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Post by paddockcottagefarm on Nov 16, 2017 14:18:18 GMT
It has been a bit of a slow process piecing this little set up together (mainly due to funds) but first acquired the holy grail of this beauty of a Shire from Anita in the summer and then saved up to get one of the carts commissioned which I was lucky enough to collect from the Julip Live show in September. Finally I bought the leather harness (also from Anita) the other week, to complete the set!  I just need to buy lots of miniature hay bales now to go inside the cart but he is looking rather proud and magnificent in my humble opinion lol....  |
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Post by whitestones on Nov 16, 2017 17:47:16 GMT
Ohhh ... he's wonderful  |
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Post by Wollepluis on Nov 17, 2017 6:38:09 GMT
He surely looks proud in front of that cart! <3
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Post by juliporiginals on Nov 17, 2017 10:07:23 GMT
He looks absolutely fantastic!
That's going to be quite a few bales to fill the cart although you could put a false bottom in it so you only have to fill the bits you see.
I had a hay cart that I wanted to look as if it was filled with hay (loose rather than bales) and so I made a card board 'hump' that filled the cart and then stuck loads of bits of hay all over it to look as if it were solid. I'm not sure I have a photo of it any more as it was on my Photobucket account but it was definitely a cheaper and less fiddly option.
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Post by pennylanestables on Nov 17, 2017 22:28:22 GMT
Oh wow! What an outstanding set!
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Post by paddockcottagefarm on Nov 20, 2017 11:59:16 GMT
Thanks Laura, that is a really good idea as like you said it will take a good number of bales to fill the cart up! Will save a few pennies putting a false bottom in  |
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Post by FarfraeFarm on Nov 20, 2017 19:31:12 GMT
Bales are pretty easy to make. Cut styrofoam into bale-sized bricks, brush with PVA, and roll in chopped hay (I get a bale of rabbit hay from Pound Saver and chop it up in the blender). Hot glue works even better than the PVA, but you have to be careful not to melt the styrofoam.
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Post by pip on Nov 24, 2017 11:37:18 GMT
wow!! what a setup. the cart is so gorgeous too, we are so spoiled now!
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I just need to buy lots of miniature hay bales now to go inside the cart but he is looking rather proud and magnificent in my humble opinion lol....
