Swirly in Craft Ideas Magazine Fall 2016

 We are thrilled to be part of the 2016 Fall issue of Craft ideas Magazine with a Thanksgiving project.

Corn cob place card holder

 

What we really enjoy with the how-to project for the magazine is that will supplied them with step by step photos to make the project.

 

 Be sure to check out a copy of Craft ideas Fall magazines at your favorite magazine seller.

Swirly SALE!

Autumn is here and which means Halloween is just around the corner. To celebrate the fall season we created these limited Swirly Designs Halloween & Autumn ornament gift sets for you.

If you see something(s) you love,  Be the first person to email us your choice(s) (Halloween or Autumn) along with your *Paypal email and zip code at sales@swirlydesigns.com  and we'll let you know if they're still available. First come first served!
(*If you don't have Paypal let us know and we can work out another payment option) 

Swirly Scarecrow

AUTUMN Gift Set includes FIVE ornaments:

• Swirly Scarecrow, a mini Owl, Pumpkin, Corn husk and Acorn.

$36 (plus S&H)

ONLY ONE SET LEFT!

 

Swirly Ghoulish Witch

HALLOWEEN Gift Set includes FOUR ornaments:

• Swirly Witch, Moon, Bat and Ghost 

$38 (plus S&H)

SOLD OUT!!

 GHOUL LUCK!

 If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at info@swirlydesigns.cominfo@swirlydesigns.com

Autumnal Equinox

Have a Swirly first day of Autumn!

 

It is the summer's great last heat,
It is the fall's first chill: They meet.
–Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt

Our First Reading Fall Street Faire

Hello Friends! Swirly participated in our first Fall Street Faire in our hometown a few weeks ago.

We visit the event every year with the kids and always left saying "Gee, next year we should get a booth and give it a try". Well, things happen and we always seem forget to register. :-(

This year, however, we remembered! And we're glad we did. The weather was sunny and pleasant, which brought in the crowds. The event organizer estimated approx 10,000 people visited this one day event, choc full of local businesses. Having two kids in the school system here, we were visited by many of our school friends, parents, teachers and neighbors. It was funny that they were all kind of surprised and a little puzzled to actually see what we make and do for a living. I guess we aren't the heaviest self promoters of what we do when socializing with our community.

Crowds of people roam the streets visiting and supporting the community.

Our booth is all set up and ready. (It was quite windy that day, so our table cloths were blowing)

Our two Swirly Helpers manning the booth.

A framed process helps explain what polymer clay is and how we make our Swirlies.

All and all it was a fun day. Having our kids join us for a large part of the day helping pass out business cards was great. And when the event was over and the car was packed up it was especially nice to know we were only a 5 minute car ride home!

Remember to Shop Local and Buy Handmade!

For the birds!

We survived! What you ask, did we survive? Turning our clocks back!! I don't know about you, but this pesky little thing we do in fall is quite literally "for the birds"! We have so many clocks to make sure we turn back, it can drive us bonkers. BUT we did it and now we are settling into the days getting darker MUCH earlier. Winter is right around the corner.

And with the cold weather upon us we thought it would be a good idea to make a few bird feeders to hang in our yard to help our little birdie friends during the colder months.

We wanted to do something inexpensive and easy that our 6 year old would enjoy helping with.

The only supplies we used were a liter seltzer bottle, wooden spoons, birdseed and some twine.




We got a 4lb bag of birdseed for $1.32.



We started out by having our son mark where the holes go for the spoons. Basically the spoons act as perches for the birds and the seeds spill out onto the flat part of the spoon. We cut out the holes with a sharp pair of scissors. The spoons were cheap too...a pack of 4 for $1!



Once the spoons were put in the bottle it was time to fill 'er up! The 6 year old thought this was the best part because he got to use a scoop and a funnel! Be sure to use a pan with a lip to catch any spills!

The last step before hanging is to insert an eye screw to the cap of the bottle and then you are ready to add your twine to hang.



Now off to go find places to hang them! We made two, so we put one in the back yard and one in the front. We'll see which place draws more of a "crowd".



Here he is checking out his handy work.



And lo and behold, our first feathered friends! Here is a little chickadee munching on the seeds and the photo below shows a bluejay checking out the seeds that have fallen from the feeder. He's in the lower right of the picture.



So for a little over $3 we think that this is a great project for little ones to do. It teaches them about wildlife and responsibility. We told him that he has to make sure to check the feeders often because the birds will come to rely on them and not to let them get empty. We also are hoping the squirrels don't get to the seed before the birds do!

Hope you all have a great week!

Halloween Collection update

As we add the finishing touches to this years new Halloween/Autumn ornament collection, we also have updated our homepage. So we can finally announce a launch date. Drumroll please.......

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26th

It's official! It's in writing....So mark your calendars, program your phone reminders... whatever, but make sure you get a chance to check out this years collection of 15 new spooktacular designs.

Most of this years designs were inspired by the Halloween candy icon the candy corn. This little yummy treat and it's seasonal colors of white, orange & yellow (some cases we used brown instead of yellow) are showcased in our designs. We also have some spooky designs as well as a few Autumn/Thanksgiving pieces.

Be sure to sign up for our email list so you can be one of the first people notified when the collection is online. All our collections are limited quantities and sell out quickly and we thank all of our wonderful followers for that.

See you the 26th

Swirly Designs in the new fall issue of 365

Wow how quickly this fall weather has swooped in. The Halloween season is in full swing and there is so much going on and we just want to make sure we are able to share some of our fun finds with everyone before we jump into the crazy Christmas season. One of those things is Celebrate365 which is the premiere magazine for year round ornament collectors and anyone who loves to celebrate the holidays and collecting whimsical pieces of art. You should check this magazine out. We are excited to be featured in the magazine—
showcasing some of our new Halloween designs on the inside as well as on the back cover!

Hurray for Apples and Pumpkins!!

With our crazy schedules and every weekend we were available to go it would rain. But this past weekend we finally managed to enjoy a beautiful crisp, fall day and go apple picking with the family. The weather was perfect and the apples were yummy. Here are few pics of the fun day of apple picking and running through the pumpkin patch. We also indulged in the delicious homemade cinnamon donuts...We spared you the shots of us eating them.
Happy Fall





Gryffin was very excited tasting the different kinds of apples, trying to decide his favorite.








They had tons of these bumpy pumpkins which they were calling "Kunckle heads"