WOW once again your work is so beautiful!! I do not understand the resin. Do you grout and then pour resin all over it or?? Just because I am not familiar with resin I will ask why? Is it a different way of grouting? I hate to be a dummy on this. And because you will know the feeling. I just finished adding the last glass to my mannequin.I will need to look her over tomorrow or when I get to it for missed spots. Just not enough light in the room tonight and too many places with glass drying. Thanks for adding your picture. Chris

thank you, that is just what i was looking for. there are so many talented people on here i am so glad i joined gw. i am learning so much and getting so many ideas on here that i am driving my poor dh crazy but he loves it too.

I made a lot of these carousel horses in the past. You should first fill the holes. I cut down the dowels holding the springs, glued them in place and filled with wood putty. Then if you like it crackled, paint the entire horse with the undercolor you like, put on the crackle medium, paint with the finish color and wait for crackle. I can't wait so I use a hair dryer. If you don't want to crackle, just paint the areas the colors you like. I paint roses on the seat and down the neck. The mane and tail in gold. I spray it with a finish varnish. I mount it on a closet dowel (using small dowels under neath to keep it from sliding down the pole. The base can be wood or an outdoor umbrella stand (please paint though). Hope this gets you started.

Thanks all, for the welcome and the wonderful suggestions. I'll check out the site mentioned to find the 3/8" tile. Due to the time constraints, I don't want to cut the tiles myself. If they're precut, do they still need to be tumbled? I was thinking that my adult helpers and I would do all the outlining of each section and start any patterns so that the kids could just follow along and each section would be clearly defined for them. Does anyone have any suggestions for a simpler pattern along the same lines, or recommended reading for me? Thanks so much. I'm getting excited about doing this project after reading the forum postings and seeing all the beautiful work that's out there!