Thankfully Busy!

It's funny how when it rains it pours, and I can't tell you how thankful we are to be hard at work.  This week and the past few have been exciting with show season on the horizon.  It seems the closer we get to our first 2010 show the more custom orders roll in.  This year the most requested color for youth girls is definitely turquoise, turquoise and more turquoise.  Sometimes I think..... even my dreams are in turquoise!  I guess that makes sense because turquoise and blues in general look good with horses of every color.  I can remember when I was a little girl I thought blue was my favorite color.  How funny, now I don't think I even have a favorite color.  Just a few I dislike.  Besides designing, patterning and sewing, we've been shopping!  I just love it when we hit the jackpot and find really cool unique prints.  This past shopping trip we found so many new fabrics that I'm super excited about......sooo many ideas and so little time.  We don't have the fabrics online yet but will have them at the Rancho shows for orders.

I know this is a busy time of year for most of us.  The sun is beginning to come out a little more and the flowers are blooming.  Practicing, riding and gearing up for the spring shows feels great.  In the midst of all this craziness I hope you've had a minute or two to cheer on our USA team in Vancouver.  I've had a chance to check out some of the late night broadcasts and seeing the wide variety of fashions has been fun.  There is a little bit of everything from sporting gear to glamerous, and don't forget the head-to-toe spandex (talk about confidence!) LOL!  Some of my favorite events for fashion in the Olympics have been the street wear inspired US snowboarding team outfits in an over-sized baggy denim look and preppy plaid jackets with flashy gold emblums and logos.  I also can't help but think of show clothes when I watch the figure skaters. Every Olympics it seems like their costumes get more and more dramatic with more and more bling!  I'm telling you Swarovskis are taking over the world! LOL  We're even seeing them on men now.  It's pretty amazing the costumes they get the men figure skaters to wear, make-up and all.  It's like Broadway.  I see lots of similarities to horseshow clothes.  Most of these beautiful and unique costumes look much like a custom designed pleasure ensemble or showmanship suit.  They're just stunning!

I think it's just great to see these talented athletes really chasing their dreams. Whether you're catching big air in a half-pipe or an equestrian smoothly loping around an arena, I think at the end of the day we all just want to KICK BUTT and LOOK GOOD DOING IT!!!  My job is making that happen and I'm lucky to be a part of your journey.

Thankfully,

Heather