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Bart, our one legged cowboy from Spookytown, Texas!

October 1st, 2008 in blog, projects     
KimberlyMelamed Kimberly Melamed, contributor
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Look at that spooky smilin face! We think its an old barrel lid, but not sure. I do know that it just doesnt matter. One look at him and you cant help but giggle!
Bart, ready to welcome visitors to the porch.
The parts and pieces...
I drilled a small hole in the bottom edge and twisted in an old hook to support the childs jacket.
Barts head is attached to the vintage pitchfork with wire looped around the back of the lid and the middle tine of the fork.
An adult size vintage wooden hanger gives the childs jacket just the right amount of fullness to make Barts arms stand out.
Another look at Barts parts.
Look at that spooky smilin face! We think its an old barrel lid, but not sure. I do know that it just doesnt matter. One look at him and you cant help but giggle!

Look at that spooky smilin' face! We think it's an old barrel lid, but not sure. I do know that it just doesn't matter. One look at him and you can't help but giggle!
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Some junk just speaks to you. That's how Bart the one legged cowboy was created. One look at his "face" and he told us exactly who he was. Poised behind the see saw bench and sportin' a pair of children's cowboy boots and jean jacket, he is ready to greet visitiors to the Falloween porch.

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Comments (6)

KimberlyMelamed writes: Well I never would have guessed at the true purpose of 'Barts' face. A wooden bog horseshoe! How great. My daughter keeps asking for a horse and I just keep telling her that I wouldn't know the first thing about caring for a horse. I think I just proved my point. Ha Ha

Thanks for sharing and welcome to the site!

Kimberly Posted: 11:46 am on October 6th
sistersjunk4fun writes: HI new to this, just looked at your junkmarket site because of one of my sisters Mimitoria from Mn. Anyway, your friendly pumpkin face Bart is a wooden bog shoe used on horses to keep them from sinking in the mire... anyway he makes an adorable face. The "eyes" are actually where the ends of the horsehoes fit and the knob on top of horseshoe forms his mouth. Clever idea. Posted: 3:47 pm on October 5th
shabbychick writes: Such personality in that ol' wooden face! You've given him a nice life on your porch! I think he'd like to hang around for the holidays too!! (he'd just need a little warmer jacket don't ya think??)

Great job! Kathy Posted: 10:34 am on October 2nd
Chovey writes: Spectacularly Spooky!!! What would be the chances of ever finding a great face like that though???? Love him!
cynthia Posted: 9:55 pm on October 1st
MimiToria writes: What a fun guy Bart is. Very creative ladies. Posted: 8:37 pm on October 1st
kopykatkim writes: He is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! In a junky sort of way.Love the face, it is too kind to be spooky.It will look great on a porch to great guests. Posted: 7:34 pm on October 1st
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