Also, I kind of feel like I need to be able to pull in natural elements to get things going, and right now, there are none.

I had the brilliant rule-bending thought that maybe I could make a paper chain for a holiday other than Christmas if my little heart so desired.And desire it did!

So off to Michael’s I went for some red paper.I used some brown kraft paper as well to tie in with the rest of my fantel that I’ll be showing you soon.. Of the “garland family” of crafts, I think this one is my new favorite.The garland family, you know what I mean right?

You’ve got your standard buntings, you paper buntings, your strings of pom-poms and beads, your natural material garlands, your fabric scrap garlands, your ruffle garlands and your seasonal motif garlands.Am I missing any?.

I vote for the paper chain to be top dog for a few reasons.

It’s so quick, for one.I did all the hemming with hot glue (of course), but I used a needle and thread for the basting stitch to make the ruffles..

I used my staple gun to attach the fabric at the corners first and then added a few more in the middles for good luck..The staples and stitches got covered up with a little grosgrain ribbon glued all around.. Then I had a stool!

One more piece of the kitchen puzzle falls into place!.I ended up freshening the finish on the top of the stool a bit too.