Source material

Posted on December 1, 2015 by customboots
My boot making expertise was used by this author, Kelsey Browning, author of “A Love to Last.”
 
From the back cover: “When Delaney walks into his father’s custom boot shop, she spurs memories and fantasies Cal has no business indulging in. Especially once he realizes that she’s the next Prophecy boot maker, the only person who can design custom cowboy boots with the power to change a person’s destiny.”
 
Woohoo! I want to know more about designing cowboy boots with the power to change a person’s destiny. 🙂
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It’s official now

Posted on December 1, 2015 by customboots

I just received my copy of the European Leather, Shoe, and Hide Journal, and am pleased to announce that I’m a famous lady! My friend Carina is too!

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Supplies and tools

Posted on November 27, 2015 by customboots

Over on Sorrell Notions and Findings, I now have pegging awl hafts, pegging awls, and wooden pegs in stock. Also, I finally updated the thread page with all of the size 33 thread and colors I have available.

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It’s all coming back to me now

Posted on November 24, 2015 by customboots

This is a pair of boots I made for a client in 2002, and they’ve come back for new soles and heels. I finished up several pairs of boots in September, and after that it was France, Texas, North Carolina, Oregon, and sick kid. It felt good to inseam a pair of boots today, although I was a little surprised (and relieved) that I still remembered how to do it.

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November newsletter

Posted on November 23, 2015 by customboots

Here’s a link to my newsletter for November:

November newsletter

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It’s a Boot Life

Posted on November 23, 2015 by customboots

Here’s my YouTube video for November. If you listen closely, you’ll be able to hear how overwhelmed and grumpy I am right now.

It’s a Boot Life

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What is Chutney

Posted on November 20, 2015 by customboots

Look what I received in the mail this morning! It’s Red Currant Chutney, hand-made by the president of Renia, the German company that makes the water-based glues I sell. I have absolutely no idea what Red Currant Chutney is or how it tastes, which does not dampen my enthusiasm at all!

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Update on Paige

Posted on November 18, 2015 by customboots

She slept peacefully all night long, and awoke dreaming of food. I too slept peacefully all night long, and awoke dreaming of more sleep. But now I’m in the shop and looking forward to finally getting to work on cowboy boots again!

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Sometimes I’m more mom than boot maker

Posted on November 16, 2015 by customboots

This page has been a little slow recently because I haven’t been in the shop since Wednesday. Paige has been very sick with the flu, and I’ve been at home taking care of her. She’s finally feeling a little better–too weak to do anything yet but well enough to be frustrated about it.

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It’s a Boot Life

Posted on October 26, 2015 by customboots

Here’s a link to the October episode of “It’s a Boot Life.” In this episode I visit a shoelace factory in France, demonstrate inseaming around a toe, and interview Paige about her latest project.

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