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Corn-hole Game #2

When I made a beanbag toss game last summer for our yard I also got a great idea.

Make some as gifts for family.

That sounds easy and doable in July, but by the time December rolled around I could tell with all the other projects we were working on that those weren't going to happen.

So instead I took the pair that my son in law uses and built years ago, and gave them a make over.

This is how they started......

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com
It was a covert operation.

I went to my daughters house and she helped me load the two heavy boards in the truck.  I crossed my fingers he wouldn't notice them missing from a corner in his garage.

At this time of year with cold snowy weather, I was pretty sure the last thing on his mind was tossing bean bags around the yard.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com
I started painting and I *think* I wiped the mud off before I got to the legs.

I painted over the white that was already there to clean them up, then did a coat of Maison Blanche Outdoor French Blue, as a nod to water and sky.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com

I didn't want to repaint the red circles since they were already nice and round, so I painted the white and used the red as part of the new color scheme.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com

My son in law is an avid fisherman.  He's never met a lake he didn't like or a fish he wasn't willing to catch.  And sometimes when the fish aren't biting, well... you have to throw a few beers down the hatch.

So for the makeover I deemed it the "Lakes vs Beers" corn-hole boards.

Each board has a combination of Midwest beer and lake names.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com
My daughter jotted down a few of his favorite lakes, and I pulled the beer names outta my ...... refrigerator.

Bet you thought I was gonna type something else there huh?

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com
I stenciled the letters on with a set of large letters, but I had to hand paint some of the words.

Like this Leinie beer that I wanted to look like their logo.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com
I whipped up a watered down mix of Maison Blanche Wrought Iron and Chocolate to make a vintage colored wash I could put over the blue to age it.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com
To finish the game boards off I put a couple coats of Maison Blanche varnish on for extra protection, and so those bean bags slide right across and into the hole.... when it's my turn to throw.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com
The game was wrapped up, and he opened his own handmade, well used, bean bag game boards, only they were sporting a brand new look.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com

I call it garage art.   I knew they were heading to a wall in his garage.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com

And yes, Totally Naked is the name of a beer.

In case you didn't get to see the boards I made for our yard (which are pretty darn cool if I do say so myself) I will gladly flash them for you...............

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com

Now all we need is Spring for a healthy competition of beers vs lakes.

Custom Bean Bag Yard Toss Corn Hole, Bliss-Ranch.com



15 comments :

  1. Looks like a fun summer coming up
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    Judy

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  2. Oh- What fun. I have played this several times (and always lost). Hope you have a great week- xo Diana

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  3. The bean bag toss game (I think they call it holes here in Chicago?) was a head scratcher for me when I first moved here. And those boards are silly expensive!!! But you've made them look so appealing and stylish that I just may pick up a bean bag and play along ... :)

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  4. Leinenkugel Summer Shandy....my fave! We found a few of these corn hole games at Goodwill and used the for our pumpkin patch. Maybe I need to drag them out and give them a makeover! Yours look great!

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  5. I love these. I seriously need to get my own corn hole game put together. I love the beer theme.

    -andi

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  6. These are great BLiss. But not as great as yours. Makes me forget the name of the game is corn hole.

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  7. Very cool Bliss, I see these on HGTV often on House Hunters. We don't have any of this in NJ. I always wonder what they are called. Great job as always!!!

    Cindy

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  8. More Bliss-dom.
    And I think you just like to say corn hole. ;)

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  9. Great job on those, as usual. That should make the game more interesting. Your son-in-law should be pleased. The other ones you made are really fun. Great job on those too.

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  10. Those turned out so great, Bliss...really special and personal!

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  11. They look great! Cornhole has been very popular here at the beach for years! There are tons of board makers all over town.....it can be a profitable business what with all the competitive sports teams, high schools and universities!

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  12. Totally........awesome, but we both know you really wanted to type something else, didn't you !!

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  13. Those look great! I like how you customized the boards with names of beers and lakes that mean something to you. I know you will be happy when it's finally warm enough to use them.

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  14. Do you give painting classes? and if so, where do I sign up!!! These are so fun, I think your son-in-law is going to raise his beer mug to you, for sure!!

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  15. You always do a great job Bliss! Now we just need some warm weather! It's going to be 3 degrees here tonight... ugh!

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