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DIY Hostess Gift: Painted Cutting Board (With Ace Giveaway!)

November 20, 2015 by Cassie 33 Comments

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This project is in collaboration with Ace Hardware– all opinions are my own, and my opinion is that I freaking love this project.

It’s Friday! I’ll be working all weekend at Sweet Clover this weekend, so if you are local come and see us.  We have so many awesome vintage pieces and such great holiday decor right now that it’s worth checking out if you can. (You can see most of what we have in our facebook album).  Anyhow, aside from getting ready for our holiday events at the barn, I’ve also been busy getting ready for the holidays a bit at home.  This year I came up with an inexpensive DIY gift to give hostesses and other friends.  I had not done what I was planning yet, a painted cutting board with relief painting and color blocking, so I decided it would be best to experiment on one to keep for myself before assuming they would be gift-worthy.

Painted Cutting Board with Relief LetteringI am so pleased that it worked out as I planned, and I created a color blocked relief painted cutting board.  Of course, one thing I want to mention because the photo is a little deceiving… the painted side of the board is the BACK side of the board…. you would NOT actually cut on this side, but on the opposite side.  But of course for photos, no one wants to see my the cutting board’s backside.

Since I started out creating one for my own home, I wanted it to suit the colors of my kitchen.  I used the palette in one of my seascape paint by numbers to inspire my color selection.

Open Shelving in Kitchen with ApplesauceI took the painting on the left with me to my local Ace Hardware and selected my colors for this project based on it, and also picked up the other supplies I needed.  I am going to break this down into a step by step tutorial for you.

If you want to make your own you will need the following:

Dry wood cutting board- you will oil it when you are finished painting!

Paint- I used Clark & Kensington’s Cool Cash & New Story in satin

Painter’s tape- I used Scotch Blue

Quality paint brush- I used Purdy’s 2″ angled brush

Vinyl

Pen

Scissors

Rag

Vegetable oil

1. Plan & Cut:  Plan your lettering and decide on a size that will fit your board.  If you have a vinyl cutting machine, you can use that to nicely cut the vinyl in a beautiful font.  Or if you are like me, you can embrace hand lettering imperfections.  Most vinyl sheeting has a grid on the backside to help with sizing.  Once the letters are drawn, hand cut them.

Note: All the letters seen here can easily be reversed so I was able to write them the way they appear.  However, some letters cannot be reversed, so make sure to draw the mirror image of them on the back of the vinyl.

IMG_81902. Placement: Place your lettering exactly where you want it on your board and make sure you have your spacing and layout as you’d like it.

IMG_81933. Peel & Stick: One at a time, peel the backing off of your letters and adhere them to your board, rubbing over them to make sure they stay in place.

IMG_81964. Tape: Apply your painter’s take where you’d like to create a block.

IMG_81975. Paint: Paint the first color of your color blocking and just paint right over the lettering, right up to the tape and to the edges of the board.

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6. Dry & Peel: Allow your paint to dry, and once it has dried, peel your vinyl lettering off the board.

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7. Retape: Remove your strip of tape, and line it up exactly with the line your paint created.

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Add another piece of tape to create your next block.

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8. Paint: Paint the next color and allow to dry.  Once dry remove your tape.

9. Oil Board: Use mineral oil or vegetable oil to oil your board.  This step comes last because if your board is oiled first the paint will not adhere properly.

And now you can enjoy it for yourself, or give as a gift!

Here you can see my final product and how its colors are drawn from my inspiration piece.

I Will Cut You cutting board DIYWe use cutting boards rather frequently though, so having it on the top shelf with this painting isn’t really ideal, so it sits on our counter, next to the knives, appropriately.

I Will Cut You Cutting Board

I am really happy with how this turned out and can’t wait to create more as gifts.  I am planning to make them as teacher gifts, but of course with more appropriate sayings like “Cut It Out” or “You’re a Cut Above,” or maybe “Chop Chop!”  Oh wait, no, this is it- “Cut My Kid Some Slack.”  The possibilities are really endless!

I Will Cut You Color Blocked and Relief Painted Cutting BoardNow if you’d like to make your own, or have any other DIY projects on your mind, I have a treat for you! One reader will win a $100 Ace Hardware gift card!  Enter below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck and happy weekend, all!

I am a member of the Ace Bloggers Panel and Ace Hardware has provided with products used within this project. I was also compensated for my time and this blog post. All opinions and positions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of Ace Hardware.

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  1. Lisa Brown says

    November 20, 2015 at 5:54 am

    I haven’t the slightest idea what I would say, I hate cooking, my husband cooks, so maybe it would be: “Honey, I’m Hungry”.

