Toadstools

These adorable woodland toadstools are a comfortable and unique form of seating.
The Martha Stewart Show, November 2007

These adorable woodland toadstools are a comfortable and unique form of seating.

Tools and Materials
15-inch disc of 1/2-inch plywood
15-inch circle of 6-inch high-density foam
Glue gun and glue sticks
Electric knife
Polyfil low-loft polyester batting
Staple gun
30-inch circle of red felt
Fabric
Wool roving
Felting needles
13-inch foam disc
Grey, black, and white acrylic paint
Paint brush
Tree stump
Drill with countersink bit
Screws

Toadstool How-To
1. Begin by gluing the 15-inch circle of 6-inch high-density foam to the plywood. Use electric knife to shave off the top edge of the circle to create a domed top.

2. Cut a circle of "polyfil" low-loft polyester batting 6-inches larger all around than the plywood. Place foam circle dome-side down on batting. Pull batting around to the flat side and staple in place, placing each staple opposite the last one.

3. Place batting-covered mushroom head dome-side down on a 30-inch circle of red felt. Pull fabric very tautly around to disc and staple in place as you did with the batting. Start to trim excess felt.

4. Take a length of wool roving and, in your hand, twist it into a circle the size you want your dot to be. Place roving circle on mushroom cap. Stab it a few times with a felting needle to tack in place. Poke repeatedly with a felting needle to mesh the wool roving with the wool felt, shaping the wool roving into a circle as you work.

5. Paint the 13-inch disc with grey acrylic paint that has been tinted with a touch of black and a touch of white, but not thoroughly mixed to create a gradation of color. Place disc painted-side down on a tree stump that is about 4 inches smaller in diameter than the disc.

6. Flip mushroom cap upside down, and place stump with disk centered over it. Drill a hole (using a countersink bit) in the center of the overhang of the disc, and use a screw to secure. Repeat two more times to secure in place.

Resources
The foam used on today's show is from Economy Foam and Futon, 212-475-4800. Wool felt can be purchased onaetnafelt.com. Wool fibers and felting needles can be found on halcyonyarn.com/martha.html. The wood stump used on today's show is from Dry Nature, 212-695-8911. An electric knife may be purchased onbedbathandbeyond.com. Polyfil batting can found at any notions or quilting store.

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    Does anyone know what type of felt to use? The website they provided sells several grades and they don't specify which one to use.

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    What is the base made out of?

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    5 Nov, 2008

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    25 Nov, 2007

    We are doing a big event at the high school and were already planning on making toadstools! but the wood stumps would be too heavy to store and move in for the event. Using buckets would be a great idea, but how would you attach the mushroom top?
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    16 Nov, 2007

    Could you also let me know how much a (wooden) stool would cost? Thank you for your time and have a great day.
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