(Discussion) Secret Santa 2013 is coming soon!

[Sunflowercake]

Quote: Originally Posted by lissa1307 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Oh my gawd...all these handmade ideas...i'm in heaven over here...im a total craft/sewing junkie so this has gotten me all excited....hope my person likes handmade goodies too cause i do lots of little stuffs like jewelry, hand beaded and/or embroidered sleep masks..dabble in painting...too many things to list or choose from...i need a name so i can start stalking...err...investigating interests...

eta: I'm all over getting handmade gifts *wink wink*...it shows so much care and thought and time that went into it, gifts from the heart are awetastical!
same here!!!

 

[Sheeeeeelby]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/

Oh my gosh, that's such a great idea! I think your SS will love it! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Love your pieces!

 

[Dayo Steph]

Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I agree!! @Dayo Steph I love your work!

I used to throw all the time. I loved it in high school and my favorite art teacher mainly did ceramics. For a charity event I made 120 bowls! Some I threw on the wheel, some I cheated and rolled out and pressed with lace then shaped it around another bowl. It was so fulfilling and since it was for charity and my other teachers liked me, I think I got a hall pass out of one class a day for a week

I miss it so much! I wish I still had access to all these kind of things!
Thank you everyone! We're never satisfied with our own work - the difference between our vision of what we want it to be, and what is is.  @Jessaamerica - what area of the country are you in? It seems like ceramics are getting popular again, art centers are springing up all over the place.  If I wasn't in an apartment, I'd get a wheel for my own, they aren't outrageously expensive, but I don't have anywhere to put it.

 

[Dayo Steph]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kelli /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Great stuff. I particularly like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/7850596224/in/set-72157629797469029 I haven't done anything like that since high school art class. Our art teacher did pottery as her main art form so we did six week sessions on the pottery wheel in class (plus various other sculpting projects). It was fun, but I'm the type that when something looks really nice, I think "If I just do one more thing, it'll be perfect" and then I wind up destroying it while doing that one more thing lol.

That is sooo me! We have a mantra... Waaaalk awaay from the pot. Just walk away

 

[Dayo Steph]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sunflowercake /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  We just had my hubby's best friend over who brought Marzipan bread from my mom  and mother in law. This was two weeks ago and it's all gone. My giftee will get some German treats as well as long as there are no allergies. By the way, if my ss is good at baking, i am not opposed to cookies. Also, I think I have too much fun creating my wishlist hehehe
Yum! Marzipan is the best. A friend made some from scratch last year at X-mas, shaped it and gave it out...and then brought me the leftovers (unformed/uncolored) and it was gone sooo dang fast

 

[Babs28]

Oh, this looks like so much fun!  I wish I had found MUT sooner!!!   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  I'll have to wait a whole year to do this!  It's like another box coming!!!  

 

[jannie135]

Quote: Originally Posted by gemstone /img/forum/go_quote.gif


To be fair, throwing pottery requires practice and is *not* something you can get after a few times.
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Okay I'm just going to go ahead and think I'm just taking this comment the wrong way, but this really annoyed me. 

That's not something I don't know. Thanks.

 

[angismith]

Quote: Originally Posted by JC327 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Oh wow! It must be so fun with all those pets.
Hi, Jay! Sorry I'm so far behind ... to answer your comment - I never feel unloved, but "someone" is always around! LOL!

 

[Babs28]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/
You pieces are beautiful!!!  AMAZING!!!

 

[angismith]

Did everyone get their mass private message this morning?

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

I'm in the Midwest (milwaukee). My boyfriend's mom is the art department chair of a high school. I could always ask her to use their facilities but she pretty much covers everything but ceramics so I'm too scared to ask!

Thank you everyone! We're never satisfied with our own work - the difference between our vision of what we want it to be, and what is is.  @Jessaamerica - what area of the country are you in? It seems like ceramics are getting popular again, art centers are springing up all over the place.  If I wasn't in an apartment, I'd get a wheel for my own, they aren't outrageously expensive, but I don't have anywhere to put it.

 

[lissa1307]

Quote: Originally Posted by angismith /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Did everyone get their mass private message this morning?
yep!

 

[trekkersangel]

Um I would totally want to be your UnSecret Santa if that's the case and we could just do a fun swap lolll  I've learned so much about European chocolates and stuff since I work at Godiva. I know someone mentioned marzipan. I've had conversations with a lot of international customers who come by and I mention that I think marzipan is a very European flavor since a LOT of Americans who try it get shocked by the flavor and dislike it immediately. I thought it grew on me and I ended up liking it a lot, but it's not as popular in the states. Godiva has amazing peppermint bark that comes out around Thanksgiving. My Secret Santa will def. be getting chocolate lol

I was the one that mentioned Marzipan. It's my favorite & really good & authentic marzipan is hard to find in the states. It's almond paste for those that didn't know. It hardly has any sugar in it & is very pasty! To me it's heaven in a brick! ;-). Lubeck, Germany makes the very best Marzipan in the world in their Niederegger factory. If you can find that particular marzipan you will never go back. Mmmmm! I'm missing Germany today! I'm a huge hot cocoa person as well & now that people are mentioning mint, I'm craving some warm minty goodness now too. Can it be Christmas already?

 

[Kelli]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
That is sooo me! We have a mantra... Waaaalk awaay from the pot. Just walk away

LOL I will need to remember that. It's good to know I'm not the only one that does that /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[lioness90]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/
Your pottery is beautiful! So talented!

 

[slinka]

One time I tried a pottery wheel thing....never again. Stupid little 12 year old ruined my mess of a ...cylindrical mass...even more than it was /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm bad at it

 

[Dayo Steph]

Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm in the Midwest (milwaukee). My boyfriend's mom is the art department chair of a high school. I could always ask her to use their facilities but she pretty much covers everything but ceramics so I'm too scared to ask!
Hmmm.  Not sure if you ever get to Chicago, but i'm on the Northside, and the studio I throw at (Lillstreet Art Center) has regular weekend workshops.  Make a trip to Chicago - makeup shopping and ceramics! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Let me know if you decide to come!

 

[zadidoll]

It takes practice. The thing is with wheel throwing you have to have your clay centered first otherwise you'll never be able to shape it. I think I still have my pottery tools buried in the garage somewhere. LOL

 

[slinka]

Quote: Originally Posted by zadidoll /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  It takes practice. The thing is with wheel throwing you have to have your clay centered first otherwise you'll never be able to shape it. I think I still have my pottery tools buried in the garage somewhere. LOL
I have not the patience to deal with that damned wheel, lol.
Pottery wheel make Slinka angry, SLINKA SMASH.

 

[Dayo Steph]

Quote: Originally Posted by slinka /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  One time I tried a pottery wheel thing....never again. Stupid little 12 year old ruined my mess of a ...cylindrical mass...even more than it was /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm bad at it

Aww. It just takes practice.  I was throwing a year before I liked anything I made.   You guys are all too nice  Anyone have knit stuff or other art they want to share? Maybe I should make a - share your craft thread. It would be fun to have an online crafting circle. . /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />