tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77382613223451082162024-03-04T23:23:53.649-08:00Controlled Chaos Pyromaniac / Glass ArtistThis is a journal of my life as a glass artist. In 2002 I became a glass artist ~ in 2003 I left the corporate world and moved to Corvallis Montana to be with a glass artist I fell madly in love with ~ Bill Grout. We are full time glass artist who live on a 10-acre farm over looking the beautiful Bitterroot Valley. Together our goal is to spread love and harmony one glass bead at a time.raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-6673482299435540152011-04-07T09:29:00.000-07:002011-04-07T09:31:40.474-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LrFiIoSjLjl9BNWEXb6uy4o7uPdPNcnfaHPH2gfzO0sje5YLecQoPA9BNuor4Rhajyt_wUOf_Y4qNm-B6yTNN1LvNu2a7RCw78NElcxF9qb77-FctalTqKxuAiv0liBnHkIz3hXVy9Kf/s1600/3-19-11Bill2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592879887000548834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LrFiIoSjLjl9BNWEXb6uy4o7uPdPNcnfaHPH2gfzO0sje5YLecQoPA9BNuor4Rhajyt_wUOf_Y4qNm-B6yTNN1LvNu2a7RCw78NElcxF9qb77-FctalTqKxuAiv0liBnHkIz3hXVy9Kf/s400/3-19-11Bill2.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:Calibri;">Bill ~ In his natural habitat ~ playing with fire </span></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-47502075699672224252011-04-07T09:17:00.000-07:002011-04-07T09:25:16.042-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7byKQFNlLyE08UbJaVGpl18-r-pZWuCIxH8J5PyMDz4FopHDdHjKb-sL6w7mUwh8bMrvWS47MVMfvbMciDR7-Nztkk_47_qZNZGOAiqEDHG2B6Gy3Z6knpp8_Mh-d9AlXaLJ1Ui7MIU_u/s1600/LadyRainforest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592878014754142098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7byKQFNlLyE08UbJaVGpl18-r-pZWuCIxH8J5PyMDz4FopHDdHjKb-sL6w7mUwh8bMrvWS47MVMfvbMciDR7-Nztkk_47_qZNZGOAiqEDHG2B6Gy3Z6knpp8_Mh-d9AlXaLJ1Ui7MIU_u/s400/LadyRainforest.jpg" /></a> <br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Lady Rainforest</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WD0HA9wN2rxD-DjIgFqDUNFnSffNvHzz7OLg1xqP79sUoVp5gNL082bkKT4rO1n89fgFn4v_pRXXG37-Uk38qcTbv2qKaV3lcAoyptMuZ_1PqFWJJMoIqLqNgfe5A4Guu4pk410mMKua/s1600/EmraldForest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592877727502969490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WD0HA9wN2rxD-DjIgFqDUNFnSffNvHzz7OLg1xqP79sUoVp5gNL082bkKT4rO1n89fgFn4v_pRXXG37-Uk38qcTbv2qKaV3lcAoyptMuZ_1PqFWJJMoIqLqNgfe5A4Guu4pk410mMKua/s400/EmraldForest.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:Calibri;">Emerald Forest</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">New lampwork jewelry designs in our store</span></p><br /><div></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-38737914422016443252011-04-07T09:11:00.000-07:002011-04-07T09:16:49.487-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BPvdFlcJePyJTv-9s0Ie3kxeCZ-3g2IbQm1__74Zzux96EfERlsGIcJ9lWckjJSBg1I94IKFAlHn4X-E3ORr13oZtypgr6krEKpRuEZRvDwVbPrqLw9Nb8d8TofoW5YceEYEEFUPoF_-/s1600/4-7-11InStore4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592875799883405170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BPvdFlcJePyJTv-9s0Ie3kxeCZ-3g2IbQm1__74Zzux96EfERlsGIcJ9lWckjJSBg1I94IKFAlHn4X-E3ORr13oZtypgr6krEKpRuEZRvDwVbPrqLw9Nb8d8TofoW5YceEYEEFUPoF_-/s400/4-7-11InStore4.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8P-Z4DF0fPzd7wjW-Rf2ONN-WPLwHOxhTFXZdn-feGE_6FX65xjIXklInxfsmhlo5h1nz2D76bToWi4EXwsW9vKYfRORc7FSLB1uiTd9GKfZnPXMo-cTJiezBHVHnJlLPGeR76tln0Gn/s1600/4-7-11InStore3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592875616557590802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8P-Z4DF0fPzd7wjW-Rf2ONN-WPLwHOxhTFXZdn-feGE_6FX65xjIXklInxfsmhlo5h1nz2D76bToWi4EXwsW9vKYfRORc7FSLB1uiTd9GKfZnPXMo-cTJiezBHVHnJlLPGeR76tln0Gn/s400/4-7-11InStore3.jpg" /></a> <br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We upgraded our "Wine ~O" accessories section at our store and have new wine bottle stoppers<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-83506319103946814662011-03-29T05:42:00.000-07:002011-03-29T05:58:48.322-07:00<span style="font-family:Arial;"> <br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">I have updated my web site to ad a “peek inside our store” page<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.sonshyne.com/Store/AHG.htm">http://www.sonshyne.com/Store/AHG.htm</a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">My plan is to update it as things change and I also hope to keep better updates on this blog. </span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">New to our store ~ I just finished a necklace design and call it Rainforest peace ~ I love the little flat gem stones they have colors of the earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ok ~ yup getting into my inner hippy here and I am not afraid to say it ~ Peace baby :-)</span></p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7aUFqi7Sss58qp2DlAIbEBrm4AkepM6-WzjVsSmEPOPbjKagwg8SqVO6_ZWO3p_mQsg_ZYxaFohBiyBlygySGeL73WkGE2PWKB74I1Ckhh_i4nQFeSyCOlyNAJXRGLvSmLGs-NUtmh6o/s1600/3-29-11-Rainforest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589485054211975922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7aUFqi7Sss58qp2DlAIbEBrm4AkepM6-WzjVsSmEPOPbjKagwg8SqVO6_ZWO3p_mQsg_ZYxaFohBiyBlygySGeL73WkGE2PWKB74I1Ckhh_i4nQFeSyCOlyNAJXRGLvSmLGs-NUtmh6o/s400/3-29-11-Rainforest.jpg" /></a>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-10338210880811793142010-03-22T06:55:00.000-07:002010-03-22T07:02:33.393-07:00We have a new sign ~ Thank you Jackie :-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8HR5JbFFbo3UkRGDiP2h5MigJP-JKuTPsd_Ee1zf6jq0Fl7OP3cG2BWM1MmtQcurH_pzP_fG5yxpP9fXZCX1cTLHkLtCZn1Dp4-mL3qbOHQumRvQqbJwbUd8RNJyH-bW35QZM3m8rlY1/s1600-h/New-sign2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451457863593099090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8HR5JbFFbo3UkRGDiP2h5MigJP-JKuTPsd_Ee1zf6jq0Fl7OP3cG2BWM1MmtQcurH_pzP_fG5yxpP9fXZCX1cTLHkLtCZn1Dp4-mL3qbOHQumRvQqbJwbUd8RNJyH-bW35QZM3m8rlY1/s400/New-sign2.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKEhQQGK8e9poaRaA3f5YK-x8dQ16smJDUtKOrmzmnf-XUtvtDCmUhKiMcpP0EJ21PhZn3kzqM3SZB42Siwz-eF1T7D_c_9_PJXBk6Uhn5H8vJnE4lWcxtZI2QYQqxeB4ZoTa4h8iLWG8/s1600-h/New-sign.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 327px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451457750945114018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKEhQQGK8e9poaRaA3f5YK-x8dQ16smJDUtKOrmzmnf-XUtvtDCmUhKiMcpP0EJ21PhZn3kzqM3SZB42Siwz-eF1T7D_c_9_PJXBk6Uhn5H8vJnE4lWcxtZI2QYQqxeB4ZoTa4h8iLWG8/s400/New-sign.jpg" /></a> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">This was a wonderful collaboration of efforts. I created the graphics. My sister-in-law, Jackie Lease printed the graphics and Bill made the sign frame. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Thank you Jackie for such a beautiful printing job :-). <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Jackie’s company is “Signs Here, in Bozeman, Montana.</span></p></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-17778071950617435532010-03-22T06:48:00.001-07:002010-03-22T06:54:57.421-07:00Fish stories<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vmKZoqrHKBYk3Wr1f60x0mE107nbt2xHWGF4lzCfN1j8Jx43tz5MPNGmONr2J6xfW0EtRAnVNWxKLdyQNtmTl_Fuv3PcCcrfKgpZR5LLTaU1p2iBmygRLbEt2oe_xid13ZJRPGA5vNn2/s1600-h/nice-fish-like-you.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451455092031891154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vmKZoqrHKBYk3Wr1f60x0mE107nbt2xHWGF4lzCfN1j8Jx43tz5MPNGmONr2J6xfW0EtRAnVNWxKLdyQNtmTl_Fuv3PcCcrfKgpZR5LLTaU1p2iBmygRLbEt2oe_xid13ZJRPGA5vNn2/s400/nice-fish-like-you.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaugbXpGb8_6-KFZ3B9MX7RD8dVfyhTv70AFYKnFp3m907fVzk-1lj8fEAPOlEgxI8GeEpvD-Zlfy3-cFv2Qea4F9zNebraZ1AZl_coE-A5ARXyIdcAn1_m8Z3b4QWT5l2VByPqc_sxvIB/s1600-h/Fish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451454970565074050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaugbXpGb8_6-KFZ3B9MX7RD8dVfyhTv70AFYKnFp3m907fVzk-1lj8fEAPOlEgxI8GeEpvD-Zlfy3-cFv2Qea4F9zNebraZ1AZl_coE-A5ARXyIdcAn1_m8Z3b4QWT5l2VByPqc_sxvIB/s400/Fish.jpg" /></a> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">A customer came in the shop asking for Bill. I told him Bill was in back cleaning fish. Then I had to add ~ we are no Pikes Market of the Bitterroot ~ he is cleaning bead release out of the fish he just pulled from the kiln. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-19647933924709623522010-02-25T06:44:00.000-08:002010-02-25T06:55:30.696-08:00Wine~O accessories<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pFhNLOsMfT0i7-znP-Q1uMJ7myPRKi87Mfseb0loQ9FQiaQFzaSwErJbdGWWMBWJYqpA6s63IGrIqMbdGYzQN4tzD9lfUl7cskDuu6sQcWrIxQX5XdwXmKDygRJ6GAgJnBoeVHft4Ng_/s1600-h/giftsets.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442194590028025362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pFhNLOsMfT0i7-znP-Q1uMJ7myPRKi87Mfseb0loQ9FQiaQFzaSwErJbdGWWMBWJYqpA6s63IGrIqMbdGYzQN4tzD9lfUl7cskDuu6sQcWrIxQX5XdwXmKDygRJ6GAgJnBoeVHft4Ng_/s400/giftsets.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTGA_sLOd1Ws57WfJaDsFikzcZj9moDkSgwzhYyUcfxkufg7SwuLucn5lKd_mhUpu1MjpDiw1zEuCYwmzes1THq6TdFiyRtq0l9TltFcAKgzT29zJKsyiLeGD8M32GQMs3goRlxBTGtIC/s1600-h/giftsets2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442194420812580434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTGA_sLOd1Ws57WfJaDsFikzcZj9moDkSgwzhYyUcfxkufg7SwuLucn5lKd_mhUpu1MjpDiw1zEuCYwmzes1THq6TdFiyRtq0l9TltFcAKgzT29zJKsyiLeGD8M32GQMs3goRlxBTGtIC/s400/giftsets2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityrYZKeVb6zVcbTwedBBzS5L0pBN-zcuxr5HzSzGxcdI-Lq_v5-eacKM3r4d1FKwyQpDu5HtwImYasvsWVkXRnbM2DF6EVtC-cO4TRWJZhnd79eTmtA_3GJKbtgJGMLbjLOg1cifrv3ov/s1600-h/wineassec.