Some new work

This was the drying table today.  Lots of stuff happening.  New jars that will be dog treat jars, honey jars, 2 magnolias(to replace the 2 that didn't make it from the last glaze load), a sunflower, and today's work of a sun and moon sculpture garden plaque(foreground) and a layered hanging flower vase with star stamps(also in the foreground).  I can work in the slab room till it gets too hot.  The little AC unit in the kitchen area doesn't really make it back there.

These are some ring holders I did a few weeks ago. Thrown and then LOVE stamped onto a little strip of clay and added along with butterflies or stars.  These are unfired.

This one is glazed in purple and red.  I think they are very cute.  I sold one a few weeks ago to someone giving it as an engagement present.  Well, that meant maybe I ought to have more in the shop. So more will be finished soon.




I am working in the shop daily these days.  I'm really behind now after the loss of the 2 magnolias.  Well, it's too hot to do anything outside!

Going to Australia!!!

Ring holder earring dish

This ring holder is going to Australia!!!  OMG, how cool is that??!!

New kind of ring holder

I was playing around with some left over clay the other day and I had this inspiration for a ring holder.  I know other people hand build them but I usually do them on the wheel(easier).  So I  started pinching the saucer and decided it needed some stamps.  My first choice is always something with stars.  Yea, I'm that kind of person, ;)

I rolled out a little cone and then attached the two together. It's glazed in a pretty, speckled blue with darker blue on the cone.  I love the way it turned out and made several more with different textures, glazes, and stamps.

This one is in brown clay with butterfly stamps and a little butterfly cutout.

This one has butterflies stamped around the cone in a pretty  blueish gray over tan speckled clay.

They will eventually all be in my Etsy shop.  Some may make the trip to the mountains but not much is selling there.  I'm not sure what to think of all the changes made in the Etsy search.  I hope it will mean more views and sales.  I had to go in change quite a few titles to have the most pertinent words at the beginning of each title.  Just when I thought I was hitting my stride with sales.  Not so many that I can't keep up but enough to keep me busy.  I look at some shops that have 10 or 15 sales in a day and I think, wow, that would be awesome.  But then I think wow, that's a lot of WORK!!. So we'll see how this all shakes out and I know Christmas shoppers are just waiting in the wings!!!

What new things are you making?