Arts & Crafting
This category covers all things crafty (and artistic)! From custom model horses to plaster casting and mold making, this section has a little but of everything.
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Stellen DaVinci: Table Saw & Drill Press Review
I finally got the time to sit down and test out the new Stellen DaVinci and so far, it’s pretty decent. I bought it primarily as a table saw, but since some of the other comments on the Kickstarter mentioned the drill press arm breaking, I figured I’d test that as well. Portable Corded Dremel…
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Bobbin (Custom Safari Ltd. TOOB Running Pony)
Bobbin (for Candy Apples) is a Safari Ltd. TOOB running pony painted to an apple-y green-yellow splash overo. She has realistic blue eyes, a metallic brown mane, tail, and hooves, and a matte finish. I trimmed up her seams a little, but this pony was meant as a fun shelf piece and not a Live (or Photo)…
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Model Horse Traditional Scale Fencing
Behold! Modular traditional (1:9) scale fencing! Normally sold in sets of three, this fencing can be as long (or as short) as you like. It consists of a post with no rails (on the far left), a post with flush rails (on the far right), and a post with inset rails (middle). These can be…
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Live From the Shiny New(ish) Workbench!
Thanks to Ikea, I now have a shiny new workbench! Well, okay, technically back at the very tail end of December 2021 I got a shiny new workbench. I really thought I’d posted since then… but apparently not. 😅 So what have I accomplished in the six months since the last update? Lots! (Thankfully!!) So…
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How to Make 1:20 Scale Model Horse Fencing
How to make scale wooden model horse fencing for Little Bits / Saddle Club / Paddock Pal Breyer horses (1:20 scale).
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Live From the Cluttered Workbench
We’re heading into the last few weeks of the year and I still don’t have all my inventory up in the shop! 🤦♀️ Which comes as a surprise to no one (at least not if you’ve been following me for a bit), but since I’m only $50 (net) from breaking even this year it’s also…
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Dun’wishin (Custom Breyer Stablemate Friesian)
There’s always a horse you spend your childhood dreaming about– and sometimes you get lucky and end up with a pony you get to name after a pun! 😂 Dun’wishin is a Breyer Stablemate G3 Friesian painted to a dark red liver flaxen chestnut with a small star, brown eyes, grey hooves, and a matte…
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Abby (Custom Breyer Stablemate Quarter Horse)
Abby (short for Amelia Bedelia) means well, she really does! But like her book namesake, this retired school horse is prone to causing accidental chaos. From opening stall doors to removing halters, she’s on a mission to help you with your barn chores– even if an extra hoof (or a nose) isn’t quite what you…