spoon oil

one of the hand-made gifts i gave this year was spoon oil. i’d made some for myself earlier, using this recipe and tutorial and really liked the way the product turned out. plus, then i found these cute tins on sale at michael’s and a stocking stuffer idea was born! (i think my favorite part might have been developing the packaging, but that’s probably no surprise.)

it really has the most wonderful beeswax smell…

and here’s what it can do for your wooden spoons (or rolling pins or wooden baby toys or whatever)…

before:

after:

if you decide to make your own spoon oil, i’ll add that i don’t think you really have to keep stirring the mixture as it cools. i did that for the first batch and not for the second batch and the only difference that i can tell is that the tops of the second batch are nice and smooth and the first batch is… not so smooth. it also makes a lovely moisturizer for hands or feet. to get the best of both worlds, oil your spoons right before bed, then let the mixture soak into your hands all night long.