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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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 Posted - Mar 09 2006 : 06:08:06 AM
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OK, so a few years ago when I thought a major clean out was a good idea,{NOT] I must have let my wooden spoons go. Do you think if I bought a new one I could darken it with a tea stain?
NANCY JO |
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
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Posted - Mar 09 2006 : 07:26:35 AM
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I would think you could if you wanted it only for decorative reasons, but I would be worried about the strong tea stain leaving a flavor in other foods. I don't know that this is true, it's just my instinct.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." -Mark Twain
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MullersLaneFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Rock Falls
IL
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Posted - Mar 17 2006 : 12:09:07 PM
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Why would you want to darken them?? It doesn't take long for them to develop a natural patina all their own.
That said - there is no reason not to use a tea dye to darken them.
Cyndi
Joshua 24:15
Ol 'MacDonald has nothing on us!
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 17 2006 : 12:37:28 PM
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Don't want to wait, I have a big bowl of potpouri and I keep the spoon in there and stir it up often to release the scent, so it would just look better if it were darker.
NANCY JO |
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Rusty pins
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Oelwein
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Mar 17 2006 : 12:44:36 PM
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I'd make a few pots real dark coffee.......pour them in the sink and drop your spoons in Let them soak for awhile and then wash them by hand with some hot soapy water. Depending on how dark you want them....either keep them in the sink longer....or just do it again. ;o)
"Life shall judge us harshly enough. Let us at least be gentle with each other."
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 17 2006 : 1:30:42 PM
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OK RUSTY PAULA, that is what I will do, thanks for the idea, your a good pal.
NANCY JO |
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MullersLaneFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Rock Falls
IL
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 03:35:20 AM
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You might just check out an antique mall. Around here, you can get nice wooden spoons that are heavy and have stood the test of time in someone's kitchen for just a couple of dollars. And it certainly looks used! I like the fact that they're made of good woods like olive wood and generally have thicker, shaped handles, not the dowel-like sticks available today at the box stores. They're beautiful.
I got one not too long ago that had a nice round, deep bowl. I loved the fact that it'd stirred so many pots that the end was dubbed! I think it was two or three dollars. Perhaps it was more than a Walmart spoon, but it was less than a Williams-Sonoma spoon, and had survived the test of time.
"What another would do as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself, and there, make yourself indispensable." ---Andre Gide |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 05:19:24 AM
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MARY ANN
Will put that on my thrift store and garage sale list for sure!!
NANCY JO |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 05:47:58 AM
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Also, if you are a flea market shopper, you can find vintage wooden utensils, and clean them thoroughly. I just got some new ones because my old, old ones were looking too dark and stained....I wish I had known you wanted some! I may still have one around here somewhere......
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 06:30:11 AM
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all of the above are great ideas .. i collect wooden spoons .. think of a wooden 'scoop' for your potpourii too .. xoxo
a cute idea if you have any of those smaller wooden barrels .. is to put an olde wooden bowl on top of it (as the lid) .. then fill it with pot pourii (or fruit .. i'm going to fill one with my passion .. pistachio nuts!!!) with a spoon or scoop! xo
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 1:23:42 PM
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jpbluesky
Thanks for the thought, I know what you mean by the aged look, those are the ones I threw out a few years ago.
NANCY JO |
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Rusty pins
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Oelwein
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 1:30:04 PM
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Well Little Missy.........that's what us friends are for!!:o)
I've got a awesome old scoop in one bowl of fixins'.....and old tin cup in another...and an old butter paddle in the last one! LOVE the look of them all!! I think just about any 'ol thing would be cool to use.
Big Hug!
Paula ;o)
"Life shall judge us harshly enough. Let us at least be gentle with each other."
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 3:01:26 PM
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RUSTY PAULA
yEA, WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR HOUSE AND ALL YOUR STUFF.
NANCY JO |
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2006 : 06:21:41 AM
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Yesterday, I was downtown looking for a new tea kettle, and happened to notice some wooden kitchen spoons etc...
They were hard maple and MADE IN THE USA!!!
I was so happy I had to by a set!
I bought a slotted spoon, reg spoon and 3 spatulas,very well made and I feel worth every penny I spent!
KarenP
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2006 : 06:30:07 AM
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Karen,
what store was that, maybe its around my area?
NANCY JO
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2006 : 11:51:20 AM
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It's a locally owned store here in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
There wasn't any info on who makes them.
KarenP
"Purest Spring Water in the World" |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2006 : 1:30:56 PM
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One of my favorite utensils is a nickel scoop/oak handled ice cream scoop that I found in North Carolina in the 70's. I got it for $8.00, and I still have it in my kitchen just for the loveliness of it. And it dips a mean scoop of ice cream, too.
I found two spoons that are old and darkened...do you want them Nancy Jo?
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2006 : 2:50:06 PM
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I sure do jpbluesky, and what I can I give you? Hand made Dollie, hand made scarf, hand made hat,"little late in the season". Pin cushion, apron? let me know, and thanyou so much!
NANCY JO |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2006 : 3:04:54 PM
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jpbluesky
Just was reading over some of your old posts, one of them was when you and your daughter were making caprie pants. I remember years ago, I used to order clothes from the WARDS catalog, anyway I wrote out the order and one of the items was for 2 pair of peddle pushers, well my Grandpa who was about to write out the check for the order and was looking it over said, Nancy Jo, I don't think you need 2 new pair of peddle pushers, you have a whole closet full of shoes.
NANCY JO |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Mar 20 2006 : 04:30:08 AM
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Nancy Jo, that is hilarious! He would have really been confused if you had called them clam diggers. Remember that name, too?
You can email me from this site, but my computer will not let me email you. So, let me know your address that way, and I will send along the spoons! Anything you want to trade is okay by me, I am happy just letting you have the spoons! :)
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2006 : 05:33:00 AM
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jpbluesky.
Sent you an e'mail, and thankyou so much, like I said, that stainless steel spoon in the crock bowl throws the whole look of my house out of wack!
NANCY JO
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2006 : 05:23:40 AM
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Hi Nancy, just saw your post - will go look for your email right now!
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 09:14:29 AM
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Got my wooden spoons today from jblueshy, just love them, thanyou so much. Aren't farm girls the best?
NANCY JO
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 8:48:50 PM
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Glad you got your spoons! I sent you an email, too. My new set is from Pampered chef and I am really enjoying them. I think they are bamboo. Anyway, they are nice to use.
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 09:52:42 AM
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| Bamboo is such an interesting material. I recently got a cutting board from Linens n Things made out of bamboo. I really like it; it's tough, and was a lot less expensive than a hardwood one. I love the way people are coming up with uses for some of these different materials. I also bought a set of bedsheets made out of WOOD. Aspen, I believe. They're so soft! I love them! |
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