by Pat & Mike | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog, Family
This year our vacations have been 2 to 3 days camping at local parks. Pat wanted to make a trip to see her mom in Wisconsin and brother’s new place in Minnesota. So, reservations were made and Midwest vacations became a reality! First stop – Minnesota!...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog, Small Business
It’s always a good idea to change things up. But sometimes, less is more. And going back to basics is a good thing. Back to basics We continue to add new products to the website. Currently, 393 products make up the Product Gallery. Each time we add a...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog
This week’s blog is about one of our local vendors – Bendy Dog at 112 NW Minnesota Avenue in Bend, OR. Owner Tawna Storey first contacted us about creating her business sign in downtown Bend. She was just starting to contact local artists about selling...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog, Custom Metal Work
Liz Gilbert writes about how ideas become reality in her recent book, Big Magic. She says “Ideas are driven by a single impulse: to be made manifest. And the only way an idea can be made manifest in our world is through collaboration with a human...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 9, 2016 | Blog, Small Business
We go back and forth about budgeting much money for small business advertising at Sunriver Metal Works. The few times we have boosted a post on Facebook has had dismal returns. But then maybe we weren’t going for the right audience. Or maybe we didn’t...
by Pat & Mike | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog, Fishing
The simple Merriam-Webster definition of spawn (besides produce or lay eggs in water) is “to cause (something) to develop or begin : to produce or create (something)”. Our Deschutes River Fish definitely fills that bill. That one fish spawned creative...
