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lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 10, 2009
11:01 AM Post #6801857
| Look what I found 
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jomoncon
New Orleans, LA
(Zone 9a)
July 10, 2009
11:49 AM Post #6802076
| OMG - it's a real beauty! I remember those from my childhood. You could paint it to look like an old fashioned carousel horse. |
Fish_knees
Phoenix, AZ
July 10, 2009
11:50 AM Post #6802078
| He would be awfully cute painted as a carousel horse :) |
Fish_knees
Phoenix, AZ
July 10, 2009
11:50 AM Post #6802081
| Cross posted LOL! |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
July 10, 2009
12:01 PM Post #6802141
| Great find. The garden art forum has a thread on carosel horses. One done in mosaic and one painted. Check it out for inspiration.
kb |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 10, 2009
12:40 PM Post #6802370
| katie is the garden art fourm a pd subscription. If if is darn!!! Linda |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
July 10, 2009
01:48 PM Post #6802670
| Worth the price, believe me.
kb |
planolinda
Plano, TX
July 10, 2009
03:25 PM Post #6803062
| when you see what they have done with those horses you will be so glad you joined!!
i remember those horses--i think they were called wonder horse--i wonder if they still make them! |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 10, 2009
09:13 PM Post #6804375
| Aren't they antiques, and worth $$? If that's the case, painting it would be a shame.
Unless you don't worry about such things lol |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 11, 2009
03:10 AM Post #6805327
| My boys had one of those horses, was on a stand so they could bouce up and down. Wonder what I ever did with it. I wonder if they still make them. Mmmmmmm |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 11, 2009
07:22 AM Post #6805510
| oh lucky you.. :-) |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 11, 2009
04:53 PM Post #6807521
|
o k you all talked me into it, but cant find out where to join. Please let me know. Linda
By the way Ive got a good start on sanding my horse off. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 11, 2009
05:03 PM Post #6807553
| You will be glad you joined, I was sure glad I did. Have enjoyed it so much.
Be sure you post pictures as your progress. |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
July 11, 2009
05:03 PM Post #6807554
| Go to F.A.Q. at the top of the page and click on the question about how to join.
kb |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 11, 2009
05:06 PM Post #6807563
| Lindawin you always have such great ideas turning trash to treasure. Have seen many of your makeovers. Glad to have you aboard DG. |
planolinda
Plano, TX
July 11, 2009
06:19 PM Post #6807811
| another linda! welcome aboard---------- |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 12, 2009
12:28 PM Post #6810180
| Ok my baby is sanded and ready to prime. But it has 1 broken leg in front .Any ideas how to fix it please. Linda |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 12, 2009
12:31 PM Post #6810191
| here it is |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 12, 2009
12:31 PM Post #6810196
| darn cant get it to send |
Mazda1994
Oklahoma City, OK
July 12, 2009
01:40 PM Post #6810429
| That is sooooooooooo cool! |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 12, 2009
01:49 PM Post #6810461
| Going to try and send again |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 12, 2009
01:50 PM Post #6810463
| Why cant I send pic? Linda |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 12, 2009
03:34 PM Post #6810834
| trying againnnnnnnnnnn 
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lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 13, 2009
05:16 PM Post #6815425
| its primed |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 13, 2009
05:18 PM Post #6815431
| i need some help, why cant i get pics to send? Linda |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 13, 2009
07:03 PM Post #6815826
| that's strange that you're having trouble, Linda.
Maybe ask Dave why - or are you sending bmp? I think they need to be jpg...
I'm going to try a bmp, cuz I'm just not sure.
edit - nope that's not the prob, cuz this pic is a bmp. S'funny, cuz you were able to send it Once...
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jvdl1
Englewood, FL
July 14, 2009
02:12 PM Post #6818754
| I used to pick these up at flea markets & curb side for a friend who would mount them on a pole & stand , carousel style, repaint them & sell them as decor items for $100./200.ea. |
Loveshorses
Payson, AZ
(Zone 6b)
July 17, 2009
01:03 AM Post #6829578
| That would be beautiful mosaiced and set in the garden or in your yard somewhere! WOW!!!! What a find. I would love one of those! Can't wait to see your final decision on what to do with it!!!! |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 18, 2009
09:34 PM Post #6836295
| Ok I give up,trying to post pics. Dumb ? I know but how do I ask Dave a ? Linda |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 18, 2009
11:22 PM Post #6836611
| Lindawin it took me forever to find my pictures after I did learn how to post. I put them in the strangest places. I still run into "now where I put them" pictures, but sooner or later I find them. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
July 19, 2009
06:11 PM Post #6838845
| I now! store them all in my poor, overburdened "My Pictures" file. I was always wasting time trying to find them... |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 19, 2009
06:16 PM Post #6838870
| From what Linda had said earlier, and subsequent success (once), it wasn't that she couldn't find where she'd stored it.
She chose the pic, and it wouldn't upload.
