Thanks, Rob, I drive my TB mare in local competitions. My husband is my navigator. His job is to help me remember the course and jump the back end of the carriage if I get too close to a hazard. Do you ride or drive? Your horse has a beautiful face! I took the roly poly critters to a carriage show where I was running the sales booth for the driving club. They all sold, so I will make more and try for more designs. Lin

Lin-
No I don't drive these days, although many years ago I had an old Standardbred with a bad case of the slows off the track. He was wonderful and very patiently taught me a great deal about driving. I was a farrier for 30+ years in a former life, but those days are past forever.
Rob

Thanks, Paula! I think they are fun little guys. Lin

Lin,
Those are some cute little critters. They should do well at the art fairs. One of these days I need to figure out how to make something that simple, but yet neat.

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I think in m any ways they are harder than larger pieces. Trying to keep the time and costs down when you want everything perfect. I am also not crazy about doing the same thing over and over, but that is the only way to make any money on them. Lin

Lin, yeah it is a shame that we have to make some little things to help support the bigger things we like to make and sell. I always try to make a couple of things in the under $20 range. Those items I call my gas money. Back in the days when I did a lot of shows there were days that the gas tank was on empty and I would not make it home unless I sold something.
People really do not understand how much time it takes just to make some of those little things. Looking at your critters you can see the time it takes just to do all of the sanding and grinding. Not just the time it takes but also the cost of the grinding discs adds up really quick. Good luck on your shows. I have my first big one the weekend of April 18. Still have a lot of things to finish. Probably spend of couple of days just doing patinas.

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