Having lost their caterpillar to his own agenda of spinning a cocoon, the
travelers are going to have to camp for a few days while they look for an
obliging beetle (or some other creepy crawler) to pull their caravan. It's no
easy task to convince an insect to wear a harness or go in the direction you
want him to for that matter. They tend to want to stop all the time to chew on a
leaf or a berry.
When the walnut gypsy wagon occurred to me, I knew I was going to have to try it. As usual as soon as it started to come together I had several other designs pop into my mind. I am sure I will have to try another one eventually.
I am still waiting for clear 3 mm round beads to arrive for the front lanterns. Those fixtures may change entirely before I am finished, they are just waxed in place for the present.
I had intended for this one to have a polymer clay insect hitched up to the wagon. While I was working on it I realized that it would have to be mounted on a base or the poles that extend from the wagon to the bug would surely get broken over time. Anyway... I really prefer the houses not mounted. The wheels do turn so gluing them down to a base would have been a shame.
