A fun project for a special event! I was recently asked to teach a craft at a women's fall retreat. Having recently set up craft for my family's 100 year anniversary of the homestead & family reunion, I thought a similiar craft would be a great idea! I was glad when the retreat leaders also… Continue reading Alcohol Ink Tiles
Flower Frogs Have you been a Farmer's Market this summer? I think I most enjoy all the flower sellers! They sell amazing bouquets of fresh flowers! Sometimes making a good arrangement in a vase is hard, but a Flower Frog can help! I have been making flower frogs this summer! They have also been a… Continue reading Flower Frogs
I've wanted to make a set of dishes for a long time. I finally did it! I hosted a table at a "Date Night" event. Hosting included making the menu and setting the table, contacting the other 3 couples at my table and request they bring items from the menu. Easy, peasy, right?!!! So, I… Continue reading Table Settings
a blog post about how we process our wild clay
We are digging our own clay now! It's been an interesting adventure! I have thrown a few things with it! The clay when raw looks like a yellow-y brown color. When we bisque fire it takes on a burnt orange hue, but glazed and fired, oh wow, it turns a dark chocolate color with a… Continue reading Wild Clay Pottery
It's been a busy few months, OK, 6 months! :O since I last wrote here. Time flies! My husband finished building me a pottery studio complete with a tiled floor, electrical, a beautiful farmhouse sink and a 1/4 bathroom (just a toilet in a small closet) lol. My studio is amazing! He also built me… Continue reading Carving Clay
Happy New Year! Wow, it's been a long time since I have posted on my blog! I've been busy making, making, making and not recording! Although, I did start an Instagram feed! Check it out! #hydeparkhill Last fall I had three market events and then Christmas! Now that its the new year, I am excited… Continue reading New Year, New Designs
It's been a while since I have posted! Here is my newest creation in both paper and fused glass! I made a small panel of glass with dotty flowers, glass stringers and glass frit and fused it to a contour fuse in my glass kiln. Using 110# white card stock I made a hinge card… Continue reading Glass Flower Birthday Card
Well, spring is almost done and summer is almost here! I finally glazed up a birdhouse that has been bisque fired and waiting for glaze for almost a year! Sometimes I am just not brave enough. I love how it turned out! It was hand-built with coils in a style that reminds me of an… Continue reading Cherry Blossom Birdhouse
Good morning everyone! It's finally a beautiful spring day! I have had these poppy flowers on my desk for a while now, at least a year! And I have had a bunch of birch bark pieces for at least that long too! Similar to the card I made last year, Birch Bark and Roses I decided… Continue reading Poppies & Birch Bark
