{"id":715,"date":"2010-08-16T02:48:24","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T02:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?p=715"},"modified":"2010-10-10T22:57:58","modified_gmt":"2010-10-10T22:57:58","slug":"canopy-cover-for-a-fairy-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?p=715","title":{"rendered":"Canopy for a Fairy-Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-723\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=723\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-723\" title=\"done\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/done1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I made this canopy for Charlie the other day.\u00a0 I have had the materials to make it for the last three months and decided I had the time to finally do it.\u00a0 It was SOOO easy.\u00a0 I should have done it months ago.\u00a0 She loves it.\u00a0 It will be a fun place for her to sit and read her books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-721\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=721\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-721\" title=\"stuff\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/stuff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Foam wreath form<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ribbon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">a curtain<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">tulle or sheer fabric<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">felt- three shades of green<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">felt\/ fake flowers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">gems<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">hot glue<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">sewing machine-<em>optional<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ceiling hook<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How I did it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I started by wrapping ribbon around the foam circle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-720\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-720\" title=\"begin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/begin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then I stapled the edge down after I got all the way around.\u00a0 Glue would work just fine to hold it, I just wanted to staple something. lol<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-719\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=719\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-719\" title=\"ribbon2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ribbon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The I took three equal size pieces of ribbon, place them equal lengths around-just eyeballing it, and glued with my hot glue gun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-718\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=718\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-718\" title=\"top4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/top4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Like this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717\" title=\"circle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/circle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I then cut a circle 40&#8243; in diameter, and cut a tiny circle in the middle.\u00a0 Just big enough to slide ribbon through.\u00a0 Ribbon knot holds felt up, so you don&#8217;t want the knot to slide through. This is white felt, but I recommend doing it in green.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After my circle was cut I sewed my curtain around the bottom edge and then sewed my sheer fabric on top of that, leaving a space in the front to get in and out.\u00a0 I recommend tulle over what I used. You could try to just hot glue the curtains if your not big on sewing.\u00a0 Or check out the link at the bottom of this post\u00a0 for another version my sister-in-law found.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-726\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=726\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726\" title=\"ribbon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ribbon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I tied a knot and slid the loose ribbon through the whole in the felt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-716\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=716\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716\" title=\"templet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/templet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I cut out leaf shapes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-725\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=725\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"top2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/top2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And hot glued them on to my cone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-724\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=724\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-724\" title=\"top 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/top-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I added gems and felt flowers to the top- this next pic is not good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-729\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=729\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-729\" title=\"flowers bad pic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/flowers-bad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-728\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=728\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-728\" title=\"beck2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/beck2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beck helped with comic relief<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-727\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=727\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-727\" title=\"Beck1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Beck1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Love that he is almost one and still looks bald lol<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-722\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=722\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722\" title=\"other kind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/other-kind.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My sister-in-law wanted to make one too, but found a different tutorial online she wanted to try.\u00a0 And I really liked this one too.\u00a0 It looked very easy.\u00a0 Probably took her 30mins to an hour.\u00a0 Used a hula-hoop!\u00a0 Great idea!\u00a0 Check this out.\u00a0 No sewing involved.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/familyfun.go.com\/crafts\/cool-canopy-675544\/\">http:\/\/familyfun.go.com\/crafts\/cool-canopy-675544\/<\/a> This website has tons of fun ideas for kids.\u00a0 And I can&#8217;t lie if I had know about it before I started I probably would have done this one.\u00a0 But mine turned out cute and it fits in the space I wanted it, so I am happy.\u00a0 And, most importantly so is Miss Charlie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-730\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/?attachment_id=730\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-730\" title=\"IMG_8974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_8974.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_8974.jpg 587w, https:\/\/www.lynnspin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_8974-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Get Crafty with your Bad Self!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made this canopy for Charlie the other day.\u00a0 I have had the materials to make it for the last three months and decided I had the time to finally do it.\u00a0 It was SOOO easy.\u00a0 I should have done it months ago.\u00a0 She loves it.\u00a0 It will be a fun place for her to 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