Getting ready

We’re almost ready to stock our new booth at the Cranberry Scoop in Andover, NJ. Lolly and I have been creating new designs and making signs for our new space. Here are a few of the projects we’ll have in the booth on opening day. 

Three dimension sign “The Ocean is Calling”  

Lolly used a combination of paper and birch plywood for the waves. Turned out pretty cool.

Lolly’s humor strikes again. Whalecome to NJ !

Tricky chicken trio. Simple little signs for the chicken lover.  

Check back soon for more updates as we get closer to opening day.  

Rainy Saturday

I've spent most of the day cutting glass and putting projects together to fire in my new glass kiln! This will be my first time firing glass and I'm a little nervous!

Transparent tile squares for a slumped bowl project I saw online.  

Hopefully this will be a cool coaster and not a hot mess! 

This is going to be an 8 inch square platter with mostly opaque glass in my favorite colors! 

I'll share pics once everything is out of the kiln tomorrow night! Fingers crossed!! 

Up and running again!

We moved cross country rather suddenly back in September and it's taken a while to get my studio set up again. I've got everything set now and have finally gotten back to creating again!! I've missed having a creative outlet to help balance the stress of work.  

I'm working on making our friends and family little signs for their homes. This one is going to my husbands aunt and uncle this spring! It's made from 1/8 inch Baltic birch and engraved with my epilog helix laser. 

 The detail the laser cuts and engraves still amazes me!!!

This fella accompanied me to work on the days it was too icy to drive (I was basically too chicken to take myself)! I'll take any excuse I can get to have him with us in the car!  

That's all for now! Thanks for stopping by!

Hooked on laser engraving!

I've taken a short break from pottery to indulge in my latest hobby, laser engraving! 

Laser engraved wooden spoons! 

These fellas are headed to the shop today along with a whole host of other items I've been working on for the past few weeks! 

Tea pot magnets - laser engraved from birch wood! 

Come check out the goodies next time you're in Vineyards! 

Springtime shop updates!

I finally had enough of a break from work to price and update the shop! It feels like it's been months! 

Check out the snaps below for a peek at what's new! 

These little house plant markers are meant to be tucked in here and here for a little inspiration and surprise! 

I sold out of the herb markers so fast last year that I made twice as many this time around! Hope they make it into your herb garden when it's planting time! 

I'm completely in love with my laser etched gift boxes!  

I'll be creating special versions for all seasons and holidays! 

Here's a little peep at the new set up for spring! 

I've also started laser engraving rolling pins! Expect to see loads more of these in the coming weeks and months! 

Thanks for dropping by! Happy spring ya'll! 

Garden glazing!

I'm glazing all of the pieces I made for my spring collection now! 

New terra cotta herb markers! 

Wind chime parts and cityscape plant markers! 

The repair on the holey bowl seems to have worked, but I won't know for sure until it's been glazed and fired again! Fingers still crossed! 

Hope you have a great week! 

Holey Toledo

The holey bowl (an experimental piece I was working on last weekend) developed a crack. :( 

Here's hoping this APTII mender stuff will work!!! 

Here he is from the underneath! Even if he cracks, I'll keep trying till I figure out the best way to make one of these! 

I think I'll take Stanley's approach and just close my eyes and meditate my way to success!

Garden goodness

I've been super busy making spring pieces for the shop! 

Here's a few sneak peeks to show you what's in store!

I'm making herb garden stakes again, tags for special gifts and potted plant markers! 

Here's a peek of the tags. I've never made these before but they sure sounded like a neat idea in my mind! Haha

I'm also going to be bringing the mini cities from the fridge to the garden! 

These little buildings and houses are perfect for the garden or your favorite potted plants!  

This little fella is a experimental technique I saw on Pintrest. This bowl is comprised of extruded clay circles smashed together in a plaster bowl form. It took me ages to put together.! Whew!

We'll see if it makes out of the plaster form it's in!   I'll post progress pics for sure!

Thanks for dropping by! Happy winter! 

Spring planning!

I like to get a mega head start on my spring ceramics! 

I started sketching ideas this morning for some new plant markers and garden decorations!  

More to come soon!

Drop by the shop for 15% off through Jan 3 - and check out my new silkscreened gift bags too! Each bag comes with 4 sheets of tissue paper so your special ceramic gift can be packed with love! 

Happy new year and huge thanks to you all for your support! I had a fabulous 2015!!!

The little crosses are ready!

Fresh from the kiln! The little crosses for little spaces are in the shop today! 

I hung a few up on the special board Ron made for me! 

They come in five sizes. I made them all from terra cotta and glazed then with 15 different glazes!!!  Come check them out the next time you drop by Vineyards!

Next up!

The floral coasters are out of the kiln and ready for the little shop! 

The colors are even better than I imagined! 

These fellas were a LOT of work, but so worth the effort! 

I'm working on more little crosses for little spaces next! 

Assembly line! 15 different glazes! 

The finished crosses. I always make samples to test the glazes, patterns and clay combos! 

As soon as these are done, I'll let you know! My plan is to have them all in the shop by this weekend!  

Happy Holidays, friends! 

Floral explosion!

I've been working in these little coasters for the past few hours and wanted to share a few pics before they head into the kiln!  

I'll share after pics as soon as they come out of the fire!  

Sale this weekend!

I'm having a 15% off sale in my booth this weekend! Drop by and check out the new stuff! 

These bells would make a unique handmade gift for the garden lover in your life!

The white tree trunks are the perfect way to highlight your favorite dried or silk flowers! 

Sale runs Nov 27 (Black Friday) through Sunday!  Thanks for dropping by!!!

Christmas time!

I've updated the shop with the work I've been doing for the past two months! 

Enjoy the snaps below! 

I hung snowflakes of all sizes in the front of my ruffled table skirt!

Yesterday I made up a huge batch of silkscreened gift boxes! The ornaments fit perfectly into them! 

The ornaments and magnets are stocked and ready to go! 

Thanks for your support this past year! Happy shopping!!! 

Finally!

I'm finally ready to restock for Christmas!  

This may be one of my favorite new items yet! I only made 11 sets of these bells and won't be making these again until early spring! 

I made up little white rabbit cards with pale translucent green buttons! They are ready for someone's special knitting project! 

I think I have enough magnets to stock the booth for at least 6 months! There are tons of new shapes and patterns! Drop by often to see what's new!

These goodies and many more handmade pottery items will be in stock by Saturday, November 7! 

Things have been busy!

Just wanted to share a couple of pics from the studio! 

I made this little tulip pod artichoke vase today! These have a tendency to crack when I fire them... So fingers crossed for success! 

These are going with the bells I have been making all summer!  

A few sneak peaks for Christmas!  

Before &After

A little peek of the kiln before and after a firing! 

Christmas prep is in full swing! More photos coming soon!!! 

Christmas prep!

I've started making ornaments for Christmas! 

I'm excited about these ornament shaped ornaments!  

Texas ornaments are in order again! 

I'll share more sneak peaks as I get them made!  I will start putting Christmas in the shop at the end of October!

Getting ready!

I'm sorry I've been absent this summer. I've been swimming and just generally having a good time! 

More bell parts! 

I'm back in the studio and have been in full out Christmas making mode! 

New bells coming to the shop soon! 

I'll post pics as I get more made!  

Thanks for dropping by! 

Ding, ding, ding!

These little terra cotta bells are headed to the shop tomorrow (June 7)! Drop in and check them out! Each one is unique and has its very own special sound!