Rolled Out of Bed...Grabbed the Camera...

I forgot that I even took these yesterday at 6 am.  When I know that I have a kiln full of goodies waiting for me I can't go back to sleep once I wake up.  This is the most recent firing.  I just came across these pics while taking individual pics for my Etsy listings and for the beads-of clay website (Of which I am VERY psyched to be a part of).  The second pic is once the shelf was removed.  One of these days, I am going to make some new bead trees that stand up nice and straight....For now....these work!! Don't forget to check out yesterday's blog for my give away!!

Happy Heat

Another Happy Firing. I'm pretty tired after a marathon glazing on Saturday. I don't usually do that, but had an urge to get them all done and ready to be fired on Sunday. These will be gradually posted in my Etsy shop. Since I work full time besides making beads, my postings aren't done quickly. If you're interested in anything that you see here, feel free to convo me for more pics and or inquiries. Happy Beading!!! Mary Ann

A New Baby and My latest Firing..

Here's what just came out of the kiln.....One was my little doll kiln and the other straight from her Mommy's kiln ;o) It's so exciting when I come home from work and open the lid......What's even more exciting is our latest addition, Chloe Vaughn......Our new granddaughter weighed 7.0 lbs. even.....Now we have two little ones to spoil and hopefully, encourage to be bead or jewelry makers one day!!!

Hot Hot Hot

This is my little electric kiln. The other pic is an inside shot of Bill's woodfire kiln. Those were the turquoise beads that were grabbed shortly after listing them on Etsy. They were very cool. I have pics listed in an earlier post. Hopefully, we'll have another bead woodfiring in about a month or so.

For right now though I'm excited to see what this bead firing brings. I'm passing the time away before I can take them out. I'm usually happy.....

They're Glazed....

Here's a few pics of what it looks like once my beads are glazed and then put in the kiln. In this firing, I've added a couple of name signs that my nieces glazed when they were here this weekend. It's Thanksgiving and I'm passing the time away before we go out to eat. Tomorrow I should hopefully, be able to post how exciting it is to open the kiln. I LOVE it!!!