Friday, March 19, 2010

Winter/spring/winter/spring/what??????


As you probably know Oklahoma is known for it's weather...Tornadoes in spring, blazing hot summers, tornadoes in the fall, and ice in the winter. I love it! HOWEVER, Today it is 72 degrees....ah, the hummingbirds should already be here....maybe next week....I am wearing short pants and sandals, the birds are singing and flowers are blooming. (Here comes the however part!.....) Tomorrow we are having a BLIZZARD! It will be snowing and icy and cold....oh my. Someone did not get the memo that I am done with winter....been there... done that...over and over again. We had a crazy winter with lots of snow, and of course ice! I have now taken the hummingbird feeders down.I cut my flowers so I can enjoy them tomorrow while drinking hot chocolate and snuggled in a warm blanket.Arg!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

So ready for the hummers!

All the hummingbird feeders are now out. The hummers should be here this week! Yippy!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Sharp-shinned hawk

We had a visitor for the last couple of days. This is a Sharp-shinned hawk. It is a small..... 11" long and one of the smallest accipiters. Anyway, yesterday it snatched up a Starling, which I might add are well feed on quality bird food. What a great thing to see out our studio....though I hope it moves on....it makes all the birds nervous.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A sample from Wendy Samuels


Occasionally rubber stamp groups and clubs ask companies (like ours) to sponsor special events and challenges. In exchange, we receive great samples and amazing pieces of art work. We use these samples in shows, store events, and during stamp demos. We love to see what everyone creates with our stamps! So we will be posting, from time to time, some of our customers and sponsored artist's amazing works. The sample featured today comes from Wendy Samuels in FL. It is a nice use of the layering technique. Our Egyptian line of stamps have really been very popular this past winter/early spring. So thank you Wendy for your cards!