Ever since I found my baby girl Sweetie (previous post), I have been shopping online non stop for the perfect elevated doggie bowl and dog bed for her. I never realized how expensive large/xl dog beds and elevated dog bowls were until I started shopping for them.
I have a couple beds for my Toy Poodle. However, for cute small dog beds,it only runs about $13-$25 of course, depending on what you want. For the L/XL, it starts around $40 and up.
I have a couple beds for my Toy Poodle. However, for cute small dog beds,it only runs about $13-$25 of course, depending on what you want. For the L/XL, it starts around $40 and up.
I didn't just want ANY bed,I wanted Sweetie to have a pink bed!
I found great sites that do custom beds but I didn’t want to pay $100 and up for one doggie bed.
So I went to my forever faithful inspiration board - Pinterest.
Found an awesome COST EFFECTIVE way to do a DIY doggie bed.
Dog Bed:
*Fleece Fabric (I used yard and half for medium/large dog size,use one yard of fabric for toy size)
*Polyester Stuffing ($6 a bag at Joanns with 40% coupon, they ALWAYS have coupons),
*And scissors!
*Polyester Stuffing ($6 a bag at Joanns with 40% coupon, they ALWAYS have coupons),
*And scissors!
The Fabric cost me a whopping grand total of $14 at Joann's.
So my initial idea was to make one huge doggie bed for Sweetie but I bought more than enough fabric so I ended up making two beds. So for 2 beds, it averaged to only be about $13 or so each! Now, thats a steal!
Instructions:
1) Fold fabric in half
2) Cut out the 2 corners opposite of folded side. (about 2inches or so)
3) Cut 3 inch slits all the way around on all three sides. (Not on the folded material side)
4) Double knot all ends beside about 6 slits or so.
5) Start stuffing in the opening you left out.
6) Tie remaining slits.
Here are pics of the final product:
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The Elevated Dog Bowl:
My friend Stephanie, and I found the cutest $4 flower pot. Yes, only $4! |
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It is absolutely adorable and the perfect height for her. I think it was made just for her. Or I will keep telling myself that. :)
So after we saw that,I got a doggie bowl and it fits perfectly inside! The tin dog bowl was $3.
Whole project=$7 total! I am very happy with this!
I placed some rocks I already had in my yard, inside the pot to add some weight to it so she would not knock it down when she is eating.
Below are some pictures:
I placed some rocks I already had in my yard, inside the pot to add some weight to it so she would not knock it down when she is eating.
Below are some pictures:
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Oh these are lovely, you're so talented! I wish I could do that! Is Sweetie a rescue dog? We have just taken on another rescue dog too, they are so wonderful and it's absolutely the right thing to do.xx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I just love finding alternate ways in doing things to save money! Yes, Sweetie was a stray, frail, skinny, and sad, but not she is my baby! It is more like "Who rescued who?" Think she was the one who really founded me! Crazy, I know lol. What kind of rescue do you have?! that is great!
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