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

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

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

............................2 more days........

Jesus is the reason for the season.....

These are my figures that I bought at Woolworth's about 40 years ago. I remember buying them over several years because I didn't have the money to buy all at once. I made the stable from scraps of wood that were laying around at the time. I found a few more figures at the thrift store a few years ago. I will continue to buy more if I find them. I just love them and to me they are perfect.

This is a Roy Des Mouse Bank.....1970.....He is a bank and was given out as gifts or incentives to open an account at the banks at that time. This one actually belonged to my little brother, he had two different ones. My Mom gave them to me because he didn't want them. I have them here in my workroom on the shelf. I think they are so cute!

2 more days.....I can't believe it!

I want to say "thank you and welcome" to all my new followers:

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Debi Magiera, Susi At Mini Eden,

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I hope you enjoy my blog and I am happy to get to know each of you. Come back often!

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean