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Repurposed Cutting Board Décor – Valentine’s Day

January 23, 2019 By: Linda @ Mixed Kreations10 Comments

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Hi All! I’ve been having fun with the faux galvanized metal technique. Like I used on the two-tier faux galvanized tray, Dollar Store bin makeover, and the faux galvanized metal letters. So much fun that I am using it in my repurposed cutting board décor – Valentine’s day project. I will be using the technique on a cardboard heart, and I must say it came out fabulous!

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Supplies for Repurposed Cutting Board Décor

Small wood cutting board
A piece of cardboard for a heart
Twine
Chalk paint red
Acrylic paint white, black, dolphin grey, dark grey, metallic
Carbon paper
Pencil
Scissors
Stapler
Paintbrushes
Sandpaper and palm sander
Wrought iron key

How to repurpose a thrift store cutting board into some cute Valentine’s day decor. #ValentinesDayDecor
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Started off by giving the cutting board a quick sanding. Just to knock down the raised design and rough it up some.

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Then I gave it two coats of red chalk paint. Once dry I sanded the edges to give them a distressed look.

For the heart, I cut it out of cardboard, then carefully peeled the top layer of cardboard off one side.

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Repurposed Cutting Board Décor , Valentine’s Day decor

Exposing the corrugated cardboard in the middle.
Once the layer is removed, I gave the heart a coat of black paint.

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Next came the stippling of colors with an old paint brush.

First came the dolphin grey, then dark grey, next white. Letting each coat dry thoroughly.

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To finish up the faux galvanized look on the heart I used metallic and an old paint brush. Stippled it all over the heart letting the other colors show through, which gives the heart a resemblance of galvanized metal.

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Now back to the cutting board I cut out a piece of paper and wrote Love on it, then transferred it onto the cutting board with carbon paper. Using a small detailed paint brush and white paint I went over the carbon transfer.

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Repurposed Cutting Board Décor , Valentine’s Day decor, diy upcycled cutting board project

Repurposed Cutting Board Décor , Valentine’s Day decor, diy upcycled cutting board project

Putting it All Together

Next, I cut off enough twine to go around the repurposed cutting board four times.

Repurposed Cutting Board Décor , Valentine’s Day decor, diy upcycled cutting board project

Stapling one end of the twine to the back and placing the faux galvanized heart on the front and start wrapping gently but tightly to hold the heart in place using the grooves to help hold it in position. Attaching the key in one of the wraps.

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Once it’s wrapped and snug in place, I flipped it over and stapled the other end of twine in place. Being careful not to crush the heart.

repurposed cutting board for Valentines day

Add another piece of twine to the handle for hanging and that’s it! How do you like my faux galvanized heart? Isn’t it fabulous with the slightly uneven edges it looks like I cut the heart out myself from corrugated metal? Adding the white in with the other colors I think made a difference in the technique as well.

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I’m very pleased with how my repurposed cutting board décor turned out.

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  1. Michelle Leslie says

    January 28, 2019 at 10:22 am

    I would never in a million years have guessed that the heart was cardboard. It looks just like you cut it from a piece of metal. I am so using your tutorial to make a fairy home that someone has asked us to do for them. It’s brilliant Linda

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      January 28, 2019 at 5:30 pm

      Thank you Michelle! Can’t wait to see your fairy home. That’s going to be soooo cute!

      Reply
  2. Claire says

    January 28, 2019 at 11:32 am

    Great, repurpose. A lovely decoration for Valentines!

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      January 28, 2019 at 5:29 pm

      Thank you Claire! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Mary says

    January 29, 2019 at 8:16 am

    You are definitely the master at making things look rusty and old no matter what materials they are Linda. This is brilliant, I never would have guessed the heart was not metal!!

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      February 4, 2019 at 5:12 pm

      Thank you Mary! It’s fun trying new paint techniques that resemble metal, leather, etc. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Kim says

    January 30, 2019 at 11:02 am

    This is just darling, Linda!

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      February 4, 2019 at 5:11 pm

      Thank you Kim! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Maria Brittis says

    January 29, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    Wow that galvanized paint is amazing looks like the real thing. Lovely project

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      February 18, 2020 at 3:56 pm

      Thank you Maria! Glad to know that I achieved the look I was after. 🙂

      Reply

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