Weirdness

First let me tell you, it's snowing!!! That alone is weird just because we don't get much snow here if any. We have lots of black ice, it rained this morning so we have a mess building.

it doesn't look like much... but it's all I've got

I went to the Home Depot and I noticed they have new signs in the parking lot. 

Ok... 2 things

#1 Why don't Hispanics abbreviate?

#2. I am totally a Pro customer, I shop there all the time. Wonder what fool made this sign up.

Home Depot this is stupid, if I'm a professional skater and I shop with you that makes me a pro customer.

Or what if I'm a professional shopper? They have those too ya know. 

How bout... "Contractor parking" ya dummy heads. I'm totally parking in the pro spot every time I go here.

Ok so check this out. I went to Office Depot and had to buy their overpriced packing peanuts and during my packing of packages I made a mess and spilled some on the floor of my studio, no surprise there. I looked down and thought and said out-loud (because I have no filter for my mouth and because my mind is slightly warped) "Oh wow, packing peanuts stick to your shoe like do-do" (only because I've stepped in dog crap like 5 times in the past 2 weeks).

Well... let me tell ya, these peanuts are biodegradable which is awesome, what's not awesome is when you go to take them off your shoe and your shoe is a little bit wet, like from snow. These dang things melt and get gooey! I couldn't believe it, kinda like gum on your shoe but not stringy or packing an awesome flavor, but sticky. So I thought,  hmmm I wonder if....

YES It melts, if you dip these packing peanuts in water they turn to goo like immediately! I'm fascinated.

It doesn't take much to amuse me and this was my wow for today. 

 

And more cookie mugs

My kiln is fired with a load of bisque, I rushed some of the things I'm firing, but I need them and I'm hoping they were completely dry. When you fire clay that isn't completely dry it will explode in the kiln, not a pretty sight and it tends to take out other things around it so my fingers are crossed. In the meantime I'm getting requests for more cookie monster mugs so I'm glazing my little heart out. I'll continue working on these tonight until they are done and hopefully make it to bed at a decent hour.

 

I have the mouth hairs painted, now I just need to do the googly eyes and clear glaze them and they will be ready to be fired.

Crazy rubs off

Yesterday my son Michael and I ran errands together, while coming up on a busy intersection I noticed something in the road and I yelled out holy crap a tool! (I have a thing for tools, don't ask). I threw my jeep into park and jumped out and Michael was like "what the hell? Mom!", but it was too late I was gone.

I scored a socket wrench with a 1/2 inch socket!

 A few months ago I got a pretty nice Buck knife the same way, except I did have to do a U-turn and play Frogger through 2 lanes of traffic on the highway to get it. I didn't get killed, so that's even better.

Tonight I'm trying to have a semi serious conversation with my youngest son Levi, nothing super important just his computer problem and zombies (our conversations always go there). During the whole conversation he's wearing a mustache. I was like "Levi you look like a 70's porn star, please let me take a picture", then he says "if I win a million dollars I'm gonna get it in loose change". Feel like you've missed something? yeah me too and I was there actively participating in the conversation.

It's very hard not to smile with a stick on stache'

Paolo Nutini - Last Request

necklaces

I made my friend Steve a necklace for his mom and a few extras for my Etsy shop. As soon as I can find my camera's battery charger I'll get them listed. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures.

Cookies?

I added cookie monster type dunk  mugs back to my etsy shop today. I did 2 glaze versions, a lighter blue and a darker. I think the darker will be my choice from now on, I like that shade better I think.

 I just finished a custom dunk mug for another customer. They requested a mug with daisies, I recommended light blue with white daisies (because that's my favorite). I don't do much hand painting of decorations, I should do more maybe.

I secretly sent all of my dunk mug customers snack pack size (4 cookies) chips ahoy cookies so they can dunk immediately :o) 

Angels fired

Just wanted to show you the angels before and after firing.

That's about all I have today, I'm exhausted and I'm gonna go eat some Cheetos and watch tv.