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conversations.value: Do you know a description for a book titled Art of the Buckle about Country, American, Home with the genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Crafts & Hobbies?
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conversations.value: One of the best-known names in American decorating, the author is the author of twenty books, many of them part of her American Country series. She is creative director of Country Home magazine and host of the Country at Home series on HGTV as well as a designer and collector. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Phoenix, Arizona.
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conversations.value: Do you know the first four paragraphs for this book?
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conversations.value: Art of the Buckle
  To Nathalie, the Queen of the Buckles, and also my number one supporter, biggest fan, and best friend. She makes every good day better, and every bad day good. It is inconceivable that this could get done without her.
  To my wonderful family, Samantha and Jonathan, who I have tried to make into cowboys and cowgirls, though they are truly NYC kids!
  However, styles began to change in the 1920s with the advent of the rodeo trophy buckle. These were costly to make, so being awarded a championship or commemorative buckle was like winning a pot of gold! This was the beginning of the buckle as a statement of pride among working cowboys, an icon that said, "Here I am. I'm a winner, a force to be reckoned with!" Such big, flashy buckles weren't for everyday; they were for best dress, for wearing to the Saturday-night dance in town.
  Buckles entered the mainstream popular culture via Hollywood film star cowboys of the 1930s and '40s, and pretty soon wannabe cowboy kids could buy a ranger set with a holster and cap gun at the five and dime. Big boys were attracted to big buckles, too. Here was another accessory that one could give a man besides a tie or belt. Silversmiths and jewelry makers put artistry into one-of-a-kind and custom buckles, spinning out a fabulous genre of gentlemen's jewelry.
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conversations.value: There are many different regional and national rodeo associations in North America, for all ages and skill levels—from little britches, junior, high school, and college to ranch, professional women's, cowboy's, all-Indian and more. At all of the rodeos organized by these groups, trophy buckles are awarded to the winners. A trophy buckle is a real point of pride for these athletes, as it identifies their accomplishments to people who see them win or wearing the buckle.
  Very large buckles are also called "trophy" for their size, even if they weren't awarded as rodeo prizes.
  While the ultimate way to have a trophy buckle is to win it, the rest of us can enjoy collecting trophy buckles from pawnshops and antique shows. I am known for my western rodeo buckles and love wearing them.
  Tributes to the American flag, breast cancer awareness, and the Santa Fe Rodeo champion. (Silver King, Clint Mortenson, Comstock, Clint Mortenson.)
  You can go to a silversmith and have them make a special buckle that you and your significant other design together. This is a very personal way to make a special gift and a great memory.
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conversations.value: At all of the rodeos organized by these groups, trophy buckles are awarded to the winners. A trophy buckle is a real point of pride for these athletes, as it identifies their accomplishments to people who see them win or wearing the buckle.
  Very large buckles are also called "trophy" for their size, even if they weren't awarded as rodeo prizes.
  While the ultimate way to have a trophy buckle is to win it, the rest of us can enjoy collecting trophy buckles from pawnshops and antique shows. I am known for my western rodeo buckles and love wearing them.
  Tributes to the American flag, breast cancer awareness, and the Santa Fe Rodeo champion. (Silver King, Clint Mortenson, Comstock, Clint Mortenson.)
  You can go to a silversmith and have them make a special buckle that you and your significant other design together. This is a very personal way to make a special gift and a great memory.
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conversations.value: Turquoise can range from sky blue to green. The color of the stone—whether turquoise, coral or jet—is usually what makes someone really want the buckle—or not. Some collectors love natural coral, but it is extremely rare now and hard to find.
  A plain, classic, simple silver concho is a beauty by itself. But when you start adding precious stones and even diamonds, the visual impact intensifies. Multiple stones or a variety of materials takes it even further. Classic Native American buckles usually were embellished with turquoise, and they became the standard, a symbol for Southwestern jewelry.
  Similar but different artistic interpretations. Turquoise is the standard stone when it comes to western buckles.
  Settings of multiple turquoise stones in individual bezels intensify the style. Zuni needlepoint (this image) and petit point stone work are classic. (Vintage.)
