Be Mine Valentine Cat

Happy Friday! Here is a fun little stop motion video I made of one of my vases. It is a work in progress and once it dries, I'll glaze it and share the results. I'm hoping to have it done well before Valentines Day!!!

I'd like to do some other animals too...owls for sure! Check out the TinyHappiness shop in February to see the results. If you share the video and send me a screen shot or link where you shared it, I'll give you an Etsy Coupon code for 15% off a purchase in my shop :)...even it it already sold.

New Year Newbies

Well, Christmas break was exhausting - filled with lots of traveling and family get-togethers. I didn't set foot near clay except to wrap up the gifts I had created! I did post a couple of new things in my etsy shop Tiny Happiness.

This wall hanging to help you remember to take it easy and a Texas themed trinket dish.

Photographing black glaze is proving to be a challenge! I still haven't come up with a slr camera so my iphone is filling in at the moment. It would be nice if I came across a reasonably priced used one!

In the meantime I'll keep at it. Hoping to be more productive in the new year and possibly do a local show or two. Happy New Year!

Cloudy With A Chance Of Magnets

Oh Happy Friday!

Here are the cloud magnets all ready for the fridge. My fridge is not photo-worthy so I had to improvise. I am looking for a better, affordable camera since my iphone is still not getting the detail I would like no matter how well I try to get the light- sigh. Why are good photographs so elusive to me? I have watched youtube videos and read tips and articles. Hopefully my skills will get better not worse. In the meantime, I'll have a set of light hearted magnets to remind me to take it easy...unless they sell on my etsy shop! Ditto for the hanging holiday star strands.

Each magnet was hand sculpted and then stamped with letters to form the words. After an initial bisque firing I glazed them with black and clear glaze. Super strong magnets are attached to hollowed out recesses in the backs.

White earthenware clay is cut with star cookie cutters and then bisque fired for durability. The star ornaments are then strung together with rustic cord and are ready for hanging indoor or outdoor for cheerful Christmas and New Year decoration.
I like stars so much that I might leave them up year round. They would also be super cute for whimsical nursery mobiles!
These star strands were inspired by the lovely Scandinavian winter decorations I see on pinterest. I love the simplicity of the whites and the sparse, rustic nature of their aesthetic. I wish I had a beautiful interior to photograph these in but my house is a bit too lived in!

This image was mentioned on My Scandinavian Home!