Painted Paris Postmark Bar Stool

Welcome to Transformation Thursday! It’s the one day of the week we all get together to celebrate getting stuff done. No matter if you’ve been coming around for months (or years), or this is your very first transformation rodeo – everyone is welcome to link up your projects at the bottom of this post.

While we were in Minnesota last week, we stumbled upon a couple of my favorite places in the whole wide world: Goodwill & a local thrift shop. Oh how I love a good thrift store. I found this little bar stool for $4, which I thought was a good deal. It’s sturdy & the perfect height for a small side table or a stool – so I snatched it up (along with a few other goodies that I’ll share next week.) It was like finding a blank slate…

First we coated it in my beloved Krylon in satin black. I say we, but Mr. SCC actually did this step, ‘cause he’s much more patient with the spray painting and tends to get less drips than I do.

Next, I coated the top with my other love, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey. (Side note: Don’t ya love my chalkboard tag spray painting table?)

Just a dab’ll do!

Next I made a print out of my graphic. I printed it on 4 pages, then cut and taped it together for a larger image. I {somewhat} centered the print on top of the stool, with a layer of carbon paper underneath. (I found my carbon paper at my local office supply store, $2.79 for 10 pages, which I use over and over and over again.)

I swiped Bre’s stylus from her DS and traced along the outline edges of the print. Don’t worry, I gave it back!

Before you completely remove the printout & carbon paper, take a peek to make sure that everything looks just right. I used two different brushes, a tapered, thinner one for the letters and a wider, flat one for the outer circle.

I trace the outline, then fill the centers. The best part of this particular font is that shaky & uneven is perfection.

Once it was all painted and dry, I lightly sanded the postmark portion and then hit the edges a little harder. I love that ASCP comes off so easily exactly where you want it. I added a coat of wax and it’s all finished! This stool went incredibly quick. I created the graphic while the legs dried, and then gathered the rest of my supplies while the top was drying. I was an impatient little blogger, so I dried the lettering with my handy dandy blow dryer…

Voila!

Sooooooo……. whatcha got? I wanna see – and so does everybody else! Please put your PERMALINK into the linky – and link back here so everyone can find all the great ideas. Please, please, PLEASE – pretty please DO NOT LINK TO A SHOP!!! Be sure to visit your neighbors and have fun – it is a party after all. *Please note: If you link up you are giving me permission to use your photos on my blog without contacting you (don’t worry, it’s only to show off your beautiful stuff!)*

Welllllllll…………. Let’er rip, tater chip!