Courtney Custom Boots : Blog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcNuGj6DuDc
It is worth a couple of views!
Meet Jack Rowin.. the best instructor of bootmaking in the West! 
Click over and watch a short film called “Boot Camp” made by Kristin Windbigler. “A portrait of storyteller, philosopher and bootmaker Jack Rowin by an admiring apprentice.”
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I hope these do not fit Kathy. They are just my size and I love how they are coming along!

Layout of Kathy’s Tops and Fancy Mule Ears Before Stitching

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http://www.bbhc.org/codyhighstyle/Video.cfm
2009 Cody High Style Show (with some excerpts from 2008)
Check out the fun  at the Buffalo Bill Historical Museum in Cody, WY.  This is the place for western couture at its finest. Each September they put on the very finest show of high end western craftsman and artisans as well as a fashion show that [...]

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These boots are going to be tan French calf foot, 14 inch  calf top with deep scallop, longer ears and some inlays to
make it feminine. Here are a few pics of how it all starts.  Check back every few days or so for progress.
Cheers from the Napa Valley!
Terri
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This is always an exciting event. Not only do I get to see the best
vendors with all their new wares and leather, the bootmakers are phenominal!
This year was no exception!  Check these out! Scroll over and down.

Bullfrog Foxing

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Rubicon Estate and their staff was great to work with. I was able to display these alligator and kangaroo boots made for my husband.  He is pretty spoiled.
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One corner of the studio that shows my fellow Open Studio parner this year, Deirdre Shibano. She is a plein-air painter from the Bay/Napa area. Check her out at www.deirdreshibano.com.

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