Twitter!

I got twitter a while ago, but I didn't really start using it until today. Its so much fun! Plus people say its a great way to advertise sales to your followers!

Advice: Don't just post links to your Etsy shop and talk about sales. Talk about your life! Its like mini-blogging! Its really annoying when people ONLY advertise, and I don't follow those people.

My link is http://twitter.com/goneriding24_7
I'd love to have some new followers!

Obligatory baby horse pic! Sorry for the quality, its from my phone.

Youtube!

Long time no post! Yikes. I need to start posting in this blog more. Today or tomorrow I'm going to post a vlog on my youtube channel. It will be about horses and crafts. I will hopefully start doing how-to videos and show some of how I work.

My youtube channel is here.

I'm also working on building a website, I will post it when it is ready to be viewed!

So I come bearing more pictures of Deek and a photo of my recent Etsy listing!



Deek meeting Dakota
I made a leather cuff to match a knitted scarf. They are for sale as a bundle in my Etsy shop!

Baby ponies!

I've been so busy! Work and horses and working on fences. I haven't been crafting much, BUT I am getting a new horse! A BABY one! The first picture is him now with his darker coat, but the bottom one is him as shortly after he was born. He is currently seven months old. His name right now is Deeksha, but I'm probably going to change it, I just haven't figured out what to change it to.

Anyway, I don't have long to post I have to go work on the pasture and I'm going to get a website started!


If you haven't yet, you must check out the Handmade Product Directory!

Its and awesome website with tons of great information and advertising ideas and opportunities!

I'm in the Etsy Challenge!!!

Please vote for me in the Etsy Challenge!

I am in the purses/bags/clothing/acc category.

I have started Needle Felting! Here are my first two projects. They're cute aren't they?He's a giraffaloosa!
Snail!

Leather and my first needlefelt!

A recent keychain I listed on my etsy yesterday. I currently am up to 41 items in my store!

I've been having a leather rut lately, which is also why I haven't been posting much. I've been wanting to go to a horse show and I'm sort of going insane. But I have listed something new every day this week so far. Except, I haven't listed one yet today, YET.


Here is my first 3-D needlefelt that isn't a bead. He's a cute little snaily guy. :)

A couple creations

First off, I made a new horseshoe dreamcatcher. Its called "Fire and Brimstone".



I also made a new leather cuff. Its a dragonfly and some flowers. This one is a large size.

I'm in the process of making a large purse. Hopefully it'll be done by the end of the week and ready for posting on my Etsy!

A horse shoe dreamcatcher

So, being an environmentally friendly person, I like to look for ways to recycle. This was my newest idea. Horse shoes make interesting dreamcatchers. It was a little difficult at first (if you make dreamcatchers you could imagine how its a bit hard to cope with the missing area).

Essentially, I cleaned and painted the shoe, then did the weaving with artificial sinew. I followed that with the beads on wire. Of course, I attached feathers on leather strands so that I could give it that authentic dreamcatcher look.

Personally, I think this is a good use for horse shoes. :)

There are more pictures of it on my etsy!