Restocking

My blackberry was dinging like crazy from the sales last night, so we restocked several items for the rest of the shopping weekend - mini vases, business card holders, deviled egg plates, and the new ring holders.

More deviled egg plates...

Just added these adorable ring dishes in red, blue, and chowder.

business card holders

Last but not least, a few more of those adorable mini vases

New Pottery and a Teaser

Just added these new items to the shop this afternoon. Stay tuned for the giveaway announcement and a little Black Friday shopping discount coming soon : )

New Additions!

The latest from the shop...and a giveaway is coming soon! Watch later today : )

a new oasis blue bowl

a new coyote blue lace plate

more firebrick red : )

And this little cutie sold before I could even get this posted on the blog, but I just had to share! I have a blue one if anyone is interested and Mom may have some more at her house. Just let us know!

Saturday in the Shop

Saturday morning additions to the shop...

necklace

leaf plate

flower necklace

bowl

Bright and Fresh for Summer

Here are a few of the latest items added to the shop....

golden sunset carved butterfly bowl

forest green leaf plate

hot textured chowder trivet

shino red large scalloped plate

New Items

We've been busy adding new items to the shop getting ready for the weekend rush on Etsy....get a sneak peek now.

Shabby Chic and A Berry Bowl

I know it's been some time since we posted, but August is just one of those months.

Here are a few new items just added to the shop...

I know I am excited about our white pottery! Here is the first of several pieces we have (email us if you want a preview of any others - we have a 12 inch square serving platter, another small square plate, and a shell plate). The white is just so shabby chic, elegant and rustic, and perfect for those who just can't make a color commitment : ) I love the way Mom let the clay show through the glaze.

maple leaf applique square plate

Another berry bowl for those that missed out in June...

forest green and purple berry bowl

And this is just a great color....

royal blue and grape ruffle plate

First Firing

I am about a week and a half late in posting this, but forgive me....I was on vacation : ) As you all know, Mom's new garage studio just got a little bit hotter with the addition of a brand new kiln!

She did her first bisque firing and had great success (we showed you those pictures in our first post about the new kiln here). It took almost a full 24 hours (if I remember correctly) to get up to temperature and then slowly cool back down to 100 degrees. See our post on bisque firing for more details on that process.

But if I thought she was excited about the bisque firing, the glaze firing was like Christmas morning. Glaze firing gets even hotter so it took close to a day and a half to get up to temp and cool back down before they could open the lid. The suspense was killing her! But it was worth it. Check out what they found....

Top layer
(new white plates!)

middle layer
(new aqua teal color...loving it...can't remember the name right now, forgive me)

bottom layer
(coasters and jewelry...will have some new rings, button earrings - both clip and post)

Summer Colors: Gunmetal

Metallics are hot and we are excited to be able to include them in our summer glazes. Gunmetal gray is a gorgeous pewter gray metallic glaze that we are highlighting in a variety of ways.

Gunmetal on its own leans toward the bronze gray metallic side and I just love it on this plate. The modern lines are clean and simple.

gunmetal square plate

Same gorgeous gunmetal with a little softer edge in these coasters.
gunmetal coasters

And here is gunmetal paired with black in a trivet. Love how it brought out the pewter green almost patina look.
gunmetal leaf trivet

Summer Colors: Oasis Blue

Experimenting with new glaze colors is one of the most fun and exciting parts of the design process for Mom. I even get input, too! One of our latest is Oasis. On its own, it is certainly beautiful, but we have found layering it with forest green creates the most beautiful oceanic lagoon blue color.

There are several items in the shop highlighting this beautiful summer color.

set of 3 dipping bowls

scalloped dish

shell plate
(we added a little white to this one and at my request, we are doing some solid white pieces soon...can't wait to show you those!)

And here is where it all began. This ruffle bowl was glazed in a progression of blues to greens....starting with oasis at the base, then forest green, then spring green. The result of combining forest green and oasis was a beautiful surprise!

spring green ruffle bowl

one final teaser...a scroll stamped trivet in oasis on its way into the shop later this week.

Behind the Wheel: Handbuilt Pottery

In our last post I briefly mentioned handbuilt pottery. This name refers to a large variety of pottery that is created by hand and not thrown on the wheel. Sometimes the clay is rolled out flat and then molded into a form or stamped with a design. Other times the clay is rolled into long thin pieces and coiled, rolled, and pieced together to make a freeform piece.

clay molded to a bowl we found at the beach house the other week : )

a similar idea shown in our freeform bowl in the shop

a handbuilt bowl made by one of mom's classmates

Some of our plates are wheel thrown, but others with intricate patterns or specific designs are hand built using molds.

lagoon blue plate

pistachio deviled egg plate

Our coasters and trivets are also hand built.

gunmetal coasters

And of course our jewelry is hand built using carving tools, stamps and various designs.

limeade ring

Next up a look at glazing...