All Fired Up Ceramics and Pottery Shop

Garden Planters, Waddle Pots, Nursery Items

2012-05-07T18:29:00.002-04:00

Starting out on a new venture. I have my Waddle Pots that I will be marketing to nurseries and gardening centers in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Kentucky. They are fully waterproofed ceramic planters that are 8" high and able to hold 1 quart of dirt or the quart plants that you can get at any garden center or nursery. They are painted terra cotta, sealed with high gloss spray sealer and can withstand the weather, be it rain, snow, sun, wind, etc. They are $25/ea. + s/h depending on if you want it shipped. There are breaks if bought in bulk of more than 4. Their eyes are painted, the "cracks" are highlighted white, along with the toenails and it has a nice little sunburn on their cheeks and nose, and the tops of their feet. Their teeth are also painted white. Below are pictures.

Christmas Inventory

2011-12-11T13:26:00.001-05:00

With Christmas coming up fast, and then, of course, the end of the year, here's some of my inventory that need to go....This has been reduced from $45 to $30...took 22 hours to paint and decorate.

Front of Christmas Cottage with sleigh &
Santa add ons...have twine for reins, white glitter, artificial "snow", colored pipe cleaners, & white glittered pipe cleaners.

Back of Christmas Cottage...colored glitter pipe cleaners as decorations under eaves, white glitter pipe cleaners as branches on evergreen trees, white glitter and artificial "snow".

Front of 2 Elves decorating tree. Has 3D effects also with glitter on ornaments, and crushed plastic as the "tree skirt". Was $40, REDUCED to $30, took 17 hours to paint and decorate.

Close up of glitter ornaments.

Back of 2 Elves Decorating Tree also showing Glitter ornaments.

Front of Angel...all flower embellishments are drybrushed gold paint, along with the feathers on the wings. The piece has been coated with mother of pearl pearlescent spray. She was originally $45, but has been REDUCED to $30. She took 20 hours to paint.

Back of Angel...you can see the flowers and feathers on wings a little better.

Looking down at her song book....words I actually painted in there, not airbrushed.

Poinsetta Tree Light....48 hours worth of work...3 pieces to pour, clean, fire, glaze and fire again. Was priced at $75, REDUCED to $65.

Poinsetta Tree lit in the dark.

More, More, More Ceramics

2011-11-07T14:29:00.001-05:00

So many ceramics, just wish I had people to buy them. Here's a bunch of Halloween and Christmas ones I've done. All of these can be ordered and painted any color you want.

Pumpkin Totem $10

Santa in Chimney on rooftop $25

Back view of House

Two elves decorating tree $25

Ghost with Lamp $15

Close up of Santa and reindeer

2 Farm Days Coming Up

2011-09-26T17:36:00.002-04:00

We'll be at 2 Farm Days coming up in the next month.

We'll have one on October 16, 2011 at Goats on the corner of New 441 and Tiger Connector in Tiger, GA. You can't miss the place...live goats walking around the roofs of the buildings, a large multicolored goat sitting near the parking lot, and a place where you can feed the goats, plus a store where you can buy jams, jellies, drinks, boiled peanuts, etc.

The second one is on October 29, 2011 at Hillside Orchard Farms Store on Old 441 in Tiger. It's off Worley Creek Drive on Sorghum Mill Dr. at the very corner of Old 441. They have their corn maze during the day, and the haunted corn maze that night, their store is open and serves ice cream, fritters, homemade breads in all flavors, cold drinks, jams, jellies, relishes, sauces, has a walking trail, barnyard, animals, an ethanol plant, sorghum mill, hayrides, and our crafters will be there.

Please join us at both events...stop by and say hi!

Selling 99% of Business

2011-09-26T17:15:00.005-04:00

I wanted to keep it all, but there's no way I'll be able to. I'm selling both kilns, 1 large pouring table, kiln furniture, the reclaiming machine, and about 1600 molds, along with glazes, 5 large boxes worth, tools, and a lot of the large shelving units. I started out @ $60,000, went to $50,000, then $40,000, and now I'm at $25,000 with no reasonable offer refused. A UHaul will be necessary to pick up everything, a large UHaul! My ad is also on Craigslist. I will be doing ceramics still.

