New sign

We are always trying to "gussy up" the booth.  Candice and the kids made a new sign for the show at the Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin this past weekend.  Candice cut all the pieces out with her laser machine and the kids painted all the stuff and put it together...it looked really good in the booth.

These are some of the letters that were cut out by the laser.  Candice used Masonite for the letters, flowers and the pot.

This is the drop (the stuff we don't use) from the laser, pretty cool stuff.

Sign painters from left to right...Candice, Zeb and Lena Marie.

Zeb and Lena Marie takin' a break.

Lena Marie and Zeb...taking all the credit.

Finished sign in the booth.  It really looked great and even got some inquires.  People are always amazed at what the laser machine is capable of...but it's really what the designer is capable of.  THANKS for the new sign Candice!!!

Perch or no perch???

Hey there, the bird houses continue to develop.  The first batch of 14 went really well but the question of having a perch or not was on the mind of birders.  In an attempt to make a nice birdhouse that birds will use and folks will want in their gardens we are trying new things.  If you are a birder and have thoughts...I'd be glad to her them.

This past weekend we did the Zilker Garden Show in Austin texas.  Here is a shot of the two houses side by side.  In the shot you can see the perch or no perch option and the smaller hole size in the no perch option.  The smaller hole size is what we are currently using on all the bird houses.  After the drying and firing shrinkage the hole is not at about 1" to 1 1/8".  The birders like it better...time will tell what the birds think.