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    Faux Grain Sack Camp Stool

    Published by Pam Kessler | 171 words. · About 1 minute to read this article. -

    What do you do when you have an ugly non-vintage camp stool in your vintage loving life?

    Find a clean spot on my really-used-as-a-drop-cloth drop cloth, scrounge around for some painter's tape and buy a bottle of craft paint (because, out of the 100 bottles of craft paint I own, I never seem to have the correct shade that I am visualizing in my head).

    I yanked off that nasty green covering and staple gunned my faux grain sack covering on it and I do not hate it anymore.

    This whole project took about 15 minutes and the hardest part was putting the tape down evenly. Did you ever notice that when tape comes off the role it tends to be curved ever so slightly? Just enough to make a perfectionist cringe.

    If you wanted the paint to be more permanent, you could add a textile additive to the paint. I'm all about looks here though (as you can tell from my latest haircut, lol), so I didn't bother.

    Raspberry anyone?

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    1. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      February 28, 2013 at 6:24 pm

      Just spotted this on your sidebar, Pam...what a great project! I have a set of old camp stools that are begging to be re-done...thanks for the inspiration!

    2. Kathy from DoubleNickelsandBeyond

      August 18, 2012 at 8:01 pm

      This is cute. I love old camp stools, at least that 's what I call them! I redid a vintage one a few months ago and I just love it. Cost me fifty cents at a flea market! Yours has that nice nautical flair too:)

    3. gail@My Repurposed Life

      August 15, 2012 at 1:13 pm

      super cute camp stool!
      gail

    4. Debbiedoo's

      August 15, 2012 at 7:49 am

      Nice job Pam! I love this little stool. Thanks for sharing with the party. I am featuring you today!

    5. Nancy

      August 13, 2012 at 7:11 am

      Cool stool!
      The raspberries look yummmmy!

    6. Vickie @ Ranger 911

      August 13, 2012 at 12:05 am

      Love it!!! Congrats for the feature at Love that Junk!

    7. andrea@townandprairie

      August 12, 2012 at 12:26 pm

      Great job, Pam! Hey, I'm going to use you as my go-to person for advice when I finally open up a face-book. (PS I'm so not ready yet).

    8. Cottage Dreaming

      August 11, 2012 at 10:30 pm

      oh I LUV it...you are super crafty! 🙂

    9. Sherry@Back2Vintage

      August 11, 2012 at 5:28 pm

      Well how cute! This makes me want to go transform the stool I have out in the garage waiting for just such a re-do. Great job!!!

    10. Olive Cooper

      August 11, 2012 at 3:19 pm

      Ain't you spiffy? Love it.

    11. SweetMelissa

      August 11, 2012 at 8:12 am

      OOOOhhhhhh....SSSSqueeeel! I'm totally going to steal your idea!!!..."ahem" OK, let me calm down now. What I MEANT to say is that I'm extremely inspired by your wonderful post and hope to fashion my camp stools to be as lovely as yours. (better?) heehee

      Missy~JunkFest

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