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Thursday, 10 January 2013

Have a Drink On Us

You might have seen the stool my youngest son made and finished titled Bird On A Stool (okay so it wasn’t the most original name I came up with).  Now my eldest son who is soon to be 16 finally completed his stool that he also made about three years ago (we’re not actually very good at finishing projects in a timely fashion as you can see).


Matt was not about to spend a lot of time sanding or prepping the stool so homemade chalk paint seemed like the obvious answer.  He came up with the design and painted two coats of red paint, sanding lightly in between. 


Next, he took the logo we had photocopied and covered the back with chalk.  He secured it to the stool and traced the outline of the logo so that it left a chalk outline on the stool when he removed the paper.  Then he filled in the outline with white paint and touched up the red.  To make the stool more durable we used two coats of polyacrylic in satin finish.



I hope you agree it looks good enough to drink!! 
 

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 What about you, do you try to get your kids involved in your projects?
 
 
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18 comments:

  1. Christina at I Gotta Create!11 January 2013 at 07:24

    Bravo! Great job Matt! This looks great and any coca cola lover would love to have it!

    Thanks so much for partying with the Wildly Original Crowd at I Gotta Create!
    <3 Christina

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  2. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog11 January 2013 at 09:32

    It's perfect!

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  3. Lisa @ Shine Your Light11 January 2013 at 10:12

    Wow that came out great!! Nice job!

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  4. Gretchen11 January 2013 at 10:15

    That's so great that he's making his own stuff! So far only my 7 year old wants to be my decorating buddy. The stool turned out great :)

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  5. Jaime Lyn11 January 2013 at 10:18

    What a great project! And a great way to get the wording on the bench. Thank you for sharing and for linking up at the Inspiration Gallery! :)
    Jaime

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  6. Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers11 January 2013 at 16:52

    This is such a great project! It turned out so cute. :)

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  7. a shade fancier12 January 2013 at 19:47

    Obviously - creativity is an inherited factor for your family!! Nice job.
    Missy M

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  8. Emma Kate at Paint and Style13 January 2013 at 10:55

    Great job Matt!

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  9. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.13 January 2013 at 22:20

    Way to go Matt - your stool is awesome!

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  10. Diana of Diana Rambles15 February 2013 at 08:52

    Super cute! I hope you come link this up at my party that starts soon!!

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  11. Jessica @ A Humble Creation18 February 2013 at 20:56

    Wow, he did a great job! Clearly he takes after his mama in the creative dept. Thanks for sharing this project at A New Creation link party!
    I also enjoy getting my kids involved in creating, although they are little so for now our projects are on a smaller scale.

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  12. Virginia Maria de Jesus Fassarella19 February 2013 at 10:21

    Olá, ficou lindo, igual a marca original. Parabéns pelo trabalho.

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  13. Unknown20 February 2013 at 01:27

    Nice job!
    MammaNene from
    SergerPepper.blogspot.it

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  14. Susan @ SunflowerHugs21 February 2013 at 11:16

    I love that your son did this! I hope my son will try to paint something. He did an amazing job! You must be so proud.
    Susan

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  15. Unknown22 February 2013 at 13:08

    Wow, your son did a fabulous job!! It looks great. Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent this week. So thrilled to have you share. Your newest GFC follower, too. :)

    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Kathy

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  16. Charlene@APinchofJoy24 February 2013 at 11:21

    Turned out great! Thanks so much for sharing on Busy Monday!

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  17. Fluster Buster25 February 2013 at 22:53

    Good job Matt! I pinned this and featured it on Sunday's These are a few of my Favorite Things. Thanks for sharing at Fluster's Creative Muster. I'm looking forward to seeing what you link up next week.

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  18. Crystal @ MommiFried1 March 2013 at 15:55

    My 13-year-old would love this! He is a Coca-Cola collector. Great job! :)

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