How to make a teepee

I made these teepees for the kids for Christmas last year.

Aren't they neat? They stand about 5' tall and take up about 5' of the floor. 

I used this pattern for the fabric covering the poles: http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com/2010/02/tent-week-day-four-twin-sheet-teepee.html

Then I talked to my friends and found some bamboo on the outskirts of my town. My friend and I took a ride out there to pick it up and we walked around the property, there was TONS of bamboo out there! 

I brought it all home and dried it out on some saw horses, and cleaned them up. I cut the bamboo all down to the same size (60") and sanded them by hand with sand paper sheets. That was quite the arm work out! I definitely recommend it lol. Then I wiped them down with a damp rag and put on a layer of lacquer. After a few days of drying and a reapplication of the lacquer, they were ready to go! 


My kids love them! They play in them for hours at a time out in the playroom.

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This link takes you to the page to follow my store, if you so wish! 

Deals!!

I was wandering around online and found a few deals on crafting supplies!

$6.95 for a box of beautiful thread!
 http://pickyourplum.com/

First Post

Well, there has to be a first post I suppose! 

Today I decided I was going to start a blog and keep track of the store I opened and the craft show I am stocking for. I stocked my store with some of the things I have on hand, and I am hoping to get some more things done and stocked in there. Check it out Here :) 

I am a long time member of Cafemom and I love it there! You can talk to me there as MissElissa21. I can normally be found in the Craft Cafe group! How fitting since I feel like I am always crafting.

I talked to my Best Friend today about an adventure with a craft fair here in my small town and I think she is open to discussing it more. I attend it every year as a shopper, but I am really hoping to attend it this year as a vender. So far I think I have a good idea of what I want to sell there which is everything I hope to have stocked in my store. I'll let you know when I get that list compiled!