Patio Umbrella Recovered with Ruffled Curtains

   We have had some very high winds here in Eastern New Mexico the last few days......and those high winds left me with a garage sale umbrella that no longer had the pretty pink cover that I had made from sheets for it a couple of years ago.

Before...............................after wind.............................................new cover

I could have just repaired the old cover but the fabric has been out in the weather for a couple of years and was beginning to show signs of sun damage.      We don't have things ruined by rain in this dry area,   but the sun does cause the fabric to fade and "sun rot".

I had picked up 4 panels of ruffled curtains at a yard sale last year for $2.....yes $2.....       They were still hanging in the bedroom windows and the lady said I could have them for $2 if I would just take them down ,   as it was near the end of the day.

  I took a long piece of baling wire and ran it thru the rod pocket of the curtains.    H got on the ladder and twisted the ends of the  wire together around the top of the umbrella and wa-la  I had a new cover.  

The curtains were way longer than the umbrella,  so I just used clothes pins to fold it up and attach it to the edge of the umbrella at the length I wanted.   The whole project took less than an hour.

I love my new Shabby Chic Umbrella Cover!

I have a bed post.....ceiling fan blade ......dragon fly hovering over the umbrella.

This is a good idea for repurosing those old ceiling fan blades that you can't even give away in a yard sale....lol!

Have a wonderful week!