Beads, Buttons, and Bowls....Coming Soon!

It's been awhile since I have had the clay out because I don't have much time these days for making ceramic items. But last week and this weekend I made all sorts of things. There are a few new items and some of the basics. The plan is (we all know how that goes) that everything will out of the kiln and listed by Friday morning. Woohoo! 

I'll keep you posted.... up to my elbows in glaze today......

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New Notebooks and More

So I am a bit obsessed with notebooks. I always have one with me. They are great for jotting down ideas, lists, and more. These are four notebooks I had made at my local print shop. They are small and fit in your purse kind of notebooks measuring 4.25" x 5". I got some extras made up just in case you needed some notebooks as well. You can find them in the Jennifer Jangles shop and Etsy store.

Then while I was sprucing up the shops I decided to create some wholesale packs. You don't have to be a store to purchase these. I have grouped them together in larger quantities and then marked them down.

I went ahead and did the same thing with buttons. You'll find some great buttons packs in there as well.

Happy Shopping!

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Unloading The Kiln

I get super excited every time I unload a kiln. I always say it's like Christmas when you were a kid. Everything goes into the kiln covered in glaze that is all one color. My glaze these days is green so every button, bead and bowl is green when it goes into the kiln. I fire to almost 2000 degrees F so it's hot and I have to wait for it to cool down.

Over the years I have built up some heat resistant fingers. You know at restaurants when they tell you to watch the plate because it's hot? I just grab it without problems and it always gives the waitress a scare.

After I can open it all the way, it's about 150 degrees. Everything is suspended on high temperature wires. Glaze is basically ground up glass so when it reaches it's firing temperature it melts. If things were sitting on the kiln shelves, they would be stuck there forever. That is why everything is hung on wires.

I pull everything out and lay them on a metal tray. They are still pretty warm at this point.

Bowls and pottery have clean bottoms so they sit directly on the shelf.

Here are little bird nests sitting and waiting to be brought in to the studio.

 Pottery is waiting patiently as well.

After cooling a little bit more, the beads and buttons are taken off the wires. Next, I sort them, put the buttons on cards and photograph them for my shop.

Enjoy your day!

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New Kits and Buttons

It took me just about all week but I have loaded up the shop with new buttons and new kits. I have been working on both of these for awhile and so I am super excited to show you. 

There are lots of new buttons including birds, a new style of flowers, bees, toadstools and more. They are in the shop along with new stock of your favorite buttons.

And kits... You'll find Otis, Rhubarb, Three Okey Dokey Owls, Okey Dokey Owl and Friends Applique Quilt, Modern Flowers Skinny Applique Quilt, Sew Happy, Pin Cushions...whew, is that all? I don't think it is, you'll just have to go and see.

These kits are all in my new fabric line that is in stores now called Hoopla and Everyday Fun. If you are looking for yardage of the fabric google Hoopla and Everyday Fun and I am sure you will find an online or brick and mortar store that is selling it. Theres a cute little letters panel that can be used to appliqué names, etc. You can see it here.


Have a great day,

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Sulky Project

See these adorable cupcake oven mitts? How cute are they? They are one of the projects for this years Sulky Certification Training. You can find more information here about the class. Sulky is using  my Happy fabrics that they got a hold of, along with my buttons for the project. Guess what I am making this week? You got it, buttons for cupcakes!

Have a great day,

Jennifer

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