Personalize A Cutting Board for Gift Giving

Looking to add a personal touch to your gift-giving? Look no further!

Personalized cutting boards are a fantastic way to show your friends and family how much you love them!

Explore how to personalize a cutting board, offering step-by-step instructions to create a meaningful and memorable gift for any occasion.

Let's get started and gift something special!

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Supply List:

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• Cutting Board
• Wood Burning Marker
• Cricut
• Etsy Monogram File
• Vinyl
• Transfer Tape
• Weeding Tools
• 220 Sanding Sponge
• Heat Gun
• Cutting Board Oil or Mineral Oil
• Paper Towels
• Cricut BrightPad (optional)

Ideas for Gifting along with the Cutting Board:

• Cheese Knife
• Cheese
• Summer Sausage
• Cellophane Bag

Cut on Cricut:

Purchase the design from Etsy and upload the file into Cricut Design Space.

Size the file to fit how you want on your cutting board.

For my cutting boards, I wanted the design on the center, the darker part of the board so I sized accordingly.

Cut the design out of vinyl using your Cricut cutting machine.

Prepare the Stencil:

Weed the design using some vinyl weeding tools.

Since I am using the vinyl as a stencil, remove the positive of the design (or the text) and leave the negative.

I love to use my BrightPad when weeding because it helps me see the cut lines, but it is completely optional.

Place a piece of transfer tape over the top of the vinyl stencil.

Prepare the Cutting Board:

The cutting board I am using is bamboo. I love how the wood grain looks and they hold up really well.

Sand the cutting board using 220 grit sandpaper.

The smoother the surface, the less likely the ink will bleed when coloring with the marker.

Lay the vinyl stencil onto the cutting board where you want the design.

Slowly and carefully peel back the transfer tape.

Vinyl doesn't like to stick to wood, so press the vinyl down with the scraper tool while peeling.

Then press the vinyl into the wood using your finger, pushing out any bubbles.

Wood Burn Marker:

With a paper towel handy, color in the stencil with the wood-burning marker.

Dab the tip of the marker every so often on the paper towel because you don't want excess ink, that will cause the design to bleed.

You can also dab the paper towel onto the top of the wood to soak up extra.

Depending on the color of the wood, it may be hard to see the marker ink on the cutting board, but it is there. You don't need to add more ink to try and see it.

Wood Burning:

Heat the heat gun to 1000° F.

Leave the vinyl stencil on the board and apply the heat all over the inked design.

Be careful not to add heat around the outside of the stencil. You only want the burn to show inside the stencil area where you applied the marker.

While still warm, peel back the vinyl stencil with a weeding tool. If you wait too long the vinyl will leave a sticky residue since it has been heated.

To protect the board, apply some Cutting Board Oil with a paper towel, rag, or cotton round like I did.

Let the cutting board "dry" for at least an hour before packaging to gift.

Package for Gifting:

Slide the custom cutting board into a clear cellophane gift bag. Mine measured 8 x 12 inches.

On the backside of the board, slid in some cheese, summer sausage, and a cheese knife.

Fold the cellophane bag over itself and secure it with tape.

On one side you'll see the personalized cutting board.

And on the other side, you'll see the yummy cheese and sausage.

These cute little packages make such great gifts!

Variations:

Use this technique to personalize other wood items!

• Wood Spoons
• Wood Charger Plates
• Wood Signs

This wood-burning marker also works on cork! I made these Summer Cork Coasters using the same method.

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