lillygiggleblissblog

I'm still a potter.

I am also addicted to fabric. I have boxes of it stashed away in my hall closet. I don't have anywhere to put it all on display. I do have a lovely ceramic studio but it is very dusty so that is no place for pretty fabrics. We snuck outside in the chilly winds just long enough to take a couple of pictures. I lured Lilly back in with the promise that we were just getting our coats but I was super relieved when she wanted to play on 'Mummy bed' instead.

I have been making the usual little word dishes and a few kitty mugs for orders but there are new ideas floating around in my brain. I can't wait to have some baby free time to devote to new products. I really want to make a plaster mold of a replica dish from my college days. It was one of my favorites that scored me big points with the head of the ceramics department. I am dying to get on the wheel and then get carving, the mold making does not enthuse me quite so much. I would love to post some photos of my older work right now but unfortunately all that sort of thing sits in a suitcase at my mothers house in Australia just waiting for me to return home. sigh. One day.

Here is the latest updates for deliveries within the last 6 weeks or so. My apologies for not including links this time. It's 10.45pm and as we say in the Chase house, "Me 'leepy".

Red Obi. Weymouth MA

Local Girl Gallery. Lakewood OH

Exquisite. Benita Springs FL

Standing Rock Gallery. Hudson OH

Cold Nose Warm Heart. Palm Springs CA

Among the Pines. Baxter MN

Lavender Fields Day Spa. Plainville CT

Ec.lec.tics. Kansas City Mo

Wandering Daisy. Breckenridge CO

Hourglass. Melrose MA

Earth and State. Media PA

Down Family Lane. Benicia CA

Marys Messages. Coopersburg PA

Blue Velvet. Louisville KY

Jubilation. Newton MA

Fern's Garden. Long Beach CA      

I got some new pics today.

I shared a booth with my friend Laura last year. We had a great display but the folks just didn't seem to turn up. It was one of the coldest days we had so I would have preferred to be home on my couch also. We took these shots with her camera and I just got them today. Everything looks so yummy.

Above is a shot of the pennant banner I made for this show. I had planned on making some for the Holidays but of course there is just never enough time.

When I was in Australia I sold at an outdoor market every weekend. Friday night, all Saturday and all Sunday was a long stint to be selling your wares after spending the other four days making it. I enjoyed it because I got great feedback and I got to keep all my profits. Now I wholesale 99% of what I make. I like being able to just make things and know that they are sold without having to put little stickers on everything and lug it to and from my car every week. Every now and then I like to do a market to sell whatever random pottery things I have created and of course I have all dresses I have sewn also. I am always happy to be back at home though. Now that I have a family I just couldn't see myself dragging everything to shows and spending a whole day away from Bug and hubby.

Note to self...take photos during the day.

Sorry for the horrible photos. I know that shots outside in the sunshine are best this was a last minute thing. I had just put the little one to bed and I figured I should get her blanket out of hiding. She doesn't actually like to have a blanket on her so I doubt she will even use it but it was quite cold last night and she wanted to come to bed with us for warmth.

I made this patchwork crib quilt at least 6 years ago, long before I was even married. I knew I would one day have a little girl so and I was definitely cat mad back then so there are cute little kittens playing with balls of yarn on a pinky/red fabric. I think this is called a single Irish chain. I love 9 patch quilting, its so easy and quick to do once you get the hang of it. Looks like my quilting is a little wonky but I was pretty eager to get it out of the way.

Here is another quilt I made around the same time. This one is just the top and a flannel back, they are so handy to have around.

I wonder where that frog is now.

Long day out.

Spent the day in Worcester today at stART. I took a bunch of stuff that I had sewn months and months ago and these really cute onesies I whipped up the other night. I say whipped up but it was actually quite time consuming cutting and ironing all those itty bitty bits of fabric on. I also had these really cute onesies and rompers that Lilly had worn and I dyed them black and put some punky kinds of appliques on them. They were a bargain price and got snapped up pretty quickly. The bags in the first picture belong to my friend Christine from Little Man. We shared a booth as I didn't really have much stuff to take and its so nice to spend the day with a friend. I had a few ceramic pieces in some designs that I was trying out and some flower dishes also. Those of you who know my ceramics know it is mostly only available in stores but I squirrel away odds and ends all year. I like to do a show every now and then just to remind myself of how much effort goes into selling directly to the public. I wish I had more time to sew the little dresses as selling those is a fantastic reason to continue purchasing more fabric. I sold several today so maybe I should get off the computer and sew some more. Bye.

Busy, busy, busy.

I have been very busy painting large dishes which I intend to photograph once I can open the kiln. In the meantime here is a promo postcard thingy I was playing around with for my dresses. I haven't actually made a dress in at least 3 months but I still have the itch to get sewing, if only I could catch up on my ceramic orders. Many of the dresses hanging in the picture actually went up in flames in the huge fire at the Burnat Mill. How many of us have that fabric addiction? I cannot get enough of it. I buy it and sneak it into the house and stash it away in the closet, not that my husband would notice anyway. Although when I pull it all out to start working on something even I am a little overwhelmed with the amount that has been hiding. Now I really want to sew, damn ceramics.