What do you do when you have an ugly non-vintage camp stool in your vintage loving life?
Find a clean spot on my really-used-as-a-drop-cloth drop cloth, scrounge around for some painter's tape and buy a bottle of craft paint (because, out of the 100 bottles of craft paint I own, I never seem to have the correct shade that I am visualizing in my head).
I yanked off that nasty green covering and staple gunned my faux grain sack covering on it and I do not hate it anymore.
This whole project took about 15 minutes and the hardest part was putting the tape down evenly. Did you ever notice that when tape comes off the role it tends to be curved ever so slightly? Just enough to make a perfectionist cringe.
If you wanted the paint to be more permanent, you could add a textile additive to the paint. I'm all about looks here though (as you can tell from my latest haircut, lol), so I didn't bother.
Raspberry anyone?
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
Just spotted this on your sidebar, Pam...what a great project! I have a set of old camp stools that are begging to be re-done...thanks for the inspiration!
Kathy from DoubleNickelsandBeyond
This is cute. I love old camp stools, at least that 's what I call them! I redid a vintage one a few months ago and I just love it. Cost me fifty cents at a flea market! Yours has that nice nautical flair too:)
gail@My Repurposed Life
super cute camp stool!
gail
Debbiedoo's
Nice job Pam! I love this little stool. Thanks for sharing with the party. I am featuring you today!
Nancy
Cool stool!
The raspberries look yummmmy!
Vickie @ Ranger 911
Love it!!! Congrats for the feature at Love that Junk!
andrea@townandprairie
Great job, Pam! Hey, I'm going to use you as my go-to person for advice when I finally open up a face-book. (PS I'm so not ready yet).
Cottage Dreaming
oh I LUV it...you are super crafty! 🙂
Sherry@Back2Vintage
Well how cute! This makes me want to go transform the stool I have out in the garage waiting for just such a re-do. Great job!!!
Olive Cooper
Ain't you spiffy? Love it.
SweetMelissa
OOOOhhhhhh....SSSSqueeeel! I'm totally going to steal your idea!!!..."ahem" OK, let me calm down now. What I MEANT to say is that I'm extremely inspired by your wonderful post and hope to fashion my camp stools to be as lovely as yours. (better?) heehee
Missy~JunkFest