What's New...

If you follow me on Facebook you know that I have been on a bead buying binge on Etsy lately.  Wellllll, they have been arriving in the mail all week...

Isn't it a glorious lot? That green toggle in the upper left is from Mary Harding and there are some super cute shards and little discs from Marsha Neal on the far right. Can't wait to make shum stuff with them!

And, on to catastrophe central...

The relay in my kiln crapped out on me last Friday in the middle of a Porcelain firing. Daaaang! The kiln was full of new pieces and two custom orders.  I finally received the new relay late yesterday so I'm off to fix it and refire the kiln.  Crossing my fingers that everything comes out okay after this second firing.  Happy Friday!!!

It's Time For A Sale

Tomorrow is the first Friday of the month and you know what that means...

Visit my Etsy shop and use coupon code: BOCFFAW at check out and receive 10% off your purchases from Friday - Sunday.  Also, be sure to visit the Beads of Clay blog to get the links to all the participating shops!

I Don't Know How This Happened...

Unloaded the kiln this morning...Oh happiness, oh joy...

 such pretty blues, greens, and grays...

 But then all of a sudden this...

Dog poop brown.  I don't even know what to say.  How did I choose this color and then glaze this many pieces with it?  Sad ending to the kiln unload I must say.  I'm going to have to go look and see what color this is (on the jar) 'cause I'm pretty sure it didn't say dog poop brown!

Christmas Arrived A Little Early For Me...

I fully believe that everyone should buy themselves a Christmas gift while shopping for everyone else.  I have been wanting a small counter top brick oven to make bread.  I've been google searching and I saw this one on several bread blogs - The reviews for baking bread and pizza in it have been really good.  It goes to 500 degrees so you can cook anything in it.  I only plan to make bread/pizza in it so it seemed like the best choice for me - especially since it's regular price is $360 and I only paid $98 with free shipping! and the best part is that I ordered it from Amazon.com yesterday and it arrived today!!!

 I also bought two new bread books...

I can't wait to start baking bread!  home made bread...heaven!

The Beach..That's what I am thinking of

When I opened the kiln this morning it looked just like the beach to me.  Probably because I want to take a vacation, but they are beachy aren't they?

 and happy day!  look at the lovely flower pot decorations I made. lol.  I hate when I don't clean the holes enough and they stick. :o( 

 and I made more of deez here...

I just think these glaze combinations are so pretty.  They make me happy just looking at them.

Molly and Jason are finished with finals so Molly and I are making our baking supplies list and are about to head out to the store.  The next four days will be a candy/cookie/bread making extravaganza! yay!

My Latest Obsession! and Holiday Shipping!

When Marsha Neal did a post earlier this year about lentil beads with a link to Summersstudio about how to make them I knew I had to try them.  Mine are small so I have to find a smaller mold to use to get a better dome shape to them.  And I'm crankin' out these bead caps too. 

I'll be loading the lentil beads in my shop today.  Also, all sales in my shop from today, Sunday 12/17/11 to 2:00 PM EST Wednesday, 12/21/11 will ship with a free upgrade to Priority Mail to all US customers and should arrive before Christmas (according to the USPS Holiday Calendar). 

Lots Of New Pieces Coming Out Of The Kiln

I have been really busy working on custom orders this week, but I have also been making lots of new items for my Etsy shop!  I love bead caps so tons of these are in the works...

I think they are so cute!

And I've been glazing a lot of things with this red glaze!  It's a really rich, bright, red and I love it!  I guess I'm feeling all Christmas-y cause it's my favorite color this week.

 I've also been making lentil beads.  I broke 3 (gaaah - That's what I get for treating them so badly)

 And I like these tubes.  Fun to make - I want to knit some Icord and felt it and then use these with it...

 and lots of earring sets like these...

 It's been busy here.  Still haven't heard anything about the Retail/Studio space that I'm trying to rent so I guess that's on hold until the first of the year.  I did all of my Christmas shopping online and now my foyer looks like a warehouse but that fine with me!  I'm just happy to be finished with the shopping.  yay!  Next week is cookie, candy, and bread making time.  I'll be making these for sure! these, these and these I think I'm going to make everyone a gingerbread cake for Christmas this year.  I have to make one for us first and make sure I like it.  Otherwise, I'm thinking herb bread - 'cause I looooooooove it.  love it.