Screen Savers

We all know that screen doors keep the bugs out but let the fresh air and

cooling breeze in, but they don’t work so well when they are knocked off of their hinges.  Yep, we’ve all been there at some point, you have a get together and someone at some point manages to walk right through the screen door!  Granted, it is kinda hard to tell when the door is open and when it’s closed, especially if you are a little bleary eyed from sleep deprivation, yea that’s it, you’re just a little tired.

So I ask you, how is it that a butterfly can be more powerful that Aunt Pattie with that one too many extra large glass of red, or a dragonfly more dominant than Uncle Doug hoisting his stein?

Well I’ll tell ya, when its a SCREEN SAVER!

Dragonfly Screen Saver

Butterfly Screen Saver

Each Dragonfly or Butterfly Screen Saver is handcrafted by little ol’ me using either hand hammered copper or brass wire and beads.  Just thread the tail through the screen on the door and walla your screen door is now safe from all intruders big or small!  Yep, they even work on Munchkins when they are excitedly running out the door to play in the sprinkler or running back in to get a popsicle.  Just remember to place on a little lower as their eyes are closer to the ground

Even though they are all the same, every one is different and come carded on a piece of screen.  (clever huh )  They sell for $7.99 each or 2/ $15.00

They sell quickly so if you’d like to order one or two, it’s probably easier to tell me which one you want, and your choice of bead/wire colour and I’ll make them up for you.

I made a batch of them the other day and these are the ones that are left as I write this.  Click the pictures for a larger view.

Brass Butterfly #1

Brass Butterfly #2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brass Dragonfly #3

Copper Dragonfly #4

 

 

 

 

 

Brass Dragonfly #5

Brass Dragonfly #6

 

 

 

 

 

Copper Dragonfly #7

 

 

So there you have it, Screen Savers, brought to you by the muddled mind of me  Not just a pretty decoration, but a mighty bug thats less expensive than replacing a door

TTFN, Sherry

 

Caliber Hats

So with summer coming you need something to shade your eyes, or maybe you just need a conversation piece… Well have I got a deal for you

Caliber Hat Window Display

So here’s the story on the Caliber Hats.  My mom & dad sell western wear at the rodeos in Western Canada.  Every winter they head to Florida and go around to their wholesalers to pick up product for the upcoming season.  While at one of their wholesalers, my mom spied a bunch of hats, lots of hats and asked why they were sitting where they were.  Turns out that in the summer of 2010 the wholesale company in Texas had a load of hats being shipped in from Mexico where these particular hats are made.  The truck driver decided to stop for the night in San Fernando, Mexico before heading across the boarder.  Just as he was entering his motel room a gun fight broke out between the Mexican Police and the Drug Cartel in the parking lot with his truck in the middle of the fray!! The truck was riddled with bullet holes and the hats along with it.  The truck driver never entered that truck again, he walked away and left it where it was sitting.  So now, the wholesale company has these hats and doesn’t know what to do with them.

Mom was recounting this story to my husband and I while we were at our local legion and a couple of the guys and ourselves thought it was quite an interesting story.  We decided then and there to purchase these hats!  My mom bought the whole load and I bought 2 dozen of them.  A couple are already spoken for by the guys at the legion, but if you are in the market for a new hat with a great conversation starter, look no further

These hats regularly sell for around $70.00 and that is without the holes or the great story attached.  We are selling them for $24.99.  They come in a range of size from 6 7/8 to 7 3/8

Of course if you’d like to purchase some hats or other western wear without bullet holes you can go to my mom & dads site at R Place Western or visit them at one of the rodeos that they sell their wares at.

Until Next Time,

Sherry

Come get inspired with me

A week or so ago, I was invited to join Pinterest. It’s kinda like having a cork board where you can pin up all the great ideas and pictures that you find while wasting time surfing.  But it doesn’t stop there, you can look at all the other pictures that other folks find interesting too.  Everything from the sublime to the ridiculous

Well, I’ve started a couple of boards, there’s not much there yet, but I don’t think it’ll be too long before they start to fill up.  I have all these great ideas in my head that are hard to explain.  This way when I see something that catches my eye, I can pin a pic here and you know the old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”  and it’s so much easier than typing

Some images I've pinned

Why not come along and get inspired with me, shoot me an email, or place a comment here and I’ll send you an invitation to have some fun on Pinterest too.

Sherry