Once upon a time there were two cute little benches that I’ve had forever. Here is a picture of how the benches used to look in the beginning
and the steps I took to make them look adorable!
Te first thing I did was paint the bench white.
Then I antiqued it using my good friend the sander.
I applied the vinyl stencils that I had previously made in place and I peeled off the transfer paper.
Time to paint! Remember that it is always safer to tap.., tap…, tap the paint than to brush it side to side. However because the surface of the bench was smooth and the vinyl stuck to it perfectly this time I used a small disposal roller {from the dollar store}to take care of business.
…What number are we at?
When the paint was dry I peeled the stencil off. This part always excites me!
I did it all over again with the second bench.
I stood back and I thought… looking good 😉
Some more sanding to add more character!
I think they would look fabulous on pillow cases.
Click here if you want to see how to paint fabric using vinyl stencils.
Soo cute~ love this idea and they came out darling! Sharing this on FB – thanks for sharing at FNF 🙂
fantastic project! I love the stencils.
These are super cute!!
I love the benches! Thanks for sharing them at my party!
I'm following right along, too! Ü
Holy Sha-Mokes! Those are just adorable!
I'm clicking my heels and saying, "There's no place like 36th Avenue…There's no place like 36th Avenue…"
Thanks for the chance to win, Wow!! Ü
I love the new look of these benches. They look amazing.
Would love to win these stencils.
Ruth
What a fun makeover, great job! 🙂 I've featured this post on Craft Gossip here:
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Love these!
So stinkin' cute!