Tuesday, May 17, 2011

For the Love of Grain Sacks

Speaking of grain sacks.....I have had a THANG for grainsacks for a while. A while ago I bought this red-striped grain sack from this seller on Etsy.com.

I had made two pillows out of it for my sofa but when I got tired of them on my sofa, I turned them into table runners.

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I just love the texture. This one is a medium weight and so yummy....
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I recently bought another sack from the same seller because I wanted an accent pillow for my son's bed.

I had planned to cut it up to make a smaller pillow but when I got it I just hated to cut it in case I wanted to use it for something else. It also has a beautiful texture but is thicker.

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My mom had an extra king sized pillow she gave me and it fit the sack perfectly!

I just folded the ends under since the length of the sack was longer than the pillow
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Now it's a nice home for my little guy's little guys...

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I'm particularly liking the red and blue striped ones Christina has in her shop now. Makes me want to do something Fourth of July-y!

There are just so many things you can do with these things it makes my crafty brain spin!
Check out this post from Willow Decor for some good eye-candy and ideas :)
PS - I realize that post is several years old but I am still a big fan of this style!

3 comments:

Sueann said...

Love the grain sacks!!
Hugs
SueAnn

Lisa @ Fern Creek Cottage said...

Love the pillow on your sons bed! The grain sacks have such great texture and I love that shade of blue in the stripe. The table runners are really pretty too!

Pia @HiddenCharm.net said...

girl I am really loving your blog! You have fabulous taste!

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