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10/13/2018

Personal news & some of my pottery creations

I must apologize in being so tardy in not having blogged for a while ...I have been so busy with getting ready for Winter outside in the garden and doing maintenance work on the decks, house etc ...and have been so tired that I didn't have the heart ..I suppose I had writer's block ..ha! ha!
Here is one of my crazy creations ...a bowl that could have many lives ..chip 'n' dip, serving bowl etc ...a 'catch all' bowl on the hall table etc.. etc..

I just love this glazing .

Danny and I were so lucky a few weeks ago we found out that we are going to my island home of Guernsey ...we will be there for 3 weeks it will be so lovely to spend this time with my Sons and family and visit with friends ...we can't wait ....
It's going to be cold there so I have been busy tramping around the shops looking for cute outfits that will keep me and Danny warm ..
I have some very special evenings planned in luxury hotels and restaurants ...so I have been finding some lovely items to wear.
It is such fun
I had to renew my British passport and found it so easy to do ...You can just do it online now instead of how you had to do it years ago and find a nearby consulate ...which nearby could be 100's of miles away ..now with just a few 'clicks' and it's processing ...Danny even took my passport photo ..outside on the front porch with a large piece of poster card taped to the window to give me my white background ..it worked perfectly they processed it very quickly and I am all ready to go ..

I have been secretly making pottery gifts to give to family and friends ....so I can't show you them yet ...I will when I have given them to them ...I will have lots to blog on when we are back from our trip ..with a few photo's trickling through to you all whilst we are on vacation .

My latest pottery creation was this bowl with a rose on it ...it's waiting to be put in the kiln then I can glaze it ..it's going to be a fun bowl to glaze.
The last rose bowl that I showed you in my last blog did not do well in the kiln ..it warped and was far from perfect so I will give it a little glazing effect and then keep it for a bird bath or bird feeder for next years Spring.

Loving the lace look I have done in this bowl.

Danny and I don't do Halloween .....we didn't celebrate Halloween in England/Guernsey so I hadn't seen it much till I arrived on US soil ....I love to see all the decorations and people dressed in their scary outfits
But my Friend Heather's Grandson ...sweet Maverick aka Mr. Moonpie has been to toddler Halloween parties and he is dressed up as a little monster ...ha! ha! ...so very cute ..don't you think?

Have a Happy Halloween everyone and stay safe

Thanks so much for popping by

Kindest Regards

Janet

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Maisonvogue's Confederate & Clay Roses

10/4/2018

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Maisonvogue's Confederate & Clay Roses

I am excited about the bowl I made at pottery yesterday ....Here it is ...full of lace and then I am so very pleased with the rose I made
I think it is going to be so cute for a ladies bedroom or dressing room
It would just look perfect in a living room or dining room too.

It is still very hot in Alabama but signs of Autumn can be seen all around us.
One of the signs that the cold weather is not so far away is that our Confederate Rose bush is well in bloom.

These amazing blooms, so large and pretty, last just one day then they close up and turn in to a glorious deep coral pink ....the bush is about 11 feet tall.

I received a lovely parcel from Mumbai, India a few days ago and inside was the tree stamp that they carved from Indian wood for the order I placed just 3 weeks ago ...so beautiful ..it's a large stamp at least 3" across ...so I decided to include it on my bowl. the detail on the border lace is very detailed and should look great glazed or oxide washed.

I hope my bowl survives the kiln !!!

Thank you so much for popping by.

Today I am glazing some pottery dishes I made last week and the week before.

Once done they will go for their final firing in the kiln.

I will be shipping the round bowl to Guernsey as a gift to my son.

He loved the other one I made so I have made him his very own ..with a different lace pattern and shape to the other one

I hope that you are having a happy day

Kindest Regards

Janet

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My front Porch Decor , new Fall pottery creations and my Radio Presenter experience ..as Fall comes in fast

9/30/2018

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Hi everyone as Fall/Autumn has started I cleaned all of the front porch and decorated it in seasonal colors.
I have had a busy week ..very enjoyable and busy ...the way I like it ..I hate to sit down until after 7pm.
Monday was spent cleaning all of Summer's dusty mess off of the front porch ...
I washed al the walls, the ceiling and of course the wood deck itself ..it looks so lovely ...in the next few weeks I or Danny will stain it with a clear waterproof stain ..

