Find your spot on the limb, at least three feet from the trunk, but not so far that it sags under your weight. Prepare your rope with an eye splice* to make a loop in one end. Toss the eye splice over ...

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We can always count on the creative individuals selling through Etsy to inspire us with the grass-roots feel and care that oozes from their products. This reclaimed wood tree swing ($150) from ...

Little Elm resident Steve Kaplan works on an arm rest for one of his custom porch swings Tuesday September 17, 2013. The neighborly barter went like this: Steve Kaplan of Little Elm had a canoe rigged ...