How to Create a Canopy for a Girl's Twin Bed

A canopy adds a sense of drama and adventure to a standard twin bed. It also makes a regular bedroom take on the appearance of a princess's room. A hula hoop is the right shape and size for the base of a fanciful canopy.

Hula hoop
Craft knife
2 sheer panels with rod pockets
Fishing line
Ribbon
Silk flowers
Hot glue

Instructions

- 1
  Cut through a plastic hula hoop with a craft knife.
- 2
  Feed the rod pocket for two sheer curtain panels onto the cut hula hoop. The curtains should be gathered around the top. Repair the cut in the hula hoop with a piece of duct tape, then arrange the curtains so they hide the duct tape. Arrange the curtains so they will sit around the head of the bed, decorating behind it and laying to either side.
- 3
  Thread a needle with fishing line and use it to make a big stitch from one side of the hula hoop to the other, and then another cross-wise stitch. You should have a X of fishing line across the center of the hula hoop for hanging. Tie a piece of ribbon to the center of the cross, making loop.
- 4
  Hot glue silk flowers and ribbon around the top of the canopy to help hide the hula hoop.
- 5
  Screw an S hook over the center of the head of the bed. Hang the canopy by looping the ribbon through the S hook.

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