Painting Pottery

Firstly, two things, apologies for the photo quality and second....I'm no Picasso!!! Now on to the fun part, my friend Jennifer and I decided to spend an evening at The Artful Potter here in Las Vegas. We went on the last Thursday of October as that is when they have Ladies Night. It was really fun and basically on that night you pay a $10 deposit but if you bring a dish to eat then your $10 goes towards your piece of pottery you purchase then paint. Luckily there were quite a few others there. I decided I needed a few new drinks coasters in the apartment which is the first photo of one of the coasters I made...both are the same. I didn't know until AFTER I had painted it free-hand that there were stencils I could have used..lol.



Bad photo but this is a donut pendant that I painted. Once I decide what to do with it then I'll get a better photo. They also had some triangle pendants and beads you could paint.


Another donut pendant, again, I'll get a better photo once I fix it all up.


We had a great time and plan to get a bigger group of friends together and do it again in the New Year. Next time I think I'll do a few small plates but they did have a great selection of large and small items you could paint and the range of colors is great. At least next time I'll be prepared so I may use some stencils.


Lastly, these are my new earring cards I ordered from an Etsy seller. If I had my own printer I most likely would have done them myself but I don't right now and it was a better price than going to Kinko's to print them. They came out pretty good and they didn't come with holes but I had bought the small hole punch at Michael's.

Favorites For Friday

Well, the sale was a bust but at least I got to try out the Etsy On Sale site and it couldn't be easier. Now on to more important things - Favorites For Friday, San Francisco Giants style. You know, the National League Champions!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!!!! After the first two games the Giants are now up by two and are on their way to Texas to start there on Saturday. If they win, then I'm going on a SF shopping spree!!

SF Giants Original Coaster - Reformado Photography

Fear the Beard - I Made You A Beard

SF Cornhole Bean Bags - Hand Sewn By Nana

Giants Scrabble Tile Pendant - Amber's Glitzy Glamour Shop

SF Giants Purse/Tote - Bags Plus by Miss Bea

I have to say, I am LOVING that purse!!! That will definitely be mine if someone else hasn't snatched it up. As you can imagine, we (the husband and I) are pretty darn happy about all of this. After the year we have had then this would be the cherry on top. Saying that, the husband is English and the England cricket team are playing Australia in cricket and so that would top the year off just nicely if we got a double - the San Francisco Giants as World Champions and the English cricket team win the Ashes series down under.

Ahhhh the torture!

Favorites For Friday

With all this talk of moving I thought a good theme this week would be items for the home. Not that I'll be going on a shopping spree soon but I thought it would be fun to share some items that I would consider for decorating.

Mosaic Accent Table by Lotus Mosaics

Sassafras Winged Bowl by KnottyKnotty

No Drama Mama Crocheted Rag Rug by Bernie's Girl

Baroque & Pinstripe Pillow Set by Persnickety Pillows

Flavorful Coaster Set by Funky Chicken Design

Well, yes I know these probably wouldn't look nice together in the same room but I like them. I would just have to have a huge place ... lol. Anyways, enjoy and have a great weekend!