Another person (Echos) was having similar probs - the bottom 5th of the pic was off-colour, here, from what she saw when she opened the pic in a program. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
July 19, 2009
06:50 PM Post #6838986
| HUH! So something here on Dave's is buggy! I've read of folks having that problem and they come back a half and hour later and it works. Maybe the server is overwhelmed? |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 26, 2009
12:07 PM Post #6867155
| Finally got my pic to show. Its primed Linda 
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lindawin58
Ewing, NE
July 26, 2009
12:21 PM Post #6867191
| On the last pic you see where hoof is broken? I am making a new one. Its drying now, then will sand it. Linda 
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katiebear
mulege
Mexico
July 26, 2009
12:37 PM Post #6867256
| That is going to be beautiful. Great start.
katiebear |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
July 26, 2009
03:05 PM Post #6867882
| Wonderful job on the hoof! It's going to look fabulous when it's finished :-) |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 26, 2009
03:33 PM Post #6867970
| Great job, it looks great with just the primer so your colorful painting job will really make it a wonderful horse. |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
July 27, 2009
07:22 PM Post #6872942
| Another beautiful job from Linda. You are quite talented. Anxious to see the finish.
Faye |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
September 18, 2009
09:37 AM Post #7077157
| Hi everyone, Ive been putting off my horse doing other things. And also scarred to start her. Dont want to mess her up. But im asking for alot of help from all of you. First of all should I spay paint the body,and what color would you paint her? And how would I fill the holes? Or just glue a jewel over it?. As I said I really need help. Linda |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
September 18, 2009
10:07 AM Post #7077250
| The holes were origionally for wooden dowels to go through ... hmm, You may want to put dowels in them so that you could hang the horse from a stand of some sort or the ceiling...
What colors are you using as the main and accent colors in your home? If it were mine, I would have some of the details in a light yellow and seafoam green and perhaps the body of the horse in a cobalt blue - a reversal of the main & accent colors in my house, see what I mean?
I would spray the body, the saddle and the main&tail and hand paint the smaller details. Paint pens come in different sizes and are a lot easier for me to use than cans of paint and brushes and I can just put the cap on them and walk away when life calls. Really user frendly.
After doing the big paint jobs, I would probably work on the details over a couple of months when I am not into doing stuff for Christmas...this is a busy time of the year for me (& I would probably gaudy it up with about 20 different colors.  ) |
bivbiv
Central FL, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 18, 2009
10:29 AM Post #7077335
| Bright colors such as cobalt are always fun, but you might also consider another possibility.
I'd use a two-step porcelain crackle finish and an antiqueing glaze over it to make the horse look old and weathered. If you've never used this kind of crackle, it's the one that creates fine lines, not the gaping spaces. You might paint the body a creamy color, and then the glaze will darken it. You'd want to shade the glaze darker in places such as on the body around the saddle. The glaze isn't hard to work with this way.
Then I'd go crazy with color on the saddle, painting designs or whatever struck my fancy. In order to keep the painting style uniform, you'd want to do the same crackle finish and glaze on the saddle. You might even paint designs on the hooves.
I'd fill the holes in. I think jewels in those spots would look like you were trying to cover holes. :) |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
September 18, 2009
01:42 PM Post #7077938
| Bivbiv, what do I fill the holes with? |
bivbiv
Central FL, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 18, 2009
02:19 PM Post #7078036
| Juney suggested it would be possible to find dowels that size which could do the trick. Or maybe you could use drywall tape?
Linda, you have dmail. |
Susan_C
Alameda, CA
(Zone 9b)
September 18, 2009
03:05 PM Post #7078195
| Your horse is very similar to the 'Rosie Rocker' carousel rocking horse. Maybe you could get some ideas from their paint schemes. Here's a link that shows some of the options with enlargeable pics.
http://www.merrycarousel.com/p95/Rosie-Rocking-Carousel-Hors...
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bivbiv
Central FL, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 19, 2009
04:24 AM Post #7080346
| I wasn't clear about the dowels. If you don't want to hang it as Juney suggested, then just try filling the holes with dowels that don't extend out past the body. |
ifantail
Englewood, FL
September 19, 2009
12:25 PM Post #7081152
| You can use auto body dent filler (Bondo) , stuff the hole with wadded up news paper, to keep the filler from falling thru, leaving the hole about 1/4" deep & fill the rest with the filler. You could also use the same stuff that you made the hoof out of.
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jewlybug
Zion, IL
(Zone 5a)
September 22, 2009
05:32 PM Post #7093073
| Linda
I am soooooo jealous of your beautiful horse ;D She will be beautiful when you find how she wants to be painted. Try here for some inspiration. http://www.mycarousel.com/ They have 14 different photo galleries of restored carousel horses to look at. ;D Good luck !!!
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boopers
October 03, 2009
03:46 AM Post #7129767
| Here is one my grandmother made and crackled the finish, a wood clothes pole for the pole and I dressed up the top nicer with a piece from a curtain rod and some crystals and ribbon on the pole. 
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
October 03, 2009
12:50 PM Post #7130687
| Boopers, that horse is a beauty! Can't wait to see how lindawin58 finishes hers.
