Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

My file drawer was full and I finally went through my files and purged everyone who hasn’t ordered for over 8 years, or who had their feet measured “just in case they ever decide to order.” This sort of clean-up is usually a cosmic cue for at least one of these people to call me, ready to order boots.

It’s late and I’m ready to go home, so this will be a simple photo essay of what I’ve done today.

Look what I got in the mail today from an artist friend of mine! It’s a watercolor painting of one my boots!

A pair of my boots (with a client inside) came to visit me at my booth at the Philadelphia Craft Show.

I donated a leather pillow to the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Here’s a link if you’d like to bid on it.

Leather Pillow Auction

My booth was just visited by a member of the catering staff who invited me to come see her at the Tofu Buffet. Now there’s a phrase you don’t hear in Guthrie.

This is my booth for the Philadelphia Craft Show. My husband Dale and I are in the big city and we’re partying hard. We set up my booth this afternoon, found an ice cream parlor, then bought bath salts and muscle salve. Now we’re back in our room with plans to relax and order out for pizza if we get hungry. The opening party for the show is tomorrow night!

My shop is a mess but I’m going home. I think I’ve done enough for today.

There are always things I want to do better but I finally got the pegs as smooth as I wanted them today. I was talking to Dave Little a few years ago and he mentioned that sometimes his clients complained that he wasn’t pegging his soles anymore because the pegs were so smooth they were hard to see. I wasn’t sure if he was gently pointing out that mine could be improved, but just in case I’ve been working on it ever since.

Next I’ll add the shine.