Re-Purposed Spoon Cameo

Pick up a cheap spoon or two.. no need for the good ones since it will be covered by an image.

Flatten the spoon, I use a ball-peen hammer and for an anvil the head of an old awl.  Hammer until it is flat, flat, flat...

Place the Flattened spoon in a vise and remove all but about an 1”-1”1/4 of the handle (I use a dremel with a cutting wheel)

 While the spoon is still in the vise use pliers to bend the remaining handle towards the back of the spoon, making a loop for whatever you want to use to hang this from.

Find an image you like, (post cards work well) and trace the spoon then cut out the image. Glue the image to the spoon. I use mod podge, it loves paper and dries quick.

  Once the paper is dry use sandpaper to finish edges and also sand the image very lightly to give a worn effect. Next mix up a little acrylic paint.. for this one I used a little yellow, brown and red.. diluted it with a bit of water and painted over the image, you may want to dab (LIGHTLY) to remove any excess and get the effect you  like. I may then sand a little more/paint a little more until I am happy with the image.

  Finish with clear coat.(I use angus clear finish.. just what I have.. any you like will do) give it many coats so the image stays clear and safe.

Add something to hang this on your neck with and your done!

These are in various stages of finished.  The first only has the image glued onto the spoon, second has been sanded and painted, third just needs another coat of clear and the fourth is ready to wear.
Add your own ideas, questions are welcome and most importantly ...Have fun with this!

 Three more completed