Lovespoon Crafts
The giving of lovespoons dates back to the 17th Century. Traditionally, they
we given by young men to young ladies in the hope that they would lead to
courtship or engagement. If the young lady accepted the spoon she was accepting
the young man's interest.
Lovespoons are carved by hand from one piece of wood. The handle is made up
from a range of symbols, all of which have their own meaning. You can look at
some fantastic collections of
real
lovespoons here. Our lovespoon
crafts would also make lovely Valentine's
Day or Mother’s Day crafts.
Wooden Lovespoon
You will need:
A wooden spoon
Brown paint
Brown craft foam
Our lovespoons symbols template printed on to card
Glue
Lovespoon symbols
Lovespoon symbols meanings printout
Instructions:
Paint the wooden spoon with brown paint and leave to dry.
Choose the symbols that you would like to put on your spoon (look at our
Lovespoon symbols meanings printout to help). Draw the symbols onto the foam. If
you prefer, you can print, cut out and draw around the symbols you choose from
our template to help.
Cut out the symbols and glue them along the length of your spoon handle.
Lovespoon Card
You will need:
A blank card
Our template printed on to brown card or paper
Glue
Lovespoon card symbols
Print out our template onto brown paper or card. Cut out the spoon and glue it
to the centre of your card.
Choose the symbols that you want to use (look at our symbols and meanings
printout to help) and cut them out. Arrange them down the handle of the spoon.
When you are happy glue them into position.
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