Thursday's Threads: Christmas Edition

 

We planned ahead this week so even though today was a travel day I DO have a riding outfit to share. We have a repeat model because Al is often the only one who wears the full outfit when we have something fun. Eros doesn't usually wear the fun boots because I prefer him in polos (though occasionally we make an exception). And most often Shiny doesn't use the fun pad since she prefers her Mattes pads. Since we wore Chanukah last week, this week we went with a more Christmassy look. Here's what Al had on:

It was pretty chilly so butt cape was a must.

Bridle: Joseph Sterling
Brow Band: homemade

It's hard to see, but that's our Ugly Sweater brow band. I made them from a dog leash, and they're pretty perfect. 

Saddle: Butet

Saddle Pad: Equine Star

Half Pad: Mattes

Quarter Sheet: Equine Wears

The butt cape kinda buried the saddle pad, but it's our ugly sweater one. Let's talk about the quarter sheet though, shall we? Once I knew I wasn't returning to the old barn, I decided to replace the navy wool quarter sheets with green ones. (I still have them available for sale if anyone is looking though!) So I ordered these from Equine Wears on Etsy. I've ordered from her before, and her work is beautiful. These are similar to a melton wool which is fairly thin, so I paid extra for the double weight. They were made pretty quickly and sent off to me, but then Canada post when on strike. My quarter sheets had made it all the way to the border before getting held up due to the strike. Like if she had been able to ship one day earlier they'd have come right away. But alas, they were in quarter sheet purgatory for just over a month. They finally arrived a couple days before Christmas. Just in time for the really cold weather! Anyway, the delay was no fault of the maker, and I'm thrilled with them. Definitely recommend. I especially like the shape at the bottom so it doesn't interfere with your leg/spur. I was using the Kentucky fleece ones I have in the interim and the horses really can't feel my leg or spur through those. Or at least, they used it as a good excuse to ignore them... One of those. Haha!

Boots: Equine Star

These are the same ugly sweater print as the saddle pads. The Equine Star boots aren't the highest quality, but they sure are adorable! 

Here's what I was wearing:

Time for the yearly wearing of the red breeches!

Helmet: One K Avance CCS MIPS

I didn't get the best angle here, but it has the green top piece in there to keep with the Christmas look. I should have put the red front shield and rails in but I didn't think to until now. Maybe next year!

Vest and sweatshirt: Artscow

I used the same ugly sweater print to make this vest and hoody as Al has on his saddle pad and boots. I love this one because I took some ugly sweater images that were in the public domain to compile this. I made sure to include a leg lamp sweater and a Chanukah sweater so I'm staying true to my roots while also being Christmas appropriate. It was really cold though, so I wound up having to wear a jacket over top. Kinda took away from the look I was going for, but I'd rather be warm.

Belt: Zazzle

I went with the Chanukah belt for a few reasons. Firstly because I was lazy and it was already out from last week's outfit. And secondly, I figured it worked because it's ugly sweaters, and also the print on my shirt does include a Chanukah sweater. 

Breeches: Tailored Sportsman

I spent a bunch of money trying to find the perfect red breeches awhile back, but never really was fully satisfied with what I had. Then one day these popped up second hand, and I figured I might as well just get then since I knew they'd be what I really wanted. And they are! I'm not really a red person, so pretty much only wear them on Christmas and maybe Fourth July. At that rate, they should last me a good long time.

Paddock Boots and Half Chaps: Celeris UK

I almost wore the full chaps due to the cold (I don't think we got out of the low 20's this day) but decided to wear these since I think they are green. The color is called Petrol which some consider in the blue family, but this particular shade leans green. At least to me. They're nice and warm with their sheepskin lining. 

And that's it for holiday outfits this year! But fear not, we still have Valentine's day to look forward to. And St Patty's. And Easter! I can't wait for the peeps outfit to make another appearance. 

Thursday's Threads... another one with too many logos

 

Outfit Day again! It was time to break out all the logo gear again, so enjoy this ridiculous outfit today... Here's what we all wore:

I'll start with the horses's outfits today.

Bridles: Joseph Sterling
Browbands: Dark Jewel Designs
Bonnets: Equine Star

I hadn't actually used any of my Equine Star Bonnets until yesterday, and I was pleasantly surprised by how well they fit. The ears are stretchy and fit snug, but in a good way. Often bonnets seem to have way more ear than my horses do but these don't. (Okay, not true for Shiny... girl can fill out a bonnet...)

Saddles: Butet on Eros, Custom Saddlery on Shiny
Saddle Pads: Equine Star on Eros, Mattes on Shiny

Eros' Half Pad: Mattes

Equine Star will make pretty much any pattern or image you can come up with into a matchy set, so obviously I had to get my logo done. I ordered these sets awhile back and honestly have no idea why I haven't used them for Thursday's Threads until now. Better late than never!

