Today I'm showing you some personalized gifts we made for Christmas.
Yes, I know Christmas is over...
but hey, there are only 345 days left till NEXT Christmas!
The idea for the spoons came from Amy @ The Idea Room...
she shows you just how to do it. :)
I'm gonna share how we did the cutting board.
It's simple and super inexpensive.
The only reason I didn't post this before...
well, we didn't exchange gifts with these friends until New Year's Eve
and I was afraid she would see it before I got to give it to her!
I found the cutting board at TJ Maxx or HomeGoods.
I wanted bamboo so it would be durable...
this one is pretty big and cost about $12.
Can't beat that.
I used a Silhouette to cut out the monogram from vinyl.
It didn't want to stick to the bamboo.
Boo hoo bamboo.
I got it to stick just enough to use a pencil to trace the outline...
and that's really all I needed.
Once I had the outline, we used this ancient wood-burning
tool that belonged to my mother in law.
Not sayin' my MIL is old or anything...but...
the paper inserts that came with it told of how there was a metal shortage
due to WWII so if you needed the heating element replaced,
you first had to send back the one you had.
Crazy, right?
Anyway...I used a sharp point first to do the outline...then filled in.
Sometimes...I just did whatever. :)
We also used the wood-burning tool on the spoons
instead of the sharpie Amy used in her instructions.
To keep it consistent and not have to worry about it coming off.
I lightly oiled the board, but it probably wasn't necessary.
I think they turned out gorgeous!
My friend cried and said she didn't want to use them.
I told her to use the back side.
My sister said I needed to make her one.
I guess they were a hit!
I need to pick up some more spoons.
I think this would be an awesome wedding gift.
Or an anniversary gift.
Or a housewarming gift.
Or an "I think you're great and I wanted to play with wood-burning tools" gift...
Speaking of my mother in law...
we made a couple of spoons for her and her husband, too...
aren't they cute?
Anyway...back to my rambling...
You could even do this with something other than a monogram...
I'm thinking "Kelly's Kitchen"...
but I guess that would only work if your name is Kelly.
Otherwise it might just be weird.
Hope you're having a great week!
I have a couple Valentine goodies coming up...
and I'm finally going to tell you about that "secret project" I was working on!
I know...you just can't wait!
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You did a terrific job with that old wood-branding tool. I love how the board and spoons turned out....lovely..oh my yes, I want. I will have to let hubs do the wood burning as I tend to be a bit clumsy (giggle)...thank goodness he is aware of that fact. Happy New Year and I am looking forward to your Valentine Day surprise....I adore Valentine's Day.
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That is a really, really awesome gift. I had an old wood burning tool at one time but it was blunter and not very good with fine work at all. You did a wonderful job!!!! I hope you get MY name next year in the Christmas exchange....lol xo Diana
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I love these! I think I may need to go buy myself a wood burning tool now! :) Thank you for sharing, found your blog via Living Well Spending Less, link party! :)
ReplyDeleteHow lovely, I have never thought a wood burning tool was ever going to be on my "I'd like one day" list but it may get added after seeing this. The ideas for wedding/new home gifts are pretty endless. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThese are so fantastic and I feel the need to go buy a wood burning kit now. :) I would love it if you would link up to our party at http://www.mycraftilyeverafter.com/2014/01/14/awesome-things-tuesday-9/
ReplyDeleteWow, beautiful! I definitely want to give that a try! I found you on Thrifty Thursday and I'm so glad, thanks for sharing this:)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these!! I thought you had stained the cutting board at first. I want a wood burning kit now! Did you use it to do the spoons too? I must have these. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! You're making me want to buy a wood burning tool! I love personalized gifts and am just getting around to posting the tutorials too so I wouldn't run surprises. :)
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What a great gift idea, i love personalized gifts! Thanks for sharing at The Weekend Retreat, hope to see you back on Thursday.
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ReplyDeleteI love this! I also want a wood burning tool from 1941!! So Cool! Thanks for sharing on Show Me Your Plaid Monday's!
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I LOVE this idea! My sister is getting married this spring, and this would be a perfect gift for her!
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ReplyDeleteLove this! I'm wanting to copycat and just bought myself a wood burning tool :) I was wondering, which tip{s} did you use for this project?
ReplyDeleteI just saw this! I love how this whole gift turned out! Now I must make a personalized cutting board too. Yours is fantastic! Thank you so much for linking back!
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I like them so much! So cool! Woooow ! I have just one question, can you use exactly that surface for cutting food? (I mean burned side, sorry for my incomplete English :( ) and spoons? I think this method is not dangerous for health yeah?
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