06 May 2012

Wooden Board and Strawberry Jam Granola

You know how all the cool bloggers have those cool boards in their cool photographs and their cool personalities? (you know who) I'm obviously jealous, I mean, how unfair can life get! They're not only beautiful human beings, they're great bakers, have a good supply of mason jars and have cool wooden boards! Come on! So let's kick them in the butt and show them what the little people can do.
Homemade Wooden Board
Enough wooden planks for size desired. + 2 
Wood glue
Paintbrush
Desired paint color
1. Align planks to check for fit. Making sure the 2 planks used for glueing at the bottom is long enough.
2. Take out one plank at the end and glue that one first. 
3. Parallel to the first plank, glue the rest of the planks accordingly, making sure to leave enough gap for weather expansion/contraction.
4. Leave for one hour where glue is most wet then, stack weighing objects on top of the planks. Set aside overnight. (It's good to do this on a free area)
5. Mix some water paint with water. This is so that the paint doesn't over-coat the wood. We want some of that wood texture to surface.
6. Pain another coat if needed for depth. Set aside overnight
I painted the planks with a shade of grey before painting it with the Tosca paint. A mixture of dark blue, sky blue, dark green, light green, dark purple and violet. As you can see, i was desperate.
 Voila! Tell me, did i or did i kick butts?
If that didn't hurt their butts enough, I'm serving ya'll with a great granola recipe.
 I regret not using a redder jam, it would have been a very pretty granola.
Kicking ass like always,
Jes

43 comments:

  1. the board is awesome!! i should really make one,too. i usually use big cutting boards :D granola sounds yummy, too....only that i really hate raisins. :D

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    1. @ MrsF: I know! I finally got the place selling those wood planks. And we'll get those expensive dried cranberries for you, princess ;p

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  2. jolly good idea..homemade wooden board. i love strawberry jam... thanks for the recipe.

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    1. @ love2dine: the scent of strawberry in your cereal, its awesome! :D

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  3. Jes, WOW, I am so impressed! Maybe I can make one, too. And your granola looks awesome! So glad I stopped by today :)

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    1. @ Lizzy: you should! I took sometime searching for shops that actually sell wooden planks. There's not that many here in Singapore. But Voila :)

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  4. What a great idea. I'll have to see if I can talk my husband into giving me a hand with this. Love the granola too!

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    1. @ rimmy: it's not too much work. the planks were not big or heavy. But of course, getting the husbands to do it is far better ;)

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  5. The board idea is just amazing and I love the vibrant paint color your chose, it really makes what is on it pop out at you-well done. Also, I love granola and this is the first I have seen of it made with jam, obviously a tasty combination. Great post, I enjoyed stopping in!

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    1. @ Tina: Thank you! I've always loved this shade of blue. Unfortunately, I didn't know what is it a mixture of, so i went with my guts and added everything that made sense. At one point it looked better, then I added more purple and it sucked.

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  6. This is so cool, your certainly did kick butt. New follower, saw this on Google+. Hey, the granola looks delish.

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    1. @ Suzi: Thank you Suz! :) I bet you're one of those cool people

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  7. Nice job on the board, and yes I have noticed those boards popping everywhere. I need to convince my hubby that he needs to make me one :) The granola looks great.

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    1. @ Yudith: They are! I was so jealous every time i see them!

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  8. I have been oogling this post all night long. Simply beautiful! And thanks for sharing the great tutorial! I need one of these! Now what color...

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    1. @ Jen: I was thinking my next board could be light pink or dark purple. Which do you think :D

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  9. Nice job on the board and I like the color a lot. Plus, homemade granola is always wonderful.

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  10. My butt is officially kicked with your beautiful board :)
    I'm lovin' that granola!
    Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

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    1. @ Amy: Thank you! A lot of people likes tosca blue :D

      @ Miriam: Yeap! That's for being cooler than me!

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  11. Beautiful styling! And I love the idea of using jam in your granola - definitely have to try that! (and the homemade board).

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    1. @ thelittleloaf: Thank you! I should have used a darker red jam. It would be pinkish granola.

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  12. What a fantastic post and so helpful to fellow bloggers - not to mention the really delish strawberry granola. LOVELY!

    chow: Devaki @ weavethousandflavors

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    1. @ Devaki: As I was researching for tutorials on how to make a wooden board, I was stumped. It wasn't easy to find them. I found one or two after digging hard and I decided to just wing it. I'm thinking of another board. Dark purple or light pink. Not sure which.

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  13. HAHAHA! This was a fantastic post! Thanks for sharing! I cannot wait to try that granola! Granola is my favorite! I will be posting my favorite healthy granola on my blog this week!

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    1. @ Jess: Thank you! I will be sure to look for your post ! :D

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  14. What a gorgeous post my friend - pictures and words galore :D
    Will you look at that jam granola? OH MY GOD!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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    1. @ Choc Chip Uru: Thank you! The blue stands out :D

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  15. It's the color of the board that really captured me....Love the contrast of the picture. This looks like a "kick-ass" granola mix. Power breakfast! Thanks!

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    1. @ MyFudo: Agreed. Its a favorite color. Kick-ass is my middle name :D

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  16. That blue color is simply captivating, makes the photo really stand out!

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    1. @ Gourmantine: Thank you! My next board would be a dark purple. Would stand out :D

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  17. Lovely granola but I'm wayyy too lazy to make my own! And that's one cool board. I just have my plastic chopping board full of scars!

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    1. @ Wokandspoon: Granolas are my lazy bakes. I hug my mixing bowl and a wooden spoon watching a tom&jerry episode whilst throwing things in without precision type of baking :D

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  18. I love how your board turned out! My dining room table (where I take my photos) is really shiny, so I had to make some boards like this too. And wow, I would have never thought you could use jam in granola--I bet it tastes so good and strawberry-y (it's a word if I say it is!).

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    1. @ Kiersten: You're one of those cool people !!

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    1. @ I Wilkerson: Once you've made one, you won't be able to stop!

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  20. This is my next project. No more boring pictures for me:) Thanks for the idea and keep up the good work!

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  21. A-ha! I really thought everyone had rustic wooden tables in their kitchens! Also, using jam in granola is genius. Thx for sharing these things.

    p.s. Thx too for making me laugh with your post sign-offs ;)

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    1. @ ime: Thank you! Will be sure to share trends :D

      @ noelle: We all thought that and it would have been hopeless for me with my house at the size of a tent and no backyard

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  22. You totally kicked butt! :D I love it. I so need to make this and ASAP! Pinned it :D

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    1. @ justbakedbyme: Thank you! I love kicking butts :D

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