I am so excited. Feel like a kid at Christmas. I am of Swedish and Dutch heritage. Since I live in a community where most everyone has at least a little bit of Swedish ancestry, the Swedish part of me usually wins out. My Dad was a very talented carpenter. Many of the tools he used came from Sweden and where used to build many of the homes in this community. The Swedish Dala horse was Dad's mark. He branded it onto every thing he made. I have been looking for a dala horse pattern to make an ornament. Most of the ones I found where either the wrong shape or the wrong markings. I was getting frustrated. Then along came the wonderful, talented Vicki(basketkase). She took my scribble( i traced the shape of one of the wooden ornaments my Dad made and then put markings on it) and turned it into this wonderful ornament. She did such a wonderful job in bring my idea to fruition. And she did it while not feeling good! Thank you so much!