A Smackeral

A smackeral, according to Winnie the Pooh, is a taste or small amount. Here are a few things I pulled out of the kiln this week.

A nod to the season... Snowflake Ornaments in 3 sizes. Just like in nature, each one is a little bit different.

$5 each:

Small - 2-3/4'' diameter (5)

Med - 3-1/5'' diameter (6)

Large - 4-5/8'' diameter (4)

Also available in lapel pins ($5, not shown):

Small: 2-1/4 diameter (7)

Large: 2-3/4 diameter (3)

Small blue footed oval platter - 11-1/4'' x 5-1/2'' $20

Blue rectangular tray - 13-1/2'' x 9-1/2'' ($30)

Oatmeal cracker (it holds 1 sleeve of fancy crackers) or cookie trough - 9-1/2'' x 4-1/4'' ($25)

Cute little (and I mean little) blue bud vase - 3-1/4'' tall x 2-1/5'' wide at the base ($10)

Set of 4 blue soup (or whatever) bowls - 6-1/2'' diameter ($55)

Small square plates in 3 colors. I love these things. They have a little bitty foot. The 'walls' have an interesting curvy shape. They're light, they stack, and they're the perfect size for dipping oils, condiments, a scoop of ice cream with one of those fancy rolled up cookies poked in, a spent tea bag... They're great for all kinds of things. 4-1/2'' square, $5 each (see below for quantities available.)

I'm testing glazes again, looking for a new green, because I've had it with my olive. It spits, it crawls... it just generally isn't fun to be around. Here are two green possibilities: upper left is Speckled Moss. It's an interesting green & brown combination, with bits of bright green here and there. I'd like to see if I can bring out more of the bright green. In the upper right is Agate. While the sample I looked at was a more green color, it fires more as a blue with brown speckles in my studio. It's gorgeous, but possibly not enough contrast to my regular blue. And of course on the bottom is my Mottled Spice.

Speckled Moss - 4

Agate - 4

Mottled Spice - 3

Necklaces a Bracelet and Earrings, OH MY!

Bunches of stuff to post today. Some new glazes, some new-to-me items, and some good "old" ones. All of the ceramic beads are hand rolled & hand glazed by me. I match them up the best I can, but because of the hand made-ness there are some variances. As always, it's first come first served with everything here.

First up are necklaces. They have either a silver chain or black leather cord, sometimes a mix of the two. All necklaces have lobster claw clasps. For whatever reason, I'm having issues with lighting today, so I took the closer up pics so you can see the detail of the glaze a bit better. Since I hiked each one up so it would fit on my display neck, I'll include the chain/cord length and approximately where the beads hit. Each of the following are $60. One of each in stock.

Speckled Kiwi drop necklace with black leather cord. This is a really pretty fresh green with dark & medium blue and white speckles. The cord is 19'', so the bottom 2 beads flirt with the top of your cleavage.

Plum Jelly drop necklace with silver chain. This is a fruity plum/purple glaze with dark blue-y-purple and white speckles. The chain is 20'', so the beads nestle in your cleavage. WOOHOO!

Turquoise drop necklace with black leather cord. This is a lovely matte light turquoise with darker turquoise speckles. The speckles are somewhat shiny, and create a cool texture. (See the swatch below.) The cord is 22'', so the beads nestle right between the girls. While it is a light turquoise, the color is more intense than how it is showing here.

Turquoise drop necklace with silver chain. This one is a bit smaller, 3 beads instead of 5. The chain is 18 inches long. The bottom of the longest bead hits just above your cleavage. $45.

This is a color swatch of what the glaze looks like. It's a lot closer than my photos.

Antique Blue drop bracelet. Pretty blue color, which shows up better in the earrings shown below. 7-1/2 inches around. 1 bracelet in stock. $60.

Now for earrings. If you have metal issues I have sterling and nickel-free surgical steel fish hook ear wires I can swap out. Unless otherwise specified, I have 1 of each pair.

Cappuccino Mint drops. Pretty tan color with chocolate brown and an occasional green speckle; 14k ear fish hook wires. (2 pairs) $20 ea

Caramel drops on gold tone kidney ear wires. Caramel color bead with chocolate brown and green swirls. (3 pairs) $20 ea

Kiwi columns on silver fish hook ear wires. $20

Peacock green drops on silver fish hook ear wires. These are a lovely swirly green with occasional orange and/or blue bits. $20

Plum columns on silver fish hook ear wires. $20

Plum drops on silver fish hook ear wires. (2 pairs) $20 ea

Turquoise columns on silver fish hook ear wires. $20

Turquoise drops on silver fish hook ear wires. $20

Mottled Spice drops on gold tone kidney ear wires. SOLD

Mottled Spice cubes on silver fish hook ear wires. $20

Olive disks on 14k ear wires. $20

Olive columns on gold tone ear wires. SOLD

Globe drops on silver fish hook ear wires. (6 pairs) $20 ea

Globe disks on silver fish hook ear wires. $20

Globe cubes on silver fish hook ear wires. $20

Large Globe cubes on silver kidney ear wires. $20

Oasis/Antique blue drops on silver kidney wires. $20

Antique blue cubes on silver fish hook ear wires. $20

Large Antique Blue cubes on silver kidney wires. $20

And now for some crochet'd and knit earrings. These are $30 each.

Pink and purple crochet'd drops on silver fish hook ear wires.

Pea green glass beads knit with silver wire on silver fish hook ear wires.

Orange glass beads knit with silver wire on silver fish hook ear wires.