Friday, May 13

rocking-horse re-'do

We went to Goodwill earlier this week and within 30 seconds of walking through the front door Hallie found this old guy.


She instantly fell in love and with a $7.99 price tag I figured we could give him a new home. But the hair? Yeah, that had to go. And quick.


I believe at one point it was yarn. That must have been a long time ago.

We brought him home and got to work. I tore out his mane and tail (which was a less-than thrilling process...so much dust and yuck!) and got started on a new 'do. This is what I came up with.


I like it because he still looks old fashioned, but not dirty. He's got a bit more personality, too.
Here's how I did it:

Step 1: Tear out old so-called hair. This nice little slit down the middle of his head reassured me a new mane was totally doable.


2. Cut strips using desired fabric. I used a linen-feel cotton fabric. It just flops ever-so perfectly.
3. Layer strips of fabric slightly overlapping one another. Sew a straight stitch down the center.
4. Fold a few pieces over the center stitch to give hair more mess and volume. Yes, I'm still talking about a horse.
5. Pour hot glue down the slit on horse's head and, using a high-tech tool like a pencil or screwdriver, push the center stitch of the mane into the glue. Let cool.

I did this in three or four different chunks, with shorter strips at the top and bottom and longer in the middle.

I think he's a lot happier now. I know I am.

14 comments:

Ashley said...

Jordan! Hey girl. I feel like I'm stalking you today - I realized my text never sent to you, so I called and left a message and now I'm blog stalking you ;) Nice.

Anyways, you seriously have some AMAZING talent with your craftiness. I would never have dreamed of doing a project like this: too much work, wouldn't know where to start, and don't have the creative eye to see things potential like you do. It's inspiring. You seriously rock - and your rocking horse looks amazing.

Let's play sometime next week shall we? K. Glad that's settled!

Emily said...

Such a great idea I love it!

Jenny @ An Apple for the Crafter said...

Great job! It looks SO good.

Christine said...

That is amazing!! Seriously, that is creative. I love his new do. :) I'm sure Hallie does too!

Mandi McQuivey said...

So dang cute! I love it!!

BECKY said...

l.o.v.e.
you go girl!

Sami Jo Photography said...

are you serious? that's awesome! i would love something like that for a prop!

Jarom & Corinne said...

Love it!!! Funny thing is we have a rocking horse waiting for his own transformation this week, for our little guys birthday! I will have to post some pictures too!

heather {WhipperBerry} said...

brilliant my dear! thanks so much for partying with whipperberry!!
kisses

imsteelefullofscrap said...

Love your horse i just scored one at goodwill a few weeks ago for a buck was originally $15 but waited till it was marked to a buck!! I also had to get rid of the nasty hair may use ur idea for the mane and tale I was gong to use a leather braided belt!!!
Will try and get mine posted this week!!!

Leda said...

I passed up this exact rocking horse (well, pretty close)at our DI about a month ago...NOW I'm sorry I did, you did such a great job at the redo!

Michelle said...

I've just been getting caught up on blogs and just browsed through yours. A) love the horse re-do, looks so so much better B) your visitor adventures look so fun and I hope you're feeling more settled in the Big T and C) I can't wait for my little girl to have cute rain boots like yours!

♥ Miss Tea said...

what a cute rocking horsey! love what you did with the hair, yeah i think it's a great idea to remove its original hair hehehe...

btw i'm your new follower from homemakeronadime blog hop party!

(http://tea-diary.blogspot.com)

SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime said...

This rocking horse totally rocks! Thanks for linking this awesome post at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop :)

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