Folk art HORSE SHOE. - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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Note :
Some people say you should hang the horseshoe with the ends – the heels – pointing up so the good luck it brings won't drain out. Others say the heels should be pointing down so the good luck falls on anybody passing through the doorway.

The way the horseshoe is hung and displayed varies. Some regions of the world believe that hanging the horseshoe in an upward position (“U”) holds in all the good luck and the powers it brings. For them, hanging the horseshoe upside down meant that its powers would fall away and dissipate.

In pasted times:
It was believed that the primitive goblins feared the metal weapons of their enemies, and were therefore afraid of iron . To ward off goblins and evil spirits from their homes, the people hung iron horseshoes over their front doors.

Material

1 horse shoe, (new or old the choice is yours)
craft paints (various colours)
estapol

Method

Paint the horse shoe in the colour of your choice.
Once the paint is dry, let your creative juices flow and paint your pattern/design onto the horse shoe in a colourful or pastel explosion.
When art work is dry, paint over with a coat of estapol.
Now simply nail to the house entrance and stand back and admire your work whilst whispering a good luck blessing.

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- cherz
- 22 Mar 2017
  11:35 am

28 Comments

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Oct 2020
    10:10 am
A pony mad little girl would just love this!

- - mom462038 said
  - 11 Apr 2020
    7:49 pm
I always thought you hung a horse shoe up to keep the good luck in. I like the thought of it showering everyone who walks under it if it’s hung the other way too. Maybe hang one up and one down to cover all bases

- - cherz said
  - 14 Sep 2019
    4:02 pm
Thanks for galloping by moms and wishing you all clip clopping fun and good times.

- - mom129591 said
  - 10 Aug 2019
    10:28 pm
What a good idea for good luck. Thank you.

- - mom152736 said
  - 24 Jul 2019
    9:36 am
thats new!! such a god idea.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 22 May 2019
    8:29 am
So pretty I love this idea completely!

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 07 Mar 2019
    6:55 am
I love it and the coulour are lovely

- - kjgarner said
  - 17 Jun 2018
    9:23 pm
My Grandmother taught me how to paint folk art.

- - mom162203 said
  - 13 Oct 2017
    7:48 pm
Great idea, I love the horse shoe, and agree it should be kept so the opening is at the top.
- kjgarner replied
  
  18 Jun 2018 , 10:32 pm
  I think the same facing up like a U
- - mom183717 said
  - 02 Sep 2017
    1:13 pm
a beautiful craft prohect thanks for sharing

- - mom183717 said
  - 02 Sep 2017
    1:12 pm
i love horse shoes such good luck

- - mom90758 said
  - 01 Sep 2017
    3:03 pm
Oh! We’ve actually got an horse shoe in the shed that the previous owners left behind!

- - mom111059 said
  - 05 Jul 2017
    9:57 am
absolutely beautiful. This would be a treasure in any home. Thanks.

- - BellaB said
  - 30 Jun 2017
    5:38 pm
I’m not really into folk art, but this is a nice example.

- - natct said
  - 04 Jun 2017
    9:50 am
How beautiful. I have a mini horse shoe that could use a bit of dressing up.

- - mom111059 said
  - 02 Jun 2017
    8:39 am
beautiful decoration. I have heard of good luck if shoe is placed upwards. Now to find a horseshoe.

- - Ellen said
  - 25 May 2017
    7:34 am
You see this quite a bit in the Netherlands with the traditional Hinderloopen paint art.

- - gezza said
  - 26 Apr 2017
    4:26 pm
Love this horse shoe loks,great..will have to find myself a shoe and do this. Maybe I’ll get some luck.

- - mom206279 said
  - 26 Apr 2017
    8:24 am
Looks great! I definitely hang them so the luck can’t run out!

- - mom70876 said
  - 19 Apr 2017
    2:26 pm
Great Idea…. now if only I had a spare horseshoe lying around