Monthly Archives: November 2016

Curved needle

Dale and I spent most of today moving my new curved needle from his warehouse… to my shop.

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | 1 Comment

Bird feeder

The little birds in the back of my shop weren’t at all shy this morning about announcing that I’d allowed the bird feeder to become empty.

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | 1 Comment

It’s a Boot Life

Here’s a link to the November edition of “It’s a Boot Life.” IT’S A BOOT LIFE

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | Leave a comment

Sale

I’m doing a Black Friday sale on the Sorrell Notions and Findings website! Any order placed on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday will receive four free silver pens! The main reason I’m so excited about this is because I figured out … Continue reading

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | 2 Comments

Paige’s work

Paige has been working on a very cool project. I’m so proud of her and impressed with the results! A lady brought Paige a pair of cowboy boots that had belonged to her father. She couldn’t wear the boots but … Continue reading

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | 4 Comments

Gasp!

I just realized to my horror that the odd arrangement on my fume exhaust table is due to Paige having trapped a wasp under a bowl and then sat a glue bottle on top of the bowl to secure it. … Continue reading

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | Leave a comment

Seal of Austria

I sent these off to their new owner yesterday. I’ve been working on them in my shop for three months; with my travel schedule I didn’t plan on continuous attention for these. They were here so long they began to … Continue reading

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | 2 Comments

Final approval

Yesterday’s photo was a preliminary sketch of this design. Here’s the completed and approved design.

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | 1 Comment

Drawing

Here’s what I’ve been doing this morning.

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | Leave a comment

Morning discussion

My favorite sort of argument with a client: Client: You forgot to bill me for this. Me: No, I did bill you for it, and you’ve paid in full. It’s nice because it shows how honest and thoughtful they are, … Continue reading

Posted in boot maker, Cowboy Boots | Tagged | 2 Comments