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Old 10-14-2007, 10:01 AM
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Hi Folks!

I just finished this little guy up yesterday. I took one of Cyndi Joselyn's patterns and adapted it a bit. He's not quite 4 1/2 tall. I wired little brass bells on to a piece of leather to make the sleigh bells. He was lots of fun! ~ Joy
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Old 10-14-2007, 10:25 AM
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A little high strung or not thats nice carving. Thanks for the pics .hobo
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Old 10-14-2007, 10:38 AM
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Nice carving and painting banjo! I like the additions you made to her pattern.

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Old 10-14-2007, 10:58 AM
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Nice carving and painting! The sleigh bells are a nice touch! Thanks for sharing it !
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Real cute, I like the outfit Santa is wearing. The carving and the finishing are real nice. Tom H
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Hi Joy, your alpine santa is really cute, nice carving and painting. The bells are a perfect addition.
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NIce one banjo, keep ot up!
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joy,


great looking work on the santa, i like the bells.


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Great looking Santa Joy .. Your painting is really impressive .. The little extras on the clothes are wonderful ..

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Very nice Joy, the bells are a great touch.
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