Shop Special!

Psst! Wanna know a secret? Well not really a secret, but you are the first to hear. From now until the Holidays I am having a special in my etsy shop. When you purchase $30 or more I will send you a super cute ornament FREE! They are listed in my shop for $10 that you will not have to pay. Well, what are you waiting for? Go get one!

Go Vote!

Tomorrow is the big day! Everyone make sure to get out there and vote! Then maybe you would like to buy this funky pendant by luna clay design to commemorate the event:)

Happy Halloween!

Don't eat too much candy or you'll get a tummy ache! The spooky image above is The Poe Sisters by DearDodo and is on sale this weekend in honor or Halloween!

Fun with Photoshop

This is going to be a quick post, I worked at school today from 8:30am-8:00pm and am super sleepy! I was playing around with my shots last night and decided to try out some filters in my photoshop collection. Here is one of the pictures, just for fun!

New Pots from the Kiln!

I just unloaded the kiln last night and I'm really happy with the new pots. I was thinking the glaze was going to be funky but it turned out great! I just hope I can make it do that again:) I will be bringing these with me to the Unusual Suspects show in Bethesda this weekend. Come out and say "hi" if your in the area! It's a great kickoff to your holiday shopping.

Studio Shoot

Today Michael and I were total rock stars today as we had a professional photographer in the studio taking lots of pictures of us. I'm leaving the reason for this a secret for now...I'll fill you in later but it's going to be super cool. Here is a picture of me that Michael took after the photographer left. I needed some shots of me for some other projects so we snapped a few while the studio was still clean.

Thinking ahead...

Ok, ok. I know it's too early to be thinking of Christmas but...craft show season starts for me next weekend which means holiday shoppers. (Also, I was tagged in my last post and am procrastinating about that, don't worry, I will get there!) So it's not that early...right? I also wanted to share these cute gift tags by Palomas Nest. They come as a set of 4 and are made from wood and porcelain, way nicer than the name written with sharpie marker I use as a "gift tag".

The Broken Plate

I am totally in love with this ring and pendant from The Broken Plate. They are both made from a Diana Fayt plate and are really lovely, Juliet has some other pieces in her shop from this same plate and I love them all. Plus $5.oo of each Diana Fayt pendant sold will go to Art with a Heart, a Baltimore charity who provides interactive, hands-on art activities to disadvantaged families and children, and to people with developmental and physical challenges. Make sure to stop by her Etsy shop and check out all the beautiful things Juliet makes from broken plates!

In the Theme

To go along with yesterdays post about yummy fall cookies, today I am sharing a yummy Pumpkin Spice soap! I have a hand lotion that smells like cinnamon apples and every time I use it a smile just appears on my face. The smell is so comforting and I bet this soap would have the same effect. Pop over to the Soap Store on etsy and grab some up while the leaves are still on the trees! P.S. the Soap Store is from the Pocono Mountains in Pa, which is close to my childhood:)

Flavors of Fall-Pumpkin Ginger Sandwich Cookies

Well, it's happening. The weather is finally cooling off and the leaves are starting to change. I have been craving a trip to the apple orchard to pick apples and sip hot cider...yum. I haven't done that in forever! I love fall food, the crisp apples and squash paired with woodsy spices and red wine. I have been trying to cut back on sugar but I think that if someone put these cookies in front of me I would have to eat them! They look so yummy and fall-like. Whimsey and Spice is one of my favorite shops to drool over. They have great photos and delicious food posted on their blog. You know me...pots and food and I'm a happy camper!

Clay problem solved!

My clay finally came in and now I have 10 boxes of beautiful fresh clay waiting for me in the studio. Well, most of it is still in the car waiting for Michael to unload it! I am stuck on the couch with a fever and zero energy. Figures right? (And for those of you who were wondering from the last post I use Stan's Red clay body with a coat of Pete Pinell's white slip and other underglaze colors painted and printed on.) Since I am stuck on the couch I have lots of time to search through etsy and I saw that Molly Hatch has added these lovely salt and pepper shakers to her shop. I just love her drawn details and have been a big fan of her work for some time. I might be purchasing a set of these since they are a steal at only $28! I am starting to think Holiday already and I have a feeling my mom would love these.

The three clays.

As soon as I have some time to work in the studio, I run out of clay. I ordered more but the delivery is running late and the later it gets the more worried I am about not ordering enough. I tried some other clays last night trying to find one that my supplier stocks but they just weren't right. One has too much grog for me and tears up my hands while I throw and the other has no grog and won't keep it's shape like I like. I am one who likes to throw with a soft body and have no trouble with porcelain so you know that clay must be super soft! Anyway, I have to call the supply store today and find out what's up. I really don't want to have to buy one of the not-right clays but I might have to suck it up!grrrr.

Waiting for Etsy...

Well I was hoping to get some more listing done in the shop tonight but etsy seems to be having a glitch. It's not letting me upload photos. I checked the chat rooms and it looks like it's been a problem for others too. Oh well, I guess I can share some of my new work here! Maybe this is fate telling me I need to go to bed! Check out my etsy shop if you are interested in something above!

Bowls?

Come see me next weekend at Crafty Bastard's in DC! Pick up one of these new bowls for your cereal, a toasty bowl of soup or a large helping of your favorite ice cream...yum.

BOB for Michael!!!

Ok. It's been a while since I've posted but my computer is being stupid lately and I have limited internet right now. Plus we just came back from a very wet weekend in Chicago. Anyhoo...on to the BEST news!! Michael just won the Best of Baltimore for Best Comic book! Hoooray:) We are kinda bummed that we didn't know in advance and missed out on the party:( We did celebrate over dinner at Clementine though. They also won Best of Baltimore....go Hamilton!

For Monica

I am posting this photo for my friend Monica of SugarPaperie. We share an obsession with milk glass and as I was surfing through my etsy favorites page I stumbled across this photographer, fieryeyed. I really love the old Polaroid camera and she has a great eye. Before I fell in love with clay I had a brief love affair with photography. We didn't last. I needed more, but it made me very picky when it comes to photographs. It really takes something special for me to take notice. I know, snobby. Really I am just bitter since now I have to turn back to photography to take my photos to sell my work. It's like asking an ex for a favor. You don't like it but know you can't get what you need any other way. Anyway, Monica this photo reminded me of you and your beautiful vases all lined up on that shelf in your adorable home:)

Little Dippers

Here are some more dishes that I have been working on. I have yet to adopt any of this series but I am about to grab up some of these little dippers. I seem to always need a little dish to hold some ingredient when I cook. I think they would make super cute salt and pepper holders too. You can get some in my etsy shop right now! Just click here.

New Mug Designs

I have been playing around some more, experimenting with the effects I can get with my Gocco. This last firing gave me some nice results, I think this will be a fun direction to take some pieces. I have to think of a name for this style of work though...I already have a line about Slow Food, what could this be?

Spanish Stlye

I just love these spanish style nesting bowls from Mudyfingers on etsy. The glaze is just lovely and I love the dark clay body used. They remind me of the spanish style houses in Mexico, my favorite place! I dropped the ball on posting this week (as well as on other things aka going to the gym) since I was just beat from working with the children this week... so much energy just gone! Next week it's back to the gym for real! I am getting ready for my 10 year reunion soon and I wanna look HOT;)

Monday, Monday.

It was sooo hard to go back to school this morning! This was the first day back with the children and boy am I wiped out. This is going to be a post and run so I can go to sleep. I will leave you with this dinner plate about a super secret meeting. Ok now to bed with me!