National Farriers Week, from July 10-16, honors the men and women who care for and maintain the hooves of horses. This highly specialized trade requires skill in hoof care, blacksmithing, as well as care of injured and diseased hooves. While caring for these amazing animals, it is not unusual to receive calls at odd hours, […]
Frogs? Little hopping green critters that will make you squeal or smile! Frog Jumping Day can be traced back to Missouri author Mark Twain, and his first short story, “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog,” also known as “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” In honor […]
October 25th is National Sourest Day! Seriously, there is a day for everything and this is the day we celebrate all those wonderfully puckery flavors! In honor of all things lip puckering, we present to you some of the amazing lemon inspired works from the talented artists on HandmadeArtists! Large Ceramic Mugs Lemon Yellow Speckled […]
At GrandpaToys, we take “Ceramic-Induced Smiles” pretty seriously. So, here’s the challenge: Check out my Finger Faces and Mezuzahs. If you don’t crack a smile in the first ten seconds, you probably won’t need another ten seconds. So, once you’ve smiled at their silliness, what does one DO with a Finger Face? I used my […]
