We Go Together.....

I'm on a faux kick.

I turned plastic forks and spoons into hammered or flattened silverware.

Spray a plastic fork and spoon with......

my favorite spray paint of the moment.

Once the paint is dry scuff it up with medium sandpaper. Rub on black paint with a damp paper towel. Sounding much like my faux silver hearts tute, right?

Now the fun part........

We are going to give our plastic ware that hammered look with fire.

Using a candle in a draft free area start passing your fork/spoon over the flame. Keep it moving, passing it over several times. Working on one area at a time, I started with the tines and worked my way down the handle.

Once nice and heated place your soft utensil on a hard surface(chinet plate in my case) and flatten with your damp paper towel that you used a few minutes ago.

The paint is going to soften and pick up some texture from the paper towel.

If needed, heat and flatten your utensil until your happy. Thinking about hammered silverware, it's not completely flat.

I glued my fork & spoon on a background of black and burlap to make a hanging plaque.

A "we go together like a spoon & fork" plaque!

The silver ware is so light it would be perfect on the front of an over sized Valentine card. How much more budget friendly can you get? Add a goofy sweet saying on the inside and you have yourself a Valentine that took a little more thought and effort than running to Walgreens.

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