Crafty Imaginings & Silly Things

The blogosphere is all buzzing about GFC going away, so many of the blogs that I follow have started using the Linky Followers Tool. I added it to my blog a week ago too. I came across this Blog Hop at "It's So Very Cheri" and thought it might be a good idea to help spread the word.....
Here are the rules (copied from It's So Very Cheri):

1. You MUST have the Linky Followers tool on your site to participate.
2. You MUST follow the person who has the party on their site as a "thank you".
3. Just add your blog button to the Linky Party below.
4. Then grad the Blog Hop code.

(You will find the code right under the Linky Party where it says CLICK HERE TO ENTER–

just under that it says: WHAT IS A BLOG HOP? GET THE CODE HERE

Click on GET THE CODE HERE and enter it into a post on your site.

You can grab the party button code in the FOOTER at Its So Very Cheri

You can grab info from my post if it helps you with your post.)
5. Then, you follow other bloggers (as many as you want). Leave each one a comment letting them know that you are following them and asking them to follow you back!

I have loved this idea since I first saw it on Pinterest! The first pin I saw was from a magazine and the bench was made using two matching chairs.

It didn’t take long to find other pins and blogs utilizing the same concept. I particularly liked this one from Kindall’s Creations.

She made her bench using three mismatched chairs…even more to my liking than the one made with matching chairs in the first pin.

I decided that I had to have one of these in my entryway! I’ve been eyeing chairs for months. My mother texted me about an awesome turquoise blue chair she saw at a Goodwill Store yesterday , so I ran out first thing this morning to get it before it was gone….a steal for $4.99! Then, I picked up the second one at another Goodwill store for $9.99.

I loved the color of the blue one, so I decided to just sand it down a little rather than re-paint it. The red one got a new color though!

I primed it with an inexpensive white spraypaint, then I sprayed it with a beautiful color: Krylon Ocean Breeze Blue.
I fastened the chairs together with a small board across the back and a metal bracket behind the front legs.

I’m sure there are other (maybe better) ways to do this, but it worked for me.
The bench from Kindall’s Creations (see above) had a cushion made with king-size pillows. I looked at foam cushions but they were too pricey, so I also went with pillows. For $2.50/each, I purchased two standard pillows at Walmart . It was probably unnecessary, but I sewed the two pillows together before making the cover.

To keep a rustic/casual feel, I sewed the skirt strips together and just trimmed the edges with pinking shears.

After cutting the cotton fabric large enough to make a pillowcase, I pinned the skirt inside….pleating every few inches.

I put the pillows inside and stitched up the end….and I liked it. The cushion needed something though…..tufting!! I found a couple of buttons and placed them on either end.

Now I love it!!!

I just want to make a bunch of cute little throw pillows for it! Maybe holiday pillows….or monogrammed pillows….or ????

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Linky Followers Blog Hop

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

DIY Two Chair Bench