Spoon Curtains!???

A few weeks ago, I wrote about these spoons I found at the Goodwill. There were 100 brand new spoons in the bag! You can read more about that here.


Back in the summer, I showed how I turned iced tea spoons into plant markers. You can read that post here for the tutorial...

With my new spoons, I decided to make a Christmas curtain. 

I started by tracing around the spoons so I would know how big to draw my design...

I drew my designs using markers...

Then I cut the paper in sections to be able to tear the paper easily...

I tore enough paper away so that the design would fit inside the spoon and no pencil marks were left.

I used an ink pad to age the paper...

I put a drop of Diamond Glaze on the spoon and attached the paper. I rubbed out all of the bubbles and wrinkles, smoothing the glaze on top of the paper to seal it and give it a glossy finish. You could use ModPodge for this, also.

I had my husband drill holes in the end of each spoon so that I could add a jump ring...

For the curtain, I bought 3 coordinating fabrics and cut them into strips. They are about 2 inches wide and 20 inches long, but I didn't measure so the size varies slightly.

 I tied the strips onto a tension rod...

I then cut thin strips of my fabric and tied it to the jump rings...

I tied my spoons onto the rod varying the height of the spoons so they would hang at different levels.

I hung the curtain in my kitchen, of course. 
It makes a festive addition to my Christmas decor!