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442194244584645922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityrYZKeVb6zVcbTwedBBzS5L0pBN-zcuxr5HzSzGxcdI-Lq_v5-eacKM3r4d1FKwyQpDu5HtwImYasvsWVkXRnbM2DF6EVtC-cO4TRWJZhnd79eTmtA_3GJKbtgJGMLbjLOg1cifrv3ov/s400/wineassec.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I have expanded our Wine~O accessories section at the store to include gift sets. I hope to make several of these to sell at our Saturday market.</span> </span></div></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-10978449200522602732010-02-25T06:21:00.000-08:002010-02-25T06:44:39.107-08:00Sea Turtles ~ not just for Jack Sparrow to ride on<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3SS4oz0DYzISj2_fIPtrmyg8z0NRKmliLqO2_pJ6C0oLvUaRIAgcuo5osVAgZNjmSD04Edsn612xiuYxkc2-u1dA1jA257L3sglrHVmW9oQ5jO4ImTaoHULhSrkCf1tvdZWReq_lL1PV/s1600-h/Turtles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442191722048074402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3SS4oz0DYzISj2_fIPtrmyg8z0NRKmliLqO2_pJ6C0oLvUaRIAgcuo5osVAgZNjmSD04Edsn612xiuYxkc2-u1dA1jA257L3sglrHVmW9oQ5jO4ImTaoHULhSrkCf1tvdZWReq_lL1PV/s400/Turtles.jpg" /></a> <div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;">I have been making different little glass animals for our store, my favorite creations are sea turtles. I was very sad when I discover a small crack on one of my little sea turtles. Usually cracked glass goes out into the garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I couldn’t bear to part with this cute little guy so I glued him on one of our stone displays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This gave me the idea of making sea turtles on stones bases.</span></p></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-5430883655080640182010-02-25T06:13:00.000-08:002010-02-25T06:20:54.077-08:00Mini version of our outdoor market<div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442184747519621842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccMbTY47hnYuzNZX7ZBW4N2LID_MlGaZ4KPc4jLS5T8Mh8NnKOq0qMJRelEspRlk41eGRRD7Y_k_uGtkqCV81VQUa1nvUPoHIyfAmKc59ojsw219pswZkXFiG42b9s_EzTRjqJPc6yvjk/s400/displayTab2.jpg" /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlISztXNcfVbO31MEUEzsnanohrR1-JbitYjAI_iXK0tXnRx3CF9o5Dv6gGI1Tt_uIFgtZmGy37b2lu5e_U4PK-KyfoqkimbZdPV184pfPSYv8LJJCJorj86EZKuoiSi6J2sS0ijSmQFD/s1600-h/displayTab.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442184626272647954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlISztXNcfVbO31MEUEzsnanohrR1-JbitYjAI_iXK0tXnRx3CF9o5Dv6gGI1Tt_uIFgtZmGy37b2lu5e_U4PK-KyfoqkimbZdPV184pfPSYv8LJJCJorj86EZKuoiSi6J2sS0ijSmQFD/s400/displayTab.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Now that the weather is getting nicer we have decided to set up a little display table outside of our store. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This can be seen from the road. The outside display table is also a throwback from the Saturday Market we have done in Missoula. We love the outdoor event and the way our glass looks outside in the sun.</span> <div></div></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-44391465208004649212010-01-10T07:18:00.000-08:002010-01-10T07:20:44.402-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TPuBzuw6XaY-7H5GbT5I0aaj6HvM0ooIRFvW5wtd4UmUQk7g69DSmHI8W-zbuVIemG4BbJ0itffJvjoyKrfaQMEx5fMEpsuZXb3JaMtBUrCWyWniD7Gzt3KYdTDrmd0mBVk2bgHmRYkx/s1600-h/shopetorch.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425131165737388258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TPuBzuw6XaY-7H5GbT5I0aaj6HvM0ooIRFvW5wtd4UmUQk7g69DSmHI8W-zbuVIemG4BbJ0itffJvjoyKrfaQMEx5fMEpsuZXb3JaMtBUrCWyWniD7Gzt3KYdTDrmd0mBVk2bgHmRYkx/s400/shopetorch.jpg" /></a> <div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Bill has installed a small torch set up in our store and gives torch demos on Saturdays. </span></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We have a steaming video showing how a marble is made ~ but people wanted to see the real flames.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Now they can.</span> </span></span></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-44663097278048656282010-01-10T07:17:00.001-08:002010-01-10T07:18:42.536-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJrOiDmtYB9Vn3CK_KODOy9aSzaUSeSo2QQRhs6p61E7EPNMAX7PyaUHdJoogezzTZpPc79K6Wbp7Tor6EYBBGbVm3ddSIafE6fVGyOaCuv3CNvq45XB9WxkwBvpZ87QRtbX-X1zQWKsU/s1600-h/FishBling.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425130808345588354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJrOiDmtYB9Vn3CK_KODOy9aSzaUSeSo2QQRhs6p61E7EPNMAX7PyaUHdJoogezzTZpPc79K6Wbp7Tor6EYBBGbVm3ddSIafE6fVGyOaCuv3CNvq45XB9WxkwBvpZ87QRtbX-X1zQWKsU/s400/FishBling.jpg" /></a> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">New items added to our “Wino Accessories” This is a “Fish Bottle Bling” it is a cork for wine and champagne bottles that need to go into the refrigerator and long term storage.