Ironing Board Folk Art Santa
So hiding in the corner of this estate sale was a vintage wooden ironing board. After a few minutes of haggling, the seller was worn down and let it go for $20. I had some idea of what I wanted to do but researched what ideas Hometalk and Pinterest might have. Bunches. With Christmas fast approaching I narrowed my search to Santa. Here is my version.
This was a typical vintage ironing board with iron fold up legs. Some suggest taking the legs off but I decided to keep it in original condition.
I drew the shape of Santa’s hat and beard onto 1/4 inch plywood and cut it with my Skill saw. I then drew arms, a beard, a fringe for the bottom, a ball for the hat and cut them out.
When cutting the arms I had to make several cuts so that the shoulders positioned correctly next to the beard. Using barn red, white and black chalk paint I painted all the pieces. When the hat and beard dried I positioned them on the ironing board and traced Santa’s face. I added eyes so I could position the face pieces.
Next I positioned all the pieces using a glue gun to attach to the ironing board.
My wife did not like the creepy eyes that followed her around the room, so I repainted the face. I also added highlights, trimmed it, buttons and a wreath.
This was a fun, easy project completed just in time for the holidays.
HO HO HO......
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It may be summer now, but it's never to early to get on board with your Christmas decorations!
This sturdy Santa would add whimsical character to any display.
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You can add another holiday on the back like this...
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