Celebrating one of my favorite national holidays all-year long… today is NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY!!! You know, it’s one of my all-time favorites and it comes in so many varieties!!! How could I ever be expected to pick just one??? Tonight just happened to be CHOCOLATE CAKE!!! Celebrate!!!

Just spent some “quality time” tonight in the studio doing some detailing of my latest batch of ceramic Christimas Trees! More textures, more patterns, more holes… MORE IS MORE!!! And this time, some even got textured stars at the top!!!

Looks like my friends Keith & Julie are celebrating NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY today! A cute little shelf with four of my pumpkins grinning back at them! Plenty of pumpkins & country charm to get them through the day!

The forest is growing!!! Last night before class, I threw a few more Christmas trees… as there are only 61 days until Christmas!!! These now need to be trimmed, decorated, dried, fired, glazed & fired again before they’re ready to go!!! But only 24 days until my HOLIDAY HOME SHOW… I can’t believe the holidays are coming so quickly!!!

Plain pumpkins too!!!
Handmade & soda-fired… the squirrels won’t eat these pumpkins on your porch!!!

While some of these Ghouls are classics… they’re also Limited Editions! So there are no more Mummies, Frankensteins or Witches. Pumpkins will be around for years to come… and tomorrow night I’ll be selling off some of the “newer” Ghouls only on my Facebook pottery page with my “GHOULS & PUMPKINS SALE.” If you’re looking to start your collection, or add a few more characters to your Ghouls Collection, there will be Scarecrows from this year, plus Werewolves, Vampire Bats, Pirates, Little Red Devils & a few different Pumpkins! Some are more “limited” than others… like the Werewolves as there are only TWO of them left!!!

“GHOULS & PUMPKINS SALE” – Wednesday, October 18th at 7:00pm CST
only on my Facebook pottery page! Mark your calendar & set a timer!!!
It’s gonna be first come, first served!!! More details to come!

Click here… www.facebook.com/firewhenreadypottery

The Ghouls are popping up everywhere! Another set making their spooky debut at Tracy’s place! She’s got a pretty-sweet collection… and I’m loving them on the grassy-raffia base!

And did you miss out on collecting The Ghouls???
There “just might be” another chance to grab a couple of them this coming Wednesday evening on my pottery Facebook page! More details coming soon…

Last night we continued BIRTHDAY WEEK with a yummy dinner at Macello on the Near West Side of Chicago. So much fun celebrating & eating with my friend Nancy… who has the same birthday as me!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!

Special THANKS… burp… to Jeni’s Ice Creams for offering free ice cream for your birthday celebration!!! You get a free TRIO of flavors!!! So Wednesday night I did… burp… a couple times! As no one ever said you’re limited to stopping at just ONE Jeni’s location!!!… burp!

So the past couple days have been great… and we’re not done yet! It’s officially BIRTHDAY WEEK!!! Thanks so much to everyone for their great birthday wishes. You sure know how to make a guy smile!!! Love you all. Thanks again… and let’s keep the party going!!!