Repurpose and Reuse an Old Cutting Board Project

Turn an old cutting board you no longer use or bought at a garage sale into kitchen decor.

I slapped nutmeg and antique white on for the background then painted simple shapes with antique, tomato red, latte (wings), orange and finally green acrylic paint.

With a liner brush, I loosely outlined the rooster with black.

It takes very little time most of which was consumed by waiting for the paint to dry.

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 Primitive Patriotic 4th of July Books Sheep Stars Throw Pillow

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Cardinal Bird in the Winter Snow 

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Snowy Woods Poster

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Primitive Owl Picture Art Decor Projects

Here are three primitive acrylic painted owl projects for your consideration.

Far left is an old plastic decorative plate I purchased at a garage sale for 10 cents. It took a bit more time than the other two decorative projects because of the multiple layers of paint but was well worth the effort. The edges of the main elements were outlined in black.


Center owl picture above: An unwanted book becomes table top decor. Stand it upright simply by opening the front and back covers. You can't get much simpler than this. Shapes, floated shadows and edges with only the slightest attention to detail are the ingredients to this recipe.

Finally, at the far right is a wall plaque made from an old piece of barn wood framed with leftover trim I found laying in the basement of my house. It was painted black before the three primitive owls were added. Again, these owls are basic shapes but the bottom two owls have big, sad eyes with three highlights.

The primary acrylic paint colors used: Antique white, teddy bear tan, avocado, ivy, barn red, nutmeg, honeycomb and - of course - black.

All owl decorative pieces will be for sale at Gramma Sophie's in Boonville, Missouri.

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Humming Bird at Feeder Photograph Blank Cards 

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Country Red Check Gingham Birdhouse Plates 

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Cute Horned Owl Painting Posters

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Vintage Ball Perfect Mason Jar Hurricane Oil Lamp

Here's a great way to up-cycle and re-purpose a quart jar whether it's vintage or one you've just emptied of mayonnaise.

What you'll need:

Quart jar

Hurricane lamp chimney. I found mine at the second hand store in town.

Jar lid oil lamp burner. This one was located at a local Amish store. I did a web search for "Jar lid oil lamp burner" and found one listed on Amazon. It was pretty pricey but I didn't look any further than the first listing for the part.

Lamp oil

That's it! Add oil to the jar and put it all together.

I listed this one on eBay.
Ball Quart Jar Hurricane Lamp on eBay

Have fun! 

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Primitive Burlap Fabric Candle Jar or Coffee Cup Coasters

Coasters for candle jars, beverage or drinking glasses, coffee mugs or cups sell well at a shop I consign in, Gramma Sophie's in Boonville, MO.

I don't make them for her, another lady does but given that they tend to sell I decided to try my hand at making and selling them at Glasgow Trading Post.

I wanted to create something rustic, country and very easy to sew which to me means primitive. I wanted to sew coasters women wouldn't fear would get stained and I priced them at $2.00 each making them affordable to replace.

They measure five inches.

Each square is simply a five-inch piece of burlap fabric folded in the middle and ironed flat then placed on burlap backing and "woven" if you will to create a checked effect.

For instance, I laid two off white folded pieces - rough edge out - so the folded edges meet in the middle and even with the back's edges.

Then I laid a brown piece perpendicular to the off white - folded edge in the center and even with the back plus the two ends of white burlap - lifted an end of a white and laid an end of the brown beneath it, then did the same to the other side.

Again: rough edges facing out, lay down two pieces of fabric so the edges are even with the back and folded edges meet in the middle.

Lift one end of one of the pieces and slide another color beneath it, rough edge out and perpendicular. Line all the edges so they're even.

Turn and repeat so that you have created a checker board.

I pinned then sewed the edges.

You can even make triangles using the same method. Clip the corners and turn right side out.

You can make them virtually any size. The purple and off white (right) are four inch while the prints (bottom left) are six.

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Competition Sailing Catamaran Picture Coaster 

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Jib Sail and Mast Picture Drink Coaster 

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Cute Christmas Primitive Snowman Beverage Coaster 

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Cute Christmas Primitive Snowman Coaster

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Cute Christmas Cowboy Snowman Drink Coaster

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Funny Cartoon Duck Beverage Coaster 

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Primitive Grunge Pumpkins Project out of White Material

Very easy to make are primitive grunge pumpkins for Halloween or Thanksgiving decorations using:

• an old white sheet or pillow case
• jute twine or string
• acrylic paint

Using the large pumpkin for the example:

Pumpkin:

Measure and cut 2 pieces 8 inches wide by 16 inches tall.

Make any size by doubling the second measurement i.e. 5x10, 6x12, etc.

 Starting with a long side, sew down then across the short bottom and back up the other long side.

Three sides are now sewn.

Turn right side out so the seams are now inside.

Loosely stuff.

Gather the top (bunch it up) and hand sew closed.

I used a large flat brush to paint and really  loaded the paint brush with paint.

Paint with an orange shade of your choice one side at a time because you need to lay it down to dry.

Allow to dry.

Paint the other side.

Allow to dry.

Paint the top and bottom.

After it's dry, wrap jute twine around one side pulling the string to create creases. Cut the string but make sure you leave yourself two tails to tie.

Repeat around the other side.

I didn't cut the ends back after tying. I left them long.

Stem:

1 1/2 inches wide by 2 1/2 inches tall

While the pumpkin is drying, stitch three sides of the stem leaving a short side open.

Turn right side out so seams are inside.

Loosely stuff.

Paint green.

Once dry, hand sew to the top of the pumpkin.

I added more grunge with nutmeg color acrylic.

Complete the look by grunging a small taper candle with nutmeg color acrylic paint and cinnamon.

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Princes Pumpkin Halloween Party Invitations 

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Turn a Vintage Metal Lunch Box into Children's Tool or Art Box

Old Donnie at Glasgow Trading Post, Glasgow, MO, did it again.

He gave me a challenge: Turn a vintage black lunch box into a tool (or art supplies) box for kids.

The project is very easy.

Sand the lunch box inside and out. Get rid as as much rust as you can.

Wipe clean with a damp cloth.

Paint the inside with white enamel spray paint.

Paint the outside with a bright red.

As always, it will take three or four coats.

Once dry, paint large white ovals. Let dry between layers of three or four.

With a round brush, dip into black, add eyebrows, the round pupils, outline the white eyes, and paint the nose and mouth.

Let dry then dip the end of a brush into white and dot white highlights in the pupils.

After all has dried, protect the paint with at least - preferably more - two layers of water based varnish.

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