Happy Week.

My 'Polkadot Parade' Coasters were featured in this lovely cheerful treasury on Etsy (Click on the big image).

And I am getting quite excited.... my new kiln arrives at the studio on Wednesday!  Oh, I can make BIG stuff... (am trying to stifle a squeak!) - good timing though, I have to start thinking about making for upcoming events soon

Another Treasury Feature

Quick post before bedtime, and I have discovered a new gadget thingy that hopefully will make this a bit easier to do!

World Book Night

What, a post, NOT about glass....?

A lovely friend on my glass forum (okay, had to get the word in there somewhere!) is taking part in World Book Night  - read more about it here, but it's a new event where a million books are given away - 20,000 people send books to 48 people from a shortlist of 25. 

I am going to receive Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.  I can't say it is a book I would have gone out and selected (although I had heard of it mentioned by David Mitchell, the comedian!) - but I guess that's the whole point of World Book Night!

I am really looking forward to receiving the book, thank you Mary!

Another Treasury to feast your eyes on....

Those kind folk over at Frit Happens Etsy Team have featured my work again in a treasury - that's my pendant first column, third row down.

Click on the big image to go directly to the Etsy page of delights!

Good Enough to Eat!

I'm still playing with decals, and these were fresh out of the kiln today.

Originally, I wasn't sure of the colours, so I mixed them up... and I am thrilled with the results - so much so that I couldn't wait to photograph them and show you!

Nom Nom!

Something Bright!

  

I just love this sunny coloured treasury I was featured in, it proper cheered me up!  You can see the full treasury, and click on the links, here COLOUR ME HAPPY Treasury - if you can't tell, mine are the Groovy Baby coasters....

New News....

Well, there's not that much of it I am afraid!

Last week, I worked with a local school making Chinese lanterns with willow and tissue.  For two days, I worked with Year 6's (or for you of a certain age, fourth year juniors!) - one class each day - 22 lovely children each day.  It  was a challenge to get done, but the kids worked really hard and by the end of each day we had a classroom full of pretty, rabbit inspired lanterns.  By Wednesday, I thought I'd gone deaf though, as I didn't hear anybody calling my name, or 'Miss' for ages...

Sadly the weather wasn't very nice on Saturday for the Chinese New Year celebrations on Ilkeston market place - after those howling winds (where's my fence panel gone?  Did it skip off into the sunset with the trampoline cover?) - although there was still a good turn-out for the dancing and festivities.  Just not many lanterns - not that they stayed lit in all that wind.

So what else have I been doing?  More listing on Etsy - and the Frit Happens Etsy Street Team have been working hard as usual to promote everybody.... I made it into another treasury or two...

Listing on Etsy is a bit addictive... mind you, checking how many views the items in your shop has had is even more so!  They say a watched pot never boils, so I need to stay away!

I've got to start thinking of new ideas - I am loving using the decals, but I want to start designing my own - although my supplier does some lovely ones, they aren't unique.  And I also have some ideas I want to try out for the exhibitions that are coming up in spring.

I might share with you when I have had a play!