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Just a small-town, Eastern Oregon ranch kid turned ranch wife, and now, Mama to our two boys. When my responsibilities as wife and mom are not filling my time, I am pursuing my passion as a custom saddlemaker and leather craftswoman.

I used and appreciated a leather something-or-other most days growing up working on my family's ranch, but I didn't try my hand at leather work until college. One Christmas break, I picked up my dad's old, broken swivel knife and started carving away at some old scrap leather he had. All the while,  I was scouring the internet for "how to make leather pretty" tutorials. It took awhile before I actually made anything pretty, but I was hooked.

By June of 2021, I had floundered around in the wide world of leathercraft for a couple years. I had figured out how to make a variety of useful leather goods, and had one saddle under my belt. By then, I was head-over-heels in love with a buckaroo and we got married. We spent a couple years in northern Nevada, a couple years in remote Southeastern Oregon, and now are back to central Eastern Oregon--which has always been considered "home". 

We love Jesus, our family, sourdough everything, and the wide open space that cowboy life brings. And of course, we love high-quality, handmade, beautiful cowboy gear.

Thank you for being here!

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