Winter Is Coming

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Winter is coming. Really, it is. The roads are covered and apparently the worst hasn’t even hit yet. This is the first sign of winter for the year.
Before a storm people freak out and buy perishable items *coughmilkeggscough*. I went the other direction after class and made a Tandy Leather stop.

And this guy was waiting for me when I got home.
He’s the 2016 Breyer Traditional Valegro. 
He’s pretty. 
And so needs a new bridle. I don’t have any upper level dressage sets—so he is getting one. 
If you have some of the other breyer upper dressage horses, he’s similar in size to Salinero in face

 and in girth.

I’m hoping to get better pictures of him in the am since it’s dark.

Done! Well Almost.

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The western saddle is 99% done. I need to do some things to the stirrups but the saddle-saddle is done. A girth and a bridle needs made but first I need to figure out who will wear it.
I’m *very* happy with how this came out. I feel like my tooling has come a long way since last year’s Harry Potter saddle!  

It snowed last week. It lasted overnight before melting away. But there was enough for me to have it in a picture. This is what I’ve been reading. The 5th Wave. Well, other than textbooks. I’ve started it off and on since high school (I found a valentine’s day chocolate and flower buying form inside it!). Since the movie is coming out I have a deadline to meet and maybe it will be the final push for me to finish it. The movie looks like it will be good and interesting. Plus I like the people in it, which is a plus.
It’s told in 1st and 3rd person from different characters. If the whole thing was written in 3rd person……I think I would have finished it by now. But I’m curious about how it will end so I think it will be finally completed.

Shipping Tiny Things

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Started my spring semester today! Which means not as much studio time.
But I did ship some halters so, here’s a short how-to/tip for shipping small tack things.

For halters, I use jewelry shipping boxes. If it’s been used for jewelry for so long, it’s safe for plastic pony items. The inside has stuffing inside too. More protection.

Then I put it inside of an envelope. Not any envelope. Padded envelopes. They’re lined with bubble wrap which adds to the protection. Shipping is a game where you want everything to end up in great condition in the most efficient way. If the halter fits and the box fits in the envelope, then it’s off to its new owner! These boxes come in different sizes, so you could go smaller for boots and miniature props. Longer boxes would work for bridles and girths. I wouldn’t send a saddle this way, so that’s a post for another day.