How to Build Miniature Horse Carts
Miniature horse carts look great when you want to add a country theme to your decor. You can also use them as an outdoor decoration during the holidays. Instead of paying a pretty penny, you can make your own for half the price, plus have the advantage of being able to customize it to the specific decor of your home.
Things you will need:
- Tissue box
- Utility knife
- Acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Dowel rods
- Glass
- Cardboard
- Pencil
- Glue
- Cut the tissue box in half. Using a utility knife, cut all the way across the center of the tissue box and take off the top half of it.
- Paint the tissue box. Choose an acrylic paint color that will best match the decor of the room that you plan to put the horse cart in. Make sure to color both the inside and outside of the tissue box.
- Put two holes on both sides of the cart. Cut these holes at the bottom of the cart to represent the wheel axles. Make sure that the holes on one side of the box line up with the holes on the other side.
- Cut the dowel rods. Using a utility knife, make the length about 6 inches long for each rod. Next, paint them with acrylic paint.
- Put the dowel rods through the holes. If done correctly, the rod should stick out about an inch on each side of the box.
- Design your wheels. Place a glass, rim-side down, on a piece of cardboard. Use a pencil and outline the rim of the glass to make the wheels. Make a total of four wheels.
- Cut the wheels out with a utility knife. Next, paint them the same color that you painted the dowel rods. Allow the paint to dry completely.
- Place the wheels on the dowel rods. Make sure that the wheels are securely attached on the rods. Next, add a drop of glue to each wheel to keep it in place on the rod.