"Lulu's Tuffet" Includes FREE personalization! This whimsical solid hardwood footstool is charmingly hand painted in a palette of vibrant pastels: lavender, lipstick pink, leaf green, butter yellow, and aqua blue. The realistically rendered trompe l'oeil ("fool the eye") cushion is tufted with a button, with diamond pattern stitching. A pearl necklace drapes across the cushion, spilling over the edge--no doubt tossed there after a fancy party or dress-up session! Sturdily constructed by Whittier Wood out of solid alder wood, this stool will give your child a leg up for years to come! Each piece is hand painted and made to order, and customizations are welcome (additional fees may apply if customizations exceed the original design). Contact me about adding elements or colors that would make this piece meaningful to YOUR child! This stool can be personalized with your child's first name free of charge! The name will be hand lettered on the front edge of the stool in gilt paint, with a coating of polyurethane to preserve it. The entire stool has multiple coats of polyurethane to protect it, so clean up is as easy as a wipe with a damp cloth. At time of purchase, contact me with the name with which you would like the stool personalized. Each piece is signed and numbered for authenticity. Can ship through USPS, contact me for a quote to your location!
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I'm a one-woman operation, an artist dedicated to creating one of a kind treasures for my clients, hand painting original designs onto high quality hardwood furniture, home accents, and other unusual surfaces. Each design I create is unique, intricately detailed, and made to reflect the clients' loves, interests, and lives. I create Useable Art for the Young at Heart….what can I create for you?
linda hunt
For Keepsake Box, Memory Box, Treasure BoxIf you want a very special gift for a child or grandchild this is the place and the person who can do that for you. She is talented, good natured, imaginative, and devoted to doing a wonderful job on your project. I cannot speak highly enough about Lara and her work. I have ordered three treasure chests so far and hope the grandchildren just keep coming so I can order more. Another idea would be to make one for yourself to store all the wonderful souvenirs, tickets, menus etc. from a special trip. I know she will make the best souvenir you can buy with pictures of the holiday location so inside is all the stuff collected there and outside fabulous original pictures of that place. I think I will do that for myself.
linda hunt
For Keepsake Box, Memory Box, Treasure BoxLara was terrific to work with. In record time she created two large treasure chests for my granddaughters which they have already fallen in love with. They are two and four and wanted a place for their treasures. The decoration was chosen by my daughter-in-law and Lara did a bang up job putting all the ideas into the design. I have already ordered a third box for another granddaughter who is three. This is such a lovely idea. It is something they will keep forever with their childhood treasures.
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