Another chilly morning, and it looks like Diane is kicking back under the covers, staying toasty warm with her new mug! Looks like a very cozy way to celebrate another Mugshot Monday! Thanks for the photo Diane… and thanks for shopping this weekend at my Holiday Home Show!

You can always tell if it was a successful show based on the number of hot apple cider mugs are in the dishwasher… and how many times you need to run it!!!

We have just over an hour left for my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW… and I just replenished the bowl. C’mon over… or I’m gonna need to finish these all by myself after the show!!! And that would be “bad”… right???

A bit chilly outside today???…

Well, I have plenty of hot apple cider mugs waiting to warm you up at today’s HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!

Looks like a beautiful morning for Day Two of my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW. Shelves have been replenished and ready to go! Stop by today from 10:00am-6:00pm… bring a friend & your gift list!!!

Such a wonderful surprise today when an old high school friend surprised me at my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW! She traveled from St. Louis with her husband to say hello, buy some pottery… and to give me this amazing handmade crocheted throw blanket. Beautifully crafted… and in all the right colors! Such a wonderful surprise visit & beautiful keepsake from my longtime friend Anna! We’ve shared some tough times recently over the phone… so the in-person hugs were best!

After years… literally YEARS… of trying to get Don to give up his jumbo Pyrex measuring cup for his tea cup… yes, he drank his tea out of a measuring cup!!!… my cousin Kim bought her boyfriend a large mug of mine today! And it looks like he might just be willing to “convert” to pottery! Sure, it was supposed to be a surprise Christmas gift for Don… but I guess Kim couldn’t keep her own secret?!!!

A quick thanks to everyone who came out today for Day One of my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW! It was so much fun seeing so many people today… watching so many pots head out as people started their holiday shopping! Great fun chatting, telling stories, sharing my passion & explaining some “secrets” of the pottery world. Don’t forget that after a little overnight replenishing, we’re back at it again tomorrow from 10:00am-6:00pm. Hope you can make it!

Fresh from the kiln… one beautiful purple platter for this weekend’ HOLIDAY HOME SHOW! Full stamped with a beautiful aubergine purple glaze. There’s only one… and it might go fast?! No dibs… just first come, first served!!! Good luck…

One last reminder… okay, maybe a couple more?… that this weekend is my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW on Saturday & Sunday from 10:00am-6:00pm. Every room of my condo is filled with pottery, we’re all decorated for Christmas, there’s food & drink in the kitchen… and the “Tired of Shlepping Sale” is on the back porch! It’s the largest collection of pottery you’ll see from me all year… including things that never get to travel to art fairs!!! So plan your weekend, make your shopping list & head over to my place this weekend. Even if it’s just to sit on my sofa & chat!!!