Who knew it was so easy to make a personalized pizza peel! With just a few supplies, you can add your own touch to your kitchen by simply using transfers!
Y’all! It is Pizza Peel Time. Did you get excited and hungry at the same time? This farmhouse Pizza Peel is so stinking cute. It is an easy addition to your kitchen decor to give it a little touch of something new. Creating a look the way you want, with the perfect customized touch, is my definition of crafting heaven.
I bought these pizza peels a long time ago and have held onto them forever. Let me tell you, I am so glad I did. Adding the base color to match my home decor, selecting the perfect transfers to fit my style, and then getting to work, were all it took to get this look. If you are wanting this same look in your home, let me teach you step by step how to get it. I love how it turned out. I especially love that I was able to create this one of a kind DIY farmhouse decor in under an hour. So if you want to learn how to get this look in your home, let me show you how. Grab your supplies and let’s get started.
Make your Personalized Pizza Paddle
The best thing about stencils and transfers is the wide range of selections available. You can find just about anything you want if you are willing to do some looking. And I can make that look even easier since I love to share my favorite stencils and transfers with you.
Find your favorites, pick your colors, grab your pizza peel, and let’s have some fun. Follow along as I teach you step by step to make this Customizes Pizza Peel with stencils and some pretty little transfers.
Supplies:
- Wood Pizza Peel
- Mineral Paint – Cathedral Taupe, Raw Silk
- Heat Gun
- Extra Large Background Stencil
- “Fall into Whimsy” Transfer Bundle
- Paint Daubers
- Small Brush
- Flat Brush
- Transfer Tool – Flat edge
- Stain & Finishing Oil (SFO All-in-One) in Cappuccino
- Jute Cord
- Baby wipes
- Sanding block
- Shop Towels or Paper Towels
- Hot glue gun
How to Customize a Pizza Peel Using Transfers
- Grab your large pizza peel and apply a coat of your base color. I used Cathedral Taupe for my color. Dry completely. To save time, you can use a heat gun.
- Apply your large stencil for the background. Use a finger dauber to add your details. Use a paper towel to help control any bleeding.
- Dry completely.
- Grab your Fall Transfers images and determine which you love best. That is the beauty of CUSTOMIZED y’all! Cut from the main sheet to fit your desired space and overall vision for your DIY Pizza Peel.
- Apply your transfer with your flat edge transfer sheet tool by pressing firmly. Pay attention to the curves of your pizza when placing the transfer, so you don’t leave a gap of space. (This is only if you have the transfer run off the edges.)
- Be sure your transfer sheet securely adheres to your board before you begin removing the backing.
- Slowly peel back the plastic backing.
- Play with placements of transfers and overlap where you like. Add as many or as little as you like.
- Blend your edges a bit of your transfer on your pizza paddle with a sanding block. If you have to touch up the edges with paint, you can keep the roughed-up look if you like.
- Use a baby wipe, to help remove your debris or paint mistakes.
- Dry completely. You can stop here if you want.
- To accentuate that exposed wood, use some stain & finishing oil to seal. Lightly brush on covering the whole front of your pizza peel.
- Grab a shop towel and begin to remove that layer of oil. It darkens it a bit to add a fun new look to your pizza peel. It will really soak into your raw wood exposing it.
- Dry with a heat gun.
- Add some added detail to the handle by placing some jute on there. Hot glue the end on the back of your paddle handle. Begin wrapping and wrapping and wrapping. Tie the end into a little bow to make it extra cute. Hot glue to secure.
- Use that jute to create a hanger by tying it through the hole.
What if You Accidentally Get a Little Paint in a Spot You Didn’t Want?
Y’all, this happens to me all the time. But my saving grace is acting quickly and having baby wipes on hand. They are my best friends because I make little mistakes all the time. Not just in crafting but in life, too! Ha. I am a big believer in making mistakes and learning from them. So keep on crafting and having fun. Embrace the journey.
What is Your Favorite Heat Gun?
I will be honest… I have several and I can’t tell you my favorite because I am a “user of what is around” kind of gal. But if I got to pick something new, I would buy something cordless for sure. We like the company Rigid and have had success with them. Not sure if that answered your question, but hopefully it got you thinking.
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Personalized Pizza Peel
Ingredients
Instructions
- Grab your large pizza peel and apply a coat of your base color. I used Cathedral Taupe for my color. Dry completely. To save time, you can use a heat gun.
- Apply your large stencil to add a fun lightly textured background. Use a finger dauber to add your details. Use a paper towel to help control any bleeding.
- Grab your Fall Transfers images and determine which you love best. That is the beauty of CUSTOMIZED y’all! Cut from the main sheet to fit your desired space and overall vision for your DIY Pizza Peel.
- Apply your transfer with your flat edge transfer sheet tool by pressing firmly. Pay attention to the curves of your pizza when placing the transfer, so you don't leave a gap of space. (This is only if you have the transfer run off the edges.)
- Be sure your transfer sheet is securely adhered to your board before you begin removing the backing.
- Slowly peel back plastic backing. Play with placements of transfers and overlap where you like. Add as many or as little as you like.
- Blend your edges a bit of you transfer on your pizza peel with a sanding block. If you have to touch up the edges with paint, you can or keep the roughed up look if you like.
- Use a baby wipe, to help remove your debris or to correct any painting mistakes. Dry completely. You can stop here if you want.
- To accentuate that exposed wood, use some stain & finishing oil to seal. Lightly brush on covering the whole front of your pizza peel.
- Grab a shop towel and begin to remove that layer of finishing oil. It darkens it a bit to add a fun new look to your pizza peel. It will really soak into your raw wood exposing it. Dry with a heat gun.
- Add some added detail to the handle by placing some jute on there. Hot glue the end on the back of your paddle handle. Begin wrapping and wrapping and wrapping. Tie the end into a little bow to make it extra cute. Hot glue to secure.
- Use that jute to create a hanger by tying it through the hole.
Video
Just pin this Pizza Peel Transfer tutorial below to find the instructions later!