</span></span></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-58209045464462867032010-01-10T07:15:00.000-08:002010-01-10T07:17:23.166-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjKoULWVyMFYgklfe_toBbqe25CvL9TWnGhlxQh_VpYE9AktGQ2p2-zc-QEPH0ROnSEAUixQPdiUl1iCNefOi8ruKRtZWKEvqV6LvqEAYJcW4tx5aTyKXISabBLH6R88BkmGLEFHbXooE/s1600-h/Birdhouse.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 369px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425130434388042482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjKoULWVyMFYgklfe_toBbqe25CvL9TWnGhlxQh_VpYE9AktGQ2p2-zc-QEPH0ROnSEAUixQPdiUl1iCNefOi8ruKRtZWKEvqV6LvqEAYJcW4tx5aTyKXISabBLH6R88BkmGLEFHbXooE/s400/Birdhouse.jpg" /></a> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">We have added Birdhouses to our little box store. My dad (Richard Lease) makes these and he calls them “Forever Bird Houses”. They are designed and built to last forever.</span></span></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-29853455428973582762009-12-16T07:32:00.000-08:002009-12-16T07:34:45.889-08:00Deck the halls with Dragons and Trolls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIocbOabfg9W3O51egACxD1YUPxVIa5BJRoGKbRuNOjwMY7AsYjmrZ4xPag5VGVzf11bn_MjeJgmEUPdFggSer63kPYOc0YMjuCNN3Mir9K-msoRyy5VKnjuL79r26Fi1KRXPWL304FvyY/s1600-h/12-15-09Shop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415857748804478162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIocbOabfg9W3O51egACxD1YUPxVIa5BJRoGKbRuNOjwMY7AsYjmrZ4xPag5VGVzf11bn_MjeJgmEUPdFggSer63kPYOc0YMjuCNN3Mir9K-msoRyy5VKnjuL79r26Fi1KRXPWL304FvyY/s400/12-15-09Shop.jpg" /></a> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">After I used one of my sons old Christmas stockings to help display our welcome sign ~ I stood back and realized we have decorated our shop with Dragons and Trolls :-)</span> </span></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-81106319429750806772009-12-16T07:12:00.000-08:002009-12-16T07:24:05.509-08:00Aspen Hot Glass ~ Christmas Cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEre54yPf3moSiw7qF3ZCPas_xf5LIYTbmgpXzjcvdTxYmNki4OoSfueD8cNTQXZRtSxkPOI41KPkNxwlj49pERoih4aV3j8-9KjpAEo8pzXCOWQxs-hWk3hU6e77juSmXkybj1gt12rsT/s1600-h/Christmas-Cards12-16-09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415853334114665570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEre54yPf3moSiw7qF3ZCPas_xf5LIYTbmgpXzjcvdTxYmNki4OoSfueD8cNTQXZRtSxkPOI41KPkNxwlj49pERoih4aV3j8-9KjpAEo8pzXCOWQxs-hWk3hU6e77juSmXkybj1gt12rsT/s400/Christmas-Cards12-16-09.jpg" /></a> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">When I was first studying art in Seattle I wanted to design for Greeting card companies. Now some 10+ years later I design cards for our glass company and give a free card with every gift. This has been a blast for me and I feel I can scratch off a line on my bucket list :-).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">This year I created 3 new Christmas cards and hope to continue the trend with new designs every year.</span></span></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-91083078482947266332009-12-16T06:04:00.000-08:002009-12-16T07:32:12.924-08:00Aspen Hot Glass ~ Santa’s Subcontractors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG7VgApFMFwhHDyhBJWlc79E06F66gc9DTn-YowVUJxmmNQdsg92-VsBq4DlDWDB5nKWZ_HbGphfC7CPCFk3OBvCPQ0r8kru89mAYx7a5TmH_WySAjK_q8FXTfKZ9p60di-GOst0vhr5e/s1600-h/Bottle-bling2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415857024733170290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG7VgApFMFwhHDyhBJWlc79E06F66gc9DTn-YowVUJxmmNQdsg92-VsBq4DlDWDB5nKWZ_HbGphfC7CPCFk3OBvCPQ0r8kru89mAYx7a5TmH_WySAjK_q8FXTfKZ9p60di-GOst0vhr5e/s400/Bottle-bling2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Christmas is upon us and Bill and I feel like we are subcontractors for Santa Claus. Our store has been like our “beach cabin” get away that allows us to dream big and in the process we have been developing new products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Bill has been getting back into making glass icicles and I have been making cork top bottle stoppers for long-term storage of wine and champagne that easy go into he refrigerator.</span></span> </div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">These are called “Wine Bottle Bling”</span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span> </div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">I also have expanded my wine accessories sections and added a “Wine Box Bling” for my friends that drink boxed wine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Bill has set up a small torch station at the store and has been doing torch demos on Saturdays. Last Saturday he made several of his little fish. As I was turning his fish into pendants I put one on top of one of my wine corks and now we have “Fish Bottle Bling” for wine bottles too. