How to Make a Toadstool

3 Materials
$20
30 Minutes
Easy

Ive always wanted to make a toadstool from tree trunks, There is just something so whimsical about it! Also I love the idea of being able to use them indoors and outdoors!

Ive been working in my garden a lot lately - here is a recent outdoor sofa I built


TO MAKE A TOADSTOOL



You’ll first need to source some tree stumps – 3 to be exact.

I live in the city, so unfortunately stumbling across abandoned tree trunks on my daily strolls just wasn’t going to happen. Thankfully, there is such a thing called eBay – with lots and lots of local trees sellers wanting to make a buck off otherwise free goods of nature.

The seller who I got in contact with, provided me with tree trunks that had already been dried out , debarked and sanded . Of course, you can do all this part yourself, but be warned, it is quite a long process 

I rubbed the trunk with linseed oil to protect and seal it

Next the cushion part

I used 33cm mdf circles (about 1-2cm thick) for each stool.

I secured the circle to the wood using a drill

I then covered the mdf circle with cotton stuffing and then topped with a sheet of fire retardant wadding

Then add the fabric

Flip it all over

I pulled at both the wadding and fabric , and stapled to the underside of the mdf circle using my staple gun. You can fold the edges over as you staple if needed.

And there you have it! A cute mini toadstool!

If you want to see how I made the table top, click the link at the bottom of this post!

I also have a another way to make toadstools on the blog using tires - CLICK HERE TO SEE

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  • Katen Katen on Jul 24, 2019

    Do you have problems when it rains getting stools to dry. I purchased cushions that are sunbrella fabric and it dries in a wink but if caught in a down pour the filling takes days to dry out. So I don’t leave out whenever we are not around to keep dry. Kind of a pain dragging in/out

  • Tina Matthews Tina Matthews on Jul 24, 2019

    Where did you get the fabric. I love it!!!

  • JD Ferut JD Ferut on Aug 01, 2019

    How would I dry out a stump? You received yours already dried....

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