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JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
October 03, 2009
10:55 PM Post #7132326
| Lots of great ideas to be gleaned from that link, Curvesarin. (Boopers for the moment)
Since you are filling in the dowel holes, Lindawin, how is your's going to stand/hang? |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
October 06, 2009
08:12 PM Post #7142620
| boopers your hourse is wonderful!! Getting closer to starting mine. I will be putting running some kind of dowel threw her, and cement it to my flower bed by my patio. (I think lol) Linda |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 06, 2009
10:31 PM Post #7143111
| I have a horse, but it's one with the "hair" mane & tail. Anyone have ideas about what to do with that? It can't stay---it's pretty nasty...LOL! |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
October 07, 2009
08:34 AM Post #7143913
| I have got to stop reading this thread!!! Just makes me want one!!! AGAIN!!! I wanted one years ago and finally put that want behind me but you all are bringing it out in me again.. lol..
Wonderful jobs everyone.. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
October 07, 2009
05:22 PM Post #7145491
| Ima,take off that old hair and tail, you can make some new out of jute or hemp. I'm sure someone has done this, not me. My mother would know just what do you. Her imagination surpassed everyone, she would dream up things before falling asleep at night. How I miss her!! |
bivbiv
Central FL, FL
(Zone 9b)
October 07, 2009
06:09 PM Post #7145656
| Linda, I'd think long and hard about putting the horse outdoors. Even with several layers of a high-quality polyurethane coating, I'd be afraid it wouldn't weather well. Then you'd kick yourself after doing all that work. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 07, 2009
06:26 PM Post #7145708
| That's a good idea! I've had this thing sitting around for years with "big plans" for it...can any of you relate...LOL?? |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
October 08, 2009
01:02 AM Post #7146916
| Absolutely! I finally had to hurry up and do some of them and donate the rest when I moved. I have vowed to never have more "projects" than I can tackle in a week. It was sad to donate all of those good ideas... |
jewlybug
Zion, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 02, 2009
01:35 PM Post #7233877
| What about replacing the old hair w/ wig hair? Thrift stores, yard sales or even Halloween stores would be a great place to look ;D
Jewls |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 02, 2009
03:56 PM Post #7234363
| Well, duuuuUUUUUuuuuhh---why didn't I think of that??? Thanks for the idea!
Have you folks seen the fabulous carousel horse in process from the mosaic forum? I'll see if I can find the link and post it. Really spectacular!
OK, found it:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/998386/
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lindawin58
Ewing, NE
November 03, 2009
11:37 PM Post #7239472
| My horse is still undressed. And after last weekend im thinking I maybe i need to take a break. Want to crackle the horse,so I practiced on a piece of wood. I couldnt get it to crackle. Also want to mosaic some of it. Never have done any before so I practiced on a small table. What a disaster!! So right now I am disgusted with myself. Linda |
bivbiv
Central FL, FL
(Zone 9b)
November 04, 2009
06:08 AM Post #7239822
| I'm sorry your crackle didn't work. But don't give up; I'm sure you'll get some inspiration and will finally end up with something beautiful. What about just painting and doing an antique glaze over it? |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
November 04, 2009
10:58 AM Post #7240363
| Linda - When I try something new and it doesn't come out right (to put it mildly) I, too, get disgusted with myself and often quite depressed.
I do something else - maybe something I'm already good at - and let what I've learned from the disaster soak into my subconscious.
My first mosaic was also a disaster. I try to tell myself it means there's lots of room for improvement!! But there's no doubt it's a bummer.
katie |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 04, 2009
11:52 AM Post #7240528
| Yesterday someone told me about a technique I'm going to try. She said she was helping a girl's soccer coach who told the team she didn't want them dwelling on goals them missed or plays they didn't make. They were instructed to "flush" them away with an imaginary toilet handle they were to "carry" on their belts at all times. She wanted them to actually make the flushing motion whenever they had a negative thought, and then move on.
I can relate to your frustration, Linda, but it was so smart of you to try practice pieces instead of starting right away on your horse! I haven't done the crackle painting, but a friend has and said it was tricky to get it right. I have done some mosaic pieces though, and my first one is now partially hidden amongst the plants in my garden because it wasn't all that great. The second one is MUCH better, and when I get around do doing the third, I've learned enough to make it even better. So keep practicing, be patient with yourself, and FLUSH...LOL!! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
November 04, 2009
02:42 PM Post #7241211
| Ima, I sure like the idea of FLUSH for all negative notions. I sure get a lot of them and never learned to flush them away. Now I will carry the handle in my pocket, or not pocket I guess around my neck.
I do want to try mosaics, but keep putting it off.. On another thread, wish I could remember, there was a horse done in small white tiles, saddle in old costume jewerly and it was beautiful. I'm going to have to locate that thread because she hadn't finished it and I don't want to miss the final product. I should have taken notes, I need notes for everything else. |
bsavage
Dolores, CO
(Zone 5b)
November 04, 2009
09:28 PM Post #7242496
| That is the link above in Imapidgeon's post. It is quite beautiful! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
November 05, 2009
03:52 AM Post #7243373
| If I would go back and read a little I would have seen Ima's link. I think the house is beautiful too, great work they are doing on it. |
