Monday, April 6, 2009

My Faux Vintage Grain Sack

Remember when I was playing with the idea of making my own faux vintage grain sack in this post? Well I finally did it!

I basically followed Joy's instructions on Joys of Home. First, I put together a pattern I liked and then printed the words in a large font. I held the pattern and fabric up to a window and traced the pattern on the fabric in pencil, and then painted the design with black craft paint.

I think I have the perfect spot for it, but I can't show you yet. Stay tuned....
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16 comments:

  1. Amanda @ Serenity NowApril 5, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    Love it!! So cute...can't wait to see where you display it. :)

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  2. UnknownApril 5, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    Love it! Another project to add to my list! thanks for sharing.

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  3. Kathy's Red Door WelcomeApril 5, 2009 at 8:16 PM

    Oooh! I want to try this project. I love the way it turned out!

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  4. Terrie's Lil' Piece of SerenityApril 5, 2009 at 8:20 PM

    Awesome! It turned our beautiful!

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  5. Rechelle ~Walnuthaven Cottage~April 6, 2009 at 12:16 AM

    That turned out totally awesome! Gads, I sooo sound like a so cal gal right now. lol!
    Seriously, I really like the way that looks and can't wait to see where/how you display it. I'll keep "watch"

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  6. My Galveston CottageApril 6, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    I'm going to do this, too. I think my to-do list is growing!
    Thanks for sharing, -susan

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  7. Beki - TheRustedChainApril 6, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    Adorable!! I love it!

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  8. the BLAH BLAH BLAHgerApril 6, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    GREAT job!

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  9. JoyApril 6, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    I LOVE IT!
    It looks awesome and very authentic!
    It looks like it's the real deal.
    Now, you have us all curious as to where it's going.

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  10. Ceekay-THINKIN of HOMEApril 6, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    It looks so great...I really have got to try this.

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  11. Laurel @ Ducks in a RowApril 6, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    You did a fantastic job on it - it looks awesome!

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  12. Robin JohnsonApril 6, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    You did a great job. Love the design.

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  13. AnonymousApril 6, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    I want to try it too! How did you make the crown and the vine? Is it a stencil?

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  14. AnNicole@Our Suburban CottageApril 6, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Thanks everyone! I'm really happy with how it turned out, and it REALLY wasn't that hard to do.

    I didn't use a stencil. For the crown, I did a search for crown clipart online and printed out one I liked that I knew would be easy to replicate. For the vine, I eyeballed it and drew it freehand.

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  15. victoriaApril 7, 2009 at 4:40 PM

    I love this! It's sooo cute! And it looks expensive. Now I want to make one.

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  16. mimi charmanteApril 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    This turned out really well! Great job~

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