The Crooked Cutting Board
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They can be found at thrift stores and yard sales everywhere. This was a yard sale find from a few years ago when I scored all sorts of goodies for $5.
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There it was, in the middle of a pile of wood: The crooked cutting board.
In all honesty, it wasn't a real cutting board. It was a piece of pine that was cut to look like a cutting board, but it was uneven. Here's a closer look:
This is the classic tale of a great idea gone wrong, sometimes known as 'On to Plan B'!
I had a beautiful napkin that was going to be perfect for decoupaging this cutting board so I gave it a light sanding.
Then gave it a coat of green paint.
Before the paint dried, some of it was wiped-off to allow the grain of the wood to show.
Just the look I wanted!
Then it went terribly wrong.
I decoupaged the napkin on and it looked awful. So bad, that I'm not even showing it.
Into the sink it went to be scrubbed with a blue scrubbing pad to remove the green paint.
On to Plan B!
Once again, it was sanded since all that scrubbing raised the grain of the wood.
This time, I painted it blue. It's my favorite color so I knew this plan would work!
It was wiped-off again to allow the grain, and a little of the green that was still lingering, to show through.
It was a little too bright for my plan, so I used some antiquing medium to tone it down.
It was then sealed with a clear spray.
The next thing I did was grab a denim pocket from my collection, decorate it with some trim and a paper flower.
Then it was glued to the cutting board with E-6000. Tacky glue wasn't going to hold it.
Now, for the best part. I bought some flowers at the dollar store and arranged them to hide the crooked cut by the handle.
No one will ever know that the cutting board is crooked........unless they turn it around.
The crooked cut may still be there, but it is now well-disguised.
Problem solved and I now have a cute cutting board to hang on the wall!
Happy Spring, Everyone!
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This makeover looks so nice and perfect for spring.
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DeleteThank you so much, Julie!
DeleteOutstanding work - love it - Visited you from Handmade Monday. If interested visited "Potato Lovers Day" Entry and navigate to the bottom of my blog to find our SSPS Linkup and share your awesome posts with us Monday through Saturday. Hope to meet you virtually.
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DeleteThat is so clever and cute. Life sure is full of amazingly "happy little accidents," to coin a great phrase.
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Thank you, Michelle and you are so right. There's always a plan B or C. It's a good thing there are 26 letters in the alphabet!
DeleteThis is so clever Ann. First up I LOVE seeing a troublesome made good, makes us all feel better! Second this turned out SO cute. Honestly at first glance I thought you'd hidden a vase of some sort in there and that the flowers are real, the whole thing is just so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Julie. I think it's important to let everyone know that not every project goes according to plan! It was a fun project once I figured out what needed to be done.
DeleteSuper cute Ann, and I love the way the happy accident green and blue paint turned out!
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Thanks, Jenna - me too! That green turned out to be a blessing.
DeleteFantastic work! This is a great use of a few random things.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim.
DeleteThis is such a creative and beautiful makeover. I never would have noticed that the cutting board is crooked if you had not pointed it out. Love the colors, textures, and the denim pocket -- so clever! Thank you for sharing this post in the Talent-Sharing Tuesdays Link-Up 60.
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Thank you so much, Carol. How funny that you didn't notice it was crooked - maybe it's more apparent in person!
DeleteThis is such cool idea for spring!
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DeleteI love how you took an imperfection and made a perfectly beautiful project. Featuring when my link party opens!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol. I'll be sure to stop by!
DeleteIt looks so cute! Don't you just love when a project goes wrong! Agh! I was up until 3am the other day after a "good" project gone wrong! Seemed like such a great idea at the time. Yours worked out beautifully though! Thanks for sharing on Crafty Creators!
ReplyDeleteYou know what they say about the best-laid plans?!? Fortunately, it all worked out. Thanks for stopping by, Niki!
DeleteThis cutting board wall pocket is positively adorable and so clever! Love that the hanging apparatus is already attached.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Donna. This little cutting board turned out better than I expected!
DeleteIt's just perfect, Ann!! Perfectly imperfect! I love the color and Donna is so right, that pocket is very clever.
ReplyDeleteI just love projects that fall apart and then come back together. This is a perfect example! As for the pocket - I have SO many waiting to be used. I need to get creative!
DeleteEverything turned out great in the end! Your plan 'A' wasn't bad because I think the green peeking through looks good. Congrats on all your features! When I first saw your design, I thought "oh crap, people are going to think I copied you!" I couldn't delete my post because it was for Beverly's spring challenge hop. Thank goodness yours was a brand new post too, but everyone probably still thought that, though LOL. AND...you're not going to believe that my pocket was actually supposed to go on a cutting board....I kid you not!!! My pocket was too big for my cutting board so I had to get a different backing. I think I need to start consulting with you on my posts LOL.
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny, Allyson. All I can say is....Great minds think alike!
DeleteCute - - I saw one recently that was totally covered with the jeans....they made a "pocket" out of the top quarter of a pair and slipped a piece of wood into it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Patti. That one sounds really cute!
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