A Little SpringBath :)

A Little SpringBath :)

Congrats all and  dmtgun3

Aztec Treasury

About MiriHardyPottery

Miri Hardy

Owner, Maker, Potter

Everything you'll find in my shop was made with my own two hands, in my studio in Puerto Rico. My husband Nick is my CPO (Chief Packing Officer), and all credit for the VERY careful packing to assure that your pots travel safely to you goes to him!

Fun, Functional & Unique Pottery for Him, Her & You!

I vividly remember watching a potter throw on the wheel when I was but 5 years old. Such magic I had never seen! Fast forward to my grad school years, when I desperately needed a non-academic diversion. Fate would have it, I came across a catalog from the local adult education center. Pottery classes! Just the magic I needed. And I was hooked!

After years of working with clay as a hobby, pottery has recently become my full time vocation. The magical nature of it all, if anything, seems stronger these days. For the journey from lump of clay to a finished, functional piece of pottery is NOT a quick one. Wedge the clay, throw the clay, trim the clay, dry the clay, fire the clay, glaze the clay, then fire yet again. Wondrous changes and transformations happen at every step of the way! 

One of the MOST magical moments is raising the lid of my electric kiln after the glaze firing to see the results of weeks of labor. My husband Nick (who not only carefully packs all our shipments but is also in charge of our physical gallery and keeping our records) LOVES this part of the process too! In fact, he has yet to miss a single glaze opening! Potters will tell you this moment is like Christmas morning. I think its even better, 'cuz you don't have to wait until December AND it happens more than once a year!

There is something very special about using a handmade piece of pottery and nothing pleases me more than hearing back from folks who purchased my work about how they have incorporated my pottery into their own daily lives. 

I hope you too find some magic in my Etsy shop!

--Miri

Mustache Mug: Large Blue Mug

Ceramic Plate