This is my newest piece on etsy. I bought this vintage footstool at a yard sale. I enjoy going to yard sales, auctions, and flea markets and looking for something that others might miss. When I worked at a residential treatment center, I ran an art therapy group and encouraged the students to look at things not for what they are but what they can become. That is what I did with this vintage footstool. The ironic thing is, people are like that too. So often I can get so focused on my shortcomings now t hat I forget what I can become. All of us were given tremendous gifts and purpose and we simply need to bring out the shine within us.
Okay, on with the process of this footstool....
I thought and thought (for a few years) what to do with this footstool. Like so many things that I have in my "studio" I had some fabric for a few years and always wondered what I would do with it....I like pink and black together, so I thought about making a ruffly footstool cover. I like how it turned out. It's quite girly and fun. It would look so cute in a studio or bedroom. I painted the legs black with bright pink polka dots. The underneath part is covered in a black and white fabric and the bottom of the footstool is covered in bright pink felt. If you would like to see all the pictures, you can go to etsy and look for my username: 2911JeremiahAvenue
