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Missing Manes "Remembering the horses that have touched our hearts." Brenda Vynalek started to add horse tail hair Each weaving is custom made to order.

Over the past few years, I have made pillows and framed pieces, for people who, like me, were looking for that special something, to preserve that "piece" of memory. The weavings use tail and mane hair that has been clipped from the owner's current horses, so those horses are "missing" some mane. Others are from horse tail hair that was taken when the owner's horse passed away, hence, "missing" their horses mane. I am also, snipping a few strands here and there from some very special and lucky rescue horses. These woven pieces, when sold, will come with information regarding the horses, and the rescue organization, part of the proceeds will go directly to the rescue.

Hat band completed.❤️🐴❤️
10/18/2026

Hat band completed.
❤️🐴❤️

Okay everyone!! you all have been asking, so here is your chance! I will be hosting an all day broom making workshop. Co...
06/30/2026

Okay everyone!! you all have been asking, so here is your chance! I will be hosting an all day broom making workshop. Come as a beginner, leave as a maker, or as I like to say, "Walk in-Fly out" LOL
I will be serving an amazing salad bar for lunch, along with iced teas and snacks to keep you all going. ...................................................................................................................

Broom Making Workshop
Taught by Artisan Brenda Vynalek
Discover the Heritage Craft of Hand-Tied Brooms
Join us for an immersive, all-day learning experience where you will journey from a beginner to a confident broom maker. Under the expert guidance of Brenda Vynalek, you will learn the traditional techniques of sorting, prepping, and binding broomcorn.

What You Will Create:
You will craft and take home 3 custom brooms over the course of the day:

🌾 Small Hand Broom – Master the foundational tension and tying techniques.

🌾 Intermediate Turkey Wing or Hawk Tail Wisk Broom – Refine your stitching and shaping.

🌾 Full-Sized Sweeper – Put it all together to build your own functional, full-length floor broom.

Workshop Details:

Date: August 1st, Saturday, 10am-5pm

Location: Durham CT

Investment: $165 per person

What’s Included: All premium supplies, broomcorn, handles, and a complimentary lunch.

Skill Level: Beginners welcome! No prior experience necessary.

Reserve Your Spot!
Space is limited to ensure personalized, hands-on instruction.

Contact us to register or if you have any questions.

I call these horse hair clip tassels. They are perfect to clip onto your purse, backback, use as a zipper pull, or clip ...
05/15/2026

I call these horse hair clip tassels. They are perfect to clip onto your purse, backback, use as a zipper pull, or clip onto your keychain or even saddle.
I will have these this Saturday at Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue Anniversary Open House this Saturday 11-3. Hope to see you there.

A very special bracelet for a very special blue eyed boy. It was an honor. Run free sweet boy, your Momma will always ke...
01/25/2026

A very special bracelet for a very special blue eyed boy.
It was an honor.
Run free sweet boy, your Momma will always keep you close in her heart until you meet again. ❤️❤️❤️

No more hiding behind a facade.Missing Manes stands with Minnesota and all those across America standing to protect peop...
01/25/2026

No more hiding behind a facade.

Missing Manes stands with Minnesota and all those across America standing to protect people's rights.

As a small business, I have a small voice, but every voice, just like every vote, counts.
If people decide to go somewhere else because of this, so be it. I stand my ground.

I pray America finds its way back to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.🙏🇺🇲

Will you stand with me?

Ready to go home. ❤️🐴
12/06/2025

Ready to go home. ❤️🐴

" My Childhood Horse"By Karen L. G. EisenlordApril "24A young girl and her horsehow we raced with the wind!No harness or...
07/08/2025

" My Childhood Horse"
By Karen L. G. Eisenlord
April "24

A young girl and her horse
how we raced with the wind!
No harness or saddle did we require --
just fur to blue-jean skin.
You read my mind, and I yours,
an unspoken language we understood.
Pictures of communication, emotions of adoration,
like a flowing stream unbroken.

With a longing for the untamed, a flower child --
for all that is committed but wild,
our energy merged in a union unequaled
and, together, with Nature,
our ruby centers beguiled

It’s decades now, you are away,
but how can I not remember you?
Your continuous devotion, my beloved one.
If it is so that we get what
we pray for in the Promised Land,
you are on the top of my list
my dear, my sweet, my treasured friend!

Run Free sweet pony, you are very missed.
❤️🐎❤️

This is why I do what I do. My heart ❤️ is full. Last month a lovely family, mom, dad, teenage boy and young girl, brou...
06/27/2025

This is why I do what I do. My heart ❤️ is full. Last month a lovely family, mom, dad, teenage boy and young girl, brought me their beloved horse's mane and tail hair. Each carrying their own treasured bag of hair close to their hearts.
The teenage boy was first to pick out what he wanted made. He definitely knew he wanted a necklace. We chatted, I looked at the hair and then told him that I could make a necklace with the black tail hair, but could not use the white mane hair, due to its length. His eyes looked down, then to his Mom, pleading, then down to the hair again. I could tell, that having both colors of his Warrior was absolutely needed. I took a deep breath and reassured him, that I would try my best and make it it work, his eyes lit up again, and that sealed the deal, I was gonna make it work, no matter how long it took me to figure it out.
Then the young girl was next, she was touching and stroking the mini horseshoe tassel sample all this time. That was what she wanted. I asked her favorite color, she said turquoise, and she wanted a feather just like the sample. Her smile was contagious when her mom and dad said yes, and when I told her I could do just that for her. Mom then asked for a tassel, with silver heart and turquoise blue.
I finished the items last week, and got to meet them in person to hand then each their treasured keepsake. The boys eyes were so full of awe and love when he saw the necklace, his Warrior boy forever on his neck, both the black and white. The look in his eyes, made it all worth while. The young girls eyes lit up like Christmas morning seeing her Warrior's hair braided and dressed up in silver and turquoise. The mom looking so happy that their hearts 💕 were a little more healed, and that all of them now had their special keepsake to hold Warrior close.
That is why I do what I do, the look in those children's faces, and seeing the power of holding something special from their beloved horse.
That horse is one special horse, and will live on forever in their hearts and memories.
Run Free Warrior, may you guide and watch over your family until you are reunited once again. ❤️🐎❤️

Exciting news, Missing Manes has a new offering. Mini horseshoe with braided horse hair and tassel. Perfect to hang on w...
06/07/2025

Exciting news, Missing Manes has a new offering.
Mini horseshoe with braided horse hair and tassel.
Perfect to hang on wall by bed, hang from light, or use as on ornament.
Forever keepsake.
❤️🐎❤️

LEARN TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN HORSE HAIR BRACELET We have 3 spots left for this weekend's workshop! Sunday June 1st, 10-4 ...
05/28/2025

LEARN TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN HORSE HAIR BRACELET

We have 3 spots left for this weekend's workshop! Sunday June 1st, 10-4 located in Westbrook, CT.

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