Decal Diva Repeated

Posted on August 28, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

June, Laura, Rickie, Rayne, Tona, Carol, and Harriet participated in the first Decal Diva Workshop. All of those items are fired and ready to pick up. Linda and Robin did their decals Friday evening, and we are doing them again Monday evening, August 29th. I have white-ware pieces ready on the shelf for Amber, Beth, Bonnie, and Joanne.

Here are some of the pieces that were done. Please Note: There is no guarantee that these particular decals are still available. After applying all their decals, participants were able to look through catalogs from Olympia Decals, well-known distributor right here in Youngstown. We can purchase any of those decals for future projects you might want to do.

If you are interested in this workshop, let me know right away so I can pick up more pieces at the dollar store. That is $20 for 4 bowls and 4 plates or 4 cups and 4 plates  plus choose from my grab-bag box of assorted decals. Purchased decals or additional pieces available for an additional charge (e.g., bowls + plates + cups = $30). You are welcome to come Monday night. If that doesn’t work for you we can schedule another time.

Carousel Creations
Where having Fun is why we come!

And sometimes we just want to apply some fancy pictures without all the detail work of painting them ourselves. That’s when decals come in handy.

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Football Trees

Posted on August 27, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations
FOOTBALL TREES
Taking orders for your team’s logo on a color-coordinated lighted ceramic Christmas tree. A great gift for any football fanatic. Can be either high school or pro team. $44.95 + S/H. Send payment in full or 50% deposit via PayPal to carolwarneke@sbcglobal.net
Choose the colors of paint & lights and provide the logo you want or we can find one for you. Allow at least two weeks, more if we get busy. OR Come and make it yourself for $35.00
Carousel Creations, Austintown, Ohio 330-219-8001
We have other sports gifts for football, baseball, basketball, fishing, golf, and cheerleading. Smilie figures, small figures, cups, steins, ornaments, and a football plaque or clock.

Carousel Creations
Where having Fun is why we come.

We posted this ad on several Facebook pages to see if we get any orders.
But you can come and make your own.
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Harvest Jar WS

Posted on August 26, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

We had fun last night painting our Fall Harvest Jars with Fashenhues. I didn’t get to do one last year because mine was poured at the last minute and blew up in the kiln. I happened to be the only one who got finished so we don’t have lots of workshop pictures to  share. I posted the picture on several Facebook Ceramic groups I belong to and had many requests for  a technique sheet. So here it is for those who might be interested.

Technique Sheet for Fall Harvest Jar with Fashenhues

Harvest Jar CC

 

Base coat with cream, second coat with white.
Antique with 182 brown and wipe back. Only do a small (2×2) area at a time.

Using a new brush for each color, paint colors as follows and wipe back each with paper towel, using a Q-tip for hard-to-reach areas. Use baby wipes to clean hands and hold piece with paper towel to prevent contamination from dirty hands.

 

  • Paint pumpkin with S29 pumpkin
  • Paint corn with S11 yellow
  • Paint corn husk with S26A lime
  • Paint alternate leaves with S45 Harvest Moon and S48 Cayenne
  • Paint one squirrel on lid and opposite squirrel on jar with S1 Indian flesh (leave others)
  • Paint grass, pumpkin stem, and tendrils with S08 mint green
  • Paint acorn caps with S21mustard
  • Paint acorn bulbs with S20 red-brown
  • Paint eyes with white, pupils with black, add eyelashes do NOT wipe back. Add small highlight to black on eye at 2  o’clock position.

Let dry while cleaning up brushes with soap and water.
Spray with high gloss sealer.

Carousel Creations
Where having Fun is why we come!

We had fun!
Why not join us next Thursday for Colorburst Crystal Fall Leaf Dishes
or the following Thursday for  the Soft Pumpkin Stack Candy Dish?

 

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Fall Workshop Schedule 2016

Posted on August 25, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

fall festivalWe are scheduling workshops a little differently this fall from what we did during the summer. . .

Workshops will be biweekly instead of every week and will be offered on both Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 and Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 9:30.  This is the same workshop offered at different times. All adult workshops will be $20 unless stated otherwise. Kids Krafts will also be biweekly on Saturdays from 1:00 to 3:00 and cost $10. As always, if the day and time don’t work for you we can make other arrangements. Or if you have a group (friends, scouts, etc.) we can schedule a private session for you. This schedule is tentative and subject to change but it will give you a heads up on what’s to come. To insure that there will be bisque for you to paint, please register early. We may not be able to accommodate last minute requests. Workshop medium is acrylic stains unless noted otherwise in the description.

Please note that Kids Krafts Saturday Workshops are for the whole family. You can come with or without kids so if you see something here you would like to make come on down. You can drop the kids off and go shopping or you can stay.  Most workshops are designed for kids 5 and up but sometimes 3-4 is okay with help. Please refrain from “helping” the older kids with their projects; make your own instead.

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There are no workshops scheduled for the first week of fall (last week of September).

