Sunday, April 5, 2009

Tent canopy for Chloe




This was incredibly easy and ridiculously affordable.

Materials;
1- 5/8th inch dowel 36 inches long
2- sheer curtain panels , This is where you can improvise using material, sheets etc.
(I found my sheer curtain panels at a thrift store for 1.99 each)
1- spool  of ribbon 
2- screws with circles on the end, aka Screw eyes
Sewing machine.


Step 1- paint your dowel white.
Step 2- Sew your two pieces of fabric together at the top. I just followed the lines that were already there. You are going to do this twice. Your second stitch needs to be about an 1 and 1/2 inches bellow your first stitch. 
step 3- Push your dowel through your two seems, like you would when putting a curtain on a rod.
Step 4- Place your two hooks in the ceiling over your child's bed where you want it to hang.  Place them about 2-3 ft apart.
step 5- Cut two pieces of ribbon the same length. Tie a bow at the bottom of each ribbon and hang one end off the ceiling hook and the other holding the bar with the curtain on it.
Taaaa Daaaa

4 comments:

  1. No wonder Chloe was so excited about her Princess bed... its so cute.

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  2. That is so cute! You are quite the craft-o-holic. Love it!

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  3. Great job Heidi. I bet Hunter would love it, but I need sewing lessons first.

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  4. This is ridiculously cute! What a great idea, if we ever get our basement finished and I have less than 3 kids in a bedroom I am totally going to use it! I love fun crafts! Good Job!

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