Going to the Birds

With Mother’s Day this weekend, many people will be giving garden related gifts, one of the most popular of those garden gifts are hummingbird feeders. Hummingbird feeders come in all shapes and sizes and in many different colors. At Kitras we have 3 different styles and lots of colors to choose from. We have Top Feeders that feed 3 birds, Funky Flowers that either hang or can be placed in a stake, down spout feeders for a traditional look and our newest heart feeder, that feeds 2 birds.
So… that leads me to the question… If you have feeders, how do you get them into your garden to feed? As a newbie gardener and birder, I went to my local greenhouse to look for some tip on creating a hummingbird garden. They suggested any sweet scented flowers, their top picks were; Honeysuckle, Trumpet Vine, Columbine and Beebalm. They also suggested that by putting out a hummingbird feeder it will attract them as it supplements the already natural occurring food chain you create with the flowers. Wow, this was some great information.
In Canada, we only have a very short time with our hummingbirds, mid April to end of May and then potentially a few here and there for the rest of the summer. In other parts of North America it is not uncommon for hummingbirds to be seen from March to May and then again in late July to September. I guess I am a bit late with my hummingbird garden here in Southern Ontario! I will just have to put out my feeder and hope for the best. At least my feeder is a work of art and will look pretty all summer long!

I hope that you all have a beautiful Mother’s Day weekend!

Sophie

Medallion Sun Catchers

Our Hand Pressed Medallion Sun Catchers are an item that doesn’t get a lot of attention. They are the forgotten middle child of the Kitras Art Glass product line. But… everybody has a time to shine and now is definitely their time!

We have two different sizes of medallions a 3” size and 6” size. They most popular size is the 3” and the price is just right at under $10 Retail! We have 84 different designs ranging from birds, flowers, new age symbol and nautical themed designs. There is sure to be something for everyone. Our medallions are hand pressed with 100% recycled glass and we are very excited to be offering a special for the month of May and June that will allow our retail store to have 17% off the regular price when they order 48! WOW that is a great deal and a great way to try them out in your store. Please call us at 1-800-439-6393 to place an order, get a catalog or find out who your sales reps is!

Here are my ideas on how you could use a Medallion Sun Catcher
- Hang it in a sunny window ( Yes, I know a no brainer, but still worth putting down)
- Tie a ribbon around it and use it as a way to accent or dress up a bottle of wine you are giving
- Use it as a way to decorate the top of a present
- They make excellent ties on the ends of pull down blinds

Please add your ideas down below… I look forward to reading them

Sophie

Welcome

Here we are taking a new and brave step into technology!I am sure that some of you are groaning... "it's about time!" But I am sure that some of you are right there with us trying to understand and fumble through learning this new technology and how it can enhance your business goals.
We hope to accomplish a lot with this little blog. We hope that it will give our customers a chance to connect with one another, to see specials as they happen and to see new product right away. But our most important goal with this blog is to be able to connect to you, our customers with practical help to grow your independent business; with marketing ideas, merchandising solutions and anything else that we happen to think might work.
This is my first post as a blogger and so far it has been a pretty painless experience. I am already looking forward to writing one tomorrow. I hope that you will enjoy reading it as well!

Sophie