Bed 38

This is definitely a good year for me. To start being productive by reading more, (im on my second book this year and currently happy being tied up with Terry McMillan's Getting to Happy) not minding other people's business and not letting them get into my nerves (struggling but doing pretty good) and most especially Im freaking serious about my goal this year of 1 DIY project per month. And of course part of being productive is to write more in my blog. I will catch up with the DIY project that I accomplished last January.

So I call this project as BED38. I made a very comfy pet bed for Hershey. Well I initially planned on making two because I have two little monsters at home. But i will make the other one on a later date for sure. So it'll be by seniority, Ishi will get the bed first. 

The internet is really a haven for DIY projects. I am not artistic and I definitely cant come up with something without imitating. I've watched a couple of videos in Youtube on how to make a pet bed. They're really good and they have slight differences from one another but they all still looked very nice and comfy for the pet. There's also a video that doesnt need any sewing at all! 

To start the project, I just needed an old sweater, some stuffings and viola, I can have a pet bed without spending hundreds of pesos. Pet beds in pet stores range from 600 and up. Hershey used to have one, a really cute and pricey one but Koby destroyed it. Going back--- Unfortunately, I dont have old sweater shirts so I was thinking on getting them at an Ukay-ukay shop. I bought the sweatshirt for 25 pesos only. I actually bought two. They're kids sizes and the one I initially picked for Hershey is too cute and up till now, Im still not ready to do anything scary about it. So I kept it locked in my closet. 

As what I told you in Facebook, I am so bad at sewing... never been good at it.. will never be good at it. Well, in doing this project the sewing doesnt have to be neat as you wont see the stitches. But you really have to stitch them good to make the bed durable.

 Tadaaahh!! The finish product! That is actually the back side of the shirt. It looks better than the front side so I decided to have the bed this way and show the little elbow patches (if thats how you call them) to add some sort of "taste" or design. It also has the number 38 hence the title, BED 38.

 The proud maker! Thanks for the boyfee for taking the picture for an obligatory shot! whe're my medal of excellence? 

A close up glance. 

I'll be on my way home later and Im just so excited to show this to everyone at home and finally have Hershey use it! I hope she will like it as I made it from scratch and poured all my love and compassion into that comfy bed of hers! 

*pics of Ishi on the bed will follow. :)

Thanks!!