The perfect gift for those plant lovers on your holiday shopping list – NEW for this weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!! I’ve selected a few of my pottery pieces and planted them up with some houseplants… all ready to go! The perfect gift to brighten someone’s house for years to come. As long as they splash a bit of water now & again… and don’t worry, they all have drainage holes too!

Well look at me… ahead of schedule?!
It’s only Wednesday and my last kiln is already glazed & loaded…
and I don’t even need these trees until Saturday
for my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW! Crazy, right!

Replenishing my Christmas Trees with a bunch of new ones with holes & no bottoms… so you can light ‘em up with tea lights, votive candles or LED lights. Just in time to make the season more festive!!!

Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day… The colors were pretty glorious this morning & the temps a few degrees warmer than the last week. It felt great to have a beautiful bike ride with a beautiful sunrise this morning… with one less layer than usual!

Oh, what to do when the class demo platter being safely stored under plastic stays under a little longer than you expected… maybe six weeks?…and now it’s too firm to stamp?! Time to pull out my favorite DiamondCore Tools to do a little texture carving! And I’m kinda diggin’ it… gonna need to make more like this!!!

Cool contrast of nature vs. not-nature!

Last night was another night of BINGO-fun at IKEA! Holiday lights, kitschy outfits & festive prizes. But for me, and my table of friends… it was Bingo-Bubkis!!! Came close a couple times… but no BINGO’s for me!!!

Some old-school glamour at the Chicago Hilton Hotel on Michigan Avenue.
They don’t make ‘em like they used to!!!

A beautiful blue sky downtown… a city of contrast through the sunroof!

Cold & breezy with some layered colors this morning.
I was hoping for a sunrise “breakthrough”… but it kinda faded into grayness.

Oh well… maybe tomorrow?

Well, here it comes!!! Thanksgiving is over and now the holiday shopping truly begins! So start making your holiday gift lists & mark your calendar for my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW on Saturday, December 14th & Sunday, December 15th from 10:00am-6:00pm. A perfect chance to finish all of your shopping in one stop! Everyone loves handmade gifts for the holidays!!!