Hello world!!! As everyone knows I am a ranger, which is part of the Girl Guiding movement!!!! And twice a year our unit goes on camp to Robin Hole! Hee hee and so this week from Monday to Wednesday we were staying at Robin Hole!!! Hee hee we arrived at 10! Before even our leaders had arrived!!! It was cold and we were stood out on the porch shivering brrr!!!! Look at Jess all hood up and everything!!!!!
Also it looked like when someone had arrived they'd left the gate open!!! (Look at the cute little engraved badges)!!!
And so we had a tonne of sheep that did not belong in here wandering about the camp site happy as larry!!! We ended up (and by we I kinda mean kirtsy and gaynor, seeing as us young ones are lazy, so not really we) chasing all the sheep out of the field before we could set up camp!!!!
But finally leaders arrives and camp was set up!!!! Hee hee we proceeded to take over 3 bottom bunks in about the same ammount of minutes!!!! Ha by the end of the three days that bottom bunk was COVERED in clothing and the floor as well!!! Who'd have thought three rangers could have made such an awful mess in 3 days!!!!!
So once we'd all got organised we got about making lunch and just getting everything set up! To say we were doing indoor camping there was such an awful lot of things to do before we could get all ready for when Bobby arrived!!! Bobby comes every year as part of our activities to come and do crafts with us!!!! So here is our crafting table (we have one table set up for crafting and one table set up for eating), once Bobby had arrived and set up all the stuff!!!!!
Usually we make things like baubles and Christmas tree decorations at Christmas but because it's Summer we had a choice to make Suffolk puffs (both the round kind we made this year, and a new star shaped kind), brooches, and scissors cases!!!! I decided, seeing as I already know how to make the round Suffolk puffs that I would try one of the star shaped one!!! I wasn't that bothered about making a brooch cause I don't wear them, and a scissors case would be useless to me - but hair accessories!!! Now there's always room in my life, and love in my heart for new hair accesories!!! So here's stage one of making a Suffolk puff!!! Sowing all the little petals up! I might do a tutorial one time if I'm bored!!!!
And here's Lina Bear sowing away!!! She decided she'd start out by doing a round Suffolk puff!!!!
And here's Jess working ona brooch she was doing for her mum, I think Kirsty and Mary were both doing scissors cases although I'm a little unsure and can't quite remember ooops!!!!
So once your petals were altogether they look something like this!!!! I know right it looks a total mess!!!! But this is where we came up with an awesome motto that we think the craftin world should totally adopt "Felt hides a multitude of sins!" Everyone repeat after me "Felt hides a multitude of sins!" And it's so true cause this then goes from this scratty old thing to
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This!!!! Hee hee I love love love it!!! When I have more time on my hands I'm going to make some more!!! I absolutely love needle craft I find it so therapeutic!!!!! I know it might seem old fashioned and stuff, but honestly I love going to Guide camp where I can just go and sit around and do crafts!!!!! Gets you out of the rat race for deffo!!!
Hee hee once Lina had finished her round Suffolk Puff she tried a star one! Ha it looks rather sorry for itself doesn't it!!!!! He poor little petals are all wonky and I know we said felt hides a multitude of sins, but only if it's sown on right ha!!! Poor little thing!!! Luckily after this photo Bobby managed to save it and then Lina bear got the hang of making them a bit better!!!!!
And the black thing there is Jess' brooch!!! When she got it all opened out and everything it did look exactly like the pink brooch bobby made!!! In the end I was quite sad I didn't make one of the brooches cause they do look rather pretty and it would have been an interesting skill to learn, but I just never would have worn one so it would just be more clutter in my room!!!!!!
And here's the table after we'd finished making our crafts!!! It looks a lot messier after ne!!!!!Bit of sowing and scraps of fabric everywhere!!!!!
Here's the results of my day's sowing!!! Two round Suffolk puffs!!! One really super cute pink bow, which I think could almost look like it's from Liz Liza and will match loads in my wardrobe!!! And two matching star shaped Suffolk puffs!!! They look really cute for plaits or pigtails!!!!!
