I made the smaller parts of a cornhole set as an xmas gift for a friend who is excited to build her own cornhole boards in the next few months.
This project is a two-parter!
Part 1:
First, I made eight 16-ounce corn bags using fabrics that match her house, because when she was telling me about how she wanted to paint her set, she said she wanted to match/coordinate with her house. You can see her yellow front door through the storm door. 
I ended up using “all-weather” filler for the bags, as designated by American Cornhole Association for official play (well la-de-da) which are these corn kernel shaped and colored plastic beads! As many people who bought these mentioned in their comments, I received more than needed/promised. I also ended up making an extra bag in each of the fabrics, so I put together a little cornbag first aid kit to include with the set.
Part 2:
Before I had decided to use the plastic beads, I had spent A LOT of time trying to find an appropriately sized pest-proof container that could hold the weight of the set (almost 9 pounds with the first aid kit) that was also not quite costly. When I realized I didn’t have to worry about varmints getting into the corn, I remembered I had a few wooden boxes - the kind that holiday gifts from vendors come in - in my stash! WOO! And this one was a great size!
I was able to sand down the pyrography logo with 80gr sandpaper, then use grey stain and clear varnish I had on hand to dress up the box a bit. YEY! Then I added a handle to make it easy to tote this small, but heavy thing around.
I left one of the dividers in the box, because the little first aid kit fit nicely in there.
I’m super excited with how this came together over the last few weeks, but not super excited about shipping it. 
Sorry about the harsh shadows! That’s just how it is going to be now that the sun is low in the sky all day here in Montana. 
I guess that means there is higher-stakes competitive cornhole? 7 years ago I didn’t even know the game existed (I knew about bag tossing games, but no one where I’m from called it cornhole until recently, with reluctance, and it wasn’t a common activity) and I really didn’t know it was a big enough thing for associations to form around it. I learn something every day (ETA: looked around the internet, found out just how out-of-the-loop I am)
) came in far more handy! And what a great way to put that box to use. I like how you stained it and great job with the sand paper, you can’t even tell there used to be a logo!