Mmm Toasty

Q: What did the Pink Panther say when he stepped on the
          ant?
A:  Dead-ant dead-ant dead-ant dead-ant ...........

Ok yeah I know that was cheesy but it's all I had. We got 4 inches of rain in a matter of 12 hours and the fire ants were flooded out of their home next to my driveway and hurled into a wet soggy pile in the driveway. So I gave them some of their own medicine.

Total torch wielding badass

 Also I wanted to share this mug, not the one above ^ but the one below.

 This is before I attached the handle. I used a wood grain stamp for the texture, stamped the name and used a stamp that I made for the screws. This was my test run, I stained the applique too dark, I put about 3 coats of stain on it and should have really done 1. Actually I should have done a test on a test tile but I didn't, why?  because I'm impatient.

 

Chicken?

I added a pouring spout to this chicken baker. The center is for you to sit your chicken on. Add your spices or liquid to the inside cylinder to enhance the bird while it's cooking.

Nevermore...

One of my favorite poems of all time is "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. I made this dish a few weeks ago and it's going to it's new owner tomorrow in Indiana.

For a real treat listen to Vincent Price recite it, it's fabulous.

I'm down with O.P.P (other people's pottery)

I went to the Chattanooga Market today and I came home with a few goodies!
I bought what a first I thought was a mouse, but now I'm thinking it looks more like a Opossum, which is like a double bonus because I love opossums. Here's a picture, you tell me, either way I love it and he'll keep my other mouse company in my studio.

Mouse or Possum?

 My old mouse is adorable, I picked him up while at Plum Nelly's dropping off some of my own pottery and I couldn't leave him behind.

 I love buying stuff from other potters, these 2 guys sit on a shelf by my radio in my studio.

I also picked up a rustic wooden angel from another artist there today. He had some pretty cute stuff, I almost bought the angel with the big chip out of it's wing because I thought it was kinda like me ha!

Under the covers

Last night we watched "Grown up's", if you like Adam Sandler's movies this is his typical silly movie. I loved it :o) So while I'm watching tv one of our cats, "Spookers" decided he needed to snuggle with me under the blanket. I have a wonderful goose down throw that is my favorite snuggle blanket and apparently his too now. He tunneled under it and got in my lap, every so often I would lift the blanket to allow fresh air for fear that he would suffocate because I was pretty tucked in lol. I lifted the blanket and disturbed him for a few shots.

 Last weekend sales were great, I took a picture of the back of my car loaded down for the post office and thought I would share. 

ahhh if every weekend was like this :o)

I listed more travel mugs this morning, they go fast this time of year and keep me super busy on and offline.

Click the image for a short cut to my Etsy store

And.... I think I'm catching a cold, I hate getting sick. I usually go down fighting and whining about it. I'm going to overdose on chicken noodle soup from the Chinese take out place down the road this weekend. But right now, I'm heading to The Chattanooga Market I might need / not be able to live without something they might have haha! that's my excuse anyway. Actually the market will be coming to an end soon for this year so I need to get my market fix while I can.

Bite me... I'm a doctor

My new vampire dish  I had a good time making these. I'm not even a Twilight fan. I just felt the dish needed a little something different.

Letter in the mail today, apparently I became a doctor when I wasn't looking. 

Now that is awesome! Wanna... play? ;o)

My son Levi and I had a long in depth conversation about the impending zombie apocalypse and we both are fairly certain we have an awesome survival plan. Here's a shot of him during the talk. He said he's gonna need a badass hat similar to mine and this table leg would be brilliant if there were nails driven through it.  We also both agree that we need compound crossbows and .22 rifle's.

Home again - Thanksgiving day

I just got back home tonight after our little trip to SC to see my brother graduate boot camp. We were able to have Thanksgiving dinner together too. I found a nice little semi private area behind the hotel for some family pictures. Luckily I remembered the remote control for my camera.

My brother Cody & I

My Dad & I

The family

From left to right: My brother Fran (aka Bubba), my awesome step mom Cookie, my Dad, my brother Cody, Me, my son Levi and husband Mike. (I wish my oldest son Michael and my sisters and their families could have joined us).

Now, back to work for me. I have a stack of custom orders waiting on me and some new sales to ship off. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday.