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Grandparent Gift: Kid Art Wood Burned Spoons

December 19, 2013 · Delia 21 Comments

Wooden etchings (25 of 30)Did you see the AMAZING etched wooden gifts Amy Christie from This Heart of Mine shared on Design Mom? I was so inspired! Amy has such a truly creative brain!

Wooden etchings (21 of 30)I actually had an etcher sitting unused among my craft supplies for years, not knowing it’s super fun potential until Amy shared her projects!  I decided to dust it off and try my hand at decorating some spoons and some wooden rolling pins to give as gifts.

Wooden etchings (8 of 30)It was a little harder than I expected but totally a blast to do. 

Wooden etchings (29 of 30) Wooden etchings (24 of 30)Then, I decided that this would be a great gift for kids to help make!

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I bought a bunch of wooden spoons (they are about $1 for a pack of four at WalMart) and let them go to town decorating them with pencil.

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Even my one year old was able to get in on the action.

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Wooden etchings (5 of 30)Following the lines they provided, I simply etched over them. I then erased away any stray marks with a gum eraser.

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Oh, and I added their name and the year on the side.

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Simple as that!

Wooden etchings (20 of 30) Wooden etchings (17 of 30)A bit of warning. I highly recommend not letting your child use the etcher until they are tween/teen age. The etcher gets scary hot. I would say much hotter than a hot glue gun.

Wooden etchings (19 of 30)It’s amazing how a little bit of etching makes these boring spoons into pieces of useful and memorable art.

Wooden etchings (15 of 30)And it’s such an affordable gift. The most expensive part is the etcher, but even that is only about $15 (I got mine at Michael’s a few years ago but I believe the price is still about the same); and you can use it again and again.

I had a little bit too much fun playing around with it. Wooden etchings (26 of 30) Wooden etchings (23 of 30) Wooden etchings (7 of 30)

I honestly, can’t wait for another occasion to make more!  🙂

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  1. Teresa says

    December 19, 2013 at 7:13 AM

    What an awesome idea! My husband has an old etcher from when he was a kid. I need to whip it out and give this a try!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      December 19, 2013 at 9:23 AM

      You will never look at anything wooden the same again! 😉 After one spoon I wanted to etch all the things!

      Reply
  2. Annika says

    December 19, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    Love that idea. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      December 19, 2013 at 9:23 AM

      Thanks Annika!

      Reply
  3. amy c says

    December 19, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    WOW!!!! What amazing work! I love the spoons you did, I love how you involved your children and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the rolling pins! Seriously! Wow! Thank you for the mention. This post is gorgeous!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      December 19, 2013 at 8:57 PM

      YOUR post is gorgeous Amy! Seriously stunning. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Jane says

    December 19, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    oh my! another fabulous idea!! so so fun!! the rolling pin is awesome!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      December 19, 2013 at 8:57 PM

      Thanks Jane!

      Reply
  5. Michelle says

    December 19, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    I just got an etching tool too!!
    I started with bamboo spoons, but it was too bumpy. I am thinking wooden unfinished would be bettter!
    Did you seal them with anything?
    Awesome.
    ~Michelle

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    • Delia says

      December 27, 2013 at 8:22 PM

      I didn’t, but I never seal my cooking spoons. I agree that the bamboo is harder to etch. I found that holding down my etching tool a little bit longer helped. That limited my design options a little bit though.

      Reply
  6. Charity says

    December 20, 2013 at 12:38 AM

    These are beautiful! I have a wood burning tool, but I have yet to actually use it on wood. So far I’ve burned leather and cut ribbons with it. It seals the ribbon edges as you cut… and it works for synthetic fabrics too! Check out this post from Grosgrain: http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2013/11/cutting-and-sealing-fabric-with.html
    Definitely need to use my tool on wood too though. =D

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    • Delia says

      December 27, 2013 at 8:23 PM

      That is brilliant! Thanks for sharing the idea and the link. I’ll have to try it on my fabrics. We’ll swap mediums. 😉

      Reply
  7. Tara says

    December 22, 2013 at 5:59 AM

    Ha! This is so great! You could etch wooden blocks as a baby gift.

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    • Delia says

      December 27, 2013 at 8:23 PM

      so smart!

      Reply
  8. Andrea says

    May 4, 2015 at 11:42 AM

    This is too cute! I just got into wood burning and it’s so much fun!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      May 7, 2015 at 8:38 AM

      Thanks! Isn’t it fun?

      Reply
  9. karen ortiz says

    September 11, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    what is and etcher ? I went to micheals websit and search brings up nothing. What dept will I find it?

    Reply
    • Delia says

      September 14, 2015 at 11:29 AM

      Good question. So sorry about the confusion. Look for a “wood burn tool. ” This tool looks very similar to my tool in function and the attachments that came with it. If you use a 50% off coupon, it comes to about $15! I hope that helps?

      http://www.michaels.com/walnut-hollow-creative-versa-tool/10327706.html#q=wood+burn+tool&start=1

      Reply

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