Its finished!

I asked all of you what color to make the rocking horse's hair. After careful consideration, we decided on light sage green hair (after we made a few color changes on the rocking rails). The fabric for the seat finally arrived, several shades darker than anticipated. So we decided to have some fun with the darker green. I painted the rails yellow, then applied a crackle medium and painted green over that. It looks antique :)

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I went a little yarn happy... the horsie has LOTS of hair! :o Its the COOLEST yarn -- its very thready, and has bits of yellow and mint green in it.

Allen insisted on helping us put the bows on the horsie so he got one too :p

He was NOT amused :rolleyes:
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But look how handsome the green looks against his orange fur
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I had sooo much fun making this horse - now I want to go into business repainting and refinishing old wooden rocking horses :rolleyes:

oh my gosh!! that is so cute. You did a very good job with that.

It looks GREAT!!! I love it!

Kim,

That came out beautifully!!! Allen looks good in green. He looks like he's smirking at you. Can you send him to me???

WOW! That horse looks great! You did a wonderful job! And your helper looks very good in green.... although I am wondering, by the look on his face, if he would have prefered a different color! :rolleyes:

wow that is so adorable!!! Wish I had something like that when I was litttle!!!

I love it Kim, great job. I'm sure the baby will love it.

It's adorable! You did a great job with it, and I think the shade of green you chose is beautiful :)

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now I want to go into business repainting and refinishing old wooden rocking horses :rolleyes:

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I was thinking exactly this. You certainly have the talent if you only had the time!

It is amazing!! I love it! I wish I had a rocking chair when I was younger! Now I know who to go to when I have a baby ;)

That is so adorable Kim!!!! :)

That is a beautiful job. I love it. You probably could make a business out of it!!!

That is really cute, you are very talented. Joann

That is beautiful! What a wonderful rocking horse, I love the yarn!

It looks great! :D