a teepee for my little man

i finished the teepee for jaxon!

here are the supplies, minus the stitch witchery which i didn't use

for the most part it was pretty easy, i think i made it harder than it was because i was being super anal.

you fold the canvas into a triangle and then cut the bottom portion into a semi-circle, and the tip of the triangle into a small semi-circle.

assemble the sticks, which i probably re-did like 50 times...i was obsessed with getting it perfectly spread apart.

 voila, a teepee is made!

 the tutorial said to use grommets, but i didn't feel like dealing with them, so i just hand stitched the opening at the top with some yarn, which made it more rustic and playful anyway.

 i initially bought a feather trim for the bottom of the teepee, but after opening the package i asked myself, do i really want his floor to be covered in feathers everyday {answer:  no}  what was i thinking?
but since i got the trim for such a good deal {hobby lobby $5- it was 50% off of $10} i had to find something else to trim.  duh, the ugly lamp that i have been wanting to throw away for about 3 years but always had high hopes for...

 see i told you it was ugly, well the lampshade at least. it's definitely seen better days and it doesn't go with the decor i'm going for in jaxon's big boy room

 i bought a lampshade at crate and barrel outlet {my version of goodwill, which i never have luck at and everyone else and their mother seems to} for $5!

it's a natural grasscloth-type fabric perfect for the room

so of course i trimmed that bad boy in the feathers

and there you have it, a lamp makeover for 10 bucks.

i might paint the stand this weekend, not sure yet.

 i'm not sure if i still want to trim the hem of the teepee.  i saw a cute "leather" fringe trim, but i don't really want to take the teepee to a super literal/authentic state.  i know it's a teepee, how modern can you be with it, right? 

thoughts on the fringe, yes or no?