A Cowboy’s Wife

We decorate our house with junk mostly but several pieces are real cowboy gear that has been retired.  When I say junk, I mean old things like whiskey jugs and gas cans and pieces of branded barn wood.  We have this shelf over the fireplace and it’s pretty much the focal point of the house [...]

I haven’t posted a picture of anything my husband’s built lately but we recently listed the cowboy spurs so I thought I’d share with ya!  They feature a mermaid on one side and two hearts on the other.  They end on January 11th in case you know someone interested!

It’s funny really.  People assume that I’m a cowgirl because my husband is a cowboy but I assure you that’s not the case at all.  However, I do wear boots to lots of places but not the fancy, dressy boots…I wear boots that are comfortable.  So, since I’m asked on many occasions what kind of [...]

Not so wordless but my man made this necklace pendant for my swap partner during the local & fair trade swap.  He put her initials.  It’s the first one he’s ever made.  I thought he did good.

If you don’t already know, my husband builds spurs.  Lots of them here lately along with bits and buckles.  Well I guess his talent is rubbing off on my both of my sons because they have been busy.
Let’s take a look at my oldest son’s work first.  He was dying to make his own pair [...]

When my husband makes these bits and spurs, all I can think about it where they’ll end up.  Who’s gonna have them, what will they do with them??  He works so hard on them that I hope who ever ends up owning them appreciates them some.
Anyways, I don’t feel like blogging…..just gonna leave you with [...]

I’ve got a new store coming soon and one section will be devoted to my husband’s trade of bit and spur making.  It won’t be nothin’ fancy but it will be a page people can go to if they want to order something.  I’m trying to talk him into expanding and making some jewelry but [...]

My husband’s trade for builing bits, spurs, and buckles has come in quite handy since our job loss.  He just finished up 4 pairs of spurs for a trader fello and has been making a few buckles in-between.
I thought I’d share the buckles with you today because they are currently for sale at ebay!  We’ve [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, my husband brought home 2 colts.  They need halter breaking, which is where Tyler comes in.  They’re just yearlings and have never been touched and sure enough haven’t had anything put on them before. 
For those who have no clue what halter breakin’ is….it’s basically getting the horse used to having a rope [...]

As I mentioned earlier, my husband when to Colorado to see our good friend Jayson Jones.  He went to study under Jayson who happens to be a bit and spur maker, and a very good one at that.  He does beautiful work and has shared his spur making knowledge with my husband and has gone [...]