It's Possible

~ For a Plain Yellow Pumpkin to Become a Golden Carriage ~

{But this 30 pound one was bright orange}

Does anyone remember the songs in the old

Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA musical?

The made-for-TV-movie with Leslie Ann Warren,

whose fairy godmother was Ginger Rogers?!???

I was singing them all

while assembling this Cinderella Carriage

for our front yard

~ I made it intending for it to stay outside

whatever the weather,

and it's out there getting rained on right now.

that's kinda bothering me... but I'm refraining from rushing out to bring it in

I spray painted a real pumpkin shiny gold.

The wheels are tiger-striped pumpkins enhanced with gold paint.

The horse was orangy-brown and cost $2.99 at a thrift store.

I spray painted him heirloom white and sprinkled on the glitter.

The photo of the woman in the carriage window I found online and don't remember where,

she now has a 'diamond' crown

and hopefully I waterproofed her enough...

The carriage crown is made from a plastic yogurt container,

painted and glittered and jeweled.

Metal window decor was in my stash.

The image of Cinderella is attached to a flattened aluminum container

cut into an oval shape.

Does knowing all this remove the mystique?

Next time I will share my tiny Cinderella carriage

displayed in a theatre on the French bakers rack in the dining room.

~ more songs I'm remembering from the musical ~

"Ten Minutes Ago I Met You"

"In My Own Little Corner in My Own Little Chair"

do you have any more to add?

~ Violet ~