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Tack Trunk

Kristian Beverly8 Comments

While working on the saddle, I also worked on a tack box for myself.
Last year I made a tack box. It was fun to make.

Those were some of my tack pieces too. A year can make a huge difference!

I bought this box a while ago and let it sit. It got lost in the craft room until this past week. The other box had become way too small for my saddles. I wanted to have a better organizing system for my saddles too, so it seemed perfect for me to find it.

I redid the handle and stained it. 
I bought this cool steam-punk themed scrapbook paper during the summer and decided to use it. 
Finished product. It has plenty of space, and I’m trying to decided if I want to add another row for saddles or not. There’s plenty of space for bridles too. 

Breyerfest DIY

Kristian Beverly8 Comments

My sister made a t-shirt yesterday using a technique that was different from Silk Screening. So today I tried it out since it would be cool to have a studio tshirt. I used this how-to as a reference, and even though it dealt with words it is easy to apply to other shapes and designs. I also used my sister.

Before starting I made a pattern design.

Then I traced it onto the matte side of freezer paper.

Cut it out.

Ironed it onto the shirt.

Dabbed in the color I wanted.

Peeled it off, and done! So if you see a person wearing this shirt next week, it’s me!

The only con to this way of doing it is the pattern lasting, which is much shorter than silkscreening. But this is great for one time use.