We had a wonderful day at the HINSDALE FINE ARTS FESTIVAL today. Incredible weather, nice shade, sweet breeze… and a great booth neighbor to play with! I’ve know Rhonda Gurgone for a couple years now from the art fair circuit… but we’ve never gotten quite this much time to hang out together. If you happen to swing by the fair tomorrow, be sure to pop in to say “Hi”, She makes great jewelry pieces out of vintage & historical buttons. You can tell that she loves what she does… and LOVES sharing the stories behind every button!!!!

Check her out at The Buttons Stop Here – @thebuttonsstophere

Two days later… and this is all that’s left of Rosene’s chocolate carrot cake! One piece, a ring of frosting and a pretty stamped platter. Looks like it was a big hit. And more importantly, looks like that last piece would fit in small box to ship off to ME!!! Just sayin’…

Looks like Rosene & Gerry are celebrating MUGSHOT MONDAY in a big way with a new shelving unit in their kitchen. Showing off their great collection of mugs… although I see a couple “imposter mugs” that might “need” to be replaced soon!!!

But now here’s the REAL DEAL!!!… a chocolate carrot cake layered with raspberry preserves!!! Now THAT’s what I call a “Breakfast Of Champions”!!! Looks so yummy on the stamped platter… but would look even yummier on my fork if I were there!!! I hope they’re sending me some of that yumminess?!

And don’t be fooled…
these are the same people who we’re having that “healthy” fruit salad too!!! Healthy with a chocolate chaser… I totally get it!!!

So while I’m in the studio firing the soda kiln all day today, looks like some of my friends are having a YUMMY morning. Like my pal Sarah who’s enjoying a banana & chocolate chip breakfast bundt cake this morning!!!

So?… if there’s no frosting does that mean the cake is for breakfast???

Sharing the fun, spreading some news… sending out some new photo postcards from The Postcard Club! Always fun to connect with friends “for no reason” except to say “Hi” through snail mail. Keeping it old-school with my friends… and groovy new postcards every three months!

And just in case you were wondering… here are a few finished pieces by My Talented Friend Susan Slogoff. She helped with our sgraffito class last night and brought these examples to share with my students. Crazy cool, right?!

Be sure to follow Susan on Instagram @susanslogoff

Looks like Julie is kicking off a little Teapot Tuesday with a stamped & soda-fired teapot… and a couple “vintage” mugs from a few years back!!! A sweet little Tea For Two!!!

Looks like Pammy is kicking it back on the sofa, warming up with her new stamped mug she picked up this weekend in Peoria! A sweet “juicy” blue soda-fired mug for another Mugshot Monday!

One of the best parts of having friends stop by your weekend pop-up pottery sale… is when they bring you sweet treats from their candy shop!!! The best homemade chocolate fudge from Maurie’s Sugar Shoppe in Eureka, Illinois… right across from the Courthouse! Thanks Keith & Julie… you guys are too “sweet.”