What was supposed to be Brayden's first birthday present turned into his 17 month present. I finally got around to making his teepee. This almost became an abandoned project, but I stuck it out and am happy that I did!
For starters, I hadn't bought enough of the seersucker fabric. When I went to purchase more, they no longer carried it so fortunate accident it was, I ended up finding the gray chevron which I think MADE the teepee! There are tons of tutorials online, but non of them give you a good idea as to how you connect the poles up top. This turned into the most challenging part for me. I started by drilling holes for some carriage bolts I had purchased.... Then had to drill larger holes... Then scraped that idea completely and secured with rope and hot glue! Not saying it is indestructible, but seems to have held its own from Mr. Brayden so far...
I was going to monogram Brayden's initial or name up top, but thanks to my mom's wonderful advice, I decide to go with something less permanent so that other future children would still feel the love! Thanks Mom!
Was going to try and do my first DIY tutorial on this one, but since it turned out to be a beast, I stopped taking pictures. Sorry! Maybe next project...
I think it was a success and he is loving it!
