Last month at the Good Juju venue, I had a western/equestrian theme going. In it, I used vintage Wonder Horses.
Here is how it looked on display.
Now that I am done with that idea, I thought I’d reuse them for the holidays, but turn them into more of a carrousel look. First step was primer.
Then a textured white paint as the base, a darker color for the mane and tail, black for hooves. I painted the saddles tan.
The eyes were painted with the same black and tan, then I brushed a coffee colored glaze over the entire horsey, a little bit at a time, wiping off as I went.
To give them the holiday sparkle that I was looking for, I covered the tan “leather” with Elmer’s glue and sprinkled a shimmery gold powder over them. After that dried, I used a silver Rub N Buff to highlight some areas.
The plan is to hang them from the ceiling over the entryway of my booth. I have gold glittered ornaments and vines to use too.
I’ll put dowel rods through the holes, and suspend them from fishing line tied to the rods. This project makes me so excited to decorate for Christmas!
But then again, I always am counting down till I get to do that.
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