Sunday 10/2 & Wednesday 10/5 Patchwork Ghost or Turkey
some did the turkey last year

Saturday 10/8 KK Halloween Jar Lid Covers
includes jar and candy

Sunday 10/16 & Wednesday 10/19 Fruit Stack Centerpiece
Includes cornucopia candle holders. Makes a lovely Thanksgiving arrangement for your buffet or table, just add candles. (This one was painted with pearls.)

Saturday 10/22 KK Button-jointed Witch
Grown-ups will like this one, too.

Sunday 10/30 & Wednesday 11/2 Corn or Potato Casserole.
Corn bowl is long enough to hold ears and comes with corn salt & pepper shakers on a tray. (We  also have a matching butter warmer and individual corn dishes.) Potato bowl comes with matching sour cream bowl and spoon. Makes a nice hostess gift if you are going elsewhere for Thanksgiving. Fill with your favorite casserole and leave the container. These are microwave, oven, and dishwasher safe. This is a glaze workshop.

Saturday 11/5 KK Turkey Bowl or Turkey S/P.
Bowl is 5 1/2″ and holds about 2 cups. Nice for cranberry sauce, relishes,  or candy. This is a glaze workshop. (This turkey is done in stains but glaze is better so it can be used for food.)

Sunday 11/13 & Wednesday 11/16 Old World Santas
Over 40 to choose from. Old World Santas This is a Fashenhues workshop.

Saturday 11/19 KK Studio Angels
Choice of bear or dog or cat angels. Stands about 5″ tall, not an ornament.

Sunday 11/27 & Wednesday 11/30 Country Wreath Nativity.
13″ diameter. This is a Fashenhues workshop. (If you prefer, you can paint it with acrylic stains.)

Saturday 12/2 KK Santa Mugs.
Three styles to choose from. Can add names to personalize. This is an underglaze workshop.

Sunday 12/11 & Wednesday 12/14 Christmas Carousel Horse.
Choose from 3 large horses (11-12″) $35, medium horse $30, small horse $25, small horse with Santa $30.00 Price includes base and pole. The first horse pictured (white) comes in all three sizes. It is shown again at the end with the Santa rider. We also have a reindeer in the small size and he can be made with or without the Santa rider.

Saturday, 12/17 KK Santa Ann or Andy
Raggedy Ann or Raggedy Andy dressed in a Santa Suit. Larger Ann & Andy in traditional dress are available for $15 .They make nice bookends for a child’s room if you want to do the pair for $20. (Santa outfit figures are not bookends. Price for both by same painter is $15.)

We have tried to design our Fall Workshops with things that you will enjoy making. However there are lots more items to choose from. Just check out the tab called “bisque” on the menu bar. There are no specific “tree workshops” because people make trees throughout the season. If you want to attend with a friend but are not interested in the workshop item, you can make whatever you want. Cost is the price of bisque (see the catalog for pictures, sizes, and prices) plus a $5 studio fee. Remember to order your bisque at least a week before the workshop so we have time to pour, clean, and fire it for you.

Carousel Creations
Where having Fun is why we come!

We are having Fun planning these workshops for you
and hope that you will come and have Fun making the items.

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New Samples

Posted on August 24, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

Here are a few of our recently finished pieces. As you know, we try to have samples of the pieces ready for you to refer to when painting yours.

Here are our Girl Rider and Boy Rider. They can sit upon any of the Music Box size carousel horses or other animals. Also shown is our Small Clydesdale horse (larger than an ornament but smaller that music box size). We also have a Carousel Clydesdale in the large size that has yet to be poured.

Here are  our new Small Angel Plaques to hang on the wall. They are about 3 x 5 and will fit in a small space such as between door frames in the hallway or in the bathroom. (Our house has at least one angel in every room.)  Also shown is a Unicorn with Girl hugging him, shown on a shelf with a variety of other unicorns in bisque ready for you to paint.

First is our Victorian Boy with Boat painted in acrylics. Second is the Large Lighthouse that goes with the Christmas Village. (We also have the small lighthouse and lighthouse s/p shakers.)  One of our students is making hers as a nightlight for her bathroom. The windows are cut out and she will put it on a base to accommodate the fixture. Third  is the Snowman Tree that my sister ordered. We will add lights and names on the snowmen before shipping it to her.

As you can see, when we aren’t pouring or cleaning greenware, or loading or unloading the kiln, we spend our time painting. After all, having Fun is why we do this!

Carousel Creations
Where we have Fun sharing our hobby with you!

Reminders:

  1. Tomorrow is the last day of the Christmas in July Sale
  2. Tomorrow is the Harvest Jar Workshop
  3. Saturday is the Ballerina Bear Kids Krafts Workshop
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End of Summer

Posted on August 23, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

Christmas in JulyNowell 1694 Large Sierra Spruce Tree

Wednesday is the last day of the Christmas in July Tree Sale. We are pouring the trees that have been ordered and paid for.

