Adios Google

Yes, the time has come for Google and I to part ways.  I have had a Wordpress blog since last year and have let my Blogger blog sit, so folks linking from elsewhere could find me. 

Today I am going through all the blogs I have in my reader and transferring my favorites that have been posting regularly over into my Wordpress reader.  If you are still using blogger and have not checked into Wordpress I highly suggest you do, it is so much more attractive and easier to use (and has many FREE templates).  And in case you didn't know, Google Reader is going away!  Maybe it is just me (but probably not) I find all the different Google menus and pages and stuff just so confusing, unattractive and hard to use.

So if you want to follow my new blog come on over!  I post about my shop and the projects I am working on as well as garden stuff (more of this now that spring is here) and things I like etc...

The Tiny Garden
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The Tiny Garden shop

I will be deactivating this blog in a couple days.

Leslie

Holiday 2012

Thanks for visiting my blog...Lowell and Son has changed to The Tiny Garden.  My shop can be found HERE and my new blog can be found HERE.

Most likely you have found your way here via Pinterest.  I greatly appreciate your interest in my glass ball photo ornaments, however, I will not be making them in 2013. 

I have gone back to working outside the home and will not have the time to dedicate to editing photos and creating the ornaments.  I do plan on offering a selection of my felt ornaments so if that interests you then have a look in the shop to see what is available.

Thank you!

Leslie 

New Post at The Tiny Garden

Pop on over to my NEW blog and read about a fun font

I am using.

http://thetinygarden.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/i-love-fonts/

I have lots of new items in my shop as well.  Go to

www.thetinygarden.etsy.com to see.

WE’VE MOVED!

And I would love it if you would come visit my new blogging home.  If you are currently with Blogger you can cut and paste my new blog link into your reader even though it is not a Blogger address, give it a try…

http://thetinygarden.wordpress.com/

See you there!

Turning Over a New Leaf

I have been thinking about starting a new blog for quite a while now and because of this I have not posted much on my old blogger blogs this year, both my “LowellandSon” blog and “TheTinyGarden” blog.  I have finally decided to take the leap and just change everything!  I am changing the name of my shop on Etsy from LowellandSon to TheTinyGarden to reflect more of myself and my passions, crafting and gardening.  My son Vaughan, who was with me at the beginning when I opened my Etsy shop, has been less interested in crafting the last couple years and more interested in video games and playing his trumpet, so I am on my own.

Over the next couple weeks I will be changing everything over to the new name, my Etsy shop, Twitter, Flickr, Facebook and of course my blog.  I may go back through my posts on both blogs and re-post some things that new readers might be interested in plus I will be posting about lots of new stuff.  I definitely like this new WordPress format way more than Blogger, and I hope my postings and frequency will reflect that.

I hope those of you that follow this blog will make the leap to the new one, I would hate to lose any of you and I promise that you and the new blog will get much more attention.

My NEW home is here:  http://thetinygarden.wordpress.com/

Cheers!
Leslie

Things Are Happening!

Exciting stuff going on with Lowell and Son.  I have been adding lots to my shop over the last couple days.  Here are a few examples.

 Pom Pom Garlands

Quilts

 Pom Poms

READY to SHIP Christmas Ornaments

and…Glass Ball Photo ornaments are BACK!

Other news is that I am planning on changing my shop name soon.  This will not effect my actual shop other than the name change but I will be starting a NEW blog on Wordpress that will combine both my Lowell and Son blog along with my “The Tiny Garden” garden blog here on blogger.  I will announce this later once everything is set up.  I will also be running a contest with a chance to win your own glass ball photo ornament FREE.  NEWS will be coming soon.  I hope everyone is having a GREAT weekend!

Sweet Kitties – Some Valentine Love

Christmas has past and I don’t know about you, but my kitty didn’t get anything from Santa in her stocking.  I don’t know where the time went, I guess Santa was too busy making things for other people.  My old kitty (sweet 16) was quite fortunate in 2011 however, so I think she will forgive me.  She has had Hyperthyroid and kidney function problems for almost two years now.  I give her medicine twice a week and feed her special food.  In October she developed breathing problems.  After a visit to the vet and a couple to the kitty emergency room they figured out that she had a severe urinary tract infection.  After treating her with the proper medication she recovered quite quickly and began eating and drinking again and recovered her strength.  I have to say that was a very scary time and I am even more sensitive to any unusual behavior in my kitty.  I definitely treasure everyday I have with her.

  New for 2012 – Heart fabric

Limited quantities of stripe fabric from 2011
available as fortune cookies only

This year we are offering Valentine Kitty toys again.  If you like the prints we have this year be sure and pick up a set or two as they usually don’t make it to the next one.  More varieties will be available, check back soon.

