Monday 22 April 2013

Minizoo

One of the coolest things about ordering online is the day when your package arrives !!!   
YAHOO !!!!   My order from Minizoo.   
Speedy too I might add!   I only had to wait a couple of days!!

My favourites would have to be:- 
#1  Mojo Clown Fish, very bright orange and well painted.   Very lifelike.
#2  Schleich retired Camera Girl, which actually has moving arms.   Fantastic!!!
(I didn't know that at first, I thought It was broken!)
#3  Schleich 2013 Swan with Cygnets.   Lovely.

The Safari Barak Obama model is great as well,   It's funny.   I like the flag too, it's very detailed.
Safari chickens are nice, but not as carefully painted as the President.
The boy figures are retired Schleich  
Mojo Polar Bear is nice too and was free!


Mojo and Safari finally in Australia !!!!
Free postage Australia wide !!!!
a FREE Mojo animal with any Mojo figure !!!!

Check it out !!!!

Mini Zoo

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Calico Feed Sacks



Have you ever tried to make some Feed Sacks out of calico?     
They are very easy to make. 

I cut out some calico,  and got out some lettering stamps.    I wanted colourful designs and so I went to the local craft shop.

I wasn't sure what to buy, so I asked the lady there what I should get for my groovy project.   

so, I came home with Dew Drop, Memento Fade-resitant Dye Inks in several different colours. 
I really like the shape of these inks because they are dew drop shaped, and easy to ink up tiny stamps.  
(I lOVE the names of these colours BTW  hehehe)   

Potter's Clay
Lady Bug
Grape Jelly
Cantaloupe
Dandelion

Here is the result.   

I hand stitched the Corn bags on the left,  and the Oats bags on the right. 
The bags in the middle I did on my sewing machine.
The bags in the middle I used some rubber letters I got at a garage sale.   
The Corn and Oats bags I used a set of letters I bought at Craft Affair on Anne.

STAMPING IS SO COOL !!!!





Horse Blankets ?

Hello Cool Weather.  (well that's for us in the southern hemisphere).   Yahoo !!!!

Does your horse need a blanket to keep warm??????   Mmmmmm?   

I have just read an interesting article about this very subject.  

So,   Instead of blankets to heat up your horse,   why not wear a non heating decorative  
just to look pretty?   

Beautiful hand stitched designs,  breathable, light,  pure 100% cotton with decorated edging in a lovely colour to match the main design.    

Seriously,  what else is better than spending your hard-earned pocket money (or money you got for doing nothing)  on decorating your plastic horse.    

Of course,  if you have trained your horse to have perfect getting dressed manners,  he / she will stand perfectly and patiently still while you dress him / her up in fancy pretty stuff.

  
Left:  Schleich 2005.   
Right:  Schleich 2000.   

This majestic awesome model is my most loved and favourite.  
Mojo 2010.


Cats and Ducks.   Why not?   
This lovely Zebra is Mojo 2010.

Friday 29 March 2013

Happy Easter


Here is a photo I took at the beach on Good Friday.


HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE.  

Have a nice holiday, and if you would like to add your thoughts or comments, I would really like to hear from you.

Please leave a comment here,
OR
email me at PetuinaParkStables@iinet.net.au



Pony Carriage

Today (easter saturday), we took a trip to Charters Towers Toyworld.    
I finally got the Schleich Pony Carriage #42040 which was released in 2010. 


While we were there,  we also went to the cheap shop and got some groovy craft stuff,  and the op shop.  Here's the photo of my loot!
I also collect milk glass.   so, I got this cup for 50c,  and I just had to have this set of fences because   this set, Schleich #42045 Paddock Fence, has been retired for 2013. 


I was thinking of making the jars and pots into containers for molasses and bamboo sticks into poles for horse jumping.   Any other suggestions?????








Wednesday 20 March 2013

Horse Feed Bags

Feedbags are a good thing to add to your collection of stuff for your horse.    There are some great  advantages to having one.  

-You can keep your horses's feed up off the ground while out and about with him / her.
-You can prevent your horse from having his rations eaten by another horse.
-No waste of feed.   (saving valuable pocket money!)

HORSE FEED BAGS


Horse feed bags are also ideal for horse floats and stables, as well as out on a trail ride.     
They can come made of different materials such as cotton or nylon,  but here,  we have two lovely little bags for snacks made from cotton in pretty colours.   Ohh so cute!    Perfect accessory.    Little clip hooks on one side make the bag easy to attach and just the right amount of ventilation holes to ensure that your horse can breathe easily.   

The model on the left is a CollectA I bought ages ago.  I got it at Townsville Collectables.  

It's been dragged around in my handbag for about 1 year.  
(cause I use it to measure the things I make).   
It's got loads of paint worn off in all the right places, like detailed airbrush work!


Thursday 21 February 2013

Horse Show Safety Hats


Here is Jenine showing us some of the new Safety Hats.  
They come in a range of sizes,  very elegant, lovely shape.  

  *the straps are yet to be fitted.






Below we have an example of how these safety hats offer protection when the straps properly fitted.    
Here is Scarlet,  preparing for her stunt riding show.   She always puts safety first, and wears her safety hat whenever she's on horseback.   







