Painted Teacher Stool

It’s another edition of Monday Made It!  I’ve spent a lot of time on Pinterest this summer drooling over all the cute ideas.  I know, we all have!  Well, I finally got away from my computer and got something accomplished.  I was originally inspired by this:

Source: lauriecoledesigns.com via Deirdre on Pinterest

There is no way I could do all of that painting.  I’m not artistic enough and I’m certainly not patient enough.  Even though I love the stool, I was intimidated by it.  Then I came across this stool:

Source: thecraftingchicks.com via Deirdre on Pinterest

This stool has fabric mod-podged onto the top.  I love to sew so I’m more comfortable working with fabric.  The tutorial for this one can be found on The Crafting Chicks website and is super easy to follow.
Because I felt safe with trying the technique in the 2nd picture, I decided to make a red version.  One thing led to another and I ended up with a mixture of the 2 pictures. 
Here’s what my stool looked like before I began.

I started off by spray painting it red.  Then I traced a plate to make a template for the fabric circle.  I used my handy dandy sewing tools to cut out the circle and I printed a D from my computer to use as a template.


Here’s what the top looked like at after I glued my fabric on.  I punched holes out of construction paper so I could see what it would look like with added details.  I ended up painting larger dots around the edge.
Once again, I decided to add fabric instead of painting.  In this picture I’m wrapping fabric around each leg brace.  I applied a liberal amount of Mod Podge and it looks like it’ll hold up pretty well.

Ta-da!  The final product:

I think my next project will be to make new curtains for my classroom.  I like my old ones but I’m tired of them and I would like a new look.

Update:
I'm linking up with with Mrs. G at Teach on a Limb for her Mod Podge Mania linky.  If you have a Mod Podge project, go link up.  The big question is...How do you prevent bubbles when working with Mod Podge?  Inquiring minds want to know!  I must admit that I also ended up with bubbles, but only on the top of the stool and not on the leg braces.  Hubs seems to think my big butt will flatten them out when I sit on the stool.  He is so not funny!!

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