Spooky Garland

Here is a look at my newest item, arriving in store on Monday. It is a Halloween garland using small wooden signs, colorful Halloween paper, hand cut letters and jute cord. It is entirely hand made and assembles and has a coat of matte lamination so it will last for years to come. I hope you guys love it as much as I do! Let me know what you think in comments or if you want to see a certain word or idea for Thanksgiving or Christmas, let me know.

Handmade Books

I thought I would share some pictures of the recent handmade books I have made. The first pictures are of my new sign in book. It's at my booth right now. If you come by, I would love to see your comments! The last picture is of the three books of similar styling that are available for purchase right now in my booth. They each come with their own coordinating book mark and are sewn together with white ribbon that is long enough to tie the book shut. These books are made on manilla drawing paper, so they can be used for journals, diaries or sketchbooks. Each has 44 pages (front and back) and they are only $5 each. So grab one while you can.

Pottery Shelves

I finally managed to make some pottery shelves. Shelves for pottery are one of those things you just can't buy ready made and it helps to make use of all the space you have if possible. I situated these so they took up the entirety of a wall between the door and closet door in my studio. What do you think?



Now that I have shelves I can post more images of "in progress" peices to tease your little hearts out with. I put everything I had laying around on the shelves and I didn't manage to fill it half way up (yay!) Mostly just some teapots and a few sundry items. I will eventually post pictures of my studio, but at the moment it is a mess. With the recent shelf construction, arrival of the pottery wheel (yay!) and some power surges that have killed some electronics in the room, it is a world of boxes and clutter.

Pitchers

I've made a lot of pitchers lately and I thought I would share some pictures. Click on an image to go to the Etsy listing, if there is no link and you would like to buy an item, message me. They range from small to extra large and come in various sizes. Contact me if you would like one of the sold items remade or would like a custom order.


          $18                    $40                     $15                    $18


         $16                    $18                      $24                    $24

Artifacts Booth

On the shelves
I recently starting making chic signs for the home. In the store now we have "Powder Room" in a pink vintage paper, with a red ribbon ooh-la-la ladies. We also have Our Nest on a vintage wallpaper design, with an adorable little bird stealing away the last letter, too cute! As well as Garden District, reminiscent of New Orleans y'all, done on a burgundy vintage wallpaper. Let me know what other kinds of phrases you would like to see!

Look for ceramic blocks spelling out "BABY" they have a little surprise, each one is hollowed out to hold special treasures! Baby teeth, jewelry, etc!

We've got lots of pitchers, mugs and vases, as well as some great leaf plates/spoon rests, lots of 1930's framed Europe photos, hand made recycled candles, hand made hardwood knitting needles, hair pins, hand knit scarves, stick weaving kits and of course a few plates and bowls.

Coming Soon
I am quite the busy bee lately. I have been working on all sorts of new goodies for my Artifacts booth. I wish I had all of them done for Frolic on Franklin today, but we'll just have to settle for a few new things. There is quite a lot of pottery on my shelves waiting to be finished up, look for it in the next couple of weeks.

I've started making hand-made books using vintage paper on the cover and drawing paper on the inside suitable for journals, sketch books, scrap books or even photo albums. If you would like a custom book make, let me know I can make up just about anything you want.

I have been working on some spooooky-chic Halloween decorations that will be coming soon. Look for letter blocks spelling out "EEK" or "BOO" as well as some wooden garland you are going to love.

Pottery Wheel FTW!

I am getting a pottery wheel finally!

Long story short, we had nasty storms that took off a screen door and the power fried an older computer and surge supressor. The insurance is taking paying a good chunk of replacement value of said items. I am thrilled. Here it is!

Pottery: Throwing

I finally got around to doing some throwing today. It has literally been years since I had a chance to sit down and just throw. I learned something today, I was near phobic about centering the clay on the wheel. I was convinced I couldn't center at all. I took my time the first couple of times and didn't have any problem, after a bit I was centering fast and easy. I felt pretty happy with that. I made the bowl of a goblet and experimented with throwing stems, without success. After watching some videos on how to throw a goblet, I think I have a good idea why that is.

I am hoping I can go back tomorrow and continue working on some more, but today was pretty exhausting. It is easy to forget how much it screws up your back to hunch over a wheel, using your body to create force on clay. I am planning on trying to get a early start on a good night's sleep tonight, with luck that will take care of the aches and pains. I really wish I could afford to get my own wheel, but that is far, far from my budget any time soon.

All in all, it felt like a good start.