  Nathalie Kent, Doug Magnus, Clint Mortenson, Lee Downey, Mona van Riper, Samantha Silver, Clint Orms, James Stegman, James Reid, Walt Doran, Malila and Miguel Davlos, Richard Stump, John Rippel, Chet Vogt, Casey Vogt, E. H. Bohlin, Henry "Chick" Monahan, Annelise Williamson, Marcus Ammerman, Scott Corey, Josh Alias, Herbert Ratio, Jock Favour, Jerry Faires, Catherine Maziere, Barry Kisselstein, Tom Dewitt, Pat Pruitt, BG Mudd, Frank Spencer, Jed Fouts, Samantha Hamilton, Richard Beal, Philip Spiers, Les Ochs, Roy Flynn, Roger Skeet, Jeff Deegan, Al Sommer, Nancy Anderson, Harvey Kaplan, Wilson Franklin, Mark Dunlap, Linda Kohn Sherwood, Joseph Sherwood, Bob Sandroni, Roxanne Thurman, Dave Marold, Nancy Ogur, Susan Adams, Ronnie Dunn, Marty Stuart, Johnny Hallyday, Jeff Brock, Brett Bastian, Nancy Elby, Ann Lawrence, Teri Greeves, John Willie, Margaret Sullivan, Matt McClure, Beth Walkos, Amado Pena Jr., Jason Maida, Dan Krumweide, Michael Smith, Matt Hackett, Arnold Goldstein, Geraldine Yazzie, Harry H. Hudson, Ahmed Kahn, Stanley Carroll, Juan Pino, Adrian Teegarden, Susan Adams, Jim Neely, and of course, Mary Emmerling and Reg Jackson.
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conversations.value: Hudson, Ahmed Kahn, Stanley Carroll, Juan Pino, Adrian Teegarden, Susan Adams, Jim Neely, and of course, Mary Emmerling and Reg Jackson. The color of the stone—whether turquoise, coral or jet—is usually what makes someone really want the buckle—or not. Some collectors love natural coral, but it is extremely rare now and hard to find.
  A plain, classic, simple silver concho is a beauty by itself. But when you start adding precious stones and even diamonds, the visual impact intensifies. Multiple stones or a variety of materials takes it even further. Classic Native American buckles usually were embellished with turquoise, and they became the standard, a symbol for Southwestern jewelry.
  Similar but different artistic interpretations. Turquoise is the standard stone when it comes to western buckles.
  Settings of multiple turquoise stones in individual bezels intensify the style. Zuni needlepoint (this image) and petit point stone work are classic. (Vintage.)
  Nathalie Kent, Doug Magnus, Clint Mortenson, Lee Downey, Mona van Riper, Samantha Silver, Clint Orms, James Stegman, James Reid, Walt Doran, Malila and Miguel Davlos, Richard Stump, John Rippel, Chet Vogt, Casey Vogt, E. H. Bohlin, Henry "Chick" Monahan, Annelise Williamson, Marcus Ammerman, Scott Corey, Josh Alias, Herbert Ratio, Jock Favour, Jerry Faires, Catherine Maziere, Barry Kisselstein, Tom Dewitt, Pat Pruitt, BG Mudd, Frank Spencer, Jed Fouts, Samantha Hamilton, Richard Beal, Philip Spiers, Les Ochs, Roy Flynn, Roger Skeet, Jeff Deegan, Al Sommer, Nancy Anderson, Harvey Kaplan, Wilson Franklin, Mark Dunlap, Linda Kohn Sherwood, Joseph Sherwood, Bob Sandroni, Roxanne Thurman, Dave Marold, Nancy Ogur, Susan Adams, Ronnie Dunn, Marty Stuart, Johnny Hallyday, Jeff Brock, Brett Bastian, Nancy Elby, Ann Lawrence, Teri Greeves, John Willie, Margaret Sullivan, Matt McClure, Beth Walkos, Amado Pena Jr., Jason Maida, Dan Krumweide, Michael Smith, Matt Hackett, Arnold Goldstein, Geraldine Yazzie, Harry H.Turquoise can range from sky blue to green.