Vintage Drafting Stool Upcycle

You may have seen some peeks of this project on Instagram over the past few weeks! A few years ago I got one of the old vintage drafting stools from my Dad's office clean out. It was grey and boring. ;-) I decided to freshen it up a bit!

Before

After!

First I spray painted the chair an aqua color. I masked off the seat and primed it with white paint.

I used Pixie Spray, a repositional adhesive for stencils, to tack down the Butterfly with Border stencil in the middle of the seat.

Next I started adding color! Blends 2 inks from Eileen Hull are vivid pigment inks that are permanent  when dry. I masked off parts of the stencil with post-it notes and used the blending stylus to easily add color just where I wanted it. When I was done with a section, I lifted the stencil and carefully used a heat tool to dry the ink. (I taped the stencil at the top so I could lift and replace it exactly were it was.)

After I had stenciled all the design, I decided outlining with a black permanent pen would really make the design pop.

I added several final coats of Krylon Crystal Clear spray over the finished artwork to protect it. I made sure to mask off the surrounding metal so the overspray wouldn't get on it.

My pretty stool is happily living in my craft room now! FYI, we just found out last week that Clearsnap, the manufacturer of Eileen's inks, is going out of business! Eileen put in a last order to stock up her etsy shop, so if you have been thinking about getting any of her inks don't delay! When they are gone, they are gone as far as we know.

Check out Eileen's blog and if you are not already a member, join the Facebook Eileen Hull Fan Club group. It is a warm, supportive group with lots of inspiration and sharing going on. You'll just have to answer a few simple questions when asking to join (to keep out spammers) and then you'll be added. ;-)

Supplies:

Eileen Hull Clearsnap Blends 2 inks - a whole bunch of colors!
Clearsnap Colorbox blending stylus with sponges
StencilGirl stencil - Butterfly with Border
StencilGirl stencil - Mod Ovals and Circles Small Stencil
Pixie Spray
Krylon Crystal Clear
heat gun
painter's tape

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Guest Artist for StencilGirl!

Happy Friday!! I am very honored to be a guest artist on the StencilGirl blog today! You'll have to head on over there to see my whole creation but here is a little peek:

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful day and summery weekend. ;-)

2017! It's the Mixed Media Monthly January Challenge…

…and you just need to Put a Stencil On It! Wow, can you believe it's 2017 now? I'm looking forward to a fresh new year and we have lots of exciting challenges planned for you at Mixed Media Monthly. =) This month our sponsor is StencilGirl and we want to see your projects using stencils.

I made a little journal using three stencils that I received. I always like to layer up different patterns to add interest to my stenciled backgrounds.

You can see the pattern more clearly on the back:

Inside - I used die cut jumbo tags for the inner pages

 These are the stencils I used. You can really create a varied look with just a few stencils.

Be sure to head on over to the MMM post and check out all the fabulous projects by the team and our guest designer Mary Beth Shaw! We also have a new Design Team member to welcome, Lynne Forsythe. It's gonna be an inspiring art-filled year!

Many thanks to our sponsor StencilGirl! If you join in our challenge, you will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to their store. Show us what you got! ;-)

The supplies I used for this project can be found at Sizzix or Simon Says Stamp. Follow the links below and a shopping you may go!

Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Album, Photo	Bigz L Die - Tag	Umbrella Man	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die UMBRELLA MAN Bigz Alterations 657189*	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2015 DOCUMENTED CMS226	Tim Holtz Visual Artistry THE JOURNEY CLING Stamps Set css30232
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash 2015 CORRESPONDENCE 12x12 TH93187	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain HICKORY SMOKE Ranger TSS44123	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad HICKORY SMOKE Ranger TIM43232	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FADED JEANS Ranger TIM21452	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad RUSTY HINGE Ranger TIM27157	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad STORMY SKY Ranger TIM27171
Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival WATERING CAN Ink Pad AID39006	Ranger Archival Ink Pad COBALT AIP31444	Paper Artsy Fresco Finish SLATE Chalk Acrylic Paint 1.69oz FF84	*Paper Artsy Fresco Finish ANTARCTIC Chalk Acrylic Paint 1.69oz FF67	Sakura GELLY ROLL GLAZE 10 Pen Set Gellyroll Gel Pens 38370

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