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| I do feed him, by the way. |
Andrew has been a cowboy for so long, I thought a change of perspective might do him some good. I've wanted to make him a teepee for so long and really intended to for Christmas, but then never did (as usual). I knew if I didn't do it soon he might outgrow the coolness of it before he could ENJOY the coolness of it. Seven seems like such a teetering age, teetering between young and old. But I just won't think about that right now.
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| Instead of unwrapping a present, he unwrapped his eyes. |
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| The whole tribe. |
Since there are other little indians running around this place, I wanted to make it large enough to accommodate a whole tribe and/or some REAL play and not just sitting in it. A great thought- but, it turns out, not very practical for a bedroom that is nearly the same size as the teepee!
I used these two teepee tutorials. This one for the size/construction. This one for the lacing/opening. I used just over one canvas dropcloth...if you made it even the tiniest bit less huge, you could get away with buying just ONE dropcloth.
I made a fleece fire pillow, too, using the fleece supply that never-ends.
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| No underage pipe smoking happened during the taking of this photo. Ps. I love Corynn's expression. |
We ended the night with another bonfire. The edible kind.
9 comments:
TOTALLY awesome!!! How cool! Love the cake too! Happy birthday!
Christina
Ps. I have four boys my younger ones would like this!
My 10 year old would love this! I bet Andrew is beside himself! You after one talented woman. :) I wonder how difficult this would be for a never really caught on to sewing person like myself?
Perfect!
as ever, just the cutest - every bit.
happiest spring to you and yours.
If I could have become a Mom I would have wanted to be like you. You (and your husband) are teaching your kids fantastic life lessons and having a blast at the same time.
Miranda- the first version (the one I used) is just a bunch of straight seams. The second version (the one I used for the lacing and opening) is completely NO SEW. I opted for the sewn one because I knew it would be bigger-but the no sew one looks pretty spacious too. Give it a go!
Anonymous- just about the BEST comment ever. Thank you.
Holy Moley woman!! How COMPLETELY fun! :D Love it!!!
Feed that kid, would ya?? ;) Love the peace pipe! :D
Wow! You are seriously amazing, and your kiddos are super lucky I must say. :)
Aaaaaaahhhhh!
I love this enough to steal. You'll know where to look when it vanishes one night.
fondly,
Your Very Own Thieving Chum.
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