Acorn ornaments and necklaces for a Happy New Year.

Grow a tree, go nuts for acorns, I've heard them all. My acorns are one inch by a 1/2 inch thick. Very adorable and each is unique. They are from low fire white or brown clay and each hand made. They can be made into an ornament or into a necklace. I also have oak leaves and oak leaf bowls. All are available through etsy or my other website. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Holiday for dogs

Halloween , Little Bear and I were a couple of good witches. He's a good sport, although it doesn't look like he's enjoying it much. For Christmas they both got hair cuts(groomed), after I tried on their new winter coats. They don't mind these, both of them seem so much warmer when we take walks.

Jewelry show River Rustic show Alex Bay

magnolia and maple leaf necklaces.

Rhubarb up above Strawberry fields

Maple leaf beauty

Summer2009

Bear is growing.

Ok, Bear has been growing and had his first hair cut. My Dad calls him bearly there now. He is still sweet and loveable and I just love him. He is so soft and will be much better off for summer. Maggie gets clipped by me, and she is due too. We are all ready for summer now.

Maggie and bears summer gear.

Maggie got the hang of her new life vest, but bear was not at all interested in sitting still long enough. He is all excited about his sitters new dew but only from a distance. Hopefully by summer he will understand what this is all about.

Lil Bear, MY new baby.

This is Lil Bear, my sweet new baby. He will be companion to Maggie,

my other sweet lil baby.He's been here 3 hrs and has fit right in. Loves to be held and hugged, loved just like the rest of us. Lil bear is a purebred toy puddle for all you dog lovers. I'm sitting here and he is doing the same thing Maggie does when here. Trying very hard to pull my arm down from the keyboard to lay is TINY 2 inch head on. Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Lil Bear, my love.

North Country leaves and acorns

My leaves and acorns went all over the place for gifts this season. I have many more in the kiln to be fired and a bowl for my sister. These pics are the ones also that I gave her. I made the leaves as true to color as I found them this fall,very vibrant and red.

Christmas Greetings, Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

This is on of the little postman on my tree. Friends have given me mail man characters or ornaments for Christmas for years since I work for the Post Office. He is so cute and greets every one at this time of year.Christmas was great and filled to the brim with love and cheer and family and friends at my home. I hope everyone felt the love that was flowing over the top this holiday season.

TOBY the Turtle

This is TOBY the Turtle. He has a new home with the church in Hammond and I'll bet he is extremely happy and will be loved by many children. He was a joy to make and I hope to have the inspiration to make another one soon. I have been so busy making Christmas gifts that I haven't gotten back making things with clay.

Hammond fall festival

Maryann Evans and I did a fall festival craft demonstations and it was a great sucess for the food pantry and several other of the churches projects that they support. It was at the Hammond 1st Presbyterian Church , and attended very well and so much fun with the kids.

In a Jam

I forgot all the time at the stove. Sweet Adeliners, yes you are going to get the Apple Butter again this year. Hope thats OK, I have peeled and cooked 3 big double bags of apples and cidar for weeks, and is it good. It smecks.

Beauty of the blossem

Spring is still trying at my office, this is my Hibiscus tree that I took home this spring. I cut it back and feed it plant food all summer and let mother nature water it out side. Which she did everyday if you remember. I brought it back to my office just before our first frost and it hasn't stopped blosseming since. It has had 4-6 a week and my customers have just loved it. Especially the week of snow, spring was just a red flower away in my lobby. It will go a little longer and then once the lack of sun shows in November and December, it will die down a bit and I will have to let it rest and then start the water and plant food again early next year. Something to look forward too.

Fall bead harvest is finally here.

Hey teacher I finally did it. My kiln arrived and I have done 2 bisque and 2 glaze firings. All successful and beautiful. If you remember the top toggle, I showed it undone earlier in the summer. I will post quite a few on my jewelry gallery blog, anyone interested can e-mail me. I did alot in it this weekend but can't show it all because most are gifts for my Sweet Adeliners. I finally understand the glaze firing, it is so difficult to get everything just right in the kiln and have all the furnature, wire and the biggy ROOM. It was fun, I have tons more to do another day.

Fall what? Winters too soon!

This is the road I take on the way to work. What a difference between my house with no snow and here a half mile up the road. Thank goodness mother nature is back to fall for this week with around 50 degree weather.

Summer Craft Fair Clay Jewelry

I had some pretty quiet craft fairs this summer which gave me time to explore the clay beads I made in the spring and early summer. The blue and yellow one is separated with glass cubes and the peaches and cream one has pearls and copper beads in it. Both are quite fun with two very different looks. The rest of the time I made a couple of semi-precious stone necklaces and bracelets. I am just getting moved back into my cabin and hope to be making clay and glass beads soon. I am a Sweet Adeline and have had to get my self together and start learning music. I do play it nonstop in my cabin, so I guess I should go out there more often.(With a sigh of relief),Now that craft fairs are done for me, I most likely will.

To all the people that came to our studio tour and the rest of my craft fairs I would like to say thank-you for buying my jewelry. I met a lot of really nice people this year and hopefully more to come. I will be doing a Christmas fair at Mares Wares near or after thanksgiving . We have to celebrate the holidays and she has beautiful trees for sale. Thanks.

St Lawrence Sunset

Here it is a (near) fall day, awaiting remnants of Hanna and I am finally getting to some vibrant summer sunsets that have been seen here on the river. This one was the last week of August when my sister and family were here to enjoy. The sky was redder than any I have ever seen. I am sure we will have some nice days yet to come, but summer really went out nice, compared to the rainy start of it.

River Necklaces

Thank-you Mary for all the help, I have new toggles with imprints of my Geranium leaves. Not quite done yet but coming along. My new River necklaces which I started last summer have new clay beads added to them that really add character, color and sentimental value to me.

This is a beautiful sunset that occurred in early June when the water was cold and the temp was in the 80's to 90. The fog on the St Lawrence was spectacular and ominous. I love my front yard and treasure the site of it every day. Lets hope we have many more to come this summer of 2008.

Geranium leaves of many kinds

I am enjoying adding many new leaves to my inventory. PMC3 and low fire clay. I have many to yet put in the kiln when ever it comes. I'm getting a little impatient with so much yet to kiln.But the artist in me keeps on going and making new things, one day it will all be done and that will be a good thing. These have been so much fun, I do not tire of it at all. The final kiln process though is a little difficult, dealing with the glaze and not letting them touch and proper temp. Some of my experimentation has not been very successful, but I am learning even so.