This might be the coolest thing I've made from Pinterest! I even got to purchase a drill bit which made this extra cool because I felt super handy. Interesting fact, drill bits are cheap!
I started by gathering my materials. My Home Depot didn't have 48" long dowels and mouldings (or at least I couldn't find them) so I purchased the 36" ones. I figure Molly is still little so she doesn't need a tall tent. I also found some great fabric in my stash that was perfect for this project. I had purchased it years ago intending on making a cat pillow cover. Well I never did it and now this fabric was perfect for my project.
Drilling the holes in the square dowels was easy-peasy. It was harder making sure I was centered before I started drilling. The round dowels fit into the holes I made on the square dowels like a charm.
I then hemmed the fabric for the tent and sewed elastic onto each corner. I, unfortunately made the tent fabric a little long so I need to hem it again. I'm hoping to find some time over the long weekend.
Molly loves her new little tent and I've even found the cats sleeping in it. I had intended on keeping it in the living room but the wood floor does not make a grippy surface for the tent legs and it keeps collapsing on Molly. I think it will be fun in her bedroom.
A friend suggested that I include how much Pinterest Thursday costs me so I'll be including a break-down of the costs at the end of each post from now on. I'm excited to see how the costs of some of these projects compare to just buying them at the store.
Total Price for this Pin: $23.17
Breakdown of Costs:
Square Dowel (4) $13.40 ($3.35 each)
Spade Drill Bit $4.19
Elastic $1.57
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3 comments:
maybe you can glue some rubber feet on it?
I bet it would be fun outside on the grass in the summer too! Nap time!
P.S. love that you included my idea!
Tent supplies: $23
Something handmade with love: priceless
I second the nod to the fab fabric. So bright and cheery!
You could put those rubber stopper things for walking canes on the ends to keep it from slipping. They might look kind of dorky. Maybe you could sprinkle glitter on them? Glitter cures everything! ;)
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