My newest creation.....

This is my latest creation...a roombox of a garden shed...
My BFF gave me the kit for my birthday, but I changed it. It was supposed to be from the outside of the shed. I had so many little accessories that I decided to do it this way instead.

I made a lot of the things that you see in here... the sink, the potting bench, the shelves and the little wooden boxes. So much fun....

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

New Followers.....

I have some new followers that I'd like to introduce to you. They are:

Marlie of Marlies Minis

Tink of Minitink

Joanna of Bird on Her Head

Go on over and check out their blogs. They are all equally interesting and fun. Welcome ladies, I hope you enjoy my blog and hangin' with me.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Project is Finished.....

This is what I ended up with.....

Some little creatures in the attic.....

The final shelf and corner in front of the tack room...

Paraphernalia on the tack room wall... (see my picture there?)

Close up of tack room.....

Little table with stuff.....

Horse in stall.....

I named it.....

Light in stall....

Side showing electric cord.....And that's all there is..... She loves it and has it in her entry hall, so that everyone can see it when they come in. I really enjoyed creating it for her and I'm very happy that I am able to document the whole process for you.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Continuing on.....

The gate for the stall.....

This is the reason all this started.....

I found him at a consignment shop. I bought it for Lisa's birthday. She collects these Breyer horses. Then I thought he needed a home!

Straw bales..... I had these for about 30 years and I could finally use them!

Closeup of tack room.....

This is a shot of the roof. I love how the stain came out and all the shades of weathered grey.....

The cupola with the rocking horse weather vane.....

Some of the boxes of stuff and the straw bales in the loft.....

Bare light bulb.....

More accessories..... That's all for today.....Thanks for coming by.....

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

More progress.....

Here I added the sides to the stall.....
And I had to add an enclosure in the left back corner for some electric wiring.....

Here is the tack room in place.....

Roof of the tack room, used for storage.....

The front door.....

Some stuff outside the tack room.....

A shelf I made to hang on the wall, not quite finished yet..... That's all for today, more to come!!!

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

The build continues...

Continuing on with the build---Walls of tack room are painted...
And the outside door is assembled...

Close-up...

The beams for the stall...

This is where I put the structure on for the roof...

I drew lines on with a pencil for the floorboards...

Here I am putting the walls together for the tack room...
There are so many steps to show, but we're getting there. Remember, this took 3 months of working on it everyday to complete it, so bear with me. More to come in the next week or two.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Siding.....

I didn't know what I would use for the siding on the stable. I was rummaging around in the garage and lo and behold, I found this old maple veneer that my DBF bought many years ago for use on a guitar. He said I could have it to use. The price sticker was still on it--$3.45 for a very large piece!!!! It was very dried out and brittle, but with lots and lots of glue, I managed to make it all stick to the outside of the stable.

Here you can see what I used as weights to hold the strips down while the glue dried.

I could tear the veneer into strips very easily, so this is how I used it. It gave it the "old barn" look I was aiming for.

This is the front of the barn with the siding painted. Barn red, of course!

I will show more on my next post.....I don't want to bore you to death with all the pictures I took. lol

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Build continues.....

I wanted to show the progress and how I made the stable. This is how it started out.

I filled all the slots with strips of wood and cut a hole for the window.

This is showing how it looked.

Then I had to make a piece for the upper part of the stable.

One for the front and one for the back.....I will continue to show more of the construction in my next post. My garden is calling me...lol

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Birthday Present Project

The Birthday Present project is complete... And she loves it!

My daughter has always loved horses and riding them. She had riding lessons for many years, worked in a stable for many more years and was even on the Equestrian team in college. It has been her dream to own her own horse.
She collected many of the Breyer Collectible horses over the years and has them displayed in her home. So last fall I was in a consignment shop and I spotted a model Breyer horse, purchased it and I thought, "I will give this to her for Christmas". Then, the more I thought about it, I decided it needed a home. So then I decided to build a stable and make it for her birthday instead, which was on April 24. (Easter, this year.) I started working on the project in the middle of January. I couldn't show this from the beginning, obviously, she may read the blog and see it, so I will show the progress over the next few posts. And this is the reason for not blogging much over the last few months.

So, here is what I started with...

I took the drawers out and turned it sideways...

This became the first floor of the stable and I built it up from there...

Here is the finished project....

Just to give you an idea of what I was aiming for...

I was very happy with the results and she was so surprised!!!!

I will show more of the construction on my next post.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean