The planter is done! It made it through to the end with no cracks (that I can see)! It is the biggest thing I've ever made. It easily takes up 2/3 of the kiln, but it's GORGEOUS!!!!!

The calla lilly candle holders also look amazing. The more I stare at this picture the more I realize that I have inadvertantly used 2 different glaze combos and achieved nearly the same colors. The planter has 2 glazes from Coyote - Turquoise Lake and Peacock Green with a little Mayco Dark Flux on the rim. The calla lillies have Clayscapes garden green with a little cream on the top.

I've been getting a square site setup and as a part of that I wanted to take better pictures of my pottery. Here is my first attempt! I'm still not happy with the light, but I think it's getting better. So many goodies in this kiln. More plates and bowls for my own personal cubbord that have already been through the dishwasher and are in their new spots.

There are a lot of mugs in this kiln. They're really split into two series. First, a series with my camping stamps from De La Designs. I'm just having so much fun with those. I'm also continuing to expand using vinyl resist from the Cricut. The black birds with the yellow liner is seriously one of my most favorite things I've ever made.

Izzy's rat is out of the kiln! She's thrilled with it. I have more of the pieces she made when she came to visit including my attept at a rainbow cup.

Vinyl Resist Mayco Tuxedo x3 Coyote Parakeet x3 I love how this mug turned out. It's exactly as I imagined it	Vinyl Resist Mayco Tuxedo x3 Coyote Parakeet x3
Laguna 60 Vinyl Resist Mayco Northern Woods x3 Light Flux	Bmix Vinyl Resist Mayco Northern Woods x3 Light Flux
Brown Bear Midnight Ceramics Sexy Mermaid x4 (or 5?) various stroke and coats	Brown Bear Mudworks Aurora x4 (or 5?) various stroke and coats
Laguna 60. Laguna Power Turquoise x3 Mayco Night Moth x2 Various Stroke and coats	Brown Bear Mayco Lemon Frost x3 Night Moth x2 various stroke and coats
Laguna 60 Mayco Pink Opal x3 Light Flux	Laguna 60 Amaco Downpour x3 Light Flux
Laguna 60 Coyote Oatmeal x3	Laguna 60 Coyote Oatmeal x3
Coyote Turquoise Lake x3 Amaco Seaweed x2	Brown Bear Clay Coyote Oasis x3 Amaco Seaweed x2
Amaco Mulberry x3 These are my new sandwhich plates - already in the cupboard!	Amaco Smoke x3 Mayco Hot Tamale on the birds
Grapes! This is an attempt at a companion to the lemon plates - it needs work, but I think I worked out the kinks. Mayco Designer Liner Black; Fruit of the Vine and Green Thumb	Brown Bear Clay. Amaco Honey Flux x3 Blue Rutile x2
Speedball Black wiped back Mayco Eggplant x3 Blue Hydrangea x2	Amaco Snow x2 These aren't done....stay tuned
Brown Bear Mayco Lemon Frost x3 Night Month x2	Inside Brown Bear Mayco Lemon Frost x3 Night Month x2
Amaco Jade x3 Mayco Enchanged Forest x2 This light doesn't really do this one justice, it looks like emeralds	Brown Bear Laguna Power Turquoise
Spectrum Bright Purple x3 This did not come out as I expected. Also I think needs to be thinner	Speedball Black wiped back Stroke and coats green thumb, java bean and camel Only disapointment in the kiln!! I did not go strong enough on the stroke and coats or wipe back enough
Amaco Lavender x3 Mayco Eggplant x3 Izzy's rat all done	Left to Right: Spectrum Nori Green, Coyote Fairy Rose, Spectrum Autumn Purple, Georgie's Scotch Pine, Coyote Magenta Sky, Coyote Amaethyst Notes: Fairy Rose needs less coats, Scotch Pine is spotty

Another sneak peak of the kiln. I've got a bunch of stuff to glaze and then a whole bisque (or two) to do as well. This kiln has some more pasta bowls for me as well as my continuing dish set. It also has a bunch of mugs with vinyl resist I'm really excited about.
The two pasta bowls are in this picture on the top. A while back I posted the GR Pottery form that Craig made me with the handle on it. It is to make these bowls. Going to make some more for others because they really are just the perfect size for a nice bowl of pasta, plus lost of corners to get stuff on your fork (or chopsticks). Also on the top is a white orb - that's not done yet! More to come on that in the coming weeks!

The festival was back in person for the first time since 2019! Buying yarn online is just not the same as getting to be there in person and getting to touch it. I have to admit - I went a little crazy. I bought a lot of yarn, no seriously A LOT of yarn!

It was a rainy day so there weren't as many people as I've seen in years past, but there were still a good crowd. A huge shout out to all the outdoor vendors for sticking it out in the rain. I super appreciated getting to be there. Sunday was slightly better weather - still cloudy, but no rain - and I hope that everyone was able to make big sales this weekend.

I'm currently in the process of winding all the yarn into cakes. I know that storing it under tension is supposed to be bad, but I've never had an issue. I want to walk into my yarn room (also known as the guest bedroom) and be able to just pick up a couple of cakes of yarn and start working with them. I don't want to have to pick it up, setup a table, setup the ball winder and the swift, wind all the yarn, and then get to start. So I'm winding A LOT of yarn.



This first batch is all from one of my favorites - Briar Rose. I don't know which I love more the Fourth of July or the Aran Tweed. They both make such nice things!




Next batch has the color way for the fair from Kim Dyes Yarn which is a representation of Monet's Water Lillies. Also a couple of skeins from Ellen Cooper's Yarn Sonnets and Yarn Hero.




These buttons were a new find, but they are amazing. I can't wait to work up a pattern to use them on!




This color way is from A Hundred Ravens. I got the last 3 in this gradient, should be enough to work up a sweater perfect for fall.

There's still so much more yarn to wind! Not sure if I'll get it all done before I head to Wisconsin this weekend for Michael Harbridge's workshop. We shall see.

Last week as I was perusing various sites I came across a pattern for crochet sun coasters. I thought they were adorable and that they could be something small I had for sale at the fair. I didn't have any yellow yarn, but I had this yellow, pink, and orange yarn skein that I had no idea what to do with.




The suns came out amazing and they opened the door. What else could I make coasters of? I came across this leaf pattern that looked fun. At first I was lost, then I realized that it was written in UK crochet terms and not US so I wrote myself a translator. Also the yarn I was using was much bigger so I only ended up doing the first two rows. I think they came out really cute though.




So cute that I decided to make them in red too. At first I thought I'd make a set with different colors, but the yarns were just too different for that.




At this point I had fallen down a coaster rabbit hole and was searching for what else I could make. I found a lot of seasonal items that aren't in season, but then found a pattern for these coffee cups. I love that they have foam coming out of the top! Latte anyone?




While I didn't sell any of these coasters at the fair, I think they will sell at the right venue. I also think they're going to make some adorable gifts!

I made these shopping bags probably a few months back now, but I never actually posted them. I've now forgotton the pattern I used to start or how I modified them, but it was a great way to use up yarn that I didn't have a ton of.




These are great for the farmer's market, but also for buying yarn! Maryland Sheep and Wool is this weekend I and I will be armed with yarn bags to put my newly bought yarn into. I will be sharing what I buy next week! So much yarn! And then the weekend after I'll be at a pottery workshop with Michael Harbridge. May is a busy month!