I enjoyed decorating the 'faux' wooden window I bought about 16 years ago ...
I am not to sure how much longer it will last as a large Bumble Bee has burrowed it's nest inside the wood ..I do love it though and I think I would use the old pieces as a pattern and make a new one with Danny's help

My Topiary trees either side of the door I also bought at least18 years ago ..twice a year I replace the moss as the color fades and the birds take the moss for their nests ...
It costs a lot to replace this moss so this year I have sprayed them with a Design Master dry floral spray ..I think it turned out great and I hope it will not fade so quickly and it cost me just $4.50 using my 50% coupon at Michaels craft store .

Tuesday I gave the living room a really good clean , put out my new Fall/Autumn creations ...Chatted to my oldest Son all afternoon whilst making a meal etc...we do this every Tuesday ..it's something I really look forward too ..not many Mother's get to chat to their grown up son for 3 hours or more every week....thanks you FaceTime.
I also got my big pottery bag ready for pottery on Wednesday.

Well it's Wednesday now ..I go to Pottery at 9am and spend most of the day there ..it's a great day ..with wonderful friends and lots of creativity ...the perfect day for me
It was like Christmas ...I bought home these lovely leaf bowls that I made a few weeks earlier ..
I enjoyed making them so much ..especially the acorns ..I think I have almost perfected them now ..

This one I glazed in Amaco's Snow ..I love how it lets the specks in the clay show through

This one is creamier and warmer in Mayco's Birch ..I love this glaze . I can put Fall candy on my leaves or a lovely candle ..I made little thumb handles on each leaf looking like a leaf stem so that you can carry it with confidence .
If you would like me to make one for you just let me know and I will put it in my Etsy.com shop for you to purchase ..before I actually start to make it for you ..contact me through my Etsy.com shop
They will cost $30.00 plus shipping ..I may even sell these as shown in the photo's if you contact me

I am very happy with the color glazes I chose..especially the one on the 'caps' of the acorns..it's Mayco's Enchanted Forest.
A Birthday gift from my dear friend Mary XX

I am very pleased on how my House Number plaques came out ...they are so cute ..one on each side of the wood pillar holding up our mail box ...
The only thing I may have changed is have a lighter background so the numbers pop a little better but it is fine ...you can see them very well
I believe I will now make on that is vertical to put on one of the pillars of the front porch ..I will do a lighter background on that one ...

On Thursday I had a very exciting day ....I had an email on Monday from the producer of a Radio Show on BBC Radio in England the Johnny l'Arson show...you can hear it all over the World if you use Alexa or the internet to play it ..
I was asked if I wanted to present three of my favorite songs ..that meant something to me ...
I thought about it and then emailed saying I would love to do it ..I am 63 years old and I am determined to grab as many new experiences as I can ...so here was another memory to cherish
I had to speak about my love of music then introduced People by Barbra Streisand in memory of my Father , I don't want to miss a thing by Aerosmith as a memory for Danny and I ..it's 'Our
song ..then Angels by Robbie Williams ...my sweet indulgence with happy memories spent with my Sons as children ..
It was so much fun and all day long I had emails, comments on my facebook page, texts etc...complimenting me on my preformance
I loved every minute of it and would love to have the opportunity to do more radio work ...
I am hoping that you can hear it on this link ...'click' on it then on the link and once it comes up fast forward to 1.36 to start to hear my little radio stint ...I introduce three songs ..loved it
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Thanks for popping by and reading about my week

Have a wonderful week ahead

Let me know what you think in my 'comment's

To the left below this post ..it's easy to do ...I and we would love to read them

Kindest regards

JANET

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