Tobacco Stick Chair

With lots of extra tobacco sticks laying around, I've found a few decorative uses for them. I made, (my husband nailed it, as I said where, lol) this cute tobacco stick chair. It's gonna sit by the entry and hold a sign to welcome guests. I just love it.

These old tobacco sticks were used in the fields when growing tobacco, and were speared through the tops of the stalks. They were essential for "hanging" the tobacco in the barns to cure. A lot of stalks of tobacco could be slid onto one stick. And they were then hung up on the rafters in the barn to cure. The tobacco looks like this:

Photo: By Me of a bunch of real tobacco

Finding a use for old tobacco sticks is pretty challenging. Yet I love the look of them indoors, so I like a challenge. They are a perfect touch for a cute country or prim styled home. The first thing I made turned out looking like a tree of some kind. So I call it my tobacco stick tree. I decorate it with homemade rag ropes and lights of the season.


Here is it:


Since first making this one, I've started making them way slimmer and about 5ft tall and some even shorter, table top versions. Here's a link:

Primitive Tobacco Stick Grapevine Tree

Update: lol, No, as a few people have messaged me, this is not for everyday sitting. It is just for decoration purposes. I love the primitive theme around my house and that is why it fits in. Just great for decorating! Thanks for the messages, I love getting them!
Happy Crafting!





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Primitive Tobacco Stick Grapevine Tree

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