There is so much going on

I am making this quick because I am heading to the kitchen.
It seems that cooking, even for two, takes up a good part of my time.
So what's cooking at your house?
If you have something good to share I am looking forward to that.
Hope you are well,
M

Tiles and more

 I am working away on some tiles and as long as I have clay I like to find something to do with the bits.
Two years ago I had a friend who wanted buttons for her craft work, i was reluctant to start making them again, but the mind had other plans for me. I have begun to realize that if I think about it it will have to be worked out.
So, I have been turing the bits into buttons and other things.
There is always plenty of room to tuck a bit of something small around the tiles,

I have a variety of glazes that I can either dip or paint on top.
 It is only when I am glazing that I think I have lost my mind.
Buttons.....never say never.

After they come out of the kiln I do enjoy seeing all those wee buttons. I have a number of crafters that are finding ways to use them, clothes, felted hats, clothes, accents, pillows....there are many possibilities.

I am going to fire this week and hope to have a tile for the Longleaf Film Festival ready to preview.

Be safe and find a reason to smile today.
M

Button, button

We all remember playing this game as a kid.
Button, button, who's got the button?
If you don't know how to play this you need to look it up, really.
I have made buttons off and on for some crazy reason or another. A few weeks back as I was working on tiles, I made buttons.
When they came out of the kln I thought they were pretty cute.
I could see these on a  hats, sweaters, kid's clothes, pillows.
Just fun accents.

 I really like those stars, just a whim to cut them and make them into buttons.
I think they are cute.
A word I don't usually use with our work.

Who knows when I will try some again since things are heating up for the holiday season that is coming quick.
Mark also had 3 Tea Pots out of the last kiln that I had glazed in some of the newer combinations we are firing in the electric kiln.
It is a different way for us, but one that we are enjoying.

There is one more that I just could not get a decent picture of, all the shinny black just lets the light bounce right back at me.
I have never declared myself a person who knows how to take good pictures, I just shoot until I get lucky.

Teapot looks better in person.

Hug your loved ones, tell people hell-o as you pass them, reach out with kindness, do good things, life has been a bit hard lately and many are in pain.
I hope we can all find a way to make things better for each other.
m