A cute homemade Christmas gift that’s both practical and beautiful, these Christmas Painted Wooden Spoons are a thoughtful gift that either adults or kids can make.

Painted Wooden Spoon Craft

We are having so much fun making homemade Christmas gifts this year and I am loving how these Christmas Painted Wooden Spoons turned out!

They are so easy to make, you can customize the paint colors to any season or decor scheme, and thanks to that pretty satin varnish, these spoons can be used year after year to bring a bit of festivity to Christmas baking. They can be given as gifts, or make some for yourself to add some Christmas magic to your kitchen.

My daughter made a matching set for her and my mom because she loves spending time baking with her. It’s such a cute and thoughtful gift that has some extra meaning behind it.

Some cute pairing ideas for gifting this painted wooden spoons:

give with a mason jar of homemade cookie mix
give with a box of homemade Christmas cookies
use a pretty ribbon to tie this spoon to a pretty kitchen towel or oven gloves
give with some index cards of your favorite Christmas recipes
give with a package of pre-made sugar cookie or gingerbread cookie mix
give with a few of their favorite baking supplies (or a really nice quality baking ingredient, like real vanilla extract or gourmet chocolate chips)

You could also do a full set of wooden cooking utensils in this style, or buy some bulk wooden spoons to make several of these painted spoons to give as gifts.

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Materials for Painted Wooden Spoon Craft

Decoart Multi Surface Satin in White Birch, Lipstick, Dark Scarlet, Apple Green
Decoart Dazzling Metallics in Festive Green
Paintbrushes – ½” flat paint brush and fine tip angled paint brush
Large Wooden Serving Spoon
Painter’s Tape
Decoart Americana Duraclear Satin Varnish

Tips:

Protect work surface with a sheet of newspaper or parchment paper.
Allow paint to fully dry between steps and when changing to a new color.
Repeat with as many coats as needed to achieve desired coverage.

How to Make Painted Wooden Spoons

Gather materials needed.

Wrap a piece of painter’s tape about ¾” from the end of each wooden handle.

Using a medium sized paint brush, paint the end of one handle in Americana Acrylics Dark Scarlet.

Remove painter’s tape.

Wrap another couple pieces of tape at differing widths for the second stripe.

Paint the second stripe in Lipstick.

Remove painter’s tape.

Wrap another couple pieces of tape at differing widths for the third stripe.

Paint the third stripe in handle in White Birch.

Continue these steps of removing and applying painter’s tape for the stripes along the entire length of the handle.

Use a fine tip angled paintbrush for any touch ups that may be needed after the painter’s tape is removed.

Paint the fourth stripe in Dazzling Metallics Festive Green.

Paint the fifth narrow stripe in Apple Green.

Paint the sixth stripe in Dark Scarlet.

Paint the seventh stripe in White Birch.

Paint the eighth stripe in Lipstick.

Paint the ninth stripe in Dazzling Metallics Festive Green.

Paint the final narrow stripe in Apple Green.

Using the opposite end of the medium sized paint brush, dip it in Dazzling Metallics Festive Green.

Dab medium sized dots over top of the White Birch stripes.

Using the opposite end of the fine tip paint brush, dip it in White Birch and dab small dots over top of the Dark Scarlet center stripe.

Add as many or as few dots as desired.

To finish, apply a coat of varnish over top of the painted handle and allow it to dry fully before using.

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Yield: 1 spoon

Painted Wooden Spoon Craft

A pretty and festive Christmas gift, these Painted Wooden Spoons are a practical way to add some Christmas magic to your holiday baking. They make a thoughtful and practical gift for the baker in your life.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Estimated Cost $2

Materials

Decoart Multi Surface Satin in White Birch, Lipstick, Dark Scarlet, Apple Green
Decoart Dazzling Metallics in Festive Green
Large Wooden Serving Spoon
Painter’s Tape
Decoart Americana Duraclear Satin Varnish

Tools

½” Flat Paint Brush
Fine Tip Angled Paint Brush

Instructions

Gather materials needed.
Wrap a piece of painter’s tape about ¾” from the end of each wooden handle.
Using a medium sized paint brush, paint the end of one handle in Americana Acrylics Dark Scarlet.
Remove painter’s tape.
Wrap another couple pieces of tape at differing widths for the second stripe.
Paint the second stripe in Lipstick.
Remove painter’s tape.
Wrap another couple pieces of tape at differing widths for the third stripe.
Paint the third stripe in handle in White Birch.
Continue these steps of removing and applying painter’s tape for the stripes along the entire length of the handle.
Use a fine tip angled paintbrush for any touch ups that may be needed after the painter’s tape is removed.
Paint the fourth stripe in Dazzling Metallics Festive Green.
Paint the fifth narrow stripe in Apple Green.
Paint the sixth stripe in Dark Scarlet.
Paint the seventh stripe in White Birch.
Paint the eighth stripe in Lipstick.
Paint the ninth stripe in Dazzling Metallics Festive Green.
Paint the final narrow stripe in Apple Green.
Using the opposite end of the medium sized paint brush, dip it in Dazzling Metallics Festive Greenl.
Dab medium sized dots over top of the White Birch stripes.
Using the opposite end of the fine tip paint brush, dip it in White Birch and dab small dots over top of the Dark Scarlet center stripe.
Add as many or as few dots as desired.
To finish, apply a coat of varnish over top of the painted handle and allow it to dry fully before using.