Bench for $1 and I’ve Been Sewing Up A Storm!

What a busy week it’s been so far and to think it’s only Tuesday!  Between the powder room renovation, painting and sewing, I’ve been hopping from one project to another.  I just finished a sewing project and thought I would share it with you.  Before you look,  if you are a seamstress please don’t laugh at my sewing abilities.   I’m a self taught sewer and lets just say I learn as I go and hope that I don’t make the same mistake again.

 

I made a burlap cover for the bench that I purchased at an auction for a $1.  I also made the pillows.  The pillows are made out of muslin and I added a burlap ruffle.  I stenciled a #5 (total # of all of our children) and a #3 (total # of all of our grandchildren) on a square piece of burlap and attached it to the front using jute string. 

I made this pillow as well.  It is a poem titled “Believe In Yourself”.   I’ll share that project with you in a later post.  

This is what the $1 bench looked like this past summer.  I had it on the front porch until I decided that I wanted to bring it in and use it in the hallway.    

 

I dry brushed a coat of white paint on it and lightly sanded it.  I wanted some of the red to show through. 

I really like the neutral tones that are in the hallway right now, at least for the winter anyway.  

 

The mantel shelf above the bench. 

I placed twigs from the yard and some dried flowers that I had inside each bottle that hangs below the mantel shelf.   

 

I stenciled a #2, #4, #6 and a #8 on four key tags and attached one to each bottle. 

 

Well, I’m off to go sew some more.  I have three more kitchen chair covers to sew.  I’ve already sewn one! 

As always, thanks for your visit and enjoy your day,

Gail

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