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If you’re a cat person (or looking for an awesome gift for someone who is) we’ll show you how easy it is to make a DIY cat teepee from an old TV tray! If you haven’t noticed indoor TeePee’s are all the rage now and have been around for kids for quite some time such as this kids teepee tent<\/a>. It ends up cats LOVE them as much as kids! We made the one below using an old TV tray and a king size pillow case! As we have several kitties in our home you can always find one of them in it.\u00a0 We’ve always had at least one cat in our home plus at least one dog. Such as “Auggie the pencil Cat<\/a>” or “Love Cat<\/a>” both of which have posts on here. If you have both we have some excellent puppy posts also such as\u00a0Oliver Sprout & Free Potty Training Puppy Chart<\/a> and How to Potty Train a Dog to Use a Bell & How to Make One!\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Remove all screws from TV tray except for the ones holding on the 2 pieces of wood running along the shorter sides of the table top.\u00a0 These will be used to attach the legs back on later.\u00a0 Discard any additional wood pieces. Separate legs from table top If your TV tray is missing a connecting rod for one set of legs, like ours was, you need to create one.\u00a0 This is where the dowel comes in.\u00a0 Measure (square or round dowel) to the same size as the side with the legs that are still attached together. Cut the dowel. Screw the cut dowel into place as shown between the two legs, using the holes that are already there.\u00a0 Don’t worry about the other bar connecting the first set of legs.\u00a0 Only one set needs this piece. Flip the table top face down on the floor, showing the remaining two wood pieces we left running along the short ends of the table top. Screw the cut dowel piece as shown. (its already screwed into the legs on the ends)<\/p>\n Screw the matching bars at the end of each set of legs into the two wood pieces running along the short ends of the table top. Be sure to screw them to the outside of these and not the inside, so that the teepee covers the full tabletop piece. Pre-drill the screw holes if you are working with thicker screws. Once they are attached to the table top, lean them together to form the teepee. You can paint the stand if desired. We kept ours plain. Cut through the part of the top seam of the pillow case that is folded over, allowing it to lay flat. Wrap the edges of the pillow case around the base of the teepee and staple underneath. Wrap the other edges around the front and back of the teepee legs and staple into place. We used some eucalyptus leaves we had on hand and a large pom pom for added d\u00e9cor. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’re a cat person (or looking for an awesome gift for someone who is) we’ll show you how easy it is to make a DIY cat teepee from an old TV tray! If you haven’t noticed indoor TeePee’s are all the rage now and have been around for kids for quite some time such […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1603,1610,1620],"tags":[1859,1862,1861,1860],"class_list":["post-35566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1-blog","category-crafts","category-pets","tag-cat-teepee","tag-diy-cat-teepee","tag-diy-teepee","tag-kitty-teepee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35566"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35721,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35566\/revisions\/35721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Cat TeePee Supplies<\/h2>\n\n
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Once you are happy with the angle, screw the top crossing points of the legs together on both sides.\u00a0 Again, it is recommended to pre-drill these holes so that you don’t crack or split the wood. ![\"If](\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Upcycled-Simple-Cat-TeePee-From-TV-Tray-11.jpg\")
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Lay out the pillow case and cut off the two seams running along the longest edges of the case.\u00a0 Do not cut the seam on the short end of the pillow case. ![\"If](\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Upcycled-Simple-Cat-TeePee-From-TV-Tray-13.jpg\")
Drape the pillow case over the teepee frame with the one remaining seam running along the top of the frame. ![\"If](\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Upcycled-Simple-Cat-TeePee-From-TV-Tray-14.jpg\")
Fold the edges up equally on both sides so that the case lies smoothly between the legs of the teepee. ![\"If](\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Upcycled-Simple-Cat-TeePee-From-TV-Tray-15.jpg\")
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Place a staple in the top of the teepee to hold the pillow case in place as you attach it. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Upcycled-Simple-Cat-TeePee-From-TV-Tray-18.jpg\")
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Cut away any remaining fabric. ![\"If](\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Upcycled-Simple-Cat-TeePee-From-TV-Tray-21.jpg\")
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Add any decorations, tassels, pom poms, or flourishes you want. Place a blanket (we used a faux sheepskin rug) or pillow inside and you’re good to go!
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