Thursday 7 October 2010

My Creative Space - A New Footstool is Born

Hello my lovelies, how are you?

A while ago I found a vintage footstool in the local charity shop for £2. Not one to pass up on a bargain I brought it home and it was immediately fought over by the girls, the eldest one won as the youngest already has her own stool.  Now although I love the shape and design of the stool I do not love navy blue. I apologise to anybody out there who may be a fan of navy blue but after spending 5 years of my younger life wearing as much navy nylon as they could cram into a school  uniform, including knee length socks and big knickers, it's no wonder I'm not a fan.



After much deliberation it was decided that a cover would be made. I didn't want to take off the original upholstery for fear of ruining the integrity and so a removable (and therefore washable and more child friendly) cover was the way to go.  As I am terrible at sewing it had to be a crochet footstool cover and so new footstool was born..............




I'm not entirely convinced that the choice of predominantly white yarn was a good idea but I live in hope. 
I'm now hoping that I can hang out my washing without it starting to rain the minute that I close the door. Wish me luck.

For more creativity go see Kootoyoo.
Edited to add that this has also been linked to ANNEMARIE'S BREIBLOG
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21 comments:

  1. OOoo Im partial to a bit of crochet on a footstool!..... Looks lovely Emma!!

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  2. Oh it looks fantastic! Well done. I think I need to keep my eyes peeled now. x

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  3. What a lovely transformation. It looks really fabulous!

    (Being as I sew and really cannot crochet properly to save myself, I am marvelling at how you thought this would be easier!)

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  4. Gorgeous! Love, Love, Love it! xxxxxxxxxxxx

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  5. Oh, that is very beautiful. I really like to recup, reinvent and rebuild old stuff and furniture. You found a great way for that piece. Best, Antje

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  6. Yet another beeeooootiful creation from you! Love it.

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  7. Very retro I really must get my act together and do something useful :)
    Cate x

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  8. It looks really great, I would love to do something like this. Your daughter must be so pleased with it. Such a bargain as well!
    Caroline

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  9. It's brilliant and what a bargain too!! :)
    You're lucky you got to wear navy at school, I had to wear maroon! Yuck!
    Vivienne x

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  10. It looks amazing,what a change! Ah,yes...remember the navy school knickers well! :o)

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  11. Love it! Footstools are in the air! You are a clever girl. Lots of love, Amanda xxx

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  12. I had to wear large navy blue knickers at school too! Yuk!
    The footstool looks wonderful, what a transformation.

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  13. Hello! Lovely new footstool! But how our Nelli is sitting on it?
    Best wishes Teje

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  14. It looks amazing.....well done. xo

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  15. very pretty and cozy footstool! i love your granny squares.

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  16. Gorgeous work! I so want to find a footstool to crochet up!:) Cheers Jules

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  17. Love your transformation ! Must look out for something like this to cover. Thanks for all your comments .
    Jacquie x

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  18. Oh, Emma! This stool is so delightful! You did a wonderful job --- the granny squares can cheer any blue reminders of school uniforms!

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  19. Eek!! Sooooooo cool!! Well done you :) xx

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  20. Hello there. I hip hopped over here from - oh several places. I truly adore that footstool. It's stunning. Truly.

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  21. Fab footstool! I have 3 ready for prettying up (the kids sit on them!) but I need to do the whole foam replacement thing as well and I've been putting it off.

    Only found your blog today, look forward to visiting again.

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