I am so secretive. *evil laugh*

While working on both Anita's and Allison's costumes, I was secretly working on another costume. Yea I know, I am so evil. Heck people didn't even know about until I said something about it. LOL! I only let 1 clue out..............the cinch. I had some guess right off that it was another costume, but they just couldn't guess the color. Now that was great. Here is photo's from start to finish. Oh yes it is for sale.

 Here is the cinch, the only clue I gave when I started the costume. Yup, it is adjustable. Here it wasn't quite finished. I added another "Secure" around the buckles strap so it wouldn't fall off. I did smooth out the nubbies on the buckles though.

 Here is a not so great photo of the bridle in the first stages. Have you figured out the colors? LOL yea, you guessed it! Black/gold. 

 Here is the saddle. I used the saddle from Rio Rondo(I have several of them) and covered it in 2 layers of black material. 1 layer of material, you can see the saddle's coloration. I enjoy working with this saddle form cause it is easy to alter. 

 Here is the stirrups. Yes they are covered, but it so works with the costume. and yes they too are adjustable. If your wondering about the tiny clothes pin, Yes I do use them to hold parts together as they dry. They are also good for holding thread as I braid them for bridles, breast collars etc. They save my sanity.

 And here is the drape before I attached the tassels and cinch. This one in particular was the second drape I made. the first one just wasn't looking like I wanted. So I scraped it and did another one. This one was so so much better. Everything was measured out perfectly.

 Here is the head drape. As you can see, it too is adjustable on both sides. It really complements the bridle.

These 2 photo's show the drape after I attached it. Yes I did make this bridle a double cause I wanted 2 reins. Plus if you search on google, you will see that a lot of real horse owners are using a double bridle. Oh if your wondering, yes the nose band is adjustable. I didn't adjust it for the photo's. So that is why it is far down the nose.

 Now if your wondering about the tassel placement, here is a homemade template that I use. I have several of them for different costumes. In fact, I have so many different styles, I don't think I will ever have time to finish them all. At least not in this life time. 

Here you see the tassels after I have attached them to the drape. OMG!! I realized that I absolutely HATE working with gold thread. Making the tassel part wasn't so bad, it is getting it to accept the glue is what is a real brat. 3 hours of drying time. UGH!!!

 Here is the drape with all tassels attached. Total drying time: 35.5 hours. In those hours, I was working on 2 other costumes(Anita's and Allison's) It looks pretty good if I do say so myself.

 And here is what the costume looks like after I have attached the saddle/stirrups and the cinch. SWEET!!! Yes the stirrups are adjustable.

AND NOW THE COSTUME IN IT'S ENTIRETY!!!

  As you can see from these photo's, it is an awesome costume. Now isn't it an awesome one??
I will be buying more "Other" color Arabians to see what colors this costume will look good on. Plus if it don't sell BEFORE September 14th, I will be taking it to High Country Live to show it and to Model Horse Expo. in October.