Shop up-date & Poppytalk Handmade Market

Hello and happy Monday to you! I just thought I'd pop in here to let you know that my shop has undergone a little transformation, along with an up-date in time for the Poppytalk Handmade Market that's happening this month! Hope you swing by for a peek- I have lots more goodies coming soon!

Poppytalk Handmade Housewares

I'm part of the Poppytalk Handmade curated market this month and seem to be in very good company!  If you are interested in sprucing up your home in time for spring head over here!  You can check out my table or recently up-dated Etsy shop too!  I'll be putting in a kiln load of work this coming weekend so bowls will be back in stock too!

In good company

I'm taking a break from launching more of my new work today to get my images sorted and passed on to my web-developer before he leaves for New Zealand (jealous!).
Instead, I wanted to point out that I'm in great company over at Poppytalk Handmade's Winter Market this month, and while there are tons of things that I would love to splurge on, I was thinking  (hint* hint*) that who ever picked my name this year for Christmas might need a little nudge to consider some of the above items!

Paige Russell's table features some amazing ceramics designs.  I love her new Muzo Collection of wildlife animals that you and I could possibly win over at her blog give-a-way ! Hello!

This hand-printed Tea towel by Katharine Watson totally appeals to my folk art sensibilities!

How cute is the packaging on Nostalgia Organics' lotions and soaps!

And I've been loving up in the air somewhere's paper mache bowls for a while.  These are totally sculptural and lovely!

Hope you have a lovely day!

Shop Up-date & Poppytalk Handmade Market

I've recently up-dated my Etsy shop to include a few of my newest pieces.  I'm still waiting on my new photos to fully up-date and launch the new work, but am excited to be part of Poppytalk's Handmade Market that happens starting Monday.  It's a 'Holiday' themed market- the season is getting closer as we head into November, but it still feels like fall around here. 
I'm heading off to celebrate my sister's birthday on Vancouver Island today- Happy Birthday Heidi!  I get to cuddle with my little nephew Oliver and spend time with her before the rush of the season starts for me!  Thanks for all your comments over the past few weeks, it's been great to hear your thoughts!  Have a great weekend.

Weekend Shop Up-dates...

I'm spending the weekend trying to up-date my Etsy shop with some new work that came out of the kiln on Friday, just in time for the Poppytalk Handmade Market that will open on Monday! This sweet pair of press-molded tile frames felt like they belonged together. You can purchase them here!
Happy Weekend!

Poppytalk Mixtape Market Opens Today!

Hi everyone, hope your weekend went well! The Mixed Tape Poppytalk Market opens today and it's full of some great new artists and work! I especially love the do-it-yourself options this time around. I'm getting inspired to buy a cross-stitching pattern or remnant bag of amazingly designed fabrics and linens to make a quilt in time for some Christmas presents! Or maybe just filling a beautiful handmade book with photographs or sketches might be more my thing. Here's what caught my eye, and of course, do have a gander at my shop too!
Book with Deer Print by Monkey Puzzle Press
Fabric remnants by Repeat
Sweet bird print by Koelle Art Shop
Seedlings Patterns by September House

Fall Ramblings...

Well it's back to school for the kiddies officially today- Johnny's first full day where they finally tell him who will be in his class and who his teacher will be, and Sasha's first little intro to Kindergarten! Wow- the summer went by fast! This year's Kindergarten year will be a challenge to get to school and back 3 times a day for drop-off and I'm already feeling overwhelmed by the idea of getting to the studio enough, especially in the coming months.
I've been getting back in the studio quite a bit over the last 2 weeks and just pulled out 2 kiln loads. I've been doing a bit more experimenting with new glazes, and while I don't have any pictures to show for it, I'm getting some cool results. Testing glazes is something I like to do when the studio is fairly quiet, and when I have my enough of my tried and true glazes for the pieces that are for shops or orders. The worst time for me to be testing new glazes is November or something- in the thick of Christmas where every pot counts.
So my order for the Gardiner Museum Shop is getting shipped off to Toronto today in time for a big opening launch for the fall season! I also received word recently that the Crafthouse YVR (Vancouver Airport) shop, opening later this month, has accepted my work for their shop! It's an exciting venture considering the Olympics coming up!
Anyways, busy day, I'll have lots ready for the Poppytalk Handmade Market's Mixed Tape stint coming up in a week or so, so stay tuned!
Off to walk up to school!