Host Dena Fishbein shows you how to create an adorable canopy for a basinet.

Materials:

Green curtain panels
Acrylic paint (turquoise, green and lavender)
Gac 900
Large brush (#10)
Gold glitter paint with thin tip
Lavender pompon trim
Fabri-Tac
Butterfly
Wooden shelf
Hot glue

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

1. Mix acrylic paints with Gac 900 as manufacturer specifies.

   Note: Place paper under very thin fabric to protect your furniture from paint.

2. Randomly paint butterflies by using one color for body, one color for upper wings, and one color for the lower wings and let dry.

3. Outline the wings and paint curly antennas using the gold glitter paint (figure A) and let dry.

4. Glue the lavender pompons to the inside edge (reverse side) of each curtain panel (figure B) with Fabri-Tac.

5. Paint the shelf with a coordinating color.

6. Give the material a little stitching on your machine right at the top (figure C) so that it will lay flat when you glue it to the shelf.

7. Gather the fabric and attach the two panels to top edge of wooden shelf with hot glue.

8. Hot glue pompon trim over the gathers along the shelf edge.

9. Glue a butterfly (can purchase at craft store or florist) to the center of the shelf.

RESOURCES :

Fine Embellishment Techniques: Classic Details for Today's Clothing
Model: 156158231X
Author: Jane Conlon
(January, 1999)
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The Taunton Press Inc.
Website: www.taunton.com

Beacon's Fabri-Tac Glue
Website: www.beaconcreates.com

Paper Trimmer
Fiskars
Website: www.fiskars.com
Fiskars Brand Inc.
Website: www.fiskars.com

Hot Glue Gun (Adhesive Technologies)
Adhesive Technologies, Inc.
Website: www.adhesivetech.com