DIY Stenciled Rolling Pin Display

Lora Bloomquist
by Lora Bloomquist
7 Materials
$100
4 Hours
Medium

Vintage rolling pins are such a fun collection to have! Maybe you have your mom's or your grandma's and have picked up a couple more along the way. This stenciled backdrop can turn your collection into an artful display, especially with the bent fork holders! This project would be a great backdrop for vintage dealers to display and sell bakeware from, too!

An old cupboard door works well as a foundation for this project. Ours is 21" x 36". Paint the door/backdrop in a crisp white paint. ( I used Miss Mustard Seed's Farmhouse White milk paint)

Using Funky Junk's Old Sign Stencils, I stenciled the bottom of the door panel using the (affiliate link) Large Buffalo Check Stencil. I used an aqua craft paint and added a little green in the corners.

I did the whole stencil twice. If I were to do it over, I'd overlap to create one continuous pattern. Doesn't it look like an old gingham tablecloth?

Next ,for the words. I used the (affiliate link) BAKERY stencil at the top of the door. I mixed a little white craft paint into some black for a charcoal look on the words. The stencil fit almost perfectly between the door panels. I had to go up the edge just a bit.

Once it was all dry, I sealed and protected the surface with a layer of wax. The backdrop is complete! Doesn't it look like an old cafe's sandwich board?

Now to create some really unique holders for the rolling pins! I wanted to display 3 rolling pins, so I grabbed 6 vintage dessert forks, 2 sets each.

Flatten the forks against a hard metal surface with a ball peen hammer, flipping the fork over back and forth, so the tines are skinny and flat. The neck should also be flatter. The decorative handle can stay intact.

Next, find a table leg (or dowel) with a similar diameter to your rolling pin. You're going to use it to bend the fork, so it will hold it. Insert the end of the fork into a vice alongside the table leg and start pounding it into shape. When your fork pairs match and are bent to hold your rolling pin, screw holes in them and attach to the foundation.

Now your vintage rolling pins can come out from the drawer and be enjoyed as art! They'll be close at hand when the baking juices start to flow! Visit my full blog post for more tips and pictures!

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