It is finished!! I can't tell you how elated I am that I finally got around to recovering our nasty butterfly chair. My sister so kindly gifted this lovely chair to me when my parents moved & they were just going to donate it to D.I. or throw it out. Come on. I remember seeing a leather butterfly chair at Urban Outfitters for somewhere around $250, so naturally thought I'd better hold on to this chair - purple fuzz & all - because I may actually recover it in leather someday.
I was incredibly tempted to do a
hair-on calf skin, or some sort of antiqued leather, but I kept wussing out because I dreaded sewing the thing. Nearly a year later, I bought some rad striped fabric from Ikea & just did it! It didn't take me nearly as long to sew it as I had anticipated, but deconstructing the purple fuzzy cover for the pattern took 3 times as long as I thought it would. From start to finish, it took about 2 days worth of Penelope's naps (about 6-8 hours). Now, if I have to do it again, I'd venture it'd take me under two, since I now have the pattern already made.
I'm really happy with how it turned out, and I'm so excited to show you the results! I feel like it's much better constructed with much higher quality materials than the last cover, but for some reason, I just don't feel like Chris should sit in it (yet). Maybe it's because I don't trust my own craftsmanship.
For now the legs are going to remain silver. I think it'd really pop with white legs (or perhaps bright yellow?!), but I'm not about to open up the garage & spray paint something in 20º weather. NO thanks. That'll be a job for next spring or summer.
Here's what I spent for my chair makeover:
- Ikea striped fabric: $5
- black backing: leftover from a previous project, like $2-3?
- The grand total: Somewhere around $7
NICE. That makes me happy. The best part about this chair is that it's perfect for my studio. It folds up tightly so I can have it out of the way, but if Penelope's hanging around while I'm crafting, or I need to take a little break, BOOM! I can just pull it out. I love the portability! So, what do you think? Do you like it?
You can purchase the butterfly chair pattern here.
This year I was hoping to find a pair of flat black leather boots before the snow started to fall. I was definitely willing to spend some decent money on a pair, especially if they'd last 6+ years. Well, I found my replacements. I shelled out many a pretty penny for them. Like 600 pennies. That's pennies, not dollars. Oh. My. Gosh.
These boots are gorgeous in person. They're Italian leather boots with pristine leather soles. I'm not sure I've ever owned a pair of shoes so well constructed in my life! I haven't been able to go more than a day or two without wearing them since I bought them; they seem to match with everything & they're perfect for tired pregnant feet.
Have you scored any good deals this week? Please share & leave links in the comments! I loved seeing what you shared last week. 
Sweet! A collection of pretty wire baskets, all for 75¢ each. I'm pretty sure they're silver since a few of them are tarnished & have that silver look. I've considered cleaning them, but I'm much too lazy to go out & buy silver polish. Does anyone have any home remedies for polishing silver?
I'm really excited about my little collection of wire baskets. I've put the circular one downstairs in our kitchen to catch the incoming mail & I'm keeping the other two in my studio for storing whatever I see fit. Have you found any good deals lately? Leave your links in the comments.
and it made everything worlds easier. I just set that thing up & click. click. clicked away. It was much less traumatic than last time. Here's one of my favorite outtakes, I was teaching Penelope how to take the photos:
That's over $280 worth of L letterpress awesomeness that I know all of you want. Here's how to enter:
