Made It Monday

I'm so excited to be off for the summer and have time to indulge in little projects. This one has been hanging over my head for FOREVER. I actually bought most of the supplies last summer and then my husband burst my bubble by telling me that circle are way hard to cut. I had him ask one of his coworkers that makes furniture and that didn't work out. I also put out a plea to the parents at open house and in an email - nothing. I finally had to think about a work-around. Here it is...

I bought cake circle (which happened to be the perfect size) and glued two together with the corrugation perpendicular in case that make it more sturdy. 

Then I traced them on the foam I bought at JoAnn fabric and cut them out.

oops, I guess I ended up with toes and a dog in this one

I cut the fabric into 6 equal pieces (which unfortunately was a little tighter than I would have liked on two sides). I used spray glue to attach the foam on one side and the fabric on the back. I originally was going to staple it but this seemed okay.

Next I I had to sand the plastic lids a bit to roughen them up so I could use some heavy duty glue to hook the cushions to the lids. I decided to use a paint brush so I could spread the glue a little since it is so thick. I went through two of the E 6000 tubes to make 6 stools.

Here is the final project. I have to say I'm so relieved to finally have this one done. Although I may actually add some ribbon but I haven't decided for sure. I just hope they hold up. I guess only time will tell.

I know I got the idea from somewhere but I didn't have any pictures pinned so I searched one out this evening. That's what made me think about ribbon.

I'm looking forward to another summer of crafting projects inspired by...

Thanks Tara.