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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

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Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Mar 24 2017 :  9:17:57 PM  Show Profile
I had to sneak out to the Post today,,, and spotted a yard sale sign en-route... even tho' it was drizzly out,,,
So glad I stopped in...
lookie what I scored!!! and for only $3 ea!!!!

These are going to be fun to use for decorating one of my trailers!

The boots are by 'Pandhandle Slim' ... I haven't decided yet if I will make another 'boot top purse' with one of the boots and maybe a birdhouse with the other boot..

The velvet Marahracchi (sp) hat is very bright red and gold,,, sorry my camera doesn't take great photos...

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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com


Edited by - katmom on Mar 24 2017 9:20:57 PM

quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

7443 Posts

Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7443 Posts

Posted - Mar 26 2017 :  5:39:48 PM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
Love your finds, Grace. You have the best luck at yard sales up where you live.
I'd love to find some cowgirl boots sometime - I can't even find any in stores that fit me without hurting.

Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Mar 26 2017 :  8:43:06 PM  Show Profile
We have a western wear chain here called 'Boot Barn'... luv their stuff but not their prices...
The boots I scored for $3 are a size 6 1/2B...
So I cant wear them... I may use them for deco or like I said... cut one up to make a small tote/purse... I made a couple about 5-6 years ago... sold them right away at a camping venue... I paid $9 for the boots, wore them for a year then split the sole so I did what any red blooded crafter would do.. made 2 purses from them....and sold them for $20 each..
Not bad, $40 for a $9 investment... not including the beads I used from a broken necklace...to trim out the purse.


>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Mar 26 2017 :  8:46:19 PM  Show Profile
Oh and Linda... there is a company in TX called
'El Paso trading CO... or blanket CO...' they sell the hats and all kinds of TEXMEX stuff....
You probably have heard or seen their stuff...


>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

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Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7443 Posts

Posted - Mar 27 2017 :  07:19:21 AM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
How do you sew the bottom of a boot purse? I don't think even my treadles would sew through the thicknesses of leather?

Never heard of El Paso Trading Company. I'll lok it up.

Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Mar 27 2017 :  09:15:48 AM  Show Profile
Linda... I use an awl, leather hole poker thingie... poke the holes across the bottom... then I use leather (like a shoelace) strip and do a blanket stitch... and then I attach dangly geads and faux turquoise and coral stones...


>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

6625 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
6625 Posts

Posted - Mar 27 2017 :  11:03:14 AM  Show Profile
Wow Grace your very crafty! I would never think to make a purse from old boots!

Krista
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Mar 27 2017 :  4:56:52 PM  Show Profile
There is a company that advertises in the MJF magazine,, that will make a purse out of your beloved boots...
Also I saw the boot/purses advertised in the Cowgirl magazine as well...

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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Bonnie Ellis
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Bonnie
Minneapolis Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts

Posted - Mar 27 2017 :  9:16:25 PM  Show Profile
Grace, you really did score. We're not likely to find boots in Minnesota.

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