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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

Christmas Tree Molds

I received some good news this morning about delivery of my mold order for Christmas tree bases. You see, we have been pouring trees for the last two years but had to improvise with other bases that would work. So this … Continue reading

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What’s New

Jim & I have been pouring molds;  Alice & I have been cleaning greenware. Today will be the 4th day in a row for pouring–large gnomes, Ziggys, unicorns, and lots of cups for the Steel City Comic Con in August. … Continue reading

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July 25th

  Christmas in July SALE July 25th to August 25th we are having a Christmas in July sale on Christmas trees. Prices have gone up a little this year, especially on the very large trees. Any tree ordered and paid … Continue reading

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Ornaments

We are moving molds from the metal shelves onto the pool table (again!) and I can only work at it for short periods of time.  So in between I have been painting sample Christmas Ornaments. These Twelve Days of Christmas … Continue reading

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New Molds

We had a nice mini-vacation this week and picked up a few new molds (well, new to us anyway). As predicted, we got the two extra large Doc Holliday carousel horse molds. As shown in the pictures, they are each 22″. … Continue reading

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Road Trip

  We are going to Kentucky to pick up our extra-large carousel horse molds. Therefore, classes on Monday and Wednesday this week are cancelled. There will be an Open Class on Thursday but no Thursday Workshop. Friday’s class is also … Continue reading

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Fashenhues Fun Thursday

Stepping Stone Workshop Last night was our Stepping Stone Workshop where we learned to  use Fashenhues, a translucent stain that really brings out the detail. The Welcome Iris (insert for a wreath) was the featured item and the one shown … Continue reading

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USS Renegade

Conflict of Interest Those of you who know our son, Jeremy, are certainly aware of his interest in Star Trek. On the other hand, I guess that would be his obsession with Star Trek! It has come to our attention … Continue reading

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Technique of the Week #1

Stepping Stones This week’s special workshop is on Thursday, July 14th at 6:30.We will be using Fashenhues translucent stains to paint an Iris stepping stone. You must register so that we have enough pieces poured. Price is $20.00   Cute … Continue reading

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Check out the menu bar at the top of the page for classes, workshops, carousels, bisque, and so on.  Each tab also has pull-down menus. For example, silkscreens and color charts are found under classes. There is also information on … Continue reading

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