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Remember that Moose Shed?

Thing 2 found a single moose shed back in January, I posted about here.

Well, low & behold, he found the other one. Pretty much in the same spot, just deeper in the snow bank, which has started it’s spring retreat So now we’ve got a nice matched pair to do something with!

He said he wants to hang them in his room so I mounted them on a Birch slice. I added some removable vinyl wording and we used them for an interesting display at the Home Show. Now to get them mounted in his room!

The cool things you find in Alaska!

Second Floor Siding Finished

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Second Floor Siding Finished
Bird's eye view.

What does a girl do with a day off?

Hang dead critters on the wall of course.

Well, first I had to refurbish my small moose rack.

This is one of the racks that Dad had hanging outside, it was bleached and had some lichen growing on it.

bleached moose rack
bleached moose rack

I wanted to make it look as natural as possible and not “painted”, and I had only a shoestring budge… which is not as easy as it sounds!

I found some brown paint and corduroy pants at the local thrift store for $1.50. I already had some black shoe polish and a board to mount the rack on.

First I brushed off the mossy stuff and then painted the rack with diluted brown paint. After that was dry, I mounted the rack on the board, which I had also painted brown. I used the corduroy pants to cover where I mounted it so it would look a little nicer. And then Dean helped me mount it on the wall.

I think it turned out pretty good, even if I do say so myself…

the finished refurbished moose rack

the finished refurbished moose rack

I also decided to put my bear rug back on the wall. The kids were just too hard on the old boy and were tearing up his hide terribly. He was lonely so I gave him a friend and hung a beaver pelt up with him.

It looks like Alaska around here.

Bear and beaver

Bear and beaver