Monday Made It!

Welcome back, to me and you :).  You probably didn't notice my obscene sabbatical from all facets of The Curious Catfish.  I decided to take a lot little time off to focus on family, friends and hammering out a few DIY's.  I love creating activities and sharing my teaching adventures but time definitely disappears when I do.

This break has given me at least a year worth of Monday Made It posts.  I'll start by sharing what I did with and Old Blue, a chair I've had sitting around my classroom for years.

It's a pretty sad old thing that I picked up for $5.  Old Blue was worth fixing up because he's pretty sturdy and has BOATLOADS of character.

To the left you will see a picture of the finished product.

Below is a picture of Old blue in my classroom before the big, sexy make-over!

 

My Dad was pretty excited to have a reason to break out his power tools and he had Old Blue sanded down for me before the end of my first week off!  Love that guy :)                                                                 

Notice the weird leg in the right-hand picture?  I love it!

Next I spray painted 2 coats of Rust-O-leum Painters Touch Seaside.  In between coats I used a fine grit sandpaper to smooth the surface.  Finally I painted on a topcoat/sealant and let it sit for a few days.  

 

This is the finished product!  My mother suggested adding a pillow to tie it in with the fabrics I am using to redecorate my classroom.

Sneaky peek of my fabrics :)

So I taught myself how to sew and overstuffed this chevron baby.  I will just have to sit on it all year to flatten it down :)

                                                                                                                        

I hope you enjoyed my first Monday Made-It!  There will be a whole lot more where this came from!