DIY Christmas Decor Vintage Grain Sacks
DIY Christmas decor featuring vintage grain sacks. Use them to make ornaments, garlands, and more. Includes grain sack sources for the best selection!
Hello and welcome to Christmas Cheer and Grain Sacks! I’m teaming up with three other grain sack-loving bloggers to bring you ideas and inspiration for adding these vintage lovelies to your DIY Christmas decor. All of their links will be at the end of the post, so we’ll get to that in a bit. First I’d like to show you my little table top Christmas tree. Last year, I finally gave up on a big tree and bought this mini version. Honestly, I didn’t much like it…but when I got it out this year, it didn’t seem so puny. I placed it on my antique chest, so it has a bit more presence than it did on the floor.
DIY Christmas Decor
I decked the tabletop tree out with white lights and all handmade ornaments. Little puffed hearts and stars, clay tags, and a grain sack garland. The garland was super easy, and I’ll be back with a quick tutorial for that on Sunday.
Update:
Get the garland tutorial {HERE.}
Learn how to make the clay tag ornaments {HERE.}
Vintage Grain Sacks
Next I added vintage grain sacks to my blanket ladder. They are actually just pieces of grain sacks I had left over from other projects. Nothing goes to waste when it comes to sewing with these beauties. Every single inch of stripe is used for something. Rest assured, these pieces will be put to good use.
Many times when I’m finished with a project using vintage grain sacks, I have narrow strips of hemp left. They are usually the side seams or ends. A few years ago, I decided to make some Christmas trees from these ends of hemp.
They land in a different place every Christmas. Last year they were in my entry. This year they are on my reclaimed wood tray and right at home on my coffee table.
I remember the exact minute I saw my first grain sack. It wasn’t actually in person, but on Miss Mustard Seed’s blog. I fell in love immediately, and knew they would become a big part of my blog and online shop. Vintage grain sacks have a story to tell and a rich history. Many times, as I’m picking out the side seams of a grain sack, I wonder about the woman who sewed the stitches. Would she approve of what I’m doing? I really hope, so because every grain sack item I have ever made was produced carefully and with love.
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To learn much more visit:
Antique Grain Sacks
Sources:
Tutorial for Heart Christmas Tree Ornament
(in case you want to make your own)
Grain Sack Christmas Tree Tutorial
Sources for Grain Sacks:
Antique Linen Store on Etsy
Grainsacks on eBay
 Now…please, if you have time, take a minute and visit these other blogs for
more Vintage Grain Sack inspiration:
and
Yvonne from StoneGable is featuring us in a round up so stop by her place and say hello!
 Thank you for stopping by…see you soon…maybe tomorrow!