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 117px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415846243593298946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRspWX3aB3WTxoOvR_-RjaGH7ZveDtgL0PmllzXM3OktSuHgeNFqfMX1G_iYr1BGsJvS_Ms55i5R6ASvpkNkebgc0HZ1k3uJrmA7Od-3MjzXgPjVd8wrG-pCLk1aQh7j2PdACnUNOGCIe/s320/Bottle-bling-fish12-16-09.jpg" /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>What does it mean when all things I do right now go into wine accessories?</span> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-91330947281282504102009-08-28T21:22:00.000-07:002009-08-28T21:44:20.421-07:00New Pictures of our store “Aspen Hot Glass ~ Made in Montana ~ Gift and Gallery”<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9-KERpK8Duc0LqozzXDge2dm-vhM1B98MU0gSP4f8O8sNm-T-kItKXm3Ku8Ig2XYz2vYDXpemKT_C6C66pnduITWjNraZgokK23_TUmQbjIheduQ0ySOTAmHaFYwgOFBQmO-K3e-A9_7/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375236814857103410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15Ff9E9WR0q2OuVoMSP-NegCrSUj2U2-m5k_XIbU2wSLVTIVrwxQWDr0GJk3U7orB1PECgYLhfTGkrZsCHop8luJ66a_dxNLRGwJrEkpJFDVs6Om4B8h086_O9AlrDKliekUQFc8P4GCV/s400/003.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-56472953568860997292009-08-20T06:11:00.000-07:002009-08-20T06:37:10.241-07:00Images from our new store ~ Aspen Hot Glass ~ Gift and Gallery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_F05OMlRN4EOrCRnEE4LEBUeKYDc2zMFTPH_VMr53oi351tfD9Ed0Jcm3jnmH9FC_7dqr5weQ4EQVM-2RANdcNrwC8FtwCCdciEAZOspW6QUUNMT0vXHj7R5lN57nFakbTSCDYNsKBdY/s1600-h/shop8-18-092.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 292px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372036736298834178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_F05OMlRN4EOrCRnEE4LEBUeKYDc2zMFTPH_VMr53oi351tfD9Ed0Jcm3jnmH9FC_7dqr5weQ4EQVM-2RANdcNrwC8FtwCCdciEAZOspW6QUUNMT0vXHj7R5lN57nFakbTSCDYNsKBdY/s400/shop8-18-092.jpg" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Open sign with our dragon Harmony</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwj3lNLNKdJMGa6MGQTPwy7rOlE7x-VWHz1SG4SaEJPPw4xUOu-7VnfqdMq_rrDH09BmeMJmNqJi5YMEe8nDhCf1ffP-jXFfsC-44EXkUMEkxzeX8PooqOz6Y1CvBUgS2cYRwaKRUOj8nO/s1600-h/shop8-18-09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372036085180999218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwj3lNLNKdJMGa6MGQTPwy7rOlE7x-VWHz1SG4SaEJPPw4xUOu-7VnfqdMq_rrDH09BmeMJmNqJi5YMEe8nDhCf1ffP-jXFfsC-44EXkUMEkxzeX8PooqOz6Y1CvBUgS2cYRwaKRUOj8nO/s400/shop8-18-09.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EXdN7ao14eMpxxh8Cnr0ZZ8d32BibFA5zKbQGKNAw-m5OA83CO6Zmm3uiXEP1WFnIEMsRCDdhq0uy8vmsLwU1ejzfI-SCa5rhpmBmVZM1IDaGX14L-YXkjpKCfUrUrOXhT2HQA-JzxOn/s1600-h/shop8-18-093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 386px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372036005578740370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EXdN7ao14eMpxxh8Cnr0ZZ8d32BibFA5zKbQGKNAw-m5OA83CO6Zmm3uiXEP1WFnIEMsRCDdhq0uy8vmsLwU1ejzfI-SCa5rhpmBmVZM1IDaGX14L-YXkjpKCfUrUrOXhT2HQA-JzxOn/s400/shop8-18-093.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">The office</span><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAg_EFHCgR-MVhbQaRi5zAacCMuoDwBzK8NQluRe8W4mQo6mvW_duNY2OAupj9x7LfHjSt3awj7cMJxddOL9CayIbqAO7qXN0J3s6HYsOuI1uMtdyEum4Hi0eXj7KGba-P7GAEIAhwpqD/s1600-h/shop8-18-094.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372035812066953330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAg_EFHCgR-MVhbQaRi5zAacCMuoDwBzK8NQluRe8W4mQo6mvW_duNY2OAupj9x7LfHjSt3awj7cMJxddOL9CayIbqAO7qXN0J3s6HYsOuI1uMtdyEum4Hi0eXj7KGba-P7GAEIAhwpqD/s400/shop8-18-094.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6D5cb9IlgFCH8Ifvk0rYpr8Sy1r-SZJh0pcVwUaUuwmUU90WlLh_-zQT3a1g6y_5hkE6ZC2L1hS79TKJgrngjejWcydlhjHDxgufaxPv4CLREsR89j5OlqLtbpAh6PUObs9cfg8uuCE7/s1600-h/shop8-18-095.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372035706904989202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6D5cb9IlgFCH8Ifvk0rYpr8Sy1r-SZJh0pcVwUaUuwmUU90WlLh_-zQT3a1g6y_5hkE6ZC2L1hS79TKJgrngjejWcydlhjHDxgufaxPv4CLREsR89j5OlqLtbpAh6PUObs9cfg8uuCE7/s400/shop8-18-095.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdMXi149WC-KAe_MBcfyROrMM1zgp6Wlvlbr2BUfUmaU1kkLVUYEsA0Ed9Mmenv16mXvhyuWQ9mL30KVD6NyQghIAS6Zl2UoF-khciJKhrHEf_Psm8qHlOlKHgMkwdyV-ZsQtXaIZfCvN/s1600-h/shop8-18-096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372035578873985234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdMXi149WC-KAe_MBcfyROrMM1zgp6Wlvlbr2BUfUmaU1kkLVUYEsA0Ed9Mmenv16mXvhyuWQ9mL30KVD6NyQghIAS6Zl2UoF-khciJKhrHEf_Psm8qHlOlKHgMkwdyV-ZsQtXaIZfCvN/s400/shop8-18-096.jpg" /></a> <div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372034923365585874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhA-MvMSmc0hAqEyeEnd5YJldTEYtryoaLYPm8spNduMXOHCbHZpilm3f2bM-qdZnZ0dZRq2v5OQ3olBaQ_-6P2Gfe3Q83zl3bGT3BAhqY0Ldyd5SgG5zB2Jpd8f0Fqpib13xT4SVhLE-/s400/shop8-18-097.