Happy new week friends. I hope you had a beautiful weekend. It’s been so cold and windy but the sun has been shining and that just makes up for it. I have another super easy 5 minute Dollar Store craft for you today. This time, I made these adorable hand painted wooden spoons. I think their dainty little hearts makes them so cute.
I was thinking along the lines of giving this as a cute Valentine’s day gift. They would be so cute packed up in a little gift box along with some other kitchen goodies.
I don’t think this craft needs much explanation but I wanted to show you how easy it is to paint the little hearts so please watch this short video.
I used regular acrylic paint and coated them with food safe shellac. – Tung Oil You can also use Dishwasher safe Mod Podge but even though it’s dishwasher safe and non-toxi, I would recommend only painting the handles of the spoons where food will not come into contact with food.
These are safe to wash by hand and unfortunately, I don’t know if they would be dishwasher safe because even though we have a dishwasher, we’ve never connected it. Ha. And we’ve never used one . Do wooden spoons even get washed in a dishwasher?
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a beautiful day. I’ll be back tomorrow with a fun post and a little gift . See you then.
much love,
Lucy
So cute, thanks for the video. P.S. Never was wooden utensils in the dishwasher ????
No,wooden utensils or knives should,go in dishwasher. Worked at willams Sonoma for 14 years. This has been pounded into my head ????
Good to know…Thank you so much xo
What kind of paint did you use? Is it food safe and durable? Did you seal the paint? I would want to make sure my friends/family could use them for cooking, and be safe. Thank you.
I used regular acrylic paint and you should seal them with a food safe shellac. Thank you so much for asking.
So cute! I would also like to know what kind of paint you used and if it needs to be sealed. Thanks!
Hi Jeanne….yes, I used regular acrylic paint and they should be sealed with a food safe shellac.
Very cute and easy! I read somewhere that you shouldn’t put wood utensils in the dishwasher, always wash by hand, can’t remember why, but I do remember that.
haha…I have no idea. I’ve never used a dishwasher. I didn’t grow up with one either. Thank you. xo
Google says: Wooden spoons and other wooden kitchen utensils can lose their finish, warp, and crack when put in the dishwasher.
so cute- what kind of paint did you use?
I used regular acrylic paint and you should seal them with a food safe shellac. Thank you so much for asking.
These are very cute! What brand of food safe shellac did you use?
It’s called Tung Oil and here is the link -https://amzn.to/2SSSgjF
So cute…great easy craft. What kind of paint do you use?
How original! It has that little bit of Valentines Day touch without it being over the top. I think they are very pretty anytime of the year. Love love and I’m totally going to try this!
Google says: Wooden spoons and other wooden kitchen utensils can lose their finish, warp, and crack when put in the dishwasher. What brand of food-safe shellac did you use?
I used Tung oil. You can also use dishwasher safe ModPodge but even though it’s non toxic and dishwasher safe, I would recommend only painting the spoons handles away from the surface that will come in contact with the food. There are special food safe shellacs available here is one that I’ve used before – https://amzn.to/2SSSgjF
What brand of food-safe shellac did you use?
Here is the link – it’s called Tung Oil – https://amzn.to/2SSSgjF
I love the painted spoons! Always admire your talent with the paint brush. Can I ask for the color of your kitchenaid mixer? I have a case of “mixer envy”.
Where did you buy the wooden spoons??
Hand-painted wooden spoon is lovely and beautiful. I really like wooden spoons. You are so skillful to make such beautiful wooden spoons.