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About carolscarouselcreations

I am a retired math teacher. My jusband and I have been pouring, cleaning, firing, and painting ceramics since 1970 and have been teaching since 1972. We are both Duncan certified and members of IADCCT (International Association of Duncan Certified Caramic Teachers) and MVCT (Mahoning Valley Ceramic Teachers), a local chapter in North East Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. We have a home studio where we teach Technique Workshops and have Open Class time. We also have a party van which we take to local nursing homes. A new addition in 2020 is our online Facebook Live classes/demonstrations. We have two Etsy stores AfAfKidsNFriends for our African-American pieces and CarolsCarouselShoppe for our carousels. Find us on Facebook at CarolsCarouselCreations or send us an email to CarolsCarouselCreations@gmail.com

Showers are Coming in 2018

same as today’s Facebook post MORE SHOWERS ARE COMING in 2018! Been busy thinking about more baby and bridal showers! .. We had a bridal shower for Courtney a couple years ago called “Courtney’s Kitchen Shower”. You can see pictures … Continue reading

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Twelve Weeks of Christmas Event: week 4

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me … Four Calling Birds bisque $7.00, if you want all 4 handbells it’s $22.50/set; finished $12.50 each; these bells will ring if finished in underglazes and glazes. Three … Continue reading

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Another catalog page

During the past week I have added six new pages to the online catalog: Christmas in the Kitchen — cups, plates, bowls, candy dishes Christmas in the Kitchen Deck the Halls — Christmas decorations not found under other headings Deck the Halls … Continue reading

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Catalog Update

  Added another page to the catalog today called Reading Rainbow. It includes things related to reading — books, bookends, and figures reading books. Reading Rainbow Some of the bookends are plain and can accommodate a variety of different add-ons. Be … Continue reading

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Glaze Raking

Here are pictures from the Glaze Raking Workshop we attended at OCS last month. We used thinned concepts colors in squeeze bottles to add color; then “raked” through it with the tip of a liner brush. The plates were done … Continue reading

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Catalog Update

Finished Deck the Halls and The Village Square catalog pages.  We have some other Christmas decorations that may not be complete so they are not listed. If we can find all the pieces they will be added to the Deck the … Continue reading

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Christmas decorations

The Santa Stuff page is posted and I am now working on Deck the Halls. Please remember to also check out the following: Oh Tannenbaum for Christmas trees Old World Santas for highly detailed Santas (usually paint with Fashenhues) Santa … Continue reading

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More Santas

Updating the Catalog Today I starting working on updating the catalog pages, presently Santa Stuff.  It is all about Santas and Santa accessories such as hats, bags, boots, mugs, plates, stocking hangers, candle climbers and so on. This page is … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Patch

Jim and I painted cornflowers, fall leaves, and grapes on greenware pumpkins yesterday at the North Coast Clay Pots I.A.D.C.C.T Pumpkin Seminar in Risingsun, Ohio.  Several people painted pumpkins tonight in class.  There are a couple of small pumpkins on … Continue reading

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Twelve Weeks of Christmas Event: Weeks 1 to 3

We started off this promotion first with a preview of the Twelve Days of Christmas Bears. These were so much fun to paint! The bears are $4.00 each in bisque or $40.00 for the complete set of 12. and then … Continue reading

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