How to Make an Enchanted Fairy Canopy Bed

Water fairies, wood fairies and garden fairies are creatures of myth and legend. Many people are inspired by their playful nature and beauty. Fairies can come alive through art and decoration. You can step into a world of fairies and magic every time you enter your bedroom with the addition of a fairy inspired canopy bed. A fairy inspired canopy bed can be a little girl's delight. A fairy canopy is easy to create, and only requires a few materials. This project can be easily completed in one afternoon.

Materials:

Measuring tape
Notepad
Pencil
4 adjustable decorative curtain rods
Ceiling hooks
12 60x 63 inch sheer curtains, any color
Decorative chain
8 zip ties
Greenery
Floral tape
Silk flowers
Hot glue
Hot glue gun
Fairy ornaments
Tie backs
Small safety pins
Ornamental tie backs

Measure the length and width of your bed. Record the measurements and add four inches to the length measurement. Your canopy bed should extend four inches from the end of your bed.

Select four decorative curtain rods with either natural looking finials or glass finials. Either style will work well for a fairy canopy bed. Remember fairies are organic creatures, but they like bling.

On the ceiling, place hooks above the right and left sides of the headboard. Place two more hooks onto the ceiling above the right and left sides of the foot board. Make sure that the headboard and foot board hooks are parallel. Place two additional ceiling hooks each on the right side and the left side of the bed. These hooks should be parallel to each other and about 6 inches away from the headboard and foot board hooks. You should have a total of eight ceiling hooks in the ceiling; two at the headboard, two at the foot board, two on the right side, and two on the left side.

Place four sheer curtains onto two of the curtain rods. These two curtain rods will hang on the sides of the bed. Place a sheer curtain onto each of the two remaining curtain rods. These will be placed at the headboard and foot board area.

Cut eight 12-inch lengths of chain. Place a zip tie around the last length of chain and wrap the chain around the curtain rod on the end nearest the finial. Repeat this step on each end of the curtain rods.

Using florist tape, attach the greenery to the chain. Ivy leaves, ferns and similar silk plants will work well. Use enough greenery for a good foundation. Make sure to camouflage the areas that use the florist tape.

Remove the heads from the silk flowers. Hot glue the flowers to the greenery. Use as many or as few flowers as you want.

Carefully attach light weight fairy ornaments to the chains. Always be mindful of the direction the chain will hang. This will give the fairies the appearance of flying.

Pin more greenery and silk flowers to the top portion of the curtains. If desired, allow the greenery to drape onto the curtains. Add a few more fairy ornaments to the top of the curtains, and to the draping greenery.

Slip each end of the curtain rod chains into the ceiling hanger. It may be necessary for you to have help with this step.

Before attaching any curtain tie backs to your canopy, hot glue flowers and greenery onto the center section of the tie backs. Add one fairy to each tieback. Decorating the tie backs before attaching them will keep the hot glue from running, or getting onto your curtains, as well as prevent the decorative items from falling off.

Gather two side curtains and one headboard curtain together. Place a tie back onto the curtains at the head board and foot board.

References:

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