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on “Pistachio Spring”:“Oh my goodness, Deb, another of your beautiful creations. I really like that leaf; the 1"…” read »
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Whistling Frog Winery Label
About this design:
My husband and I are "garagistes" (aka amateur winemakers); we call ourselves "Whistling Frog Winery" for the tree frogs that seranade us troughout the spring and summer evenings. We source the grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Sirah, Zinfandel, etc.) from California's Lodi and Suisun Valley's, and make our wines in our Massachusetts garage. I've won several awards for the label designs, and our wines have medalled (silver and bronze) at the world's largest amateur wine competition. This is one of our labels - our 2008 Cuvee Grenouille brought home the bronze.
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On Apr 17, 2011 at 10:12 am #
Cuban Queen Crazy Chick says:I love this!!! I absolutely love the label and the name of your winery! You know, this design would make a really cool pendant for a necklace, too!
On Apr 17, 2011 at 3:15 pm #
Chicky Suz aka Susan Z says:So very cool!!!The label is awesome, where in MA are you?
On Apr 17, 2011 at 3:21 pm #
B Miller says:Thanks! We’re in Wrentham, MA – right on the RI border. I’ve been thinking about making a beaded necklace and bracelet set similar to the ones in the picture – I bet I could do a small bracelet drop of the label – will need to consider how best to do this!
On Apr 18, 2011 at 1:18 pm #
love to bead aka Donna says:Super awesome I love the label
On Apr 18, 2011 at 2:04 pm #
Eeka Mouse says:cool name, great label (noticed the lady’s wearing jewelry!), ‘Cuvee Grenouille’ made me laugh.. hope they stay in the tree & don’t jump in the vat, adding that little extra something…
You could always print out a small version of the label and use resin to make a pendant, either in a pre-formed thingie or make one out of a circle of heavy gauge wire (w/ a loop on top).
On Apr 22, 2011 at 10:30 am #
D D Mystic Chick says:love the name/label! so cool! we are also serenaded by tree frogs…a welcome sign of Spring. Are your wines sold locally? (agree that the label would make a great pendant.)
On Apr 23, 2011 at 11:19 am #
B Miller says:We can’t sell our wines, as we don’t yet have a farm winery license (in order to qualify, 10% of all items sold need to be grown on the land – so if we made wild blackberry or raspberry jam from the fruit that grows on our land, we could sell our wines.) We only make abut 15 cases of wine per year, however, so we generally gift it to family and friends. It makes a great present!
On Apr 24, 2011 at 7:10 pm #
cinny says:Love this, very cool!