Sunday, September 14, 2025

Tiny Vintage Pottery Jars

I adore these tiny little vintage pottery jars I found! I don't know their age, but they both have markings on the bottom.

I'm aware that the crazing on the pottery; the tiny cracks, are often due to age, but I embrace it for the decorative effect and think it adds to the charm. 

The two little jars are 3 inches and 5 inches tall. 

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Follow Your Heart


 Here is a collection of some of my hand made hearts. A tiny 3.5 inch 'tuck a note' heart. A zip heart pouch and a couple of patchwork & sashiko stuffed stitched hearts measuring 6 inches.

Friday, September 12, 2025

Pine Cone Still Life



Pine cones scattering the woodland floor are a symbol of autumn and I couldn't resist gathering these up and placing them into this vintage Syroco bowl I have.
 
 Syroco wood is a unique material created by the Syracuse Ornamental Company known for its resemblance to wood. The molded wood pulp material was popular from the 1930's till the 1960's and often used in home decor products like mirrors, wall art and furniture.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Pottery Art Vessels

Found these simple, yet beautiful pottery pieces while out 'junkin'. And they are very useful vessels as you can see :)










Two appear to be thrown stoneware pieces; the vessel with the bamboo handle and the mug. The smaller vessel with Asian characters appears to have been hand thrown and glazed. 

The vessel with the bamboo handle and the smaller glazed vessel have potter maker's marks. 

The mug was signed by Ron Labaire '84. I did a bit of research and learned he was a potter for many years and was owner of 'Labaire Pottery Gallery of Fine Crafts'. He passed away in 2021.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Sashiko Boro Wallet / Journal











 

 

This is a Sashiko Boro Wallet / Journal I sewed recently. I used cotton Japanese Fabrics. The Notebook / Journal is removable and is made with 150 GSM handmade cold press papers. It measures 4.5” x 6”



Origami Spring Basket

I discovered an easy to follow video tutorial to construct this sweet origami basket demonstrated by   Easy Origami and Crafts .   Used a 12...