Hello everyone! I know it’s been a long time (too long) since I have posted. I’m not going to lie – it took me a few days after being at home for Christmas to get back into the swing of things around here. I’ve also been really busy with work at Pinot’s Palette. I spent the first part of the month creating five original paintings, which will be entered into the master library of the Pinot’s Palette franchise. All of the other locations will be able to put my paintings on their calendars. I intend for that to be another blog post, though. I guess I just need to justify my absence first. 
To the point!
When I got back from Las Vegas, I had a lot of “cowboy” shirts that I was probably never going to wear again, so I drove to Decatur to return them. On my way home, I stopped by the NRS Saddle Shop to visit Billy and Lou, the coolest saddle makers you’ll ever meet. I asked them if they had any old scraps with which I might use for jewelry making. I walked out of that shop with a box full of leathers: Ostrich, Caiman, Stingray, Calf and Elephant. They were just scraps from saddle cuts.
I knew in my mind what I wanted to do with all of this, I just hadn’t sat down to actually do it – until yesterday.
They are made from three different shades of brown ostrich leather, all hand cut by me. I wire wrapped through little holes I poked in the tops, then attached to a 7″ gold chain with a closure clasp. The entire earring is about 12″ in length. So if you like longer earrings, these are for you!
I hope you all have a good weekend!
