Showing posts with label Ceramic Christmas ornaments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ceramic Christmas ornaments. Show all posts

CHRISTMAS IN JULY






It's winter here in the Southern hemisphere, so for those of us who grew up in the Northern one, it's as Christmas feeling as it's gonna get ! 
No snow, but a little frost now and then. Sweaters and hot drinks are in order. It reminds me of a Florida winter with lots of sunshine but a definite nip in the air.



Snow man candy jar


I am also going State side early this year to help with a new grand baby, so we are in the Christmas making mood in the studio.

 Angels we have heard on high..........

 Some wheel thrown ornaments I have been experimenting with

 ornaments

and more ornaments


Christmas bells

even an African patterned bell


And as always, the OKAWA beads are rolling out with a couple of firings a week. We have lots of stock, and I will soon have to slow the ladies down  in order to be able to handle pay day.
We are all praying for a break through in finding some kind of wholesale outlet in the USA or Europe. 
(And here I thought if we built a fabulous " mouse trap they would come" :))

TRAINING DAY

I've been working on some new designs, and we have some new ladies working now, so Friday was training day.  The ladies are proficient at rolling and painting beads, but sometimes it's good to try something new !

I am also flying back to the U.S.A. early this year for the birth of a new grand baby, so I thought we had better get cracking on Christmas ornaments.

Here is Vicky working on star ornaments

Otillie ( in the foreground) is woking on small flowers. Any B.T.W. ever wonder where those Lyon's club glasses go? We we were happy to receive a bag of them because anyone over 40 needs them !

Wonky star pendants

Lodie is working on the star pendants

Bracelet bars


 I got busy and forgot to get a photo of everyone, but we had a productive and fun day.