Miniatures show

Yesterday, Alexey and I went to the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys' Fall Show at the Denver Sheraton West in Lakewood.

I've been aware of this event for years, but this is the first time I've actually attended.

Trust me, it won't be the last.

There was so much amazing stuff for sale in that showroom!

Literally, a little bit of everything.

Heh.

The classic dollhouse scale is 1:12.

No surprise, there was a lot of 1:12 on those tables.

But there was also a lot of smaller scale stuff.

Have you ever held a 1:48 scale cat.

It's really, really, really small.

World's tiniest peacock. 

The offerings were a mix of commercially produced miniatures,

3D printed and laser cut pieces,

individually produced artist pieces...

and all combinations of the above.

Everywhere we looked, temptations abounded.

Alexey wanted sheep.

I wanted an animal planter, but which one? I liked the cats...

But oh! Look at those chickens!

And the snails! And the frogs!

We walked around the room several times.

We ran into Alexey's work friend, Pedro.

We talked to the vendors.

We made some purchases.

And I'll show them to you in the next post.

Re-masked

Nothing lasts forever. This is especially true of Sage's fly masks.

This one survived less than three weeks.

I'd like to say that's a record, but in fact, there was one that was destroyed within three days.

Not funny, Sage. 

Today she got another new one. It's her fifth of the season, but who's counting?

I put it on her in the field and she immediately wandered off to commiserate with Tazz.

"We look dumb."

Sorry girls. It may be mid-September, but fly season is still going strong. This is how it's going to be until the first frost.

Undercover girl

I've been holding out on you.

There's a new horse on my shelf.

A new Purdy horse.

This gorgeous Jennifer Scott Covergirl resin hitched a ride home from BreyerFest with Alexey and Fabian, but this summer being the way it was, I didn't get around to taking photos of her until today.

Now I can't believe it took me this long.

She is perfection from one end to the other.

So, so, so Purdy!

I don't get a lot of new horses these days, and especially not horses like this. What a treat she is! Thank you, Jenn and Tiffany!

Dog and Pony prep, part two

Whenever I start prepping for a performance show, there's always one class that is immediately the most important. In the case of Karin Hullatti's Dog and Pony Show, that's clearly Donkey Hotee.

I don't know what a Hotee is, but I well versed in Donkey. 

In fact, I have a whole, quirky herd of them.

And yet, somehow, this is the only one I've ever shown in performance.

Bitesize was one of my first customized models and my main Other Performance "horse" during the early stages of live show career. His last outing was 2010.

I have a lot of ideas for the Donkey Hotee class, but the first and most obvious of which involves Pecans.

She is the little Lefton donkey I bought at Donna's estate sale. She came with a sawbuck packing set made by Donna's mother, Marie, and the idea of getting this into a show ring - some fifty years after its creation - is irresistible. 

There's only one problem. The original halter is no longer viable.

Well, I do know how to make a halter.

I just haven't made a single piece of tack since Darcy died.

Sigh. I guess now's as good a time as any. It took me a long time to round up my tools and supplies, and then a surprisingly short time to actually put the halter together.

One of the hundreds, but also, one of one.

Pecans is ready to make her performance debut.

But will there be pecans in those panniers or perhaps something else?

Only time will tell!

P.S. You don't have to tell me what a Hotee is. I googled it!