Packing it in

It took a total of 16 horses, each painted differently to fill this box. I'd run out of the regular size so I included 2 mini horse ornaments as well. It doesn't look like much for a years work but it's been a great adventure in design and technique that will continue to inspire other projects to come while my originals rest happily with the family, given as a wedding present and enjoyed each Christmas for generations.

I realize that people don't understand what I do or why I do it, there's never any money in it and we go without a lot but it's important to me and the few other people in my world that "get it" and that's all that really matters, isn't it?

The longest project

The First Try

Finished Cigar Box Project with Horses

 Top and Front

 Top and Back

 Side and Front

Side and Back

The rain set in

We got enough rain on Monday to get the rain barrel (which we'd just set up for the season) 3/4 full so I was back working indoors (painting that box and the horse I'd sanded the day before).
Yesterday I did some new bows for the floral arrangements over at the senior center and was just getting ready to join the painting group when my sister came in to town and I headed home to visit with her.
The weather was overcast but we had coffee in the garden and watched the birds and the squirrels for a while anyway.
I often joke that I do all of my entertaining outdoors because it's cleaner than my house...at least I THINK I'm joking ;-)

Cigar box update

Progress Continues on the Dala Horse Box

More on the cigar box disign

Recycled Cigar Box