If It's Sunday, it's Rocking Horses

 

Last week my friend Erika, AKA BioArtGal, wanted to see the rocking horses on the bed that weren't pillows.  I'm also joining Nicole for Sunday in the Art Room or SITAR, and Gillena with Sunday Smiles.  

Here are the horses that Erika wanted to see.

 

The lighting in this room sucks, even with the overhead light on.

  

I chose this horse because of its colors and frilly laces.  I thought it went well with the bouquet sitting on the heart box I made from tulle many years ago. I often made corsages for my friends from silk flowers.  

 

Since it's a guest bedroom, the box contains soaps, shampoo, conditioner, hand wash, face wash, razors, deodorant, toothbrushes, floss, and feminine hygiene products.  If any guest forgot to include something when they visit me, I hope I have included any personal items they might need.

 

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If it's Sunday, it's Rocking Horses

 

It's time to unveil a few more rocking horses.  I'm also joining Nicole for Sunday in the Art Room or SITAR, and Gillena with Sunday Smiles.  

Today we're in my guest bedroom, 

 

where  over 100 rocking horses live.

Right now, I want to show three pillows, starting with this beauty created by a dear friend.

 

I picked this one up one year at a Christmas craft show.

 

I'm not sure where I got this one, but I like how it feels early Americana.

 

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If it's Sunday, it's time for Rocking Horses

 

It's time to unveil a few more rocking horses.  I'm also joining Nicole for Sunday in the Art Room or SITAR, and Gillena with Sunday Smiles.   

This is my quartersawn oak writing desk.  On it are five rocking horses.  There are also over thirty rocking horses in this photo.  I will share some of those next week.

 

The first one is a mug that holds pens, pencils, and even scissors.  The crystal, picked up in Arkansas, sits atop several books.

 

The see-thru glass rocker is a candy dish.  

 

The brass rocker on the grape holds a teddy bear.  A brass candle holder and candle, along with a brass tin complete the small vignette.

 

While in Omaha, Ne on my internship, I shared an apartment with a beautiful young lady who took me shopping one day.  She bought the rocking horse and I bought the engine and caboose.  It is one of my favorite pieces because of our friendship.

 

This is one of two wooden rocking horses I found somewhere years ago.  One is a blue horse with green rockers, and one (this one) is a green horse with blue rockers.

 

 

Also on my writing desk

 

is this music box that also holds a container of a roll of postage stamps.  Pretty AND functional.

 

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If it's Sunday, it's Second on the 2nd Rocking Horses

 

Today is Second on the 2nd, where we bring back a post or parts of posts that we have shown in the past.  I'm also joining Nicole for Sunday in the Art Room or SITAR, and Gillena with Sunday Smiles.   

 

As many of you know, whenever possible, I like my Second Look to somehow reflect what our current host at Art Journal Journey is featuring.  That means I need to find something In the good old summertime, which is Erika's theme for August.   I'll share two spreads from July, 2017.

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Today is also Rocking Horse Sunday.  I'll share a few I have shown in the past, some of which are unconventional.  

  I showed this horse last week.  You can get a better view of it this week.

  This is the side you didn't see last week.  I received it as a Christmas gift in 2017.

  I picked this rocking horse up at a thrift store after the new year in 2013 for $1.00 (USD).  It's the same material as the one above it and has a Christmas theme.

  This is from July 30, 2013.  It's from a What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW) post where WOYWWendy helped me with a bit of rework on one of my wooden rocking horses.  To adhere the mane, I used "The Ultimate!," which I prefer to E6000.  Both Wendy and I knew how the "mane" came loose from this gentle, defenseless rocker.   Has anyone seen the "bleu"-grey offender?  

  Back on July 4, 2015, I was using my gelly pens to lay out a new design for my back patio.

  The important item is my adorable rocking horse, brought to me from a friend when she went to India.  It's a lovely and proud stuffed animal.

Now let's look at some "non-conventional" rocking horses.

  These beauties came from Chris (Pear Shaped Crafting).

 This is a birthday card I received one year from  Chris at Pear Shaped Crafting.  Yes, I count it.

  This is some gifted rocking horse fabric ribbon.  I count this as one, also. 

   Can you see the rocking horses on my table?  They are tiny rocking horse clothes pins.

  On the left, you can see one of the rockers has walked away.  I wondered where it was hiding.  In the middle, I tried to show the size of the clothes pins and rockers.  On the right you can tell I've corralled the errant rocker, and must glue it back in place.  Now you see why I can claim I own over 450 rocking horses.  They can be functional as well as decorative!  

    This is a small frame in which I placed a rocking horse. 

  I hope that put it in perspective.   This photo is from December, 2013.

   The rocking horse in the oval frame is the first one I made myself back in the late 1980s when I lived in Missouri.

  My very old die cutter holds 

   two gifted rocking horse dies.

  This is a sad photo of my tin cut candle holders.

Speaking of candle holders, these normally sit in a craft room window.

 

  There are several rockers on this wall, including the tiny single earring draped over the dark blue container.

   This beauty is SEW cute!

   Technically not a rocking horse, I picked this one up in a thrift store in Omaha, NE. while doing my internship.  I was told it's a boot scraper.  I know it's heavy.

  The top of the cabinet in my office gets its fair share of rocking horses. 

   Those who visit my home at Christmas know I decorate with trees.  It doesn't mean I can't include rocking horses, too.

   A few gifted paper rockers from Australia, and 

   one from South Africa.  Both were Thank you gifts for teaching the altered book (AB) class back in 2012.

   I used both stamped and die cut images when I taught my AB class.  I have at least six gifted rocking horse stamps, some red rubber, some acrylic.  None are wood mounted. 

  One final rocking horse that sits on my front porch.   Children love to ride in it.

I could go on forever, showing my rocking horse collection.   However, I fear I have already bored a few visitors today.  

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Now it's time to share your own Second on the 2nd.  The rules are quite simple and everyone is welcome to join the fun look back.  All you have to do is bring back a post that you are especially proud of, or perhaps one you shared before anyone knew your blog existed.  It could even be one that holds special meaning.  Any post, any genre, any artistic endeavor is acceptable, as long as it's been published sometime in the past.  Then link below (direct links only, please) and Bleubeard and I, along with other Second on the 2nd friends, will be by to visit.  This link will only be available until Monday, August 3 at 4 p.m. my time.