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Oor Wullie Footstool

Little decoupage project (and first time attempt and upholstery!) :)

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/oor-wullie-footstool • Posted by susie

Found a wee table, perfect footstool height on the street and decided it'd make a great wee project for the Oor Wullie annuals I'd just found :) I've only just realised how terribly Scottish Oor Wullie is when sharing this project with friends that didn't grow up here but, many a fond memory for us highland lassies :) Huge thanks to my constant muse, my bestie, for suggesting using entirely bucket pictures. Always an inspiration, that's why he gets so many presents :) xx

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

6 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
Medium 103738 2f2014 08 03 202623 sam 5326 Medium 103738 2f2014 08 03 202731 sam 5300 Medium 103738 2f2014 08 03 202755 sam 5331 Medium 103738 2f2014 08 03 202816 sam 5330

Description

Found a wee table, perfect footstool height on the street and decided it'd make a great wee project for the Oor Wullie annuals I'd just found :) I've only just realised how terribly Scottish Oor Wullie is when sharing this project with friends that didn't grow up here but, many a fond memory for us highland lassies :) Huge thanks to my constant muse, my bestie, for suggesting using entirely bucket pictures. Always an inspiration, that's why he gets so many presents :) xx

Instructions

  1. Small 103738 2f2014 08 03 202507 sam 5282

    I painted my stool white as a base and then start your decoupage with your preferred medium, I go PVA over glue because wall paper paste is ick. I did one top coat of PVA and 2 coats of clear varnish to seal and save from scratches.

  2. Small 103738 2f2014 08 03 202522 sam 5301

    my wee table fit a regular pillow perfectly so I just stretched my material over it and stapled to hell. I covered my poor upholstery skills, very skillfully, with a wee length of tartan ribbon glued to the underside. Next time I will be watching tutorials on upholstering :)