An 'Itty Bitty' Button update

Stage 2, 3 & 4

They have been fired in the kiln and have become Bisque.

These little lovelies are now ready to be painted and glazed.

They will then be put back in the kiln to be fired again

Next time you see them, 

they will be finished and ready to become part of a project.....

perhaps a fairytale cushion?  (see A vintage discovery post)

Victoria X 

'A vintage discovery'

Once upon a time..

...there was a tale of a fabric shop tucked away and hidden from view..

only a few knew where to find it....

Luckily the secret was told and I too went on my fabric journey of discovery.

I was amazed by what I found..A warehouse full...and I do stress full, jammed packed, overflowing....with more fabric you could decide what to do with!

Having fought my way through roll upon roll of voile, curtain and upholstery fabric. I finally found the cotton!  Pushing my way through stacked high above my head fabric rolls (my safety forgotten) I discovered a little treasure I couldn't resist. 

Reminding me of a time of my childhood, this fairytale  fabric would I felt be perfect for my daughters bedroom..a cushion perhaps?  Where this special find would be the focal point. So hunting out some complementary pink (of course!)  I had my fabric to take home.

I'll let you know how the story ends......

Victoria X 

'Itty Bitty' Buttons

Process one

First I will need my bucket full of 'slip

This is the technical term for liquid clay. 

We need to give it a stir, to remove any lumps.

We are now ready to pour the slip into the prepared mold

Now we leave it for for a little while, 

about the time it is to have a cup of tea, a slice of cake,

 if there is one going and have a lovely chat with friends at the Ceramics club.

Next:

When they are firm and will pop out easily, 

they are ready to make the button holes

Voila!

'Iitty Bitty' Buttons

They can be left plain or given a little detail, only imagination is the limit!

Now These little cuteies will go in the Kiln to be fired and they will then become 'Bisque' which is stage two and then they will be ready to decorate and glaze

I'll keep you posted!!

Victoria x

The process

I thought perhaps a little 'show and tell' will give you more of an insight to how ceramics is done. 

 You may have visions of me beavering away creating master pieces using a pottery wheel, alas no. Ceramics is a completely different process (and a lot easier!) So along with a few pic's I shall over the next few posts (as there are about 5-6 processes to go through before reaching a finished piece) will show how it's done

Victoria X 

A little bright bowl

My friends would say "at last Victoria you have a finished piece!" to which they can rightfully exclaim.   The process for ceramics is a tad time consuming and a waiting game as you make your way through each process. But I find the stages fun, (which is a good job too) So here it is my first handmade "Little Bright Bowl"