Cute Little Bunnies

2011-09-26T17:07:00.001-04:00

I know it's coming up on Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and I do have a lot of ceramics already ready for those holidays, but I love my bunnies too. Dixie, my dog, decided she had to be in the picture when I was taking pics of the bunnies. Here are Peter, Cotton, & Tail! I'm offering them at $7.00 each or for the set of 3 at $18.00

Merchandise for sale, Molds too!

2011-06-29T18:13:00.000-04:00

https://post.craigslist.org/k/jEzAnJqi4BGcGQTeiaJ75Q/t3ZPu?s=preview

My newest craigslist ad. I don't know how else to go about selling. Etsy.com, I was told, was a free site to go to where you could list your items for free...NOPE...20 cents per item. That's fine and dandy if you don't have a lot...but over 1,000 items...gets a little costly! Still have over 800 molds to sell too....am so desperate that am selling them at $2/ea. Just need someone to come in and take them off my hands. There's no way I'll be able to use them all!!

Waddle Pots, M&M Dudes, and Little Pumpkins, Oh, My!

2011-05-12T11:37:00.000-04:00

Currently I'm taking orders for these....the Waddle Pot is $25, which pays for shipping and handling. The M&MDudes are $5/ea. or a set of 5 for $20...the colors are Red, Blue, Orange, Green, & Yellow....the Brown just didn't look right to me! The Little Pumpkins are $3/ea. or 4/$10...they are ALL customizable....any color legs and arm pipe cleaners, hands can be painted any color, and the shoes can also be painted whatever color, along with eyes. On the Waddle Pot, whatever the eye color you want, and if you want the toenails painted, otherwise they'll have a whitewash over top of the toenails. The Waddle Pot is painted and glazed on the inside, also waterproofed so you can plant plants in there!

Celebrate Clayton

2011-05-12T11:12:00.000-04:00

This year I was able to participate in the Celebrate Clayton...have wanted to do that ever since we moved to Georgia, but never had confidence in anything enough to do it. Then the ceramics shop happened to me and I found I loved making my own pieces look special in their own way. An author will tell you that they can have the outline of a book all set and ready to go, but the characters take over and write it instead. (Diana Palmer wrote that once, and I agree with her, as my characters take mine on a different avenue than I expect.) I've seen on some of my ceramic molds the "suggested" way you paint them, and they're very nicely done...it's like a paint by number, which I loved to do when I was a kid, and still do from time to time. Instead, I let the object tell me, and some of the time it can be good and sometime it can look really bad and it's a "do-over". Not many times that's happened, though! Maybe some should! Anyhow, after entering it, I found out on the night we were sitting up, that I needed a tent and tables...we were very lucky on that front!!!!! Thank you Troy!!!!!! Danny and Amber helped me set things up until 11:30 that night..I came home and started painting and woke up on the counter at almost 2 in the morning. Was up at 6:30 getting ready and out of the house by 7:45, with boxes loaded in the back of the truck. I set things up and was excited about showing certain people that ceramics can sell!!!!! Ya'll know who you are!! I painted while the festival went on, and it made the time fly fast. Sunday was slower, but still sold some things...all in all ended up $20 in the hole, but I'd rather do that than sit at home and wonder whether it would've been a success! Can't wait till next year!

3 Haunted Trees w/ Green Eyes

Waddle Pot

Amber holding Blue M&M Dude

Haunted Tree w/ White Eyes

Easter Eggs, Baby Chicks n Eggs, Cherubs, Toothbrush Holder and more

M&M Dudes

Mini Bird...Can be any color you want

Mini Sunflower paper holder, mini bird, mini skulls

Mini pumpkins, M&M dudes, sunny side up egg people, pumpkin people, and more

Pumpkin people, med. size

Yep, she caught me painting

Mini pumpkins, ghosties, egg and pumpkin people and more

Updates

2011-04-25T18:43:00.000-04:00

Been doing a lot of painting and getting ready for the Celebrate Clayton that is coming up on April 30 and May 1 in downtown Clayton. It'll be my first year there and I'm excited and scared at the same time....will I make enough money to cover the cost of the entry fee...the firings...the late nights...I cross my fingers that I do.

Pricing

2010-10-31T12:06:00.000-04:00

I now have pricing for everything I have painted....it's a long list and I know that I'll have to come back and put the prices with the pictures at a later date. Soon we'll be setup at Hillside Orchard Farms at their store in Tiger, GA, at the old Blacksmith's shop. For right now, until it's done, we'll be having our inventory split between Jackie's Shop at The Indoor Fleamarket in Clayton and Eden's in Turnerville.

