Sunday, February 25, 2018

Wood-Burned Cutting Board and Utensils

  I was planning to make some wood-burned utensils for my Mom's birthday last year, but when my friend Becky posted a few beautiful cutting boards that she'd wood-burned on Instagram, I decided that I needed to make one of those as well! I searched for a good cooking-related quote, and came across this one:

  It's perfect for Mom, because she really does pour a lot of love into her cooking! I drew the quote out on paper first, then rubbed all over the back of the paper with a pencil, then taped the design on the cutting board and re-drew all of my lines, firmly, to transfer the graphite to the cutting board. 

  It probably would have worked better with a softer lead, but it was enough to give me a guide to trace over again with pencil. 

  I couldn't find a wooden cutting board that didn't already have some kind of design on the surface, so I went with this bamboo one. I was nervous about it burning well, but it was actually easier to neatly burn this than the wood things I've tried.

  I had to do the wood-burning all at night, after the kids were in bed... that tool gets incredibly hot! 

  I added little hearts and dots inside the larger letters- I love how that looks!

  It's definitely not polished, but I love how this turned out!

  Then, to go with it, I burned a set of bamboo utensils:

  For these, I just sketched some designs in pencil directly on the utensils, then burned them.

  I did different, but complementary, designs on each one:





  I added little hearts at the ends of the handles:

  The backs of the utensils also have the hearts on the handles, but are otherwise plain:

  Again, I really love these! And I learned a lot while making the cutting board, so these are a tad less rustic.

  Here's the whole set together- I definitely wanted to keep this!

  And here's how I wrapped it:

Thanks for stopping by,

6 comments:

  1. I looooooooove these!!!! I'd probably have started a major fire with that thing, and here you are with these thin precise lines, lol. Make a set for yourself, lady!

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    1. Thank you!! Lol, I was feeling a little nervous about it myself, so I was very careful. ;-) I should! After I finish up a bunch of other things. =)

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  2. You are SO talented!! What a great gift!

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    1. Thank you! One of the things I love about making is that every new craft helps with the other ones I've learned, and the other ones I've learned make it easier to learn a new one!

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  3. Awesome work! It's so lovely I'd be afraid to use anything! You'll have to tell us how your mother enjoyed her gift and if she's as afraid as I would be of ruining it.

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    1. Thank you!! I think I might be a little scared to use that cutting board too, but the utensils were quick enough that I wouldn't be worried about them. She said she really liked the set, but I don't know if she's actually using it! =)

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