    Reply
  2. Emy says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:10 am

    I would do something like, “I’m not crying, I’m cutting onions.” Which would be both funny and awkward. 😉

    Reply
  3. julie h. says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:23 am

    love this idea! And you’ve got a great imagination:)
    I would love to try this,sadly wold need a few days to come up with an original:))
    Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  4. Nina V. says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:30 am

    I would say, “Chop me up!” 🙂

    Reply
  5. Jewel says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:36 am

    Such a nice idea. I really like “cut my kid a break” but the teacher might not.

    Reply
  6. Mallory says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:37 am

    I love this! I may end up making some as a Christmas gift for some family members. Such a great idea! 😀

    Reply
  7. DJ says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:53 am

    I like “chop with me.”

    Reply
  8. Arielle says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:54 am

    I’m a bit of a cutting board hoarder and yours is hilarious. Love it. I might go with the most frequently repeated phrase in my kitchen: “Needs more garlic”.

    Reply
  9. designPOST interiors says

    November 20, 2015 at 10:00 am

    I love this idea Cassie! Would make me giggle every time I used it!

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  10. Krista says

    November 20, 2015 at 10:12 am

    Adorable Cassie! And it turned out so well with the tape – who knew?!?

    Reply
  11. Meegan says

    November 20, 2015 at 11:31 am

    So cute! I would use “Cut it Out!” 🙂 got to love Full House

    Reply
  12. Cynthia G says

    November 20, 2015 at 11:35 am

    I want to create a new toy storage center

    Reply
  13. Sherry Fram says

    November 20, 2015 at 11:44 am

    The only thing I can think of is “It’s dice to meet you”..I know really bad!! lol

    Reply
  14. Donna Brown says

    November 20, 2015 at 11:53 am

    I LOVE this idea! I might use my Cricuit to say “Your a cut above the rest”.

    Reply
  15. [email protected] says

    November 20, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    This is the best! I absolutely adore this project!!! It’s just too cute!!!

    Reply
  16. Bharati says

    November 20, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    Thats a cute project 🙂

    Reply
  17. Trina LJBaH blog (@LetsBuildaHouse) says

    November 20, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    i’d make a Christmas themed one with something from Christmas vacation like
    ARE YOU SERIOUS CLARK? 🙂

    Reply
  18. Jessica says

    November 20, 2015 at 5:00 pm

    I freaking love this. I might have to give it a shot! And honestly, I don’t know how to top the phrase you came up with…it’s perfect. <3

    Reply
  19. Gretchen says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    Oh, you know I’m on board for the hostess gift complete with word play!

    Reply
  20. Karen U says

    November 21, 2015 at 12:32 am

    I think I like your saying! I’m making it!
    Karen U

    Reply
  21. JaneEllen says

    November 21, 2015 at 2:34 am

    Wow this is awesome Cassie, loving the board, so pretty and great chance to win a gift card. Might try some of new chalk paint they carry now. would be so fun to spend that card, so many goodies at Ace. Happy weekend and Thanksgiving. Thx for chance.

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  22. Debra C. says

    November 21, 2015 at 2:43 am

    This is so cute. All I can think of is Cut Up.

    Reply
  23. Jill Butler says

    November 21, 2015 at 11:42 pm

    Mine would say,”Do I have to make dinner again?!?!”

    Reply
  24. Haley says

    November 23, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    great idea! Wish I could come up with some kind of pun, but I’d probably just do our last name.

    Reply
  25. Rosie says

    November 24, 2015 at 4:02 pm

    How about “slice extra thin for me”!!!

    Reply
  26. Laura says

    November 24, 2015 at 6:39 pm

    This is adorable! I love “chop chop!” I also like “slice and dice.”

    Reply
  27. Ashley says

    November 24, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    You’ve been chopped. I love the show Chopped!

    Reply
  28. Erika W. says

    November 25, 2015 at 7:16 pm

    Haha I love all the suggestions above! I would probably just do my monogram though. I’m boring!

    Reply
  29. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    December 1, 2015 at 10:23 pm

    Ahhhhahahaha!!! This is so awesome!!! Gotta make me some of these!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 7:37 pm

      chris asked me to make some to give his coworkers! ha!

      Reply
  30. becky says

    November 29, 2018 at 10:54 pm

    Do you actually use this cutting board? How has the paint held up?

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    • Cassie says

      November 30, 2018 at 2:26 pm

      yep! we used it for quite a while (cutting on the unpainted side, of course) and the paint held up. i only got rid of it recently because the wood itself had had it.

      Reply

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