Boot Full of Chili Peppers

This boot is 6� inches tall, 4� inches wide and is made of Polymer Clay. It is a tan Cowboy Boot decorated on the front with two criss crossed Chili Peppers and three more peeking up from the top of the boot. There is a twisted wire that goes around the top of the boot from one side to the other which you will use to hang the ornament on your tree. The top of the boot has a trim of black and white checks with triangular shaped dark mauve tassels. There are also three gold stars and one small gold bell decorating the boot. Select this link to view our Western Christmas Ornaments.

Cowboy Boots.
Cowboy boots refer to a specific style of riding boot, historically worn by cowboys. They have a high heel, rounded to pointed toe, high shaft, and, traditionally, no lacing. Cowboy boots are normally made from cowhide leather but are also sometimes made from "exotic" skins such as alligator, snake, ostrich, lizard, eel, elephant, sting ray, elk, buffalo, and the like.
There are two basic styles of cowboy boots, western and roper. The western style is distinguished by a tall boot shaft, going to at least mid-calf, with an angled "cowboy" heel, usually over one inch high. A slightly lower, still angled, "walking" heel is also common. Although western boots can be customized with a wide variety of toe shapes, the classic design is a narrowed, usually pointed, toe. Select this link to view our Bunch of Chili Peppers.
A newer design, the "roper" style, has a short boot shaft that stops above the ankle but before the middle of the calf, with a very low and squared off "roper" heel, shaped to the sole of the boot, usually less than one inch high. Roper boots are usually made with rounded toes, but, styles with a squared toe are seen. The roper style is also manufactured in a lace up design which often fits better around the ankle and is less likely to slip off, but these two features also create safety issues for riding. Select this link to view our Chili Pepper and Saddle Dangling Ornament.

Chili Peppers.
The chili pepper, chilli pepper, or more simply just "chili", is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Even though chilis may be thought of as a vegetable, their culinary usage is generally as a spice. The name, which is spelled differently in many regions, comes from Nahuatl via the Spanish word chile. The term chili in most of the world refers exclusively to the smaller, hot types. The mild larger types are called bell pepper in the United States, Canada (and sometimes the United Kingdom), sweet pepper in Britain and Ireland, capsicum in India and Australasia, and paprika in many European countries. Select this link to view our Cowboy with a Chili Pepper.