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| Left, this fashion doll mamma rocks her small baby to sleep in a coordinating cradle. (see how it was upcycled here) Right, the finished rocking chair with an upholstered cushion neatly glued to it's seat is ready for play. |
I found a very strange, decorative faux planter at resale. However strange it's parts, it will be charming in our family's doll house! The rocker fits the Barbie dolls perfectly. I gave it a modern paint application, two-toned, and glued together a tiny upholstered cushion to replace the potted plant. Now it looks like something our dolls need in their nursery!
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| The finished, painted rocker is ready for a new upholstered cushion. |
- a rocking chair, playscale size
- acrylic paints, multiple colors
- sandpaper
- cotton batting or similar materials
- fabric for the seat cushion
- hot glue and hot glue gun
- clear acrylic varnish
- light weight cardboard
- pencil and paper for tracing
- Thoroughly sand the surfaces of the rocking chair so that new paint will adhere to the parts.
- Using a small paint brush, color select parts of the rocker in different bright colors. I chose to paint mine in turquoise, hot pink, Kelly green and black.
- Seal these surfaces with clear acrylic varnish and let the rocker cure/dry over night.
- Trace the hole shape in the middle of the seat using a pencil and paper.
- Cut out the circular shape and trace around this on top of the cardboard. Draw a second line around this traced circle 1/4" larger than the first. Cut along this outside line.
- Take this cardboard circle and fit it to the opening in the rocker's seat. It should be a bit larger and cover the hole sufficiently.
- Now trace around this cardboard seat onto the decorative fabric that you have chosen to upholster it with. While cutting this fabric out, cut approximately 1/2" larger than the size of the cardboard seat. You will need the excess fabric to stretch around the edges of the cardboard as you go.
- Take a small bit of cotton and glue this to the center of the cardboard seat.
- Center the decorative fabric on top of this cotton and gently pull it around the underside of the cardboard seat. You can use a bit of masking tape to secure the fabric while you pull it around all of the seat.
- Now take a hot glue gun and secure the fabric to the underside of the seat cushion neatly. Trim the excess fabric as you proceed.
- After you are satisfied with this cushion, hot glue it to the seat of your rocking chair.
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| Left, the hole where a artificial plant once was inserted will need to be covered with an upholstered cushion. Right, the surface areas are in excellent condition. All these need is a bit of sanding before I paint them. |
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| Above you can see how this little rocker was once used as a strange, decorative planter. |
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