Author Archives: customboots

One boot has been turned and one is still waiting to have the pulls stitched down.

Here I’m getting ready to create the horse head vamp tongue. A regular boot vamp isn’t wide enough for the horses shoulders or tall enough for the horse’s ear. I figured this out the hard way and had to crimp … Continue reading →

Black and white cowboy boots with cartoon horses on the boot tops? I can do that.

Paige is hard at work on her next pair of shoes.

Here’s a link to my Monday video. It’s a Boot Life

This is a fantastic article about the necessity of being both an artist AND a business person. Plus, it’s written by my daughter Morgan. Parachutes, Parents, and Pants

This makes me chortle. I’ve never gotten to inlay an eyeball before.

Someone’s very proud of her new purple shoes! This is only the second pair of shoes she’s made with a welt and she did a great job. Plus, she says they fit perfectly.

New project. It’s complicated.

Like mother, like daughter. Paige finished inseaming her shoes and she’s feeling pumped. She hasn’t done as much inseaming as I have though!