Scarlet says   "These safety hats are so good,  that you can fall of your horse
with a smile on your face!"



Wednesday 30 January 2013

Taking care of your Unicorn.

                     How to take care of your Unicorn.
                                 Tips on keeping your favorite Unicorn happy & healthy. 


Chapter 1.   Feeding your Unicorn.  

MAIN MEALS

Unicorns are very health conscious, and without the need for having to arrange the food in silly face shapes on their plates, will happily eat their plate empty.

A suitable everyday dinner for your Unicorn will be made up of Something Round,  Something Green, Something Fluffy,  Something  Unseen.    This is a good stock standard rule to follow.   This will ensure that your Unicorn will always be healthy and of course happy.

DESERTS

When it comes to desert,  and particularly when it comes to berries, most will eat like greedy little piggies, except delicately.

When preparing a sweet dish with grass, be sure to select only Tender Topmost tips and the only greenest blades.

Tender Topmost is perfect for a desert topped with any kind of dangling berry.   (mine has preference for blue ones).
Any edible berry which can be seen to dangle off the branch is a good healthy choice.   This does include the cherry tomato.  

The Cherry,  although it does look like a berry is not.   Of course it has that big seed in the middle.   The good thing about this is that,  when a Unicorn has had a feast, he/she will spit out the seeds leaving them in a little neat pile.   That means that if you have not seen your Unicorn lately,  or accidently lost it,  you will have proof that your Unicorn is safely hanging around close by.

If, on the other hand, you are still wishing for your very own Unicorn,  you will know that your wish may becoming true.

FUSSY EATERS
Unicorns have a preference for anything with crunch.   If your unicorn has a tendency toward the fussy side,  include in the dish such things as Jellysnail,  Nutpeas & Honeyspout.   these can easily be collected in any secret garden,  secluded (freshwater) riverbank,  or behind a chicken coop.     If you do happen to have trouble finding these, one tell-tale sign to look out for is the presence of true Dandelion.   This will be a good indication that things found here will have a good deal of crunch to entice even the most fussy eaters.

If you study the leaves in the picture, you will be able to identify the true Dandelion and avoid being lead on a goose chase.   This photo of the Dandelion in my herb garden is the TRUE one.


True Dandelion 


                                             Here is a link to a good site I found.



http://herbsarespecial.com.au/free-herb-information/dandelion.html

Here is a quick warning I got off the link above,  so I do recommend you read the entire article. 
Dandelion
Dandelion
Propagation is by seed, and dandelion will grow under almost all conditions, thriving in dry areas, just as well as it handles the wet conditions. Dandelion will also grow in shade, although this plant family, the daisy, is always considered a sun lover. True dandelion should not be confused with Hawkbit (Leontodon Taraxocoides) or several Cats’ Ears species (Hypochoeris glabra and radicata) which is easily mistaken and is often found in lawns. The identifying points of dandelion are: pointed leaves, only one flower per stem, hollow stems and no hairs on the plant. Note, too, that although some look alike plants are often eaten; long-term use is not advisable. Recently, I had a lady call seeking true dandelion, as it is a valuable herb for horse health. Together with her husband, they run equestrian courses throughout Australia. She said, false dandelions can cause string holt in horses, which shows as jerky movements, freezing of muscles and seizures, as the kidneys cannot flush out the effect of the weed.


RECIPES....... (to be updated shortly).

Saturday 26 January 2013

Cover for Schleich Stables.

Happy New Year everyone!

Here is my latest project.    I decided that since our wet season arrived here in the tropics, and is pounding down on my nice wooden stables,  that I would make a fabric cover  to help protect it from the humidity.  


Stage one.   I got some material and with the hot iron pressed on some soft stuff.    I gave the measurements of the stables to Jo in Quilters Blessing, Aitkenvale, and she sold me the right amount of material for the job.
Stage Two.   I looked around my thread stash and got out some maroon, and black and brown for the horses, and the planks.
Stage Three.   I drew up a design which I got inspiration from this little glass thing I found in the 2nd hand store some time ago.



Stage Two.   Put in the pailings.  and on a separate peice of material,  (I am using weavers cloth here),  get your punch needle and make some little topiary trees in pots to put out the front.
NOTE:  Make sure that you put in trees which are not poisonous to horses.  ( just in case one of your horses has a long neck and decides to have a quick nibble when your not looking! )


Here are some links on punch-needle embroidery, and there are many more.   Even on YouTube.   It's very easy and just like pencil coloring in, except, using thread instead.


Punchneedle Punch Needle Embroidery Lesson - Mysimplewalk ...
How to Make a Holiday Punchneedle Ornament - YouTube

It originated in Russia.    It's a very old art but coming back into fashion,  and gives such gorgeous results.
Here are my trees, still inside the embroidery hoop.    with punch-needle, you need a hoop which has an attachment that makes the surface your working on, a little higher, or you'll end up with the needle through your leg or something.  or holes in the table!    This hoop and attachment is Clover brand from Japan.

********keep checking back for more updates as the work progresses.   I'm still deciding on how to do the pots.  any ideas?  please suggest them to me!   Leave a comment.*******