Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Fused Glass Flower Stakes


Aren't these flowers fun? They come on a stake to brighten up your garden any time of year. They are handcrafted by artist Kristi Thorndike-Kent. Here is what Kristi has to say about her work, "I design and make each item with great care and attention to detail to ensure it is beautiful and the highest quality. I start by sketching an idea on paper. I then select the colors of glass, cut the glass to size and shape with a variety of glass-cutting tools, assemble/decorate the piece and fire it in one of my kilns. Pieces are often fired to different temperatures or fired multiple times to get the right look. They are then finished by a metal stake so they are ready to display."

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Boxes by JG White

Gary White has a love of making furniture and fine hand crafted boxes. He cuts many small pieces of wood to make each box and uses various patterns from the quilting world to make a variety of boxes from fine hard woods. We've just received a new collection of boxes so if you need a jewelry box, box for your remote controls or just a box because they are so beautiful, stop by and check out the selection.

Indian River Workshop




Brent Freed of Indian River Workshop crafts birds and fish out of driftwood and burls. His first love for his craft is the hunt and harvesting for the raw materials. Using nature's leftovers, Red and White Cedar Driftwood, he takes to the Hill Country of Texas and the rivers' edges of Northern Michigan. It is there that Brent's creative eye sees things others might not. Once back at his shop, intuition takes over and with strokes of the saw and turns of the sander, nature's leftovers are given new life in the form of ducks, swans, eagles, falcons and fish. As lamps, wall decor or table top pieces, each is one of a kind.


New from Moon Spoons

Isn't this the most beautiful tea strainer? The wire strainer comes apart from the wooden part so it can be easily cleaned. You can also buy a matching spoon or honey stick to go with it and have such an elegant set up for your afternoon tea. We also received new sushi board and chopstick sets in a variety of Moon Spoon patterns. They make a lovely gift for the sushi lover in your life.

Golfers and Quilters Go Wild!

We've got new Wild Women pins in now! This is the golfer and we now have a quilter wild woman pin as well. Come check out all the fun colors!!