A Bench re-do for the Rooster Party and DIY!

Today starts the big anticipated Rooster party at Bella Vista! It's also DIY at Kimba's A Soft Place to Land. I decided to combine these two since my rooster collection is a little on the small side and it all started with a bench re-do! My first rooster is an apothecary jar that I purchased this summer for a mere $7.00. I filled it with some wooden eggs and wooden baby chick and tied a red ribbon around it's neck. My MIL made me the lovely table runner from scraps of fabric.

She is a very talented quilted and I love that she just used what I had left from my pillows and bench cushion to fashion this lovely runner for me!

Another view! I just love this table runner and use it often.

My bench re-do was inspired by one I saw on RMS. I have had this bench forever and decided it needed a new look or it would have to be relegated to this storage bin.

I primed it first and then painted two coats of Behrs Cottage White paint to give it a new lease. I found the rooster fabric on E-Bay and ordered 1 yard. I think it was $10.00 for that yard and since it is a better quality upholstery fabric that seemed like a good deal to me. I made a cushion and two pillows with that yard of fabric and my MIL used the scraps for the table runner!

Hubby painted the old shelf for me and I added the rooster plate and my one and only wooden rooster to the mix!

An here you have, my rooster corner! I attempted to stencil a rooster onto the bench. Don't laugh too much now. He was a freebie and in order to use him I had to delete his legs! Now for some real rooster collections go visit Barb and don't forget the DIY party at Kimba's! Thanks for all the birthday wishes you sent my way! I will try to get back to each and every one of you too. Cindy