Renew an Old Knife Wood Block

Hey everyone and a big shout out to all the new followers.  Thanks for hanging with me and checking out my crafty projects!  It thrills me that anyone would follow me to check out my newbie craftiness and goofy ranting.  You all must be a few fries short of a Happy Meal like me!  Hahaha, just kidding, well, not about me but you guys.  How sweet you all are for joining me here.  Loves ya!!

Today, I just wanted to share a little project I did to restyle my old, beat up knife holder.  Lame, huh?  I was bored and really wanted something to use my husband’s Multi-Maxon.  So no wood was safe from me.

First, if I wanted to stain it a different color I had to get off the sealer so it would take color.  Thank goodness the wood is light so I didn’t have to sand all day.  I did go a little deeper on the front here.  You can see all the misses when putting the knives back.  Looks like we were mad at it!

The color I chose was Red Spice from Apple Barrel mixed with a little water for a stain look.  Why red?  Because that is my accent color in my kitchen and also my favorite color.  Any red will do.  I needed it to be a little darker to match but I really don’t care.  I like it!

Yes, yes, I know I am a messy painter.  My husband came by and started to freak when he saw my splatters.  Red dyes are strong, he says.  I said it’s acrylic paints, they wash up with water.  Guess who won that argument?  Me!  Because I hurried and wiped up the mess so he wouldn’t be.  Haha!  I love him but he can’t win any argument. Never!

After the paint is dry, a couple of coats of a glossy sealer keeps everything nice.  The block sits next to the stove so I wanted it to be easy to wipe off.  Any old sealer will do I would think.  I didn’t use a food grade one.  Do you think I should have, seeing as they will touch food?  Did I just poison all of us?  If you see me not blogging for a few weeks, alert the authorities and tell them what happened!

Here it is finished.  What do you all think?  The silver is a little much against the red for my eyes right now.  I am sure I will get used to it though.  I just love red so much I don’t care.  Muahahahaha

Sorry for the picture overload but I wanted to show the finish up close.  I can’t believe I got it that smooth.  I think I’m gonna like it.  Any excuse to sand, paint and color my world red, I’m for it.

Now I need to find an excuse to use the new Dremel 4000rotary tool my hubby bought for my birthday.  Yep, no flowers and candy for this girl, give me power tools and a new processor and RAM any day of the week.  Really?!?  You didn’t know I was weird already?  Well, now you do!

This week is almost over so I will wish you a great weekend!  *Waves to all the new and old ladies* Thanks for coming by!  Wait, that came out wrong.  Old?!? I need a new word, ancient?  No, mature?  That still doesn’t sound right.  How about veteran?  Yeah, that’s what we will go with, veteran followers.  Goodbye to all you new and veteran followers, have a great weekend and happy crafting!!