Kennel blindness doesn't apply just to dog breeders, it's just the term that I know for falling in love with something you have made yourself and thinking that it is great when it is not. My deceased husband was kennel blind about his fiction. I have always been my hardest critic but kennel blindness can sneak up on you. That's why I needed Judy's input before I put the latex color coat on the chicken house. I respect her taste and honesty.
I called the chickens and fed them scratch while she and I sat in the swing evaluating the chicken house. She mostly confirmed what I was thinking which was wonderful. I said that if I put trim on a corner where my cuts weren't perfect, and put a 1 X 4 over the ends of the rafters that the building would be good enough to paint in two shades of green, rather than just one. In other words, my building is good looking enough that I can draw attention to it rather than make it disappear into the back ground.
I'm stoked!
Quote from: LizStreithorst on August 14, 2017, 07:15:03 PM
Kennel blindness doesn't apply just to dog breeders, it's just the term that I know for falling in love with something you have made yourself and thinking that it is great when it is not. My deceased husband was kennel blind about his fiction. I have always been my hardest critic but kennel blindness can sneak up on you. That's why I needed Judy's input before I put the latex color coat on the chicken house. I respect her taste and honesty.
I called the chickens and fed them scratch while she and I sat in the swing evaluating the chicken house. She mostly confirmed what I was thinking which was wonderful. I said that if I put trim on a corner where my cuts weren't perfect, and put a 1 X 4 over the ends of the rafters that the building would be good enough to paint in two shades of green, rather than just one. In other words, my building is good looking enough that I can draw attention to it rather than make it disappear into the back ground.
I'm stoked!
.....I love it when a plan comes together !!!! |^| |^| |^| |^| |^| |^| |^| |^| |^| |^| |^| w!w |^| |^| |^| |^| |^|
PICTURES!!!!
That's great Liz. Yes pictures. |^| |^| |^|
I want to see it too Liz.
Barb
OK, but it still has just 2 coats of oil based primer on it because I didn't get reassured that it was nice looking enough that with a bit more work I could paint it two shades of green. I need to get some plastic wood to fill in the cracks to the patch I made to cover a hole over the door. I need 20 feet of trim for the corners where my cuts were off, and I need 20" of 1 X 4 to cover the exposed ends of the rafters. One day I'll have to replace the door which I stole from the milking room of my dairy goat barn. The weather is already taking a toll on the wafer board.
The plan is to paint the bottom half a color called green sage. The top half will be a color one step lighter called elm street. I'll go with the dark green on the door until I'm forced to replace it with a plywood door. The first rafters will be the darker color as will the 1 X 4's I use to cover the ends of the rafters. Judy suggested that I leave the trim pieces white where I replaced the rotten wafer board with ply before I decide which way to go with them. I don't think that I'll like the stark white but I won't decide what to to with it until I get the rest finished and step back and get an overall impression. I'm thinking of going with the light green and using the darker to paint vine like leaves on it, but I'm not artistic that way so I donno.
Quote from: LizStreithorst on August 15, 2017, 04:02:53 PM
OK, but it still has just 2 coats of oil based primer on it because I didn't get reassured that it was nice looking enough that with a bit more work I could paint it two shades of green. I need to get some plastic wood to fill in the cracks to the patch I made to cover a hole over the door. I need 20 feet of trim for the corners where my cuts were off, and I need 20" of 1 X 4 to cover the exposed ends of the rafters. One day I'll have to replace the door which I stole from the milking room of my dairy goat barn. The weather is already taking a toll on the wafer board.
The plan is to paint the bottom half a color called green sage. The top half will be a color one step lighter called elm street. I'll go with the dark green on the door until I'm forced to replace it with a plywood door. The first rafters will be the darker color as will the 1 X 4's I use to cover the ends of the rafters. Judy suggested that I leave the trim pieces white where I replaced the rotten wafer board with ply before I decide which way to go with them. I don't think that I'll like the stark white but I won't decide what to to with it until I get the rest finished and step back and get an overall impression. I'm of going with the light green and using the darker to paint vine like leaves on it, but I'm not artistic that way so I donno.
....ever thought of a light for over the door?......they make real good solar lights too for that.....maybe a red light?....you know..the 'hen house' is open for business huh
A red light on a timer would be too cool. Solar will not work. The building is always in shade. I'd really like to wire it but it would take a whole lot of work on my part. I'd have to run romex from the chicken house, through the attic the other side of the house and down to the breaker box. I could do it, but I don't want to. I'm afraid of electricity. I'll do iif it becomes necessary.
I do have the torso and head of a female manikin that I want to work into the project as a focal point. She has arms that move. She could hold a basket of fake eggs. I'd need to find a good way to cover her breasts that I wouldn't have to re position every time the wind blows.
Quote from: LizStreithorst on August 15, 2017, 05:49:51 PM
A red light on a timer would be too cool. Solar will not work. The building is always in shade. I'd really like to wire it but it would take a whole lot of work on my part. I'd have to run romex from the chicken house, through the attic the other side of the house and down to the breaker box. I could do it, but I don't want to. I'm afraid of electricity. I'll do iif it becomes necessary.
I do have the torso and head of a female manikin that I want to work into the project as a focal point. She has arms that move. She could hold a basket of fake eggs. I'd need to find a good way to cover her breasts that I wouldn't have to re position every time the wind blows.
Tassels!
That is genius! Thank you Dan. Tassels it will be.
