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Jen
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
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USA
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 Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 11:59:25 AM
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Here are a couple of the stick horses I made last year (the palamino is featured in MJ's 2007 calendar). I'm making some adjustments this year and will post pics once I finish the new batch for the farmer's market  .
Jen
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Elizaray
outspoken
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Elizaray
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Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 1:33:04 PM
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Jen-
Those are really cute! Have you ever considered using real horse hair?
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marybeth
outstepping
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Marybeth
Washington
USA
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Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 10:34:34 PM
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Those are dandy, Jen.
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Sarah Blue
outbound
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Squaw Valley
California
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2007 : 07:33:12 AM
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I have many fond memories of riding the stick horses my mom made for me when I was a little girl!
"i believe in god, i just spell it nature." - frank lloyd wright
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Jen
Expedition Leader
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2007 : 10:55:22 AM
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My kids love theirs - probably the most enduring toy they've had. Of course, now they like to ride them down to the creek & bathe them & let them wallow in sand. So, I'm doing reconstructive surgery on them. It's fun to show the girls that you can recycle & remodel things when they get old instead of throwing them away. Funny how quality & imagination just don't go out of style, isn't it?
I hadn't thought of real horse hair, Elizaray - not sure where I could find a steady supply of it, but it would look really good!
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Elizaray
outspoken
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Elizaray
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Posted - Apr 18 2007 : 6:14:27 PM
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Jen-
If you have any friends around there that show horses you could probably get quite a bit whenever they shave the bridal paths and unbraid the tails.
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Libbie
outstepping
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 13 2008 : 11:32:14 PM
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I know this topic is older, but I just had to say that those stick horses are DARLING! My boys use shepherd's crooks and "ride" them around the farm. I guess I could at least make some manes for them. You're super-talented with wood, Jen - they're great.
And, on another note, my little sister, when we were kids, had a stick horse - the head was pink, and, if I remember right, the mane was white. Anyway - and here's the coolest part - the horses name? SLIVER!!! As in "Hi, Ho, Silver!" But, since it was wood, she named it Sliver. Clever kid, no?
XOXO, Libbie
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Jen
Expedition Leader
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
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USA
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Posted - Apr 15 2008 : 06:18:33 AM
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Thanks, Libbie!! I love "Sliver" - told my kids about that
I'm actually working on a new design - all drawn out but not cut yet. I am such a hack, really - not much of a fine, finished woodworker - but I love it, so it turns out okay!
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Libbie
outstepping
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2008 : 04:33:13 AM
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I think your work is lovely! - and I can't wait to see the new design - I am just imagining tons of happy little chilluns leaving your booth at the farmers' market riding their own versions of "Sliver." Cool.
XOXO, Libbie
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katmom
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Grace
Spokane
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 13 2009 : 9:14:09 PM
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Jenn,
what a great Idea & you did a wonderful job on your 'ponies"...
I think I just might have to make a stick horse to tote in my vintage trailer for my "Sisters on the Fly" outtings.
May I "borrow" you idea/creativity?
And to think I was actually thinking of making the old "sock head" stick horse...I like yours way better!.
I'm a Gardener in need of a Dirt Manicure!
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Jen
Expedition Leader
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2009 : 10:16:15 AM
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Absolutely, Grace! Just as long as you share a pic when you're done 
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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