North Carolina-based Outdoor Companies Drive Initiative to Create New State Level Position New position to promote economic development in outdoor-based recreation and manufacturing [press release from SylvanSport] Brevard, NC: From the Outer Banks to the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina has long been a destination for outdoor adventure and businesses alike. As a $19.2 billion industry, outdoor recreation provides 192,000 jobs in North Carolina and is steadily growing. Re

How cute is this little teardrop? This past week Dave & Georgia Roswell of the RawHide Studio sent me an email with this picture. So I did a little research and found out they are original rawhide artists out West. What exactly is a rawhide artist? I SAID THE SAME THING! Turns out they create some seriously cool pieces of jewelry like this awesome cuff (which was my very favorite thing on their site!) But, that teardrop caught my eye. They are going to tow her to a few festiv

I love surfing all the teardrop Facebook pages for ideas and just to see what other teardrop lovers are up to. This past week I ran across a post by Brian Baker on his take of retrofitting a window a/c unit for his teardrop. I sent him a message asking for some more details and this was what I received: "I basically went to Menards and picked up the smallest window unit they had. I purchased the type with the 2 knobs, I didn't want a digital control for fear of water damaging

I am working hard to publish the June issue of Cool Tears so not a lot of extra time. It's going to be a GREAT issue with lots of informative stories, recipes, stunning pics, etc...so stay tuned! In the mean time...I have been following for a while now a great YouTube feed and thought it time to share with you guys. Zach Manring - also known as @_SouthernGinger - is a woodworker down south who posts some helpful videos from his workshop. I began to take notice last year when