Hello from the hills!
I spotted this cute lil fence yesterday while I was in the big city to pick up the grands for a visit. Love how short it is.
This is the first year I've ever seen nuthatches at my feeders. Go ahead and chuck it down little fellow.
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Have you seen the kitchen utensils in department stores with the wood burned look? I like it, but I would never spend a fortune for it. (Click on pic to see the price for one, just one spoon.)
All you need to make your own is a wood-burning tool, some modestly priced wooden spoons and a well-ventilated area in which to work. Begin with clean, dry spoons. Please, do NOT oil them until after you finish burning your designs on the spoons. We don't want any unnecessary fires, now do we? ;)
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| Clean, dry spoons. |
The sky is the limit as to design, and I think these are a bit more interesting than the repetitive stamped look above.
Continue onto the sides, handles ...
And backs for an all-over designer look, if you like. Most manufacturers suggest using mineral oil (a petroleum product) for preserving and deepening the luster of wood grain for wooden utensils in the kitchen, but I use coconut oil instead and have not had any trouble with it. Olive oil and some other oils will go rancid quickly. If that happens just clean the utensil thoroughly with lemon juice and apply coconut or grape seed oil if you have it available. Martha Stewart recommends grape seed oil because it is tasteless, so that's another option.
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| Oiled with coconut oil to bring out the wood grain and add luster to the wood..
Added 4.10.16
  Youngest sent me this cartoon. Be very, very careful......lol. Click on the cartoon to enlarge for reading.  DIY Designer Spoons featured at The Art of Home-Making Mondays  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
I started knitting a pair of socks with self-striping yarn over a month ago but had to rip the heels out twice. Reading the directions helps, sometimes. o.O I'm a bit further along than shown here and aware that the stripes don't line up evenly. Yeah, living on the wild side here. ;)
Goodman spotted this rainbow on the hill above our house...love a good rainbow.
See you soon...if those socks ever cross the finish line, that is.
Shared at The Art of Home-Making Mondays, Good Fences
