1.06.2014

I Want a Horse Barn for Christmas....

Over the past year my six year old has become a little obsessed with horses, we don't actually own any horses but there are a lot of them in our area. 
Around the first part of December my parents took my kids to a Christmas party, and they got to see Santa, Chesney went right up to Santa and told him that she wanted a Horse Barn. When I hear this I laughed, and thought, well I guess she'll be sad on Christmas when Santa doesn't bring her that!
Shortly after my mom got on Etsy and started looking for patterns to make a Horse Barn. I seriously thought she was crazy when she told me we should make a Horse Barn for Chesney. She ended up finding a pattern for a Horse Barn tent, made to go over a card table. Since I don't actually own a card table my mom came up with the idea to build a PVC frame and make it a little bigger.

I really need to take some great pictures of it. All four sides have applique'd animals, a horse, pig, cow, chicken and a hen. The darling barn even has a barn quilt!

It was so much fun to make a "horse barn" and it's even more fun to watch my kids play for hours on end inside.

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

16 comments:

  1. That is the cutest thing EVER! I want one! Kids are grown, but we ranch and this would be awesome for future grandchildren! If I may ask, where did your mom find the pattern? I'm betting Chesney was over the moon. She might not have been born in a barn, but she can sleep in one! :)

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  2. That is so fun and an amazing creation by your mom.
    I am sure the kids are loving it.

    Debbie

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  3. Beyond adorable! You guys are so talented!

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  4. and fittingly, even has a barn quilt! Fabulous!

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  5. You can find ANYTHING on the internet! I love that your mom schooled you! :) It's great when we can "sort of" make our kids wishes come true. That barn should be a lot easier to clean :)

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  6. Really great idea and it turned out fantastic! I was looking at dollhouse kits myself last night for my daughter. She isn't even here yet and shouldn't be due to arrive until Feb. 18th or somewhere around there!! Hey a mama can dream right?! Maybe I will get super lucky and she will want one too lol;) OR something extraordinary like a ......horse barn?!!

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  7. NICE grandma who knows how to help make her day! Yes, Please share where she found the pattern.
    I like the Block on the barn, too

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  8. That is so adorable! My son would love something like that.

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  9. Your mom is so creative. I love her spark and that great barn. Blessings, Janet

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  10. How adorable!! I like the idea your Mom had of using pvc pipe instead of a card table. My Grandchildren would love this! For those looking for the pattern...I saw this on ETSY:
    https://www.etsy.com/listing/168843124/sewing-pattern-ellie-mae-designs-toy?ref=market

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  11. Brilliant! Such a wonderful idea to make a pvc barn tent. It is something the kids can play with for years and then put up until they have kids.

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  12. Well now we know where all Your creativity comes from, i love your mom's " i can make it " attitude, sounds like she would tackle anything, such a wonderful gift.

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  13. Little chuckle here but so wonderful!

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