and 1 cup of latex paint to make faux chalk paint. Several Hometalk members have written projects about the products. Click below for one of them. Wishing you the best.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/how-to-make-chalk-paint-with-baking-soda-26085922?expand_all_questions=1
Affordable DIY Chalk Paint: How To Make Your Own With Baking Soda
The recipe I found called for water also.
1/2 cup baking soda
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/furniture/how-baking-soda-can-change-the-way-you-paint-in-just-5-minutes-30024176?r=2
How Baking Soda Can Change the Way You Paint—in Just 5 Minutes
Thank you, this is what I was looking for.....