Kickin’ off a cloudy Saturday morning in the studio getting ready to pull some mug handles!

This week we tried the latest OREO creation… based on the Marvel comics!

But I have a couple questions… like why would I care about Marvel characters on my cookies? Or why would I want GREY cream in my OREOs?? And more importantly… why would I want them to turn BLUE when I lick them??? Well… apparently I was wrong… and we had a lot of fun with them in all three of my classes!!! I fear that the blue dye is still wearing off…

Finally some green… even if we can only enjoy it in between the rain clouds. I’ll take it…

Just finished a “quick” stamping session in my studio…
before heading downstairs to teach class!!!
More mugs… more stamps… more fun!!!

Wondering what to put on your new wall sconce-shelfy-thing?
Looks like Beth figured it out… “Put a bird on it.”

So this week in my “regular-non-Throwdown” classes, we focused on traditional lidded jars. After a bit of stamping, trimming & throwing knobs onto my lids… this trio of class demos is ready to dry!

Looks like someone has hunkered down amongst some of my “rusty metal” collection
on my front porch on this chilly Sunday morning!

This week in my LILLSTREET THROWDOWN class, we did a decorative platter challenge. Which started with 45 minutes to throw a five-pound platter. Not too tough… until they found out that they had to rotate around to different wheels every ten minutes or so. Picking up wherever the person before them left off. Then after several rounds, they ended back at their original wheel to see what kind of a platter was left for them! Some were very nice… while others may have struggled a bit & ended more with a small salad plate?!

Regardless, the real challenge was to decorate whatever platter was left for them! Embracing the nuances & pivoting as needed in the final minutes. We had some pretty sweet results after a lit of fun rotating & switching!

Not a cloud in the sky… just a low-lying marine layer of fog shrouding the horizon. Even the City skyline was fogged in as we were also coming off a hard frost overnight. All good though… as it’s supposed to warm up into the 60’s today… and then snow again tomorrow!!! Welcome to the ever-changing in a heartbeat weather in Chicago!!!