Forest Green Alligator Leather

Forest Green Alligator Leather

My current student Rebecca is holding up the forest green alligator skin I got in the mail today. This alligator was huge–I sure wouldn’t have wanted to swim where ever he was!

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Montana Pillow

Montana Pillow

This is a pillow I made of leather. The fringe is hand-cut, the leather is all kangaroo, and it depicts the scene from my window on my recent trip to Montana.

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Montana Pillow: Part Two

I complete the Montana pillow in this Monday’s video.

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Montana pillow

Montana pillow

I finished my Montana pillow and now I have to send it away to the new owners. Watch my Monday YouTube video next week to see the completed pillow.

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Montana Pillow Top

Every Monday I upload a short video of ongoing work in my shop. This Monday’s video shows the progress of a leather pillow top that I’m making.

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Leather Pillow

Leather Pillow

This is the center piece for a leather pillow I’m making. It’s the view I could see from my window on my recent trip to Montana. The scene is created entirely with leather and I’ve hand-cut fringe to go around the pillow.

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July newsletter

July newsletter

My July newsletter has been posted to my webpage. There are pictures from my trip to Montana and an adorable picture of me in the second grade.

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Women Entrepreneurs

Women Entrepreneurs

I’ve been invited to be a panelist on the Women Entrepreneurs panel at the Footwear News Platform while I’m in Las Vegas for the MAGIC convention. Pretty cool! My fellow panelists are Sarah Caplan, FootzyrollsSarah Nisperos, Coterie, and Taryn Rose, M.D.

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Removing a last

Have you ever wondered how the shoe form (called a last) is pulled out after the boot or shoe is completed? Sometimes one gets stuck and I wonder how I’ll get it out also! Here’s a video of pulling a last.

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Triple Creek Ranch

Triple Creek Ranch

Another view from my balcony…yes, that’s a private hot tub. I didn’t see it last night but I’m thinking about trying it out this morning.

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