Here's two new crystal Arabian halters I just completed today.  These two designs are Arabesque originals, truly a labor of love!  To be fair these ones were started a long time ago and I just never finished them, probably because they can be really frustrating.  There is a lot of trial and error that goes into making these, probably more so than any other kind of Arabian tack I make.  The main reason being that getting a precise fit can be areal challenging, especially considering what model you're working on.  Funny enough, today Ajmal kept tipping over and for the life of me I could not figure out why.  I kid you not I have chunks out of my fingers from the pliers slipping.  I didn't figure it out until these were both done and I went to photograph them that a little ball of chain had gathered under Ajmal's magnetic base which was just enough to cause him to be extremely tippy today.  I gave myself a forehead slap over that one.  It's a wonder the horse isn't broken.  At least now I know to keep an eye out for that being an issue!  Kinda funny now though!  I gotta find some kind soul to paint this darn horse for me one of these days, I have a few people in mind but just haven't gotten around to planning it out yet.  I think he'll be a gray though.

I wish these photos would have come out better.  Winter in Minnesota is literally a "dark" time of year.  It was about 1:00pm when I took these outside and it's so cloudy this time of year on most days that getting nice pictures is nearly impossible.  I MUST make myself build a light box for indoor photos very soon.  It's not worth it to battle the cold, the wind and the dang clouds all the time, though I'd happily do all that if I could get some decent lighting.

Progress on my work, and new things has been real slow lately.  It's safe to say I completely lost inspiration for my work there for a few weeks, but I lost inspiration for everything to be fair.  This will be my first full week back to work since just before Christmas.  This pregnancy is really kicking my ass!  I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired all the time!  LOL!  I'm having a ridiculously frustrating time with smells.  If I can smell any food smells, especially meats I am instantly sent running to the toilet.  I have not thrown up yet, but I've come darn close.  I have a really hard time figuring out what to eat, mostly because nothing sounds good.  I went from being an avid meat eater to not being able to stomach pretty much anything meat.  I hope this nausea part comes to an end after the first trimester for me, and it's not something that goes on through the entire pregnancy.  I definitely have good days and bad days.  My books are pretty much closed from here on out (probably through the year's end to be safe), though I'll make a few exceptions here and there as I feel inspired to, especially for good understanding people.  On a brighter note I did get to see my baby's heartbeat last friday, and it was one of the most amazing moments of my life.  I'm about 8 weeks along!  Despite how miserable I've been it's all worth it!

These are both for sale, here are the individual MH$P links for these:

(Blue criss-cross style)  http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com/view.asp?id=1135673

(Teal & gold crystal style)  http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com/view.asp?id=1135671