I neglected to take a before picture, but I saw a chair similar to this (the Finding Nemo one on the left) at my local Goodwill Store.
Nemo had seen better days, bought I bought him anyway. His back was very wobbly, so I removed it and decided the seat would make a great little stool especially with the finger hold already there.
I painted it with Annie Sloan's chalkpaint in Duck Egg and then applied wax by hand. I decoupaged the seat with a sheet of scrapbook paper. I'm happy with how it turned out; it's very sturdy and would work great in a kitchen, bathroom, laundry room...anywhere a bit of extra height is needed. It's available now in my booth "Reruns" at Duke's Antique Center.
My cousin's son was married this past weekend; the theme of the wedding was Star Wars and 1940's Glamour. As it was a second marriage for both the bride and the groom, I knew a toaster wouldn't cut it as a gift, and I wanted to make something special for them. Keeping in mind that the cake topper was Darth Vader and Princess Leia, I started thinking of ideas. With a little Pinspiration I came up with these designs for pillows. While I drew the template for Princess Leia, The Commander drew Darth Vader. I used duck canvas for the pillow coverings and wool felt for the designs that I stitched on by machine. A little silver rickrack completed his facemask.
I was relieved and happy to hear from the newlyweds that they love the pillows. I've never seen a Star Wars movie (and am just fine with that)...I guess the force was with me!
