Fresh Off the Kiln this Morning!

This is what my kiln looked like this morning through the peephole!

And this is what they looked liked when all beads were collected, touched, admired, played with, admired again, and put into this pretty dish I got the other day!

             Aren't they pretty?   

Old Town Artwalk in Tustin

Come this Saturday!!

I will be displaying my work at the Old Town Tustin Artwalk this Saturday October 22

Visit us from 10am to 4pm  

I will be on El Camino Real and 6th St. close to Armstrong's Nursery

And I've been told I'm in very close proximity to the wine booth!!

So come over let's do some shopping, wine tasting and enjoy the great weather

Tustin has!!

Hope to see you Saturday! 

Another Design with One of my Pendants

A few months ago I made a sale on my etsy store, I asked the buyer how she found me. She said she saw a picture on flickr of a necklace with one of my pendants, later on she sent me a link to this necklace.

The pendant was one that sold around Christmas.  The necklace was beautifully designed in yellow and purple.  It was a commissioned piece that artist Linda Landig from Linda Landig Jewelry created for a man who would give away as a gift.  Linda's designs are beautiful pieces full of color in many different designs and choices for you to wear.

The pendant is a little square about one inch in size, stamped with a yellow bird in the center with ornamental texture surrounding it in purple and an outline of yellow again.  The piece is designed with square beads, seed beads and lentil beads and some nugget looking ones too.

Linda and I have become facebook friends and I became a fan on her page too Linda Landig Contemporary Artisan Jewelry Also here is a post she did recently on her blog on some pendants she recently purchased   Linda's Bead Blog   

This is another pendant Linda has on the works, can't wait to see what she makes with it.  Thank you Linda for sending the pictures to share.

The Bird and the Beads Giveaway

I've been wanting to do a giveaway lately, and like always just needed to get my act together.  Well, it is not totally together, but anyways here I am with a giveaway.   To enter the giveaway you need to post a comment on my blog let me know why you like ceramic beads, and how you heard about me and this blog.  Feel free to share this giveaway with your friends etc.  I need to get my  name out there and any little exposure helps.

I am giving away a set of six beads and a bird made from stoneware clay and glazed in a teal green shade.  They have been fired to cone 5.  The bird and beads are all handmade by me so please expect a little of the handmade  look and feel.  The bird I love, it's a little plump measuring about 1" and the beads range from 10 to 13mm. These beads will go to the lucky winner  when I announce it on February 11th.

Please leave your comments.  Last day to enter is Thursday the 10th.  The entry time will end at 9pm PST.   I will announce a winner  Friday Feb. 11th. in the morning.  Thank you for visiting and good luck!