I want to customize those plain wooden chopsticks so I can use them as party favors. Want them in hot pink and in gray/silver so Im thinking of painting them myself but dont know whats the best method to do that and the kind of paint that is safe to use for that. Thanks!
2007-01-16 09:04:56 · 8 answers · asked by pinayinpenn 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
If you want to use them as chopsticks, don't paint them. I like spray paint for party-favor type things.
Any child's paint that is labled non toxic should be okay to use, but you may still have some come off in the food, or worse, flakes!
If I had to paint them so that the paint can't come off and the paint is safe for food, I would use two part epoxy, which is horrible for your lungs and eyes during application. Once they are perfectly dry, wash them to remove any residue.
Decorative hair sticks are often laquered. I am unfamiliar with laquer, but it seems hard and impermiable.
2007-01-16 09:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by Niniva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To avoid the issue of eating the paint, paint just an inch from the wide end. You can paint stripes, tiny motifs, or lettering. This way they can each be personalized as you desire, with out risk.
Just use acrylics and thin slightly for ease of small painting.
Also you create cases for them, whether they are painted or not, out of fabric or quality paper. Fold for a long sleeve for the pair and secure with glue or Fabric glue. Decorate these as desired.
2007-01-16 11:39:06 · answer #2 · answered by ksuetx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES they need stuff to chew on. Don't give him a chopstick though because some things like that could be VERY dangerous. Try going to PetSmart or Petco and get some hamster wood and stuff there. They have lots of things to buy that chinchillas can chew on. Hope this helps! :0)
2016-03-14 06:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After you paint your chop sticks seal them with shellac. It is 100% food safe when dry. I use it after I finish my cutting boards and butcher blocks after final staining. Do not use a shellac spray. I get mine as kits from:
www.woodcraft.com
www.rockler.com
It comes as flakes that you dissolve in 100% denatured alcohol that come in the kit. It takes about three days for all of the flakes to dissolve. No measuring and no math. Just strain it through a coffee filter to make sure to get out the impurities and brush on. It will dry in less than 15 minutes. Buff them with a scotch bright pad to give it a nice even satin sheen.
2007-01-16 12:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-01 00:15:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that you should not paint then bottom part, but to seal it, there is a polyurathane for Butcher boards they sell at Lowes the will seal the paint, and is safe for products associated with food.
2007-01-17 08:25:42 · answer #6 · answered by Heather1979 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give the 10 to number one. Never assume however that someone might not act out actually trying to use them as they are designed. Spray would be best in any case.
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2007-01-16 10:52:28 · answer #7 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the first answer... you shouldn't paint them if you're going to eat with them afterwards.
You could "stain" them with foodcoloring. It would soak right into unfinished wood.
Maybe use this technique to stain them pink and then add some ribon/beads to the top in silver?!
2007-01-16 10:31:35 · answer #8 · answered by nomorenoodles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't paint the final couple of inches. use regular acrylic paints. or something like apple barrel or annies from hob lob or michaels.
2007-01-16 15:03:04 · answer #9 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