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Building Props!

My lovely wife asked if she could be a guest writer today.  I've graciously allowed her to share our photo-prop process.  You can follow her blog at http://walckthisway.blogspot.com/. The Hubster wanted to redo some chairs as photo props.  Being the loving, diligent, and crafty wife that I am, I agreed to help :)  So, here are our DIY chair make-overs: Step 1:  Purchase cool, but rickety, old chairs off local yard sale site. Step 2:  Paint them fun colors...or rather, have the Hubster paint them fun colors. Step 3:  While paint is drying, cover seats with batting.  I did a double layer, because I like a soft seat for my tush. Step 3:  Make sure the Hubster has purchased the correct size staples for the gun.  Otherwise, you have to do what I did and make a second trip, dig through your car for the correct change (because you forgot your wallet), and generally make a fool of yourself for the local hardware s...