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNPOl3hyphenhyphensCFIJWHcmU3mdYLGEeCVnafA4spUZ17BdzmJLDvIhvtamG5FK80HGVl0ZblanN5IayVGgqbVNz7YXSEYff5tL3WjaEbKQaFjepPZDr12GC0RWq4NDvWY00EfeH3knjQ8cDJ8g/s1600-h/GeekSign2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372034349721985778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNPOl3hyphenhyphensCFIJWHcmU3mdYLGEeCVnafA4spUZ17BdzmJLDvIhvtamG5FK80HGVl0ZblanN5IayVGgqbVNz7YXSEYff5tL3WjaEbKQaFjepPZDr12GC0RWq4NDvWY00EfeH3knjQ8cDJ8g/s400/GeekSign2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> This is our Geek sign ~ in is a short story of Bill and Rae's live ~ before and after life as glass artists.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So far we only have our glass in the shop. After our Saturday market ends in October we hope to have Fire Creek's Glass, a guy who makes guitars out of cigar boxes and a metal working artist. All hand made in Montana art. I will post more pictures as we update our shop. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-1726998336864516492009-07-23T07:26:00.000-07:002009-07-29T13:47:44.365-07:00Aspen Hot Glass ~ Made in Montana Gifts and Gallery<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCodc5ppl7N3qZWasW5kovVbIjWgND_ksNYRFzciEceZZGecWyjRTfq4CjBcJ6YkHWsIufWyyZxM-J4NvQuvygHC8t4L6RTPRkkOidYmK9tYEe6yXXEWBN2-bpWYb2dCGoQ3xUlz11ySa/s1600-h/newGallery.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361666467520984754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCodc5ppl7N3qZWasW5kovVbIjWgND_ksNYRFzciEceZZGecWyjRTfq4CjBcJ6YkHWsIufWyyZxM-J4NvQuvygHC8t4L6RTPRkkOidYmK9tYEe6yXXEWBN2-bpWYb2dCGoQ3xUlz11ySa/s400/newGallery.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> This is the new home of </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Aspen Hot Glass ~ Made in Montana Gifts and Gallery. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I feel like we have given birth to a new baby store :-).</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361665812875502962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYd2Ux-IWHRKTJSQ0RSDaULkncMYiGgonAVO8VRuR36aE6jO1548R2H1Kkn2Jzv17yhC40SvIo3DQ5MMx5a55O-3E6hRcJVFM4ogwdAuq_FeGmvssFDhLWaCzKL2tIO0PA2FdDgcWe0SO/s400/015.JPG" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">This is our neighbor and landlord ~ “The Brooks”</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjVzMFtwKQQXU9Z6HcVA89rPtACDSWzq-DX4WEWm7hSxB9F1qyKxyo2cBECuvHo7-CghyphenhyphenCRVQ_kB3lqxdmFOFPyb0yEWUoaiD7N-FucoRPWJ0OeO41PGk-djT4BiQqFSpCEfwS_2eaxma/s1600-h/map2.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361665586814493618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjVzMFtwKQQXU9Z6HcVA89rPtACDSWzq-DX4WEWm7hSxB9F1qyKxyo2cBECuvHo7-CghyphenhyphenCRVQ_kB3lqxdmFOFPyb0yEWUoaiD7N-FucoRPWJ0OeO41PGk-djT4BiQqFSpCEfwS_2eaxma/s400/map2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> We are located at 1072 Eastside Highway, Corvallis, Montana </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Stay tuned of updates on the progress of this evolution :-). </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">The doors officially open on August 17. </span></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-60080586557560892402009-06-12T07:08:00.000-07:002009-06-12T07:17:15.411-07:00Aspen Hot Glass T-shirts are here :-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJlji8rAAUnES2Hs2SAxAGYqhJJLzUaEeIKu1QQljrV87LesaEkPtiViAVsSPyitswP_5n3htessjiy3cpzIW_PZfdXkkSdEJqO1jYD9xBASuu-6r9CmMsnTathZIBR86TvPvyDv-6cE0/s1600-h/AHGT.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346444373836177586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJlji8rAAUnES2Hs2SAxAGYqhJJLzUaEeIKu1QQljrV87LesaEkPtiViAVsSPyitswP_5n3htessjiy3cpzIW_PZfdXkkSdEJqO1jYD9xBASuu-6r9CmMsnTathZIBR86TvPvyDv-6cE0/s400/AHGT.jpg" /></a> <div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">My nephew Colter Lease has a new company named HipJaw ~ he does custom apparel printing. I gave him a digital image of the dragon logo I designed for Aspen Hot Glass and he silk-screened t-shirts for us. I love how he was able to capture the depth of colors and textures in the silk screening process. This is not your grandpas silk screening process with squeegees, frames and pin alignment systems. This is a whole new gig. Our Aspen Hot Glass dragon shirts sell for $18.00 + shipping and can be purchased by e-mailing me at </span><a href="mailto:rae@aspenhotglass.com"><span style="font-family:arial;">rae@aspenhotglass.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> or soon Colter will have a web site with an order page. He will have this shirt and so much more to choose from. </span></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-19415546977449740942009-05-18T06:51:00.001-07:002009-05-18T06:55:04.710-07:00Compassion For Enduring Carrots<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2tcG92Rh_z2Sb8VH1yUMLVyMMDDdtTP-ZajPGg2mI1DFE33TxIQUt_vZW1c11FjJQM9N7VtyWvUnjO8OUfIpA-Q4gh-iH7IzrvcHuTV7skMhty2SL24nntiEysNBEnXaB8Z5ppm6XoCF/s1600-h/carrots.