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post #1 of 6
7/18/11 at 4:26pm
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I love to collect and make minis whenever I'm not watching the chickens eat mosquitoes off my legs, that is.  Anyone else into minis?

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post #2 of 6
7/18/11 at 4:39pm

I didn't make dollhouse minis but I used to make mini tack for my model breyer horses. I did it a long time ago and I'd love to get back into it because I could probably do a much better job now! Here are a few of the things I made.

A barrel set. The stirrups are a bit long, but I always liked this one because it was black and purple!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-ash1/v181/190/51/713083084/n713083084_401291_2485.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-ash1/v181/190/51/713083084/n713083084_401294_3357.jpg

This was from a kit I think. I used the same pattern to make the others.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-ash1/v181/190/51/713083084/n713083084_401295_3643.jpg

Red, white, and blue saddle with martingale.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-ash1/v181/190/51/713083084/n713083084_401296_3925.jpg

The front. THe horn is supposed to stick up but it got squished down.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-ash1/v181/190/51/713083084/n713083084_401297_4201.jpg

I also did some repainting. This one is my favorite. I did the rehair too, but didn't have the right stuff so I used what I had!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-ash1/v181/190/51/713083084/n713083084_401282_9787.jpg

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post #3 of 6
7/18/11 at 4:47pm

I love your tack. I can't wait to show my daughter.

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post #4 of 6
7/19/11 at 6:11am

I love miniature things!  I haven't made any in a few years, but here are some of the ones I've made in the past.

My favorite house

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/2201_dsc04364.jpg

My first attempt at a polymer clay doll. She has a really wide mouth, but I like her shoes!

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/2201_img_0273.jpg

A chicken pie safe

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/2201_img_0894.jpg

This is a copy of a full size cabinet that my sister in law painted for my house

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/2201_dsc02425.jpg

And this is my favorite of everything I've made.  It's a replica of the "Blaze" ride-on toy I got for Christmas when I was 4. I still have the original full sized one. It was in my daughter's room when she was small so I made this little copy for her first dollhouse. It started out as a Breyer stablemate that I heated and bent and added onto, etc.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/2201_dsc02420.jpg

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post #5 of 6
7/19/11 at 6:24am

Love the doll house!!  My DH and I started building one years ago, but the mice moved in and chewed it up before we ever got to finish it.  sad

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post #6 of 6
7/21/11 at 3:02pm
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Very crafty, y'all!  thumbsup
Love the tack, what a cool idea. 
OMG I love the pie safe and cabinet.

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