Tag Archives: bespoke

I’m making progress on the oak leaf boot tops. One side of the design is stitched here and the other side is not. Stitching makes a big difference, doesn’t it?

These are the tops for a pair of boots I’ll make this month. The design is very complex and it’s at this stage when I start asking myself WHY I do this to myself. Why didn’t I just try to … Continue reading →

I forgot about the small alligator top band and the alligator pull strips. Now this is all that’s left of the tail.

I cut up an alligator skin for boots, belt, and wallet today. This is all that’s left of it.

This is the buckle I won for a pair of boots at the Art of the Cowboy Makers competition in Las Vegas. Wearing it makes me feel like saying “yeehaw” and “little lady.”

I bought a new camera/camcorder today. I’m feeling much, MUCH poorer at the moment but on the bright side my boot photographs and YouTube videos should be better quality now.

My student in her new boots. She looks happy, don’t you think?

You know it’s been a good day when it ends with cowboy boots on the trees.