Cowgirl Glamping

[carlkeigley]

The reason I asked, was I found some coffee theme place mats
which seems fairly kewl. Then went to the fabric department and
looked to see if there were any coffee theme bolts. I found some.
Then I found one that was a kind of military theme saying there was
a revolution "brewing" and was mixed with coffee cups.

My mind only sees a space ship when I look at the Snoozy........LOL.
And it's really hard for me to exercise any imagination with it.

[Vickie B.]

Carl ----I love it!!!!!!!

[carlkeigley]

Originally Posted by Vickie B.

Carl ----I love it!!!!!!!

Well, good!
Then maybe I will go ahead with a military/cup mix.
I can kinda, sorta, see that in my Snoozy.

Thanks

EDIT NOTE:
Can I tell the wife Vickie said it was okay?.............lol

[Vickie B.]

You bet you can!!!!!

[Kemoldenhauer]

Love this! Getting some amazing ideas for fix up our "new" egg!

[carlkeigley]

Well, I picked up some "cup" accessories.
I asked the fabric lady about the revolution brewing
material as I couldn't find it. She guessed they sold it.
But I'm thinking I saw it in a different store? It was a
short bolt so could have easily been sold out. But now
I've got my pinkies wet and can now assume I'm motivated
to carry on.

I kept waiting for the wife to object so I could say, "Well,
Vickie said I could!" But she never said a word..........lol.
So hubby is assuming it's okay. Pics later as I begin.

[carlkeigley]

Here's a neat "Covered Wagon" imitation:

covered tin can | RV Caravan Travel Trailer Decorating


EDIT: Well, that's out, wife hates it.

[carlkeigley]

My first pic: (Some of the items I will have to make hangers, etc. for)
Curtains I will have to make.



Soloing I can use my very old cup from the Navy [1970]. Aircraft Carrier
USS America (CVA-66) It's now sunk off the East Coast for fishies and divers.



A setup for "two."

[carlkeigley]

This is how I'm blocking the windows.
I velcro-ed in the four corners so it won't blow away when using the screen door.
Daughter likes the butterflies, so.. . . . . . The other windows are blocked the same.
And yes, these are auto shades. LOL

[Otters]

Originally Posted by carlkeigley

The reason I asked, was I found some coffee theme place mats
which seems fairly kewl. Then went to the fabric department and
looked to see if there were any coffee theme bolts. I found some.
Then I found one that was a kind of military theme saying there was
a revolution "brewing" and was mixed with coffee cups.

My mind only sees a space ship when I look at the Snoozy........LOL.
And it's really hard for me to exercise any imagination with it.

I like where you're going Carl. I like the bistro theme you've got going. It would be cool to see more of the Navy/Military theme though. There's got to be a lot out there. I found this site with coasters, flags, patches, etc. Official Navy Gifts & Accessories- Buy Licensed U.S. Navy Gifts and Accessories OnlineLooking forward to seeing what you do with your Snoozy.

[carlkeigley]

Thanks Linda.
I've been looking at several sites but haven't seen this one.
They have some things I think would work fairly well.
It also made me remember some things I still have from boot camp, etc.

[Otters]

Here's a picture of the Rhinestone Bunkhouse proudly wearing the Awning I made for her. I don't have a screen so I used some red lace fabric hung in the doorway to keep the flies out. It worked great and was ever so "glampy"!

[Steve and Rosemary]

Wow! It looks great! You must have some great sewing skills. Love what you did with the gravel guard too!

[Otters]

Thanks Rosemary. My sewing skills are better than my skills on setting the darn thing up. I wasn't really sure how to anchor it with the tent pole ropes. So I just put it up like I I thought I remembered seeing them in pictures. I didn't get it quite right and will work on it next time so it won't have quite as much droop in the awning. But all in all i'm happy to have it for a little shade on sunny days.

[LeahTookey]

Wow Linda! That's great! Did you have a pattern or plans? I would love to make one for my little scamp.

[Otters]

Originally Posted by LeahTookey

Wow Linda! That's great! Did you have a pattern or plans? I would love to make one for my little scamp.

Hi Leah, I just made a pattern about 30" long for the scallop using a saucer for the shape. I cut 2 large pieces of fabric to the maximum size I thought I would work on my 13' Scamp. The total dimension is about 8' wide x 7' long, so I used 52" wide fabric. I used French seams in the middle seam to make it neat. I then sewed the scallop all around the 3 sides. I purchased nylon webbing for around the 4 sides for strength and to make the seems where the awning and scallop attach neat. I put 3 grommets at right, left and middle for the tent poles. I used something called welting for the length that goes into the rail. Sailboat suppliers & marine fabric suppliers have this with the super duty thread and the webbing. I didn't have a rail on the Scamp so I bought it from Vintage Trailers and also purchased rope tighteners from Vintage Trailer. It was very reasonable. I then purchased the tent poles on line where ever the best price was. Reflective rope and stakes were from Harbor Freight.
Sailrite.com | Home for webbing, grommets, thread.

Upholstery Fabrics, Marine Canvas, Vinyl Fabric and Supplies - Great Lakes Fabrics, Inc. for welting and bias seam binding

I get a lot of personal satisfaction out of projects like this, and it was a good winter project for me to take on. But I really don't think you save much money by the time you buy all the fabric and other items necessary.

I had extra fabric and supplies so I made a bag to hold everything and the little gravel cover awning, so those were a bonus. To make the gravel awning, I just traced the cover and made an envelope that slips over it with snaps on the window side to keep it on.