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Can I AW again please? My Grandpa's Rocking Horse (PIP heavy)

dahansen85dahansen85 member
in May 2011 Moms

My Grandpa made three rocking horses when I was little, one for me, and two of my cousins.  After 20-something years, it was looking pretty shabby so I decided to restore it the best I could for LO. It was a pretty intimidating project, and my whole family would have been really upset if I ruined it, especially me. That's why I was so thrilled when it actually turned out!! 

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Me on the left, my cousin and my sis.  

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Just before I got started.  

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After sanding and patching. It had a lot of dings and chips. 

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Primer and two coats of red paint later, plus putting the facial features back on with a stencil.  

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DH sprayed it with a clear coat and then I attached all the details. So happy with it! 

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Re: Can I AW again please? My Grandpa's Rocking Horse (PIP heavy)

  • riverbedriverbed member

    turned out great!  What a great thing to pass down!


    His three plus my one; we are all excited to welcome a little one!

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  • ZTAsunshineZTAsunshine
    That rocks!  You did an amazing job.
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  • mrbear83mrbear83 member
    very sweet and very meaningful!
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  • CallidryasCallidryas member
    Great job! what does your family think? 
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  • alliejoealliejoe member
    you did an awesome job- looks great!
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  • kacellekacelle member

    imageZTAsunshine:
    That rocks!  You did an amazing job.

    I'm not sure if this was an intentional pun, but I definitely snickered a bit.  ;)  

     

    Married to my best friend 6/5/10
    BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
    BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
    BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
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  • EJChapman123EJChapman123 member

    How wonderful - its great to have heirlooms like that.

    My Grandpa made furniture as a hobby, and was really really good at it (he's alive but 90, so he doesn't make furniture anymore, so I am using past tense).  He made me a beautiful cradle when I was a baby, and my parents put it down in the moldy leaky nasty basement for the last 20 years which rotted quite a bit.  He got the cradle from their basement, refinished the parts that were moldy, and shipped it to me here in Florida!  Its amazing to have it in my little girls room :)

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