I try and make one unique ornament commemorating my kids each year. Last year I did another silhouette one framed in a small embroidery hoop. I still love silhouettes so I did it again, this time on a spoon. Cheap Dollar Tree spoons are the perfect beginning project to try out metal stamping. You can stamp any message into the spoon or take it a step further with a silhouette spoon ornament with a hand stamped name.
I went on my local Indy Style show and demo’d this process if you would like to watch me live.
Supplies:
Dollar Tree Teaspoons (2 for $1)
Heavy Hammer
Anvil
Alphabet Metal Stamp Set (I got mine from Beaducation)
Black Sharpie
Vinyl with Silhouette Cameo (optional)
Metal polish with soft cloth
1. Dollar Tree has a couple of different patterns of teaspoons. Grab whichever one you like.
2. Using a heavy hammer press your stamp firmly into the spoon and hit the stamp hard (no more than twice) onto your anvil. For a video tutorial on metal stamping checking out Beaducation’s Free video classes.
3. Once your message is stamped in draw over the writing with a black Sharpie marker. With a soft cloth and metal polish buff the spoons shiny. The black Sharpie will stay in the stamp and give it more definition.
4. Using brut force (it isn’t hard, I promise) bend your spoon at the neck. Tie a ribbon around the neck and hang it on your tree.
5. Optional — using your Silhouette Cameo machine cut out a silhouette of your child with vinyl and then stick it onto your spoon. It is a great way to freeze a moment in time.
Super cheap, super cute, and super easy, my kind of ornament! So have you made any ornaments this year? Leave your links I would love to feature some on Facebook Page.
Your kiddos are going to have quite a wonderful collection of ornaments when they are grown up. Thanks for the ideas! I have been wondering about a source for the alphabet letters. I appreciate the source.
I love the spoon idea. I’m a beginner stamper and I like not spending too much on it in case I mess it up. Thanks for sharing!
Beckie, what font did you use for your stamps? Beaducation offers so many that I can’t tell which one it is!
Thanks for showing this! I ordered some very similar spoons from an Etsy shop this year but I’d love to be able to make my own. I tried it with some boring metal stamps from Harbor Freight & some silverplate spoons, but couldn’t get a very deep impression. I think I needed that anvil!
They are the basic lowercase letters from Beaducation. They are $30 I believe.
Those are so cute, Beckie!! Love the silhouette.
What a fantastic gift idea. 
thanks for the tutorial and video website. I have picked up materials to do this 5 times in the last week and put it down bc did not know where to start..NOW I DO…I am headed to dollar tree for spoons and getting busy…THESE will be my office xmas gifts next year.thanks
You are most welcome. Let me know how they turn out.
Such a cute idea! Love hand stamped items. I featured this on my pinterest finds post. http://www.lovebugliving.com/2011/12/pinterest-christmas-inspiration.html
I have been looking at these and loving them online, but I could never find ones exactly what I wanted. Now, thanks to you, I can create my own!
Thanks for sharing your tutorial!! I am looking forward to making my own.
Sharon
Can you please tell me how to do a silhouette on my cameo?? I haven’t had it very long and i still have a lot to learn.
I love looking through your blog…it’s so inspiring.
Thanks,
Heather
Check out Centsational Girl. I believe she has a tutorial on it.
I really want to make these for presents and love your tutorial. How do you keep the spoon from moving when you stamp it? Do you have a link to your demo on the Indy Style Show?
Thanks so much
I just press the stamps down hard on it. But I guess you could have someone hold it in place or use a vice.