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Muggy weather

It's a little hot and muggy today so here are some photos of mugs, that I finally got around to taking. These mugs all live at the Only in Rhode Island store at the TF Greene Airport in Warwick, RI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sneak Etsy Previews

 

For those of you wandering over from Wholesalecrafts, this is not my wholesale line. This is a line I developed specifically to retail.

 

 

 

 

 

Well, The Little Mermaid movie is over now so it's time to get Lilly ready for bed. After that I have a bazillion dishes to roll out and then a gazillion little feet to make. I have so many little word dishes to make it's not funny, and yet again, the dishwasher has not loaded itself.  

 

Argh

I only title it that because I just lost an entire post due to computer meltdown. I am in serious need of more memory. Here I go again.

 

 

I was wrapping these little beauties for an order today and I had to stop and take their pictures. I think they are just so pretty.

 

I cut dozens of little clay flowers last night.

 

Here is my assistant helping me with the orders this morning.

 

Sometimes I wish I could post more than a few photos. During the day I think of all the things I want to write but by the time I get to the computer I am just beat. If I'm online during the day there is a little one tugging at me, "Mummy can you....", any number of things can be entered here such as; get me a drink of milk? a pickle? my princess castle? my beauty and the beast toys?. I get many requests from the little one during the day but unfortunately none of them are "Mummy can I start wearing undies and quit the pull-ups?"

 

I Googled myself

And I found this

http://www.shopdowncity.com/news/?p=668

I forgot to take my camera with me last night so I don't have any new great shots. I do have some really nice bird pedestals that are waiting patiently to be photographed though. It's time to tuck in the little one. More later.

Looky Looky

 

#5 happens to be the most popular number around these parts. There are always requests for 5 cookies, 5 new toys, pretty much 5 of anything. Thank you OOP.

Seeing spots!

 

 

I really am exhausted tonight. All these long days are catching up with me again. I'm not sure if I can drag myself up to the studio tonight. Lilly has just gone to bed. No, I just heard her talking to her bunny toy. So Lilly is still awake up there and I will just unsettle her. Perhaps I should stay down here and reacquaint myself with the couch.

I have been working quite hard to get all my wholesale orders out, which isn't happening as fast as i would like. It seems that no matter how many word dishes I create, I am always falling behind. I suppose the recent distraction of the above dishes isn't helping but I wanted there to be a good supply of them for the upcoming Providence Art Festival and then the Gallery Night at OOP which is a few days after that. Then there is the magazine that asked to see samples of my bird dishes to show in an article for the Winter issue, more of that as it gets closer. There just seems to be so much happening with little to show for it all.

I did send a sizable order out of lots and lots of large word dishes, today to All that Pizzazz in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Look how cute this store is.

 

 

 

 

Ok, well now that's done, I suppose I need to make a decision about work. Blogging counts right! I shall continue.

I sent an order of word dishes to La Casita de Kaleidoscopes in New Mexico. Elements in Kearney, NE. Womencrafts in Provincetown, MA. Blue River Pottery in Frisco, CO. Beckonings in Nashua, NH. Two Plates Full in Scottsdale, AZ. They have a cute looking store also.

 

I hope you enjoyed these photos of cute stores. If you are one of my retailers please send me shots of my dishes in my store. I would love to see them and post them on the blog.

This isn't a cute store photo but it's my two favorite people. They are sitting on said couch.

Well I'm finally off to do my housework and then relax. It's 8pm and I'm beat.

 

Working weekend

 

I really tried to get a lot done this weekend. My assistant wasn't too happy about this. We came to a compromise which involved many, many stickers.

 

 

 

I miss you guys.

I was just reading this blog that I just stumbled up. Tom and I were just talking about the kitties this morning so the post about their beloved doggy really touched me.

 

 

 

 

They truly were two of the most wonderful cats I have ever known. They were so good together too. They just seemed so much like brother and sister. They were pretty much the same age and weight but came from different states at different times. They were both rescued from being put down when I worked at the animal hospital. Jackson, formerly named Calhoun, only had minutes to spare. I saw his cute face through the carrier and was of course curious why he was there. His "owner" said he wasn't grooming himself so she thought his time was up. The poor cat was so neglected he had lost his mind. After he settled in with us he was such a wonderful friend. He would follow Lilly around all the time, there is barely a photo where he is not in it.

Squeaky and Jackson were both at least 14 years old when we adopted them, about 6 months apart. Even though we only had them a few short years, and there were some medical complication$ along the way, they were two of the best cats I have ever owned. I have owned several cats. I have 9 cats tattooed on my body, the last 3 cats still haven't made it there yet.

I would highly recommend adopting an older cat. They seemed to just know and appreciate us so much more. 

I miss you Squeaky(Little Bird), Jackson(Mister), Tilly(Silly Tilly Willy), Max(Maxy Von Staxi), Nymphadora(Big Whitey), Laurel(Laureli), Chrissy(Chrispy) and Fergus(Ferg the Werg). You were all so wonderful and I love and miss you all.

Spotty pots appearing at.... OOP!

 

Well I wont actually be a vendor on the day but my chums at OOP! will have pretty much all of my black and white pieces on display. I just didn't have the time right now to spend a whole day lugging to and fro the market so OOP! is helping me out. The other bonus is, that because my stock will already be there they have asked to be their very first feature artist for Gallery Night. I am very excited to be welcomed by David and Jennifer with open arms. I loved their store when they were at Providence Place and Thayer Street and their stores where a goal for me when I started my business in the States. I have been selling my word dishes with them for a few years now but now my black and white work, and very soon my kitty dishes and mugs will be there also. It's so exciting.

Stars in my eyes

Old Salt's Pantry in Kennebunkport, Maine asked if I could put starfish on the dishes instead of flowers. I think they came out ok. Now I already have another store asking for them. The starfish dishes will soon also be available at Different Drummer in beautiful historic Wickford RI.