 

Summer Workshops

  • This Thursday (8/25) is the Harvest Jar Workshop
  • Saturday is the Ballerina Bear Kids Krafts Workshop
  • next week, Thursday 9/1, is the Colorburst Crystals leaf dishes
  • then, Thursday 9/8, Patchwork Pumpkins
  • finally, Thursday 9/15, Silly Scarecrows
  • the end of September we are planning a vacation. Definite dates to be announced.

Halloween.

We are starting to pour pumpkins and other Halloween items. There are about 75 different items and we will not have time or space to pour and store all of them. Some are included in the workshops. So look in our catalog under Trick-or-Treat and let me know what you want.

Fall Workshop Schedule

Your input is requested. What would you like to see offered? The Kids Krafts and the Date Nights have had very sporadic response so we may discontinue those for awhile. Fall runs from the end of September to the end of December and includes Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. We usually save snowmen until January, however, you can make them anytime.

Carousel Creations
Where having Fun is why we come!

 

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Sale Deadline

Posted on August 20, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

clipart christmasinjuly-1REMINDER

CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE
ENDS ON THE 25th

That is, receive 20% off all trees ordered and paid for between July 25th and August 25th. The 25th is next Thursday. See Oh Tannenbaum for pictures, sizes, and prices.

Christmas in July POSTER

Carousel Creations
Where having FUN is why we come!

Making trees this year?
Save $$$.
Get your orders in right away.

 

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Decal WS Update

Posted on August 19, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

Last night seven Decal Divas searched six notebooks full of decals from my grab-bag purchase. Most the designs were flowers but there were other types as well. And there were enough duplicates of some to make a complete set of dishes whereas others only had one or two. We each used eight pieces of plain dollar store white ware for our learning experience. After applying all of her decals, students were able to peruse two catalogs from a prominent decal vendor so that they can order what they want for future projects. Here are a few of the workshop pieces before being fired.

Decals are a quick and easy way to add detailed pictures to plain pieces. We still have a few people doing the workshop at a later time, so if you are interested let me know.

Carousel Creations
Where having Fun is why we come!

online at http://www.CarolsCarouselCreations.com
and on Facebook as CarolsCarouselCreations
See us in the cloud!

 

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Game Room Cleanup

Posted on August 17, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

molds metal shelves gane roon 7-1-16It’s finally happening–all the molds are gone from the game room. That is, except for those needing repaired. There is a product especially made for gluing molds back together so that project is coming up on our to-do list shortly.

Holland 705+ tree in white

Next will be removing the shelves, the lumber, and the Christmas tree display. Eventually we will have some display shelves but for now the trees will go on the top shelf in the Studio so that they can be lighted.

REMINDER: only 9 days left to take advantage of the Christmas in July 20% OFF SALE on trees. Orders must be received and paid for to get the sale price.

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BACK TO THE WORKSHOPS

Decal Diva this Thursday
If you are at all interested in learning how to do decals please let me know what pieces you want and when you are able to come. We have several people who cannot come this Thursday and are doing theirs another day.
Choose 8 pieces from the list: dinner plates, square plates, large bowls, small bowls, and cups. (Scroll down to an earlier post to see pictures and dimensions.)

Carousel Creations
Where having Fun is why we come!

So come do a decal and order a tree.

 

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Musical Mold Moving

Posted on August 15, 2016 by carolscarouselcreations

The shelves are finished and put in place. They are already pretty full. If we were just moving molds temporarily house on the pool table, we would be finished. However, like with the Carousel shelves, we are moving lots more.

  1. Move all animal molds and gardening molds from the back wall unit to the new 8-ft unit. That allows us to find missing molds and to put things together in a more organized way: birds, ducks, owls, rabbits, squirrels, etc.
  2. Move Christmas molds from Christmas shelf to back wall unit. Christmas shelf is too full and we needed space for the new tree and all the new bases we bought. The Christmas shelf now houses all the Old World Santas, nativities, and trees and there will be room for the Village houses and accessories.
  3. Move the mugs, steins, and kitchen accessories from the pool table onto the new 4-ft unit. Also, canister sets onto the bottom two shelves.
  4. Move Christmas ornament molds from center shelf unit to back wall unit. Includes all the icicles, Christmas bears, etc.
  5. Move all Puffie molds to the top shelf on the back wall.
  6. Move all large doll molds to the bottom shelf on the back wall.

I took a break because there is class tonight. However, considering that Alice helped us assemble the 8-ft unit during Friday night’s class time (no one showed up for class) we got a LOT done.  The pool table is nearly clear except for some Home Décor items we need to make room for. We still have two of the metal shelves in the game room to deal with. I wonder if the molds will somehow all fit?  Part of the problem is that I have more candles and the candle shelf is full; same with Halloween and others.

At any rate, things are getting a lot more organized and chances are better now that I can actually find the mold you want poured!

Carousel Creations
Where having Fun in why we come!

So check out the bisque tab on the website and pick out what you want poured.

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