Hand Painted Child's Rocker

Just finished a little makeover on this cute wooden 

child's rocker that I found at a thrift store

This is what I started with....lovely huh?

After I stripped the fabric off the seat, I saw it was particle board...ugh. 

I wasn't going to put a cushion on it so 

I covered the edges with molding that 

I attached with wood glue and finishing nails.

I spray painted the whole thing black and decided on a simple pattern 

of white numbers on the black background.

 I mentioned before when I was painting 

my shipping crate bench, 

how I don't really use stencils.  

I prefer to go for it by hand and see what happens... 

'cause I'm all risk taking like that haha

 I used white chalk and  lightly drew on the numbers 

to get the placement down before I started to paint

I painted the numbers with white acrylic paint 

and gave the seat a clear coat for protection

My painting is not perfect, but I like the "painterly" effect 

and you really don't notice the tiny imperfections when looking at the overall piece....

that's what I'm telling myself anyway ;)

Awww, it's cute!

 My 12 yo son, who weighs probably as much 

as I do asked if he could sit in it...uh, NO!

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