On Cloud Nine

Finally got Brownie and the Harness Pair done, just in time for the All Equines Great & Small show this weekend. I'm so excited to report that not only did my harness setup qualify for NAN, but the Brownie I painted took overall foals champ in both breed and workmanship! He was so much fun to paint, and I just can't believe that I will have something I painted that I can take to NAN this year. :) I had a blast seeing all my region friends again... it's been too long! And finally, here's some pictures. Pictures just don't do either justice, alas. I plan on adding more dots and brasses to the harness pair, but this is as done as I was able to get them for the show. Both photos are clickable for a larger view.

Collars

It feels like such little progress considering how long and how much fiddling they took to get right, and honestly I'm still not happy with them. But I'm done fiddling, as I'm running out of hair to pull out. Fellow tack makers, I strongly advise against using such tiny hot-fix studs on patent leather... especially something that is going to be jammed on and off of models so many times. The good news is that I will probably have to keep the set. I *love* the look of them, but man is it annoying when those tiny dots pop off! And to think, I wanted to do 6-8 of them. I hope to have better progress shots later in the week, when the sun decides to come out again. Other good news... they fit my Punjabi & Poudre, so some day perhaps they will get to wear the set. :)