Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
This week I made some saddlebags, designed to fit on the back of a western saddle. Most I've seen have eyelets that the saddle strings go through. I improvised with dee rings, so the bags could be attached to a saddle, if you have one with long strings. My saddle doesn't, and I'm not sure how … Continue reading Saddlebags
Last week I had all my mini whinnies scattered on my desk, (where did they all come from...!?) and was comparing the molds to the Traditional Breyer molds just for the heck of it. The saddlebred reminded me of the American Saddlebred stallion, which made me think of that clock they released for their 50th … Continue reading Miniature Clock Horse
...in mini scale. Last year I got it into my head to make a bunch of stuff for live showing... in model scale. Why? I'm not sure. I know I'm not the first to play with the idea of mini model horse show set-ups... or boxing up mini whinnies in scraps of Breyer boxes. Anyway, I … Continue reading Prepping for Breyerfest
Happy Easter everyone! Last week I started weaving miniature baskets out of strips of cardstock. They quickly turned into Easter baskets, which (of course) meant that I needed to make something tiny to fill them with. Colored eggs and a chocolate bunny worked out nicely! 🙂 Hope you all have a great Sunday. 🙂
It's been a good mail week. Recently, Breyer had a "warehouse finds" sale, featuring re-issues of older models. I was really surprised to see Susecion and Lefire with the rest of the group. I probably shouldn't be buying new horses right now, but I could not resist them - re-issue or not - for the … Continue reading New Arrivals
Desktop Stables 