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The Spin Wiper Pottery Tool Releases into the World

The Spin Wiper Pottery Tool Releases into the World

Upon creating my first Spin Wiper Glaze Cover prototypes, I could see that this was my “Eureka Moment”.

My mind was in overdrive, brainstorming ways to design and sew this wheel attachment. As soon as I got home, I cut apart our dish drying mat and made the first prototype. The next day, I purchased brand new materials and made a few more prototypes and knew I had the made the secret sauce!

It fit like a glove and functioned exactly how I imagined it would.

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A Beginner's Guide to Content Planning for Creatives

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A Beginner's Guide to Content Planning for Creatives

Why is it important to be online? Whether it's Email, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Websites, Blogs, or Twitter, each of these platforms can connect, entertain, and inform us privately or publicly and perhaps, most importantly, for small business owners, can make us findable through SEO (Search Engine Optimization).   Your target audience is waiting for you to share your gifts, talents and voice. Although each digital platform has a different communication style, they each build the “KNOW, LIKE and TRUST” factor of business, originally coined by Dale Carnegie.   Why do you want to be online?   Personal accountability....

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How to make a Damp Box for Potters

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How to make a Damp Box for Potters

How to make a Damp Box

  1. Determine the amount of volume you want at the end on the inner wall of a lidded bin.
  2. Add 66% of that volume as water into a tall pail.
  3. Add plaster by hand to the water by sprinkling over the water surface without mixing.
      more.....

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    5 Great Gift Ideas for Potters

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    5 Great Gift Ideas for Potters

    Gift shopping for potters is easy if you know what they need, but if you are looking to surprise the potter in your life with a few gems, I've made a gift guide with 5 great ideas to help you out.  If you are the potter in your life, you can pass this blog link or the gift guide links to your family to help them along.

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    Upcoming Seasonal Sales for December

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    Upcoming Seasonal Sales for December

    Hoping I'll see you soon at one of three seasonal sales I'm involved with throughout the month of December and that I can continue to provide you and other discerning collectors with handcrafted ceramic heirlooms, so you can celebrate a sense of connection and belonging for years to come.  

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