Wednesday, June 3, 2009

A Horse for Giggles: Part 5 or so

Okay, so I've done a dumb thing. I've forgotten that Blogger uploads photos in the reverse order to the way they were selected. And it won't let me change them. *Sigh*

So here is the whole point of this post, which I was going to save for last. Isn't it the cutest thing you have ever seen?


Yes, Troy is still headless, which does make it easier to take him to Mum and Dad's because my sewing machine is playing up and I needed to fit the bridle to make certain it was going to work.

I think it is even cuter when it is hanging about. It makes a jangly sound just like a real bridle, but doesn't smell as good because I've used vinyl, not leather. I'm so proud of me for getting the bridle made in a way that means it can be taken off and put on. A wooden horse's ears don't squish down to allow this to happen without some jiggery-pokery. But it works!

My Beloved managed to bend the ends of the wire around the rings to make the bit. Spectacular!



These are the saddle bits waiting for Troy's body to be finished, so that I can fit everything as I go. I had so much fun in the saddlery, picking out the bits I needed.
Then I had to pay for them.
So how much work did I achieve this afternoon?
... Approximately None.


4 comments:

Givinya De Elba said...

HOLY WOW!

You made that!?

Amazing. Troy is looking just awesome.

Femina said...

If you cut the photo you can then paste it in another part of your blog post.

And... WOW. It looks fantastic. Lucky for Giggles she's not MY niece; she'd be getting a broom with a cardboard face attached to the top.

Jen said...

Wow, he is amazing Jen!... What a lucky girl Giggles is!

Swift Jan said...

Incredible!