On the 2nd Day of Christmas...

My true love gave to me...  the cutest and happiest Fruitcake Plush by Deadly Sweet! Chock full of all the traditional fruitcake details, this is one fruitcake that you'd love to open up on Christmas morning- especially since you don't have to eat it.

This listing is for just one of the happy fruitcake plush, and also ships from Canada, so act quickly if you'd like to surprise that fruitcake lover in your life for the holidays!

To see more plush awesomeness by Deadly Sweet, click here.

Reposted from the Plush Team blog as part of our 12 Days of Christmas promotion.  Stay tuned…my items will be posted on December 6th.

On the 1st Day of Christmas...

My true love gave to me... a Pink Sparkle Robot made by Yermit! If you are looking for something for the robot lover in your life, a pink enthusiast, or just for a robot that likes to have a good time, look no further. Here she is in all her pink sparkly glory:

Available now in the Plush Team's etsy shop, this Robot is ready to party like it's 2099! This item ships from Canada, so if you are interested in getting her to a new home in time for Christmas (or New Year's), you'll have to act soon...

Pink Sparkle Robot dresses up a wine bottle.

To see more of the wonderful world of Yermit, click here.

Reposted from the Plush Team blog as part of our 12 Days of Christmas promotion.  Stay tuned…my items will be posted on December 5th.

Have a Cool Yule!

Yep, Cool Yule Scottie Dog is back this year.  Last year I listed it as an exclusive in the Plush Team shop.  This year I am selling it in my own shop with a NEW exclusive to Plush Team ornament coming Monday December 5th.

Glass Ball Photo Ornaments

Thanks for visiting my blog...Lowell and Son has changed to The Tiny Garden.  My shop can be found HERE and my new blog can be found HERE.

Most likely you have found your way here via Pinterest.  I greatly appreciate your interest in my glass ball photo ornaments, however, I will not be making them in 2013. 

I have gone back to working outside the home and will not have the time to dedicate to editing photos and creating the ornaments.  I do plan on offering a selection of my felt ornaments so if that interests you then have a look in the shop to see what is available.

Thank you!

Leslie 

 

 

Halloween 2011

I don’t generally do much for Halloween in my shop but this year I wanted to provide some fun and spooky toys for your kitties, some cuddly Halloween kitty plush for you and fun, glow in the dark eyes for your crafting enjoyment.  Have a look…

NEW Items – Craft Eyes

I have been a tad remiss in posting to my blog lately.  So to begin anew I am posting some of my newest items of spring and summer.

Available sizes

Brown animal 12mm
Brown animal 15mm
Brown animal 18mm
Clear animal 12mm
Clear animal 15mm
Clear animal 18mm
Blue cat 12mm
Green cat 12mm
Orange cat 12mm
Green cat 15mm
Green cat 18mm
Orange cat 18mm
Blue cat 18mm
Black 12mm
Black 15mm
Black 18mm
Pink albino 15mm

I will be ordering more stock and will have more Orange 18mm cat eyes and will be adding 15mm Blue and Orange cat eyes to my shop.

Enter to win $1000 !!!

You may be wondering why I am posting about a car auction and giveaway.  Well, one of my three jobs is running the social networking for Park Place LTD in Bellevue, Washington.

This week is the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction in Florida and we will have 7 cars there.  The auction runs from April 7th to the 9th.

I would so appreciate it, even if you don’t want to enter personally, that you share this with your family and friends and give me a little hand getting the word out.  Just click the photo below or HERE for details and a link to the contest page on Facebook.

Thank you in advance and GOOD LUCK!
Leslie @ Lowell and Son

Happy Etsyversary!

Yes, it is our 3rd anniversary today or to be more exact it would be our 3rd anniversary on February 29th.  Since we are a Leap Year shop we are celebrating it on the 28th/1st.

To kick off our 3rd year we are doing a giveaway.  Since we have so many customers and fans who love kitties we are giving away a kitty toy.  You may choose one kitty toy listing and you will receive it free including shipping to anywhere {on earth}.  Here is what we have to offer:

Kitty Babies
Fishies
Kick Sticks
Clouds
Fortune Cookies
Chicken Nuggets
Hearts
Birds

Our kitty Lacey with a Kitty Baby

To see all your choices go to our Lowell and Son shop and have a look around.  You may choose any fabric pattern{s}.  Here are the rules:

1.  Leave a comment here on my blog that you would like to be entered {1 entry}.
2.  Leave a comment on our Facebook page that you would like to be entered {1 entry}.
3.  Leave a comment on our Twitter page that you would like to be entered {1 entry}.  Tweet #freekittytoy.

We will choose a winner by random online number generator and will announce the winner on March 13.  Entries must be in by March 12th.

Good luck!
Leslie and Vaughan