Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday mornin’, it was all I hoped it would be

All the moms are feeling loved and back to the daily routine this Monday morning.

Baby Shower

I posted the winners of the Teddy Bear Baby Shower drawing last night. So if you didn’t see it, just scroll down. There is a Teddy Bear Tea on Sunday, May 22nd and invitations went to all who entered. Each new mom (or mom-to-be) and her sponsor will get to make a teddy bear item and enjoy tea and tea cakes. If you received an invitation please RSVP so I know how many to plan for.

Porcelain Cameos

Here are the cameos that I made at the Mother’s Day Porcelain Cameo Workshop. The others were picked up before I remembered to get a picture but all turned out pretty well. Notice that some have bails for hanging and others have pin backs.  If you missed the workshop, we can teach you how to make these at any open class.

Mother’s Day Plates

June and Laura painted theirs in purple, Tona did hers in green and finished the lettering at home (see below). Lisa started hers in blue on Friday and will see her mom later in the month. Mine is in pink, like Joanne’s who painted hers last month for her mom’s birthday. The poem reads:

Mother
Passing time just serves
To make you still more dear
And close to the hearts of those
Who love you so all year

Open Classes

There are no workshops scheduled this week. Open classes are from 6:30-9:30 tonight, Thursday evening, and Friday evening.  An afternoon class is available on Thursday at 1:00 if anyone is interested. Please make sure to let me know you are coming.

The winner of the Teddy Bear Baby Shower is Linda Sapp for her granddaughter Nicole Reed.

As a thank you for entering our contest, you and your new mom (or mom-to-be) are invited to a New Mom’s Teddy Bear Tea on Sunday, May 22^nd from 1:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon.

You will each get to make a ceramic teddy bear item for the new baby. Tea and tea cakes will then be served.

Our home is at 4494 Woodridge Drive, Austintown Please RSVP by May 15^th so we have enough time to pour your teddy bears. text or call 330-219-8001

[This invitation was sent to all who entered the contest.]

It’s Not Too Late

The drawing for the Teddy Bear Baby Shower will be tonight at 10:00. So if you know someone who had a baby this year, or who is going to, send me her name, your name, and your phone number.

Mother’s Day Ceramics

The Mother’s Day Plates and the Porcelain Cameos turned out pretty good. I was asked NOT to post pictures until later since some of the moms receiving gifts also read this page. So watch for them tomorrow.

I’m not really into Star Wars but guess I should still say, “May the Fourth be with you” to all my friends who are fans.

REMINDER: Tomorrow Night is the Mother’s Day Plate Workshop and we have some in the kiln for those who ordered them.  Jim poured an extra so if you want to make one, you can come Friday and still do so.

He also poured more music box size carousel horses for a student who wants to make some.  If you are a carousel lover, come and join us Monday, Thursday, or Friday evening. Just be sure to place your order ahead of time as be don’t have any on the shelf. This is one that our student requested. Check out the rest here MB Carousel Horses.

And today I ordered yet another mold!  Alberta 1097 a MB CAROUSEL GIRAFFE that goes with the set. (We also have a Large Carousel Giraffe, pictured). Some of the molds I thought I purchased and was picking up in Dayton weren’t there, evidently someone else had already bought them. So I will have to remove them from the catalog until I can find them elsewhere.

Jim and I attended the 2016 Annual show in Dayton where we attended six workshops and made lots of purchases from the vendors. Another aspect of the show is the competition. Although I took a quick look at the winners, I didn’t get any photos. Maybe next year we will enter one of your pieces!

The first workshop was PORCELAIN CAMEOS  by Ruth Ann Jackson Perkins. Jim and I both made the cameos shown in the picture. He has been wanting to learn porcelain since we attended last year’s show. We purchased porcelain slip in white, blue, green, and pink and also several molds. Last night we were able to share what we learned in a Porcelain Cameo Workshop here in our studio.

Next I took a workshop on making CLAY FLOWERS while Jim visited the vendors. Mine is pictured on the left waiting to be fired. When finished, it is supposed to look like the smaller one in the picture. Michael Harbridge is a ceramic artist who always comes up with unique projects. Jim took some classes from him at another workshop last fall. We purchased 50# of clay from him and some designer mats so that we can share this technique with our students. I have never worked in clay before but expect that the kids will love doing this. Plans are to create a smaller version and offer a workshop this summer.

Later I took another workshop from Michael Harbridge,  a MARBELIZING TECHNIQUE  using Concepts underglazes over three coats of black glaze. This technique was a lot easier than I expected but does take some patience.
Again, we plan to offer a workshop in the near future.

Unfortunately, I was unable to get to all the workshops that I planned but we did return to Ruth Ann Jackson Perkins for another workshop on FASHENHUES. We first learned how to use these translucent oil paints at last year’s show and have been offering workshops throughout the year. Here is my watering can fairy house. Jim didn’t finish his pumpkin fairy house so we brought it home wrapped in plastic. We also picked up our Fashenhues order while we were there and are now fully supplied with all the colors including two new pearls–Sunshine and Chocolate.

Did you know that if you subscribe to our website you will get each new post via email? I was pleasantly surprised to find my post from yesterday show up in my inbox.

OPEN CLASS TONIGHT 6:30-9:30
please PM or call if you are coming.

If the ladies who wanted to do the Porcelain Cameos are able to come tonight we will do that workshop. Anyone else interested? [Note: these are not our molds but we have several for you to choose from.]

LAST CALL FOR MOTHER’S DAY PLATES
This Thursday is the workshop to make this lovely plate for your mom. And just in time for Mother’s Day. This one was painted by Joanne, for her mother’s birthday. Didn’t she do a really super job? If you want one, we need time to pour, clean, and fire it for you so CALL NOW.

May 1, 2016

We have been busy painting the MB Carousel Horses and have nearly all of the Alberta line finished and posted (MB Carousel Horses).  There are only two more to do.

The marbleized plate from one of the classes that I took at the Dayton Show came out of the kiln. I am very pleased with it and think it would make a good workshop for the kids (and anyone). The technique is easy to do but does take patience so may not be good for very young children. Although I do not have the mold in the picture this technique can be done on any plain piece. Any suggestions for what kind of piece to make at the Kids Krafts Workshop?

I was rather disappointed that the Kids Krafts Make a Musical Card Workshop didn’t have any takers. It is scheduled to be repeated next Saturday, May 7th at 1:00. If you know anyone who would like to come please tell them about it. Here is the list of touchtone music boxes  we have for the cards: (1) Yesterday, (2) Over the Rainbow, (3) Saints Go Marching In, (4) My Way, (5) It’s a Small World, (6) Home Sweet Home, (7)Swan Lake, (8) Send in the Clowns, and (9) Greensleeves. These will work in any of the Dona Musical Cards and we have them for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthday, Wedding, Baby Boy, Baby Girl, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Christmas. Children as young as 3 or 4 should be able to paint these and it is a Make-It-Take-It workshop.

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