HorsesBySamantha

 I haven’t made a bunch of stuff lately, but I’ll show you what I did make :) First… A blanket for Dream Catcher.  I am very happy with this one! It’s my favorite blanket so far! (Then again, I say that with every single one I make 😂. I guess that means I’m getting better 😅) Then of course I had to make a rope halter to match and take a few pictures… (I made a matching lead rope too, but forgot to take a picture of it) Then I got my leather out and made some boots! I didn’t have mini magnets for the straps, so I improvised! (But mini magnets are being shipped as I write😉) I found some metal thingies that look like long skinny nails… and put the head through the leather. I’ll be making more as soon as the magnets come. This way is  waaayyyy to time consuming! And on other news… Breyerfest tickets are FINALLY on sale! I haven’t gotten mine yet but I will soon. And Breyer is doing a giveaway for leap year! You can enter here: https://www.breyerhorses.com/pages/celebrate-leap-day-with-a

 I DID IT!!!! This NaMoPaiMo was a month of firsts for me. It was my first NaMoPaiMo, my first time doing a dappled grey, and my first time using pastels! There were definitely a few bumps along the way, I’ve started and stripped this girl twice before February. There were moments where I considered starting over, but my main goal for this year was to complete her without starting over. But I stuck with it and it paid off! I’m in love with her! I can’t wait for next year!!!!💕

 Here we are… day 21 of NaMoPaiMo! Luckily, I’ve been working on my horse a lot, and am almost done with her! Tada!!! I’ve finally reached a point where I’m happy with her dapples and color I finished her mane and tail and started on some whites. I still need to do a few more layers of white, eyes, hooves, chestnuts, and then done! And speaking of done… I finished my little side project, May Flowers!!! That make such a great pair! Now for the stallion… For all of you still working on your NaMoPaiMo horses… don’t give up!!! If we keep at it we’ll have them finished by midnight February 29th!!!!

 

 Well, I meant to get this posted a week ago, but better late than never! For those of you who don’t know, NaMoPaiMo stands for National Model Painting Month. It was founded by Jennifer Buxton in 2017. You have one month (February) to paint and complete a model horse. You can find more information on  this  page   of  Jennifer Buxton’s blog . Anyway, long story short, I signed up for this year(my first year!)  So introducing my NaMoPaiMo model… I’ve started painting her twice and stripped her twice. This time I’m determined to get it right! I mean third times a charm right? If all goes according to plan, she will be a dappled grey with a stripe and possibly a few socks by February 29! I also have a few side projects… This little girl will be a chestnut like her mom,  April Showers . I also want to get this guy painted as some kind of bay… I’m not sure if I’ll be doing a red bay, dark bay, etc.   I sanded down his head a little bit to make him more Arabian-typey And my last side project