MacKenzie-Childs Knock-off Tuffet

I wanted one of these, but couldn't afford it:

So I made this:

It's not nearly as professional as Forever Decorating's, but she inspired me to try it.
I bought 4 legs at Home Depot:

and an 18" table top:

I marked off the quadrants for the leg placement:

and drilled holes:

I bought 3" foam and cut an 18" circle. I also cut out a circle in the center:

And just in case you don't know how to cut foam, use an electric knife. I shaved the edges to give it shape:

This was the fun part, because I love to doodle:

I sewed a "tube" of fabric and batting and stapled it to the bottom of the base. There are also 2 small holes in the center of the wood - I ran fishing line up through these holes to hold in the center "wooden button":

top view:

I gathered the batting:

I also gathered the fabric. I covered a 5" disk with coordinating fabric and batting for the center. This disk also has 2 holes and I tied the fishing line from the base to this to hold it in the carved out center of the foam:

I glued some fringe around the bottom, screwed in the legs and glued a small wooden button on the top to hid the fishing line knot.
This was my first attempt in making a tuffet and I am pretty pleased with it!

It was a one day project with lots of supplies all over the kitchen counter, numerous swear words and one leg that had a defective screw!! The project was fairly reasonable to make (about $60.00) and I was surprised to find that 3" foam was $40.00 yd!!

Foam: $20.00
Wood: $5.00 and $2.00
Legs: $11.00
Fabric: $10.00
Fringe: $10.00
Batting: $3.00

Sharing my project with these parties:
Met Monday@Between Naps on the Porch
Make it for Mondays@ Cottage Instincts
Talent Tuesday @ Vintage Wannabee
Nifty Thrifty Tues @ Coastal Charm
Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design
Take a Look Tues @ Sugar Bee
Not Just a Housewife
Lucky Linky Party @ Lucky Star Lane
Tutorial Tuesday @ Hope Studios