Quote from: wallace on August 15, 2017, 06:21:55 PM
Quote from: LizStreithorst on August 15, 2017, 05:49:51 PM
A red light on a timer would be too cool. Solar will not work. The building is always in shade. I'd really like to wire it but it would take a whole lot of work on my part. I'd have to run romex from the chicken house, through the attic the other side of the house and down to the breaker box. I could do it, but I don't want to. I'm afraid of electricity. I'll do iif it becomes necessary.
I do have the torso and head of a female manikin that I want to work into the project as a focal point. She has arms that move. She could hold a basket of fake eggs. I'd need to find a good way to cover her breasts that I wouldn't have to re position every time the wind blows.
Tassels!
....two small propellers...... :D
I like the idea of tassels better. She needs red ones.
Quote from: LizStreithorst on August 15, 2017, 06:39:45 PM
I like the idea of tassels better. She needs red ones.
.....well at least use the beaded ones...k ?
find some for me and I'll buy them. I searched for tassles on amazon. I went through 5 pages of them and saw none that rang my bell.
This has been such a wonderful project. I have pieces of my old dairy goat barn in it. I have pieces of the old Katrina house that my husband built with his own hands in it. It must be 35 years old. It would have been bulldozed into a pile and burned had I not saved it. It was a gift from my best neighbors. And if that's not enough, my friends here are giving me great ideas.
OMG, I searched Amazon for pasties and I have found what I want. https://www.amazon.com/Pasties-Adhesive-Nipple-Reusable-Tassel/dp/B06XGZTNKW/ref=sr_1_35?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1502841386&sr=1-35&nodeID=7147445011&psd=1&keywords=pasties
Quote from: LizStreithorst on August 15, 2017, 06:55:52 PM
find some for me and I'll buy them. I searched for tassles on amazon. I went through 5 pages of them and saw none that rang my bell.
This has been such a wonderful project. I have pieces of my old dairy goat barn in it. I have pieces of the old Katrina house that my husband built with his own hands in it. It must be 35 years old. It would have been bulldozed into a pile and burned had I not saved it. It was a gift from my best neighbors. And if that's not enough, my friends here are giving me great ideas.
(https://img0.etsystatic.com/176/0/11790066/il_fullxfull.1093148470_e5l8.jpg)
Those are beautiful but I can't buy those. My sequined heart shaped ones will have to do.
Scroll down to "Naughty Nipple Tassels" on the left. Maybe you can cut the heart shape out of the base.
https://www.google.com/search?q=BREAST+TASSELS&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8rOX5utrVAhXEyVQKHbn8AscQ_AUICigB&biw=943&bih=492#spd=0&spf=1502842054035
hearts
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDEvWliLmcPlKWZ88P77TnVJ0Gl6huGnnMYePkg7mkV73J0O5z0yWRCYTgxFydPZO5PRWYBEAx&usqp=CAE)
You gentlemen would not be considered a good influence on me by the people who will never see the chicken house. It'll be like the fish house with penises for breeding cones. If I invite someone and they are offended they don't have to come back. With the fish room everyone who has seen the penises hasn't been offended. It's not every day that they meet a crazy old dog lady with a bent sense of humor. I expect that the same will hold true with the chicken house.
Dan, I have no problem with the heart shape. The ones that Mug posted on the bronze body were a work of art and not available for sale. Unless anyone has other suggestions I will go with the ones that I chose. I can chose the size I want in the ones that I found. I think that she needs the medium ones. She looks like a 34 B to me.
Quote from: LizStreithorst on August 15, 2017, 07:33:03 PM
You gentlemen would not be considered a good influence on me by the people who will never see the chicken house. It'll be like the fish house with penises for breeding cones. If I invite someone and they are offended they don't have to come back. With the fish room everyone who has seen the penises hasn't been offended. It's not every day that they meet a crazy old dog lady with a bent sense of humor. I expect that the same will hold true with the chicken house.
Dan, I have no problem with the heart shape. The ones that Mug posted on the bronze body were a work of art and not available for sale. Unless anyone has other suggestions I will go with the ones that I chose. I can chose the size I want in the ones that I found. I think that she needs the medium ones. She looks like a 34 B to me.
available in red
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D1FWLUW/ref=asc_df_B01D1FWLUW5123802/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=395033&creativeASIN=B01D1FWLUW&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167152358566&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8046053402494893752&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9021504&hvtargid=pla-312808056875 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D1FWLUW/ref=asc_df_B01D1FWLUW5123802/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=395033&creativeASIN=B01D1FWLUW&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167152358566&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8046053402494893752&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9021504&hvtargid=pla-312808056875)
You posted a picture of the phallic cones on Simply and I don't think anybody noticed. The mannequin will be a nice feature but hard to miss.
I'd had the penises in my tanks for so long I just thought of them as breeding cones. I took a couple of pics and posted them on Simply. The pics went mostly unnoticed They were never deleted. The two people who noticed PM'd me. I don't remember how I answered them. I guess I just told them the truth huh. It made me feel like I had a little more elbow room there.
The chicken house is hidden among trees close to far end of my house. Nobody can see it unless I invite them. My sexy lady's torso and pretty face will jump out to anyone with those red pastes where her nipples should be. This is why I live where nobody can find me. I have an opportunity to take my first shot at trying to make a small work of art, and if I allow folks to see it and they don't like it they wont come back. If they are intrigued by it we might be friends.
I'll take pics when I feel than I have made a difference in the building. It will be a long time before I have my naked lady with red tasseled paisties a'bowin' in the wind. I have the image in my mind, though,
...you're still a stitch, Liz!..... |^| |^| |^|