Spoon Hanger

SUPPLIES:
~2 paint colors (main color for bottom, and a color to dry-brush top)~any craft store
~Floor board~Lowes, oak base $6.56
~Small nails~ Ace Hardware, 15x3/4" nickel plated bracket nails $3.00
~Old antique spoons~ Flea markets, antique stores, garage sales
~Hammer~
~Drill and small drill bit if possible~
~Paint brush~
~Saw tooth hangers~ Hobby Lobby, $1.47












These are pictures of the finished product. I also knitted a dish cloth, which I am not very good at so I am not giving instructions on how to knit. My idea was to hang this in my kitchen so that I can hang dish cloths on it. Want to make one? This is how!













You will need to start with a can of paint ( or a tube of acrylic) and a basic floor board. First, you paint the base color on the floor board.




















Next, Make sure your base board is completely dry, and your brush is completely dry. Than, dip the brush into the color you want to brush over the base coat. paint on a piece of scrap paper to get almost all the paint off your brush, then lightly paint over the floor board. This produces a weathered look and is called "dry brushing".
















Grab all the spoons you want to use. I found mine at a few Flea markets and Antique stores. I suggest using an odd number of spoons, because it is more appealing to the eye when it is all said and done.





















Here is where it gets tricky. In the end, you want two small holes in the spoons. One at the very end of the handle, and one right in the middle of the cupped part of the spoon. (they must be small enough so that the nail head does not go through when hammering the spoon to the base board!) I tried hammering the holes first. I found it extremely hard and tiring because of the thickness, so after breaking my dads small drill bit, I asked my neighbor who had a small drill to drill the wholes. This is the best way to do it if you can. USE A DRILL. When the holes are in place, bend the spoon as best you can to form an arc so that there is room to hang things from it.



















After all the spoons had holes, place them on the floor board and spread them out how you want them, and simply hammer the small nails into the holes. The nails will go through the back of the board, so you will need to hammer them flat against the back so they are not sticking out. When this is complete, line up the saw tooth hangers on the back ( I suggest using 2) and hammer them in. Now you are finished!!