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As Spring Unfolds

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Recently a set of three Christmas ornaments were added to SnodCraft’s product line.  Don’t let that discourage you from looking toward spring.  There are small glimmers of spring’s approach – ornaments or not.  It’s probably too early for the field of Tulips, but just looking at this bust of color may renew your spirit and help to speed the process toward warmer weather and sunshine.

We just returned from a short weekend trip and although the nights were chilly, the daytime hours were warm.  It was good sweater weather instead of a winter jacket, and as a result we’ve developed a bad case of spring fever.   We traveled only a few hundred miles south of our home, but once there we encountered green lawns, and flowering shrubs and trees!   As if to prove that spring hadn’t officially arrived, we had a few snow flurries  after our return home – a mini reminder.  However, after seeing the arrival of spring just a few hundred miles away, I know we can’t be far behind.

The painted ornaments just added were leftover from our Christmas rush orders,  but I thought why not put them on the site regardless of pending spring weather.  You may have noticed the new little garden gal with her seed packet - obviously she’s thinking springtime, and there are a couple more of those little gals who will show up on SnodCraft in a few weeks.  Too cute!  We’ve had several requests for Paint-It-Yourself wood kits too.  How fun when you can paint some of these adorable characters yourself.  Di Hiller’s patterns are quite affordable and easy to order direct from her site.  Combine a purchase of our wood kit with one of her patterns and you’ll have the perfect springtime project.

New items are always arriving on  SnodCraft through all the seasons, so bookmark our site and visit often.  We love hearing from you too, so please use our contact link for any questions, ideas, or just for a chat.

Bob & Donna

My friends the Birds!

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Here’s a question we’d like to pose to anyone shopping SnodCraft.  We’ve considered making some outdoor birdhouses.  We made three outdoor birdhouses for our own back fence and had so much fun watching the birds feather their wooden homes, raise their babies, and even saw them come back for a visit long after the babies had hatched and flown off.  We wonder if there’s a market for the outdoor birdhouse along with our  indoor decorative birdhouses.  For marketing purposes, we would enjoy your impute on the subject.

Did you know there are over 650 species of birds that make North America their home?  However, only 85 of that number seek enclosures to build their nest and raise their young.  The SnodCraft price for each outdoor birdhouse would average $35.   Each SnodCraft outdoor birdhouse would be completely functional as a bird habitat.  Every birdhouse would have the right size entry hole to allow easy passage but keep out weather and predators; the right amount of interior space; good ventilation and drainage;  an attached wooden plank on the back for hanging, and a removable bottom to allow for clean out in the fall.  Cedar makes an ideal exterior birdhouse since birds prefer a natural finish and if  painted, durable outdoor house paint would be applied on the exterior only.  If you enjoy watching the birds and would like to see outdoor birdhouses on SnodCraft drop us a line!  Write us  a comment at the bottom of this entry, or use the contact link on our Home page – we would love to hear from you!