by Rae | Dec 22, 2011 | About Me, Holiday
I love the solstices (I also love the equinoxes). Each year I try to do something to acknowledge the Winter Solstice. This year, I am going to look at neighborhood Christmas lights. I think it is a prefect way to mark the longest night!
by Rae | Dec 20, 2011 | About Me, Gifts, Holiday, Philosophy, Sous-potter, Teaching
Handmade gifts can express something more than an average store-bought gift. A handmade present is one-of-a kind. And, in our lives of homogeneous chain stores and generic gift cards, this is refreshing. Handmade gifts made by you are even more special. Perhaps...
by Rae | Dec 14, 2011 | Books, Gifts, Holiday, Scale, Tools
During gift-giving season, many people are searching for the perfect present. So, I have been commissioned by the elves to help. To that, here are some suggestions that would surely make any potter smile on Christmas morning. Stocking Stuffers: Sherrill Mud tools...
by Rae | Dec 7, 2011 | About Me, Holiday
I have decreed that this will be the last year that I use manufactured Christmas dishes. I have talked about making my own Christmas plates for quite a while, but I haven’t done it. The dilemma is that I don’t know what I want the dishes to look like....
by Rae | Dec 1, 2011 | About Me, Holiday
The Christmas count-down has begun! I am so excited because this is the first day Advent Calendars will be used. The term Advent comes from the Latin “adventur” which means arrival. In 1800s, German Protestants made chalk marks on their doors to count...
by Rae | Nov 14, 2011 | About Me, Gifts, Holiday, Philosophy, Sous-potter
It is mid-November which means that gifts must be started very soon. I thought I got a great start on the Advent calendar in July. I made four sets of jars. To date, I have glazed 1.5 sets of jars and Jeffrey has completed one of the new boxes. This is how life is...
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