Sunday, September 23, 2018

New Arabian Presentation Sets

INSPIRATION:



Another beaded collar and halter design has been added to the collection. I decided to try a more streamlined and delicate look for the collar, with one large pendant in the center, and a row of bobbles on either side. I based my new design on two lovely presentation sets that I found on Pinterest, pictured above. 


DESIGN:



After a couple of rough-drafts, I worked out a wire pendant design and beading pattern for the collar. To complement the new collar, I decided to slim down my old halter pattern, using only one nose chain, with one row of matching metallic glass beads. 



These new presentation sets can be purchased at The Sandy Horse Shop.




Sunday, September 2, 2018

Miniature Horse Halters

INSPIRATION:


After re-painting my resin miniature horse from Breyer, I decided to see if I could make her a little show halter. If I could think up a pattern, I would add a collection mini Arabian style cable halters to the shop for more mini model horses to enjoy. 

I was inspired by the beautiful Ozark Triumph Closed Ring miniature horse halters designed by Ozark Mountain Mini Tack.

 


DESIGN:


Since I don't have much experience rolling leather, I stitched rolled nylon to create the cheek pieces. For the striped noseband, I layered more black nylon and a thin strip of metallic silver foil. For some variations, I used brass hardware, and replaced the metallic noseband with different colors of glitter.



These mini model halters can now be found at The Sandy Horse Shop