Earlier on in the day we'd made pizza and so here is the fruits of our labours!!!! It was actually really yummy but it was such a large pizza!!!!! Looking at it now I mega want some!!! And you see that mug on the right hand side!!! That's the same mug I always use at Robin Hole!!!! I was gonna get a picture of it but I forgots sorry!!!! It's a really cool vintage girl guide mug! There's a collection, not at Robin Hole, but in general with a Brownie one and a Ranger one!!!!
Then we went outside aand started to build up our campfire!!! I only got a picture of it when it was small!!1 We had to start small and I shall explain why in but a moment!!!!!
First though here's us outside there's Mary,Gaynor and Kirsty
And here's Lina Bear and Jess all wrapped up in our Robin Hole blankets hee hee I swear we spend all three days shuffling round in them!! Hee hee you can see all the smoke!!! Camp fire timeeee!!!!
And here's the whole reason we make the campfire is for ... SMORES!!!! Now can I just say!!! Smores are gorgeous! They are heaven in a biscuit, absolute mouthgasm and just totally delicious it's a biscuit, then with chocolate, then you melt a marshmallow and smoosh it in between that and another biscuit!!!!!
And here's me with my smore!!! It's so delicious!!! Seeing the pictures makes me want some now!!! Please everyone! If you've never tried smores you really should do! They're delicious!!!!
The next day then we took a trip into Ilkley!!! We walked ALL THE WAY across the moores from our campsite in Burley in Wharfdale it always takes us a full hour to do the walk cause like 2/3rds of it is uphill!!!! It's such a total killer!!! When we got there we had instructions to find entertainment for a fiver from a charity shop, but we kinda decided to ignore the charity shop bit cause all that's in charity shops is clothes! And before you say we could have bought a board game, board games and decks of cards were banned!!!!
Instead we went to Boyes and bought our stuff from their!!!! We bought a load of craft-ey stuff as well and we also bought Jess her first cross stitch if you look above!!!! She was doing a cute little child's doggie! Everyone has to start somewhere!!!!! Lina bear got one as well!!! A little care bear one bless!!!!!
We were in Ilkley from like 11 till 4 so after we were done in Boyes which was by like 12:30 ish we were like "hungryyyyyyy" and so we went to La Stazione and had some gorgeously yummy spaghetti bolognaise!!!! For only £5.95 a plate as well and you got loads!!! Honestly I totally recommend this place to anyone!!!! So we were in there for like 4 horus and we must have looked really weird cause we were all three of us just sat cross stitching away!!!! Hee hee here's me working on my bitch of a Jemima Puddleduck cross stitch!!! This thing has literally sapped hours from me grrrrr!!!! Also hee hee you can see I'm wearing one of my new Desigual dresses hee hee!!!!!
At about 3 o'clock Zell came and joined us cause she has like nothing to do for a lot of the time!!! I only got one photo of her cause she doesn't like photos but then it came out blurry *pouts* but I decided to put it up anyway!!!! You can still she's all smiley smiley happy happy!!! It was great to have a catch up!!! And also to see someone who wasn't on camp hee hee!!!!!! Honestly being on camp is like being in rehab cause like the rest of the world just disappears and you're sat there crafting away hee hee!!! After this though we drove straight back to camp!!!!
And then came the evening's entertainment!!!! Jess' entertainment for a fiver was ... Cornflake buns!!!! They were super yummy to make and I haven't made them since I was like 5!!! I forgot they were tasty!!!! Might have to try them again some time ne!!!!!!
Then after our cornflake buns were setting in the fridge we moved on to my entertainment!!! I decided everyone needed more sparkle in their life so we did blinging!!!! First everyone got a little plain cardboard box and we lined them with blue (cause we're guides) crepe paper!!!!!
Then came the fun stage where I got everyone to bling their boxes!!! I was very proud of them seeing as the only other person there who blings is Lina so I think everyone else did really well!!!! Here are our finished boxes!!!!!!
After that we did Lina Bear's entertainment which was just absolutely mad!!!! I mean so mental I didn't even have time to get pictures we were decorating a globe but then had to keep swapping teams and we all ended up COVERED in craft glue and in fits of giggles!!!! It was fun though! After that we went to bed because we had to get up super early in the morning to drop camp!! I know technically we didn't have any tents to drop but still and we were all packed up and ready to leave by the time Lina's dad came to pick us up!!!
Much Love!
*KISS KISS*
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