DIY BED! (: Yay!

So Fiz was outgrowing the little felt bed I made for him. So I decided it was time to upgrade him to a newer, bigger, more comfy bed

Here's the bed


The "mattress" is really soft. I took two pieces of cardboard and cut them to the size/shape of what I wanted the bed to be, and then I glued the cardboard pieces together. I then took two pieces of self-adhesive foam pieces and pulled off the backing, and stuck them to both sides of the cardboard. After that, I got an old shirt and cut out my "template" for the fabric size. Then I cut out the fabric in the size/shape I needed, and I glued it onto the cardboard and foam piece on three sides. I took fiber fill (the stuff you fill teddy bears with) and stuffed the top of the bed underneath the fabric with the fluff until it was soft like a cloud. Then I hot glued the remaining opening shut and I had the mattress

The "sheet" is made out of another shirt. It was an orange shirt. This was the easiest part. I cut out the size/shape fabric I wanted out of the shirt. I looked at it and it really looked bland and boring. So I dug around and found a few sheets of iron-on letters. I took the most "manly" floral shapes I could find in the batch and cut out the letters to spell "Fiz". I transfered them all on and made the sheet much more decorated

The "pillow" is a mini version of the mattress, really. The only difference is that I didn't use cardboard, just a piece of foam for the base, wrapped the matching fabric around it, and stuffed it with the fluff. That looked bland too so I took an orange iron-on shape and I transfered it on to make it look pretty.


The "legs of the bed" are made out of buttons. I took a bunch of buttons and glued them in a stack. I had a bunch of buttons laying around so I figured I might as well use them. I made four, and I glued them to the bottom of the bed. They work nicely and keep the bed up off of the ground. I think they look nice!


Here's a side view of the bed.


How do you guys like it? Fiz is currently sleeping in it as I type. He loves it!

That is great!! Very creative! :mrgreen:

-Brandon

Thank you, Brandon!

Fiz goes to sleep in a corner and then i just put him on his bed before i go to bed an dhe stays there.

Ill upload pictures of him tomorrow. I have a truckload of homework to do.

That is absolutely gorgeous, I might steal this comfy bed tip for Eddie!

Thank you! I don't mind if you steal any of my ideas It was really simple to make. I anticipated because I thought I would've had to sew something (which I'm not very good at sewing) but I just glued some cardboard together, glued some fabric on top, and then stuffed it with some fluff! Fiz loves it!

**I'm getting some pictures tonight of him sleeping in it & i'll upload them later**

Can't wait for more pics!

I think it's great cause I have plenty of leftover stuffing from a handmade ragdoll I made a few years ago so I can perhaps utilise it in hre some way

I keep forgetting to upload the pictures! I would upload them now but I don't have time.

Pictures WILL come, and I promise they'll be uploaded SOON!

Okay so I finally got around to taking & uploading some pictures of Fiz in his bed that you all wanted to see

He's so cute when he sleeps. He looks very cozy!


I pulled back his blanket just to show you how cute and adorable he is! Don't worry, I covered him back up after I took a couple pictures :wink:


"Please! Just 5 more minutes!"


See him giving me that stink eye?! "You better give me extra worms for breakfast for doing this to me!"

Haha those pictures are great!

-Brandon

Thanks Brandon! Glad you like the pictures!

Oh wow, cute overload!

Thanks! He loves his bed. Sometimes I find him with his head buried UNDER his pillow!