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Showing posts with label bling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bling. Show all posts
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Boots for Fuller Calves

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For those of us with short, thick Icelandic horse style legs, here is a boot that I found that fits well and still looks stylish. This ...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Argentia Polo Riding Boots

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I have a terrible time finding tall riding boots that fit.  My calf is short and wide but my arch is tall.  Well I found my favorite pair ev...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Norse Jewelry from Raymond Quiet

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Raymond Quiet is an artist specializing in making historically accurate reproductions Norse, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, etc. jewelry and armor...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Icelandic Horse Pendant from Hugrun

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  Pat, who is a fellow boarder at Blessi's stable, just returned from a riding holiday in Iceland.  She gave me an Icelandic hors...
Friday, August 19, 2016

Snaffle Bits in Haute Couture

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Ever wonder what to do with your old snaffle bits? How about adding some class to your attire? I've often seen bits on belts or handba...
Friday, January 1, 2016

Tolting Treasure--Another Filly

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Here is the stuffed pony that I made for the annual fundraiser for the Lower Puget Sound Dressage Club.  This year, Vinda, a silver dapp...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Sisterhood of the Traveling Sunglasses

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Keeping track of my sunglasses has always been a problem.  While visiting the stable,  I put my sunglasses on the tonneau cover on the bac...
Monday, August 3, 2015

Designing a booth for Icelandic horse shows

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Designing a booth for an Icelandic horse cub---imagine the horses in stall areas made to look like a Viking long ship. We ...
Monday, January 26, 2015

Etched Icelandic Horses on Glass

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My friends Judy and Dave made this candle holder with an etched Icelandic horse tolting.  I love, love, love how it looks next to my compute...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

My new Icelandic "Breeding Farm"--Tolting Treasures

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This is Galsi from Tolting Treasures.  He is a yellow dun. 1-17-15 Update--I just found out that Galsi raised $150 at auction for the Lo...
Monday, March 31, 2014

Blessi and his camel hair coat

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I bet you were thinking that this post would be about the thick winter coat of an Icelandic horse.  Sorry to disappoint you but today'...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Blessi Bling--A True Blessi Treasure

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When I first got Blessi, I wanted a constant reminder of how special he is to me.  So I had a bracelet woven from his tail hair.  Susanne St...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Blessi Bling--More Browbands Python, Croc, and Rattlesnake

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I had been collecting a bunch of belts from Goodwill that I thought would make good browbands for Blessi.  I ended up with an assortment ...
Monday, January 7, 2013

The Great Blessi Give Away

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Blessi--ngs: Life with an Icelandic horse has been in existence for almost a year now.  So I thought I would commemorate this achievement ...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Blessi Bling How To--My Grandmother's Garden Jacket

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One of the challenges if you are a full figure filly is buying stylish riding clothes.  I have started making my own.  I found some light ...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Blessi Bling How To--Wine Glass Rack for Tack Room

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Have a rake that is a little loose and you don't feel like repairing it?  Here is a great way to recycle that farm tool.  My fellow Bad ...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Blessi and the Camo Yarmulke

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Blessi and I went to a camping event this summer.  I forgot to pack a fly mask for him so I had to improvise.  This fashion statement is m...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

A Brow Band Making Party

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Gretchen, Lora, and Deb admire their purchases The Bad Cowgirls--Lora, Deb, Gretchen, and I--got together to make browbands.  The cra...
Monday, February 27, 2012

Saddlepad as Work of Art

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This all started with some friends dragging me into a quilting store.  We all got so enthused about the beautiful quilts hanging on di...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

Wearing Iceland on Your Feet

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Halldora's design featuring leather, salmon skin on heel, horse hair, and lava stones. Halldora Eydis Jonsdottir , an Icelander who...