Pumpkins, Apple, Gourds, and Eggs
     w/shoes and hands                                      $7 or 2/$12
     w/arms and legs                                           $5 or 2/$8
     by themselves                                               $3 or 2/$5
Tree Candlesticks                                             $5 or 2/$8 or 3/$14
Ghosties                                                             $6 or 2/$10 or 6/$28
Little Girl Ghost                                                  $4
Chicks in Shells                                                 $3 or 2/$5 or 6/$14
Fences
     Big                                                                  $4
     Small                                                              $3
Cat Praying                                                        $3
Dog Praying                                                       $3
       If bought together                                        $5
Little Pig                                                             $3
Angel Head                                                        $3
Sombrero                                                           $3
Green Keepsake/Jewelry Jar                           $8
Rabbit Candle                                                    $2
Santa Head                                                        $5
Santa Candleholder                                          $5
Little House Teapot                                           $25
Little House Teacups                                         $5
      Set                                                                $35
Wood Votive Candle Holders                          $5 or 2/$8
"Haunted Trees"                                                $5 or 2/$8
White Ghosts                                                     $4 or 2/$6
Ghost Candleholder                                          $3
Train Caboose                                                  $5
Snowman w/Hat                                                $4
Scarecrow Head                                               $4
Sitting Down Ghost w/Hat                                $8
Green Marbled Bookends                               $12 for set
Christmas 3D Plaque                                       $10
Desert Plaque                                                   $10
Flower & Fruit Tiles                                           $6
Grape Slate Plaque                                          $10
Mr. Denim the Scarecrow                                 $35
Christmas Vases                                               $10 or 2/$18
Grape Flower Basket                                        $10
Angel                                                                   $25
Heart Lamp                                                         $35
Twig Flower Basket                                            $1
Dracula w/Flashing Eyes                                   $2
Fish Cookie Jar                                                  $10
Cat Frame                                                           $4
Unglazed Flowerpots w/Base                           $5
Blue Plates Glazed                                             $4 or Set of 3/$10
Green Dessert Plates Glazed                           $4 or Set of 4/$15
Kitchen Hot Plate Holder                                   $8 or 2/$14
Lg. Electric Stovetop Cover                              $5
Sm. Electric Stovetop Cover                             $4
      Both Together                                                $8
"Antique Heart Frame"                                       $4
Grape Toothbrush Holder/Heart Shaped         $6
Strawberry Candy Holder                                  $5
Watermelon Candy Holder                                $6
Poinsetta Christmas Tree                                  $60
White Cat                                                             $8
Sm. Blue Dipper                                                 $5
Lg. Heart Cup                                                      $4
Lg. Heart Creamer                                              $4
Green Flower Cups                                             $4 or 2/$6
Ivy Candleholder                                                  $4
Blue Lid                                                                $3
Mini Flower Plates                                              $3 or 2/$5
Mini Cup                                                               $3
Mini Saucer                                                          $3
     Set                                                                    $5
Mini Plate                                                              $3
Mini XSmall Pitcher                                             $2
     Set                                                                    $4
Mini Heart Plate                                                    $3
Blue Swirled Toothbrush Holder or Vase          $10
White Snail Creamer                                           $8
White Snail Sugar Bowl                                       $8
      Set                                                                   $12
Dark Brown Easter Basket                                 $12
Sky Blue Easter Basket                                      $12
Tall Light Brown Easter Basket                          $12
Easter Bunny in Overalls                                     $10
Easter Bunny w/ANY Basket                              $20
Easter Eggs                                                         $.75
         1 Doz.                                                           $8
         1 Doz. w/ Basket                                         $18
         1 Doz. w Basket & Bunny                           $26

A Look at More Ceramics

2010-09-28T19:10:00.000-04:00

These pieces need to be taken to Jackie's Place or to Eden's....we also have miniature pumpkins that need to be fired so they can be painted and sold....the miniature pumpkins will be sold at $1 each.

Storage Unit and House

2010-09-28T18:44:00.000-04:00

Here is what the storage unit, well some of it, and the dining room, (ceramics room) look like right now.

One large table with molds stacked
on top and middle..yep, there I am!

Large Kiln.

3rd Shelf of Ceramics

4th Shelf of Ceramics

Shelving Unit with molds.

Molds stacked on Floor!

Another view of molds on floor.

