Scavenger Chic

Wooden Ice Cream Spoons Tree

• By Joan
• February 5, 2025
• 1 Comment

Wooden Ice Cream Spoons Tree

Does anyone remember those little ice cream cups that came with their own wooden spoon?  They were perfect single sized servings that were just right for a kids birthday party.  Well I found a box of the wooden spoons recently for the ridiculous price of $2.  I believe the spoons are also used at ice cream shops as a disposable tasting spoon.

I also found a package of 12 paper mache  cones that are perfect for  craft projects.  I see a match made in heaven…a wooden ice cream spoon tree.  I’m only using 2 of the cones in this project so look for many more paper mache cone projects in the future.

You’ll have to go all the way back to 2016 to find the last paper mache tree I covered.  This one in oyster shells.

I started with the medium sized cone which sits about 10″ tall.  As for the ice cream spoons, I carried each little bundle over to my table top scroll saw and holding them very securely I just chopped the entire bunch in half with one cut.  I believe I used 2 bundles for the 9″ tree which equates to about 100 spoons or 200 pieces.

Starting at the bottom of your cone, use hot glue to attach a row of the spoons extending the spoon beyond the paper paper mache. 

Cover up the seam between the ice cream spoons with your next layer.  Since the cone tapers in and you’ll use less wooden spoons in each layer, just do your best and it will still look fantastic.

At the top of the tree, sand down or cut several ice cream spoons so they have a nice rounded top.  They should look like a long elongated oval.

I had so many ice cream spoons leftover I decided to tackle the taller 14″ tree.  This time I used about 3 of the packs of 50.  I still have tons left!

I didn’t really want to leave the color of the tree as is because it looked a lot  like a popsicle stick project which is pretty much what it is. 😆  I ended up testing a few colors on the spoons to see how the wood would take the stain.   I was using all of these as stains, even the paint I watered down so it would show some of the wood peeking through.  Of course you could also paint your tree a solid color. Pick your fav.

I ended up using the can of Varathane stain (second from the right) , Ipswich pine.

Never to leave well enough alone, I added another light coat of the dark stain all the way to the right.  This is dark walnut stain leftover from this dresser makeover.

With the addition of stain they look less like popsicle sticks and more like a tiered pine tree.

Save the trees for Christmas or use them all year long.

Since I have another 1000 ice cream spoons (more or less) anybody have any great ideas for a repurposing project?

Until next time, stay inspired.

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