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337161739956169058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2tcG92Rh_z2Sb8VH1yUMLVyMMDDdtTP-ZajPGg2mI1DFE33TxIQUt_vZW1c11FjJQM9N7VtyWvUnjO8OUfIpA-Q4gh-iH7IzrvcHuTV7skMhty2SL24nntiEysNBEnXaB8Z5ppm6XoCF/s400/carrots.jpg" /></a> <div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This weekend I painted carrots and greens on our bunny hutch with 2 carrots in a loving embrace. Last year I pulled carrots out of the ground that were intertwined as if they were holding on to each other in a tender hug. When I find carrots like this I don’t put them in my basket with the other carrots that will eventually be eaten. I put carrots that are in an enduring embrace into the compost bin allowing them to grow old together.</span></div></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-57794850022030193632009-05-11T16:37:00.000-07:002009-05-12T06:19:36.011-07:00Painting sunflowers on our goat house<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhxcdpnEDJgpqEcZ3MTtLBHW_ad6eoBqeC2GZf1j14f3sGLbP8MOXG186NbSMFngBQmpBws7Vx7ajLaVHwVb-nSo6S0-mvdNDJv7wEbE5Drxa1EETsnkZIBAeuJ2H3-TFrelKdbrHz6Ml/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334715020087844018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhxcdpnEDJgpqEcZ3MTtLBHW_ad6eoBqeC2GZf1j14f3sGLbP8MOXG186NbSMFngBQmpBws7Vx7ajLaVHwVb-nSo6S0-mvdNDJv7wEbE5Drxa1EETsnkZIBAeuJ2H3-TFrelKdbrHz6Ml/s400/001.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">There is something fun about spending the entire afternoon painting sunflowers on an old goat house. (I know Dale Chihuly has a boathouse but Montana glass artists have goat houses ~ Glass artist humor LOL.) Bill and I recently gave away our remaining 2 pigmy goats. This enables us to use the land for more garden space and possibly a flower cutting garden. And don’t feel too sorry of the goats ~ they went to a farm that breeds goats and had boyfriends already liked up. I hope to paint vegetables on our bunny’s hutch and maybe eggs and nests on our chicken house. What a great way to spend a sunny afternoon.<br /></span><div></div>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-50724274396184797092009-05-05T17:41:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:35:23.697-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlj_bB_KLi45zoTxAYSH2DyAKmtjPHN8_GH0ZiDym71NARfV1fDjPqtVL3Spx64Fj9hRgphh4glFURoBtHqviTkpVllPDLCl204NDXTP8Oy_UYqe42AjY7UeIv_K63lHw1sZK2P9v2B0pi/s1600-h/Dragon-AHG3.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332504896607072162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlj_bB_KLi45zoTxAYSH2DyAKmtjPHN8_GH0ZiDym71NARfV1fDjPqtVL3Spx64Fj9hRgphh4glFURoBtHqviTkpVllPDLCl204NDXTP8Oy_UYqe42AjY7UeIv_K63lHw1sZK2P9v2B0pi/s400/Dragon-AHG3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Hi my cyber friends, I apologize for the delay in up dating this blog.<br /><br />I designed a new logo to kick off our 2009 Glass art season. Bill and I love dragons and being dueling pyromaniacs / glass artists ~ it was only appropriate to incorporate a dragon into our logo. In the design I used images of Bill’s marbles and my bottle stoppers along with our beads and pendants. This dragon was inspired by an Escher dragon I had as a black light poster in my room when I was a teenager. We hope to have T-shirts and canvas bags with this new design soon. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Our new logo was introduced Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the first day of our Missoula Artist Market. It was one of those days people dream of where the sky is incredibly blue and the air is filled with laughter from a diverse group of cheerful people.<br /><br />The place was like a carnival and Bill and I were Carnies. Not the kind that shout step right up ~ we were more like the ones that stand behind the rides and pull the levers and let the fun begin. In our case the fun is looking into Vortex marbles with optical elusions making the viewer feel they may fall in and find Alice’s rabbit hole. Our Bottle stoppers can be held in the air like swards with glass that takes the viewer on a incredible journey turning and twisting to see the encased treasures buried like hidden treasures.<br /><br />Some days we receive payment in 2 forms ~ currency and smiles :-) It is such a cool feeling to watch faces light up as people enjoy the eye candy we have created. </span><br /></span>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-85114415953715080802009-04-09T21:02:00.000-07:002009-04-09T21:12:31.365-07:00A furry and feathery conversation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfrzUXBpIN5e8xxD7DWfMMdqmkL5xV5Gz5HOz00EVtx42m9K6wSXp8LJhX3QHuuoMivU4PKOay4B0l1MHgoUR4XBDtiqLUWoaYqfEXJRKvwGo0jmA185QmPX-9Ex8DzoIeyNqSIE2W79j/s1600-h/bootschick.