Shelving Units of 1 & 2 and then
there's the Christmas 1&2 Section,
Halloween 1,2 &3 Section,
and the tiny bit of Thanksgiving
and Easter.

Small Kiln with Molds

Molds stacked on Table

Shelving Unit in Dining Room

Dining Room Table

Another view of Dining Room
Table and Shelving Unit

Top Shelf of Ceramics

2nd Shelf of Ceramics

Shelving units with molds.. 4 1/2 are filled.

Been painting

2010-09-28T18:16:00.000-04:00

We now have a second location for the Ceramics Shop...not only do we have it at Jackie's Place, which isn't going as well as Amber and I had dreamed, but we have a place at Eden's, in Turnerville, about 12 miles away...it's a daylily farm, plus it has arts & crafts too. Danny, Amber, and I went there and toured the place, then we came back to the storage unit, picked up a shelving unit and went back, only to figure out that it looked better on a tiered wooden small unit than the big gray metal one. We have 1/2 at Jackie's Place and 1/2 at Eden's, and I've been painting and cleaning some here. As soon as we get the kiln up and going, I'll have a lot to do then.

Two fence rails...one with grass one with stone.

2 Haunted Trees...although they do have fall colored leaves, apples, and flowers.

Painted Angel, inside book has "Hark the Herald Angel's Sing, Glory to the Newborn King.

"Stuffed" Train

Little Witch

Grape Vine Vase with Flowers inside.

My Sunnyside Up Eggs...the legs and arms have the colors of sports teams, except the white and yellow one standing on it's head!

Finally Done, Finally Here

2010-09-13T17:34:00.001-04:00

We went to Tennessee and finally brought the rest of the stuff home. Between the kids being sick, making a 5 mile roundabout to end up where we started, and it was where we needed to be, to fighting about needing extra pads, which we didn't, fighting over the price and whether we were paying cash or credit card, and finally that the tire wasn't flat, only needed air...YEAH, RIGHT...that's why Danny's hand could be put all the way up inside the tire. Took them an additional 2 hours to fix, but we got it loaded at home the same day...all in all...took 13 hours. Unloaded it within 1 1/2 hours the next day, and now we have everything here. In the meantime, we have stuff sitting at the Indoor Flea Market at what used to be the produce place, but now it's called Jackie's Place...three shelves of ceramics and two shelves of molds. We hope it does good.

All Fired Up...The Beginning

2010-08-30T16:26:00.000-04:00

It started out as a simple venture, really....2 Kilns, 600 Molds more or less, some shelving units, brushes, paints, tools, and some bisque and greenware pieces, a pouring table and some extras...the pictures we saw showed a small undertaking. We called the people who were selling it on Saturday night, got all the information, discussed pricing, exactly what they had, and was told they had a "steep driveway." (In my mind the steep driveway was straight up....NOPE, it ended up being straight down!) We got the biggest UHaul they had, a 26' one. Sunday, I went onto the computer and wrote down all directions, found out that Google Earth has an awesome virtual tour, which was really great in directions. Monday morning at 6:30 a.m. we were on our way. We get to the house and find out that it's not just a "small venture", it's a HUGE venture. Way, way over 600 molds, 2 kilns, a pouring table, 2 other tables that had been nailed together to make a large space to pour multiple molds at once, paints, paints, paints, and more paints, brushes, tools, 20 large shelves units full of bisque and greenware, 9 shelving units, which ended up being 41 large shelves packed full of molds, not to mention the ones they had on the floor, under the pouring tables, and the ones in their garage. We spent 2 days loading everything we could, still have another trip to make, and unloaded everything in 4 hours 10 minutes in a storage unit. Let's just say the trip back was nail biting!!!!!! Amber, Brian, and I started organizing everything at the storage unit, and we brought home 3 boxes of stuff so I could start painting. Now all we have to do is find a shop, and as of right now, we're operating out of the house. You see some of the finished pieces so far. More will be added as they are finished.

We have all of these for sale, plus we'll be selling some molds, and the bisque you can buy either painted or unpainted, along with greenware being sold too.

We have everyday stuff for sale, chilipots, lotion dispensers, lamps, vases, cups, teapots, plates, spoonrests, candleholders, napkin holders, etc., plus we have holiday stuff, such as, Halloween: pumpkins, ghosts, witches....Christmas: 3 wisemen, poinsetta Christmas tree, 4" Christmas tree....just to name a few.