Grateful Grater Kitchen Sign

“Grateful” and a grater! See what I did there? This little play on words will be “grate” for the kitchen, or “great” for those with spell check! Lizzy created a similar project a while back, and when I found this old grater, I couldn’t wait to craft with it.

Check out my video below for all the fun, or just follow along here on the blog!

Supplies:

Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paint: White Swan

Walmart: Waverly Antique Wax

Amazon: Paint scraper, E6000, hot glue, hot glue gun Click here to check out my favorite crafting supplies (This is an Amazon affiliate link and I may receive a small compensation for items purchased from this link.)

Stash: Burlap

Thrifted: Cheese grater

Michaels: “Grateful” wood word

Dollar Tree: Sign, Tumbling Tower Game blocks

Y’all ready? Let’s make it!

I started off by using my heat tool to heat up the glue under the letters, then pried them off with my paint scraper.

The sign looked a bit rough where I removed the letters, but I painted over it. It won’t show once the burlap and everything is on, so I wasn’t too worried about getting the background perfect.

I used my Waverly Antique Wax to paint the edges of the sign.

Next, I hot glued a strip of burlap onto the sign. I put glue on all four edges.

This antique grater is so cute, y’all. I put the little Dollar Tree Tumbling Tower Game blocks on with E6000 and hot glue. I use E6000 whenever I’m gluing metal. It provides a permanent hold and the hot glue will hold it in place until the E6000 glue dries, which takes several hours.

Y’all know I love Hey Sailor blue from Debi’s Design Diary DIY paint, and I was planning on using it for the wood word. But it got lost once I placed it on the grater, so I went back with a few coats of White Swan, and it is a much better look. (It took a few coats because I was painting over the blue).

I finished painting it, dried it with my heat tool, and placed it on the grater with E6000 and hot glue.