Today I made a western tree from Carrie Olguin’s Western Saddle Trees book.
Here’s the product.
I found that the directions in the book were very easy to understand and it included clear pictures of what to do. I’m happy with the tree and can’t wait to finish the saddle!
For Christmas, I got a variety of model horsey related things. I got tack making supplies, but I also got books for making things. They were all written by Carrie Olguin of Kerioke Entertainment. Now I did own another one of her books already,
which helped me a great deal with learning how to make an English Saddle. But I got three more! The Sidesaddle, Arabian costume, and western trees how-to books.
Be ready for a mini book review of some of the books as I make stuff from them!
I have a problem.
I have this horrible habit of starting projects and never finishing them. Model horses allow for me to continue this bad habit. Of all of the customs that I’ve made, I can count on my hands the number I’ve finished. It would take my toes included and probably some other body parts to count the number of models I’ve started and not finished.
Normally what happens is that I have a vision. I get excited about said project and literally just dive in without researching the amount I need to.
Since the idea was based on merely an inkling, the fire quickly burns out and the started model meets the graveyard of burned out horses.
Here are the main “project” horses. Some of them just need to be prepped. But some of them need alot of help. *cough-cough-Silver-cough* and others just need minor re-sculpting *cough-cough-Saddlebred Yearling-cough* Since I’m on Christmas break, I’m hoping to take down the number in project horses and at least have some of them be prepped at least.
My tack and customizing table is horrible. I just keep on packing more and more on top due to not being able to make anything. Now being off for break, I am now free to be creative. And seeing that I finished my remaining homework (a paper) I literally am free!
But my table needed organizing.
All better and organized with everything being in its rightful place.
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