Boots: Equine Star

I just think boots with my logo all over them are pretty fantastic... Also, I initially made a typo on "fantastic" and wrote fabtastic... I think that might be a useful new word. These are FABTASTIC! And yes, the straps are glitter!

Okay, my turn!

Helmet: One K CCS MIPS

My wide brim One K helmets arrived yesterday (this isn't one of them though). I got the black and rose gold and the navy with rose gold. But I swapped out the rose gold on the navy for a lighter blue to be my helmet at the boarding barn in their colors (Stepmom's horses will be there soon and I can ride them, so it's useful still). I had planned to use the rose gold rail from the navy helmet on this one that I already had. So I could have green and (rose) gold on this helmet. But I'm thinking I kind of want the rose gold front plate instead of the green on here now. What do you think? Should I swap out that triangle piece in front with rose gold? Or maybe black for that piece and just have the top and rails in green/gold? I dunno, I'm just not sure I love it the way it is right now. Let me know your thoughts on this in the comments...

Tee: ArtsCow

Heh.... so ArtsCow is this place in China that will print whatever you want on pretty much any clothing item. So like Equine Star but for humans. I've had other stuff from them on here before. And yes, I have lots of clothing items with my logo on it. I'm super weird. I am who I am.

Belt: Zazzle

Zazzle is a company here in the US that will also put your logo or whatever on all kinds of fun stuff. I may or may not have gotten nail stickers from them with this print too. I may require an intervention. But anyway, this belt and buckle are super fun! The belt is reversible and has that smaller repeat print like the buckle on the other side.

Breeches: Tailored Sportsman

I snagged these brown TS breeches on Poshmark for a great deal. I spend all my money on custom crap, so second hand TS breeches are kind of my jam.  

Socks: Dreamers and Schemers
Backless Sneakers: ArtsCow

Lol. Shut up. I love them.

Boots: Fama-4-All

The Fama boots are not the same quality as the Celeris. The leather is definitely not as nice, but even still, these boots are probably my favorites. I mean... my logo is cut out of them. That's pretty amazing. They also cost less than the Celeris, so if you ask me, you are getting way more than you're paying for, and I would recommend them for beautiful customs on a tighter budget. They are, unfortunately, a bit too big these days, but I could always wear thicker socks if that became a problem. Coolest boots ever.

And that's it for today! Any favorites?  And seriously, opinions on changes to the helmet are appreciated.

Truthful Tuesday: I like my logo on everything possible edition

I think we all know by now that I love to label my stuff. I love when stuff matches. I love when all my stuff matches and has my logo on it. Like. ALL MY STUFF.
So Equi-prism had a good deal happening for the holidays and I decided to get a couple of stall guards and stall signs for if/when I ever get to show again. (It seemed slightly more realistic at the time!) Whilst perusing the site I also decided to add some new stockings for all the horses to my order. Cause why not? I needed new stockings for the new horses anyway. Everything arrived and turned out so much better than I even thought they would! (I forgot to snap pics of the stall signs though, sorry.) The stall guards we had to alter the logo slightly because it needed to be so large. So for the horse part of it, we did just an outline, rather than filling the whole thing in.

I LOVE how it came out! I've been trying to figure out how to make the logo work on green clothes, without it being just tan and brown (cause ew... too much dirt color.) and I think this would work great, outlining the horse like that.

The stockings came out equally adorable. The feet on them are a little long, which looks a tad awkward, but it's actually kind of nice for stuffing them. So no complaints there!

The toe is not as long as it looks in this photo, bad angle.

So then recently I got an email from Artscow with an enticing coupon inside. Have you ever checked them out? You can get anything you want printed on pretty much anything you could imagine. Shipping is astronomical kinda, but the prices aren't bad for the items so it all balances out. Plus most things are 35% off right now with the coupon. (Just visit the site, it's in the header.) I have no idea if stuff will come out nice or not. But I thought, hey worth a shot! Let's try it! So I found an app to tile my logo in all different ways and set about trying it on stuff. All kinds of stuff... I may have overdone it... but the following items are in production for me.

I did get a warning that my resolution was low on the image, so they all may come out blurry and awful. Time will tell. Worst case the jacket and vest only get worn at home in my own barn. Best case they get worn everywhere cause they're amazing. I'm hoping for option two. And also can we take a moment to appreciate the shoes?! SHOES! With the logo! It's like heaven. Not quite as amazing as my logo tall boots of course. But a close second for sure.

So that's today's confession. I've gone logo crazy and labeled everything I could think of.