Yeehaw, partners.

The rise of country culture on the internet is undeniable. But I’m truthfully all for it. Sometimes, I’d like nothing more but to move to a lovely little cottage near a grassy field and live a simple life, growing my own food and relishing in the wonderful natural surroundings. And this project, I hope, can combine my love of toys, love of animals, and love of the countryside all into one beautiful model. Here’s the plan.

What I’ll Need ~

1. A large cardboard box to build the countryside model in.
2. Schleich or other realistic, well-crafted small toy animals.
3. Moss, rocks, and twigs.
4. A toy barn.
5. Paint (green, blue, yellow, and a bit of white).
6. A glue gun to atach bits of the terrain and add shine to the river.
7. Scissors (to cut the cardboard).
8. Lots of patience and determination.

How I’ll Build It ~

This is something that will take a lot of time, and I’ll kind of learn how to do as I go along, adding little shrubs and touchups here and there. The basic idea, however, is that I’ll paint and glue things into a box. Yeah… that may be simplifying it. I also want to create a paper mache hill and a little river, out of paint and glue or maybe something more fancy, like sheet plastic. I’ll make trees out of either dried moss or chenille. It will be a process. It will be an adventure. Mostly, though, it will be fun.

What I Have To Begin With ~

So far, I have a Schleich lamb named May, a pig named Big Bang, some moss and cool rocks, a goose, a chicken, and a little clowder of cats.

I would like to thank:

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com

And:

https://schleichhorsestack.home.blog/

For inspiring me to do this. See you soon, cowboys!