Odd title, right? (more on that later) As I begin this post, that is what comes to mind.
My husband and I were in Fort Bragg, California over Thanksgiving weekend. While we were there, we found a small flea market, being held in a parking south of town. That is where I came across a pair of hand-carved wooden bookends in the shape of a "Holstein Cow". Adorable!
. . . I failed to take a 'before' photo of the book ends before I started working on it, so I found a similar one on the internet, to show how it looked.
The base is the base of a 'spice tower' similar to this:
The hardest part was 'connecting' the 2 cow parts to each other to make a "Whole-Holstein". . . (pun intended). I drilled small holes on each cow half, and joined them with wooden dowels and wood glue.
Once all these logistics were resolved, I started papering and embellishing. After the green tissue, came the vintage brass numbers '5' on each side of the cow. I did this, not only because I love the patina on the numbers, but because I wanted to add a little extra support to HOLD the 2 cow-halves. (hence the title . . .) Then I started 'bling-ing'.
She is very whimsical and fun! and the fact that she spins around makes it even more fun.
I love your spinning cow and even more so seeing how it came together!!
ReplyDeleteand it three goes to get the comment to go through because obviously I am a robot.... I hate word verification.... now I will have to try again.
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Hi Rebeca. Awesome work. Love all the embellishments. Great job. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteles vaches de normandie et de suisse.. joli..prochainement ..moi aussi je mettrai les vaches à l'honneur! bonne soirée ou..bonne journée!
ReplyDeleteHaven't been to your blog for a week or so and I dearly love the 'cow'... How big is he/she?
ReplyDeletethanks! the cow is about 6"x8"x4"
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ReplyDeleteNice. I'd love to have you share this at What to Do Weekends party. Take care, Linda You are holding on 55? Oh, heck, that's YOUNG! :)
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I have a thing for cows to begin with, but this guy is amazing! Love!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love the transformation and your very creative use of flea market cow. Fabulous!
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