Plenty of soda-fired star ornaments this weekend…
whether to decorate your tree, work as a gift tag, or just to bring a smile to someone’s face!

Never too late to add more star ornaments to your tree!

Just looking for a little holiday somethin’-somethin’?… I also have plenty of soda-fired ornaments restocked for today!!! C’mon by… we’re open until 6:00pm!

Just a quick reminder that tonight is the LILLSTREET HOLIDAY PARTY from 5:00-8:00pm. I’ll be in my studio sharing in the festivities, selling some handmade mugs… and these cute little soda-fired star ornaments too! Hope you can swing by to say hello & to spread some holiday cheer!

LILLSTREET ART CENTER
4401 North Ravenswood, Studio 205 West, Chicago

While many people took down their Christmas decorations this past weekend, looks like my friend Roberta has been creating quite the “chandelier collection”… fun for the whole year! And I see one of my ornaments, as well as a chair ornament by my pal Cory McCrory… plus I found the pickle!!!

So this is what happens when you grab that little scrap of plastic on your worktable… give the clay inside a little squish… and only THEN realize that it has the ornament that you just trimmed about ten minutes ago!!! Ugh.

Must stay focused… just trying to finish up a few last minute projects in the studio before the holidays!

The latest addition to my handmade Christmas ornament collection! An adorable little polar bear lovingly crocheted by my friend & Holiday Elf Rachel.

So excited to add two new Cory McCrory ornaments to my Christmas tree this year! Such an adorable addition to my handmade ornament collection! Cory makes amazing pieces handbuilt with paper clay, great textures, fun colors… and always a dash of whimsy!!! I mean… who doesn’t need a chicken and a bunny on their tree?!

And they’re BELLS too!!! That Cory McCrory thinks of everything!!!

So here are my finished ornaments for The Kevin Bushell Foundation. They will be used as gifts for those who donate to the Kevin Bushell Foundation. You can get more information on the website – click here.

Live the Kev Life… Do Good, Impact Others, Create Change.

A quick overview about The Foundation…
The Kevin Bushell Foundation was created by Kevin’s family, fellow sailors and friends after his life was tragically cut short August 21, 2017. Kevin was assigned to the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) when his ship was hit by the Alnic, an oil tanker in the Singapore Strait. Kevin and nine of his fellow sailors were killed. This tragedy has caused unimaginable pain for our family and for everyone that knew and loved Kevin, including all the sailors that survived this tragedy. We felt right away that this grief and pain must be directed in a positive way. Kevin would want us to remain united as a family and positive in our lives. I believe that we, as his family, have the responsibility to live fully in the face of our loss. Our goal is to honor and keep his memory alive and make a difference in the lives of the people around us by awarding scholarships to Gaithersburg High School students and to donate funds to the teachers and students at Goshen Elementary School.

After painting the anchor logo onto the clay, I started to cut them out to make individual anchor ornaments. Trying my best to keep the logo crisp & clean, and the ornament thin & lightweight… without breaking or smudging! Okay, so there “may” have been a few clay casualties along the way!

FYI – I’m making a few extras…