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322908589475601570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 353px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 364px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfrzUXBpIN5e8xxD7DWfMMdqmkL5xV5Gz5HOz00EVtx42m9K6wSXp8LJhX3QHuuoMivU4PKOay4B0l1MHgoUR4XBDtiqLUWoaYqfEXJRKvwGo0jmA185QmPX-9Ex8DzoIeyNqSIE2W79j/s400/bootschick.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This morning I caught one of our free-range chickens conversing with our Bunny Boots. I am not sure but it could be a conversation about the up and coming Easter ~ the “hopping down the bunny trail thing”. Or Boots might be planning an escape and asking the chicken if he could just reach up and pull the lever to unlatch the door. I am not sure what furry and feathery were up to but it looked pretty serious. I may need to install a bunny cam LOL</span>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-91285777591536227722009-04-03T07:17:00.001-07:002009-04-03T07:20:59.026-07:00A Marble and Glass Rose<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8lukb9z9toHiiQWfHGz0_r6E5F0u7uzAdOWNAqeymjj5pvi7G_3QgGCJ4AqpkXNIHDATtMmPdFE7jr2qjTvE77W0dzevNdCcQ_JFSBjSGhDfIoxTsoTPgQE9tBbvLj89LeAQyMcr3SvM/s1600-h/marbleglassrose.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320469392721702482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 332px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8lukb9z9toHiiQWfHGz0_r6E5F0u7uzAdOWNAqeymjj5pvi7G_3QgGCJ4AqpkXNIHDATtMmPdFE7jr2qjTvE77W0dzevNdCcQ_JFSBjSGhDfIoxTsoTPgQE9tBbvLj89LeAQyMcr3SvM/s400/marbleglassrose.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I was a single mom raising my son Steven who was a wonderful young person that became a fantastically successful man. Proud momma here :-) I was the difficult one to raise ~ Steven would tell me what music would rot my brain and when to turn off the computer and go to bed. He also would tell me ~ in an affectionate way ~ I needed to get a life. It’s a good thing I met Bill shortly before Steven moved out to attend college in Portland Oregon ~ the empty nest syndrome sucks when you are the only bird in the house. I met Bill in 2002 ~ he showed up on my doorstep and instead of a box of candy and flowers he gave me a marble and glass rose. That was it ~ he won me over on the first date. I lived 250 miles away from Bill but would drive to see him on the weekends. In the summer he would sell his beads and marbles at the “Missoula Saturday Market” in Missoula Montana ~ I loved working the booth with him and getting to know all the wonderful people. The place was like a carnival and we were the Carnies. In April of 2003 I gave up the weekly 250-mile drive and moved to the Bitterroot Mountains to be with Bill and his daughter. Bill and I still attend the Missoula Saturday Market together and have a permanent booth location. This open-air, artist only market runs from May through October and people come from all over the United States either vacationing in Montana or they have children attending the University of Missoula. Bill and I will be starting our market season soon and I am so excited about seeing old friends ~ the first day is always like a family reunion with my Carnie friends :-). </span>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738261322345108216.post-7079697384257629132009-04-02T12:13:00.000-07:002009-04-02T13:07:35.092-07:00Baby Chickies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLRb5y01f5B-H5m7PzV3d-jiiSjuojLERUzeOt6gXVmgiaOVryPdfspdi0CVY3WdD3CnjCYaTnfHM1Ih5jGlq51DzSmtB3emM_RAyq93CjLsPXlAiuIfThDTJvvXY4H_ouoBJ_w3oUyDC/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320180534820289666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLRb5y01f5B-H5m7PzV3d-jiiSjuojLERUzeOt6gXVmgiaOVryPdfspdi0CVY3WdD3CnjCYaTnfHM1Ih5jGlq51DzSmtB3emM_RAyq93CjLsPXlAiuIfThDTJvvXY4H_ouoBJ_w3oUyDC/s400/002.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Baby chicks are a sure sign of spring. Bill and I became the proud owners of 6 baby chickies on March 30. Since our chickens are free-range they are exposed to the brutal circle of life around our farm. Regardless of the circle of life turnover free-range chickens offer great bug control and fun in the form of what surprising places they will lay their eggs. We have set up a nice hen house with soft wood shavings in little hen nesting areas ~ in spite of this our chickens sometimes prefer to lay eggs in a box in Bills shop or under one of the rose bushes This random act of egg laying can become adventurous in itself in the form of a off season Easter egg hunt. I am really thankful for the Magpies around here ~ who knows were eggs have been laid that we would never find until the sun comes out and warms things up to a stench. The Magpies are little maid of our farm.</span>raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832659501613611307noreply@blogger.com0