I told someone I was thinking of listing out the things I wanted to make sure I get done in 2020, and they were like, “ugh, that sounds way too much like New Year’s Resolutions” and I had a moment of …. Really? Because I think of resolutions as one …
It’s time for my annual review! How did I do this year, y’all? Fantastic? Perfectly? Awesome! 37% raise! HAHAHAHAHAHA but really tho. I know I haven’t had a lot of time for blogging lately, so I wanted to do this out here in blogland instead of just in my planner, …
We’re just about two days away from the best craft show in Gainesville – GLAM! A picture is worth a thousand words, and I’m too tired to write a few thousand words tonight… so here’s a slideshow of some awesome things I’ve been working on that I’ll have with me …
Pretty much exactly what it says in the title, kids. The next HaldeCrate, which will ship in February, has a theme of Mardi Gras…. and pre-orders are open now. What is HaldeCrate? Do you like clubs, or things you order for yourself and then immediately forget about, meaning you get …
It’s the week after HaldeCrate and the week before Thanksgiving, and so I’m recovering from the one, planning for the other, and of course trying to get things ready for GLAM on December 8th. In ceramics, I’m slabrolling a bunch of chocolate clay dishes this week, to have them ready …
Hey all! I still am not quite ready to get into all of the things that went wrong when making this Crate (talk about a Series of Unfortunate Events… one day I’m sure I’ll be able to laugh about it with you all!) but it’s been a few days now …
Do you miss yarn club? Just getting yarn? Getting yarn once a month as a surprise to yourself (even though sure, you saw the notification for your credit card, but hey, YARN!)? I have a little surprise for you… Over on Patreon, which (unlike my Shopify site) is easily set …
Hahahaha! I actually wrote this early early early this morning, got busy, and then totally forgot to post it until now. Hey, all! This week I am 103% HaldeCrate! In ceramics, I bisque fired the kiln Sunday, Shop Elf came out and helped me glaze Monday and we were able …
Remember me talking about my fitness tracker throwdown earlier this year? Remember how I mentioned, when I got my first Leaf, that it wouldn’t sync with my phone no matter what? That I tried all of their fixes, nothing fixed it, and eventually they sent me a new one. Well. …
This week I just about have a permanent finger-swipe of clay on the upper outside right part of my glasses… I take them off to work on detail work – I’m nearsighted so my glasses are better for things more than about six feet away from me – but then …
Oh, shoot, I just remembered that someone Facebook messaged me the other night right before I went to sleep, about a custom order. I hate when I forget things like that, but man, Facebook, you do not make it easy for a girl! It’s not like I keep Facebook Messenger …
For those playing along at home, here’s the current state of the union. Over the last couple of days I’ve transferred all my photos taken from 1999-2018 to my laptop (poor thing is very, very full now). I don’t need them all, but thought it was easier to transfer everything …
It’s been a busy week, y’all, and arguably not as productive as I would like, but… sometimes you get the week you need, not the week you want. In ceramics I’m busy slabrolling the snack trays for the upcoming HaldeCrate, and I need to get on the mugs. I’m also …
So, instead of doing my Patreon posts today – or at least two out of three of them, I did get one done this morning although technically it was due yesterday – now I’m sitting at an odd angle at my rolltop desk with a very, very fat cat on …
Time for a little update on the Snow Flurries HaldeCrate – with the exception of the soap dish, samples of everything are now available to drool over. Pre-orders for this crate (located here) will be available through Friday, November 1st, and will ship on Friday, November 15th. At that point, …
Honestly this week mostly what I feel I’ve worked on is … getting ready for work. I’ve staged a lot of things (bisque I want to get glazed and fired over the next month)… I’ve planned a lot of things (slab-rolled pieces I need to get made over the next …
Who’s got two thumbs and came back from Fiber-in with a bunch of soap? THIS GIRL. The soap sold well but as usual, I made way more than I needed to…. so my miscalculation is y’all’s gain. So, introducing, until sold out… Triple Butter Soap. This is a luxurious blend …
Let’s talk about hand lotion! Hand lotion is now made only a couple of times a year, outside of HaldeCrate options. Fragrances, available in 2-ounce bottles, will vary from batch to batch, and once sold out are not guaranteed to be restocked next batch. Larger 8-ounce bottles are available for …
Whew. Another one in the books, y’all! Friday we got there with more than enough time to set up and scoot out over to Sanaa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge for dinner. Setting up was…. well, when is setting up ever truly easy? There was a … misunderstanding … with …
Lately I’ve been trying to make better choices, healthier choices (y’all know that, I’ve blogged about that before). Someone on one of the Word of Mouth boards for my town started a walking group (but it’s an early AM thing and I don’t want to give up watching Farscape with …
Hey, all! I have a lot going on in September so I wanted to just put it all into a blog post to try to make it easy for people to find out when I’m working and not working this month. Obviously I am in the “office” right now (by …
The sky is bright blue. Then ’round about mid-afternoon, a few white clouds drift in around the edges of the horizon. Maybe a handful of wisps blow across the sky. More of them bunch up, getting darker, eventually they all meet each other and are hiding the blue. Soon the …
As with the Honeycomb Collection, the mugs of the Skull Collection are undergoing some revamping… y’all are going to love the final design. Meanwhile, check these out…..! In this first batch, there are some small octagon dishes, medium octagon dishes, soap dishes, small square dishes, stick incense burners, and soap …
Recently someone accused me of panicking in getting ready for Hurricane Dorian, and after I stopped laughing, I realized they didn’t grow up in Florida and don’t know hurricanes like I know hurricanes. I mean, I’ve lived here since 1973. I’ve seen a few. What’s the deal with Hurricane Snacks? …
