Sunday 12 July 2015

Teepee

Thanks for stopping by. Look what I've made...


This weekend I made a Teepee out of an old duvet cover. The joy of this is that you have two ready made pillow cases for the inside. Our bloke cut hazel sticks for the posts from the farm so it was all FREE!


Ideal for inside or outside. I will add some peg loops because our land is on a bit of a slope and it might fall over with a windy day in the garden.


Big Sis was delighted she had a matching outfit on for a photo shoot so was Little M. 'We match the material,' they said.






 The tutorial I used had really clear instructions and was from mypoppet follow the link here if you want to have a go.


We went for a pond dip but it was hard to stand close to the waters edge for all the hopping baby frogs emerging from the water.


Little M caught a dragonfly in her net and was squealing with excitement.


After they had tired of trying to catch hopping frogs I lay down on my tummy in the grass and played 'camera' for a while. It was fun but they were everywhere, I am sure we must have sadly trodden on some.



Also this weekend Bloke made the girls a rope swing and they loved going really high, screeching and laughing with pleasure.




We stayed the night, had porridge for breakfast and headed home on Sunday morning for a wash and scrub up!




So a little glimpse into what we got up to at the weekend. I am off to check out your posts. What have you been doing this weekend?

Jo x

12 comments:

  1. Love the tee-pee I'm sure you daughters will have a huge amount of fun with it. I think I'd of squealed with excitement too if I'd caught a dragonfly. I hope you have a lovely week x

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  2. love the teepee thought my eyes had misted over at the end!! are you trying out a new filter? let me know so i know its not my eyes, new glasses are sooo expensive....no seriously I love your cabin posts, bet it is great at this time of year too?
    D xx

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    1. Yes new filter, focus in the middle and blur on top and bottom, you haven't turned into an old woman yet, plenty of life in you lady!!

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  3. Love the tepee, I'm sure Littke Tomboy would adore an army camo one .....
    That swing looks fabulous, I want a go!!!!
    Jillxo

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  4. Lovely tepee!! You are a talented mom making beautiful things to play:)

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  5. beautiful tepee a wonderful place to daydream and pretend, read a book or just "be". Lovely weekend all around!

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  6. I love the tepee, I have just checked out the instructions my grandchildren would love it.

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  7. Nothing. I am riven with jealousy over the teepee; we are in the awkward stages of teenagers; too old to play with a teepee and far too young to have provided me with grandchildren! Would it be too eccentric to make one for myself as a 47 year old woman, or could I claim it was a temple of meditation like David Ikke?

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    1. I think it would be a great place to hide from teenagers! Jo x

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  8. Our household has not yet set up a teepee, but I have been thinking for some time now that we should do so. Thanks for the link, Jo. Your husband made a good and proper swing for the girls. I love that he used a wooden seat like the swings we had back in upstate NY when we lived there. I suppose the floppy rubber seats are thought to be safer, but I think one just has to teach folks to be aware of getting in the way of the wooden seats!
    When there are so many little frogs hopping about it is challenging not to step on them. I think our frogs by the pond are greener than yours. Happy Summer! xx

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  9. This is fab...many happy hours ahead I think! :) xxx

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  10. You are fabulous to make this amazing Tee Pee for your girls. Brilliant!
    meredith

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