Pretty and Practical

I have been eager to make something after Alia's bookcase but haven't had the time for a big project. I had some small scraps of wood laying around and decided to enhance our kitchen a bit. I always like making things over buying things because you can create exactly what you need. We are constantly cutting food up for Alia and really needed a small cutting board to cut her food on. I scrounged up some leftover strips of maple and black walnut. and added a bit of flair with blood wood feet. It turned out prettier than I thought.



Next I went to the utensil drawer. We only had one wooden spoon in our kitchen and it was used many times every day. I have always wanted to make my own utensils so I found some unique wood to experiment with. I realized that making several was as easy as making one so I made a bunch which spurred several gifts which is why I haven't posted this earlier.



The wood in these pics is either Bocote or Black Walnut. The Black Walnut is pretty but the Bocote polishes up and finishes much better. We have been using all of these for the past couple of months and am happy to say that they are practical, useful, and pretty. I don't think I'm going to go into business doing this anytime soon because I would have to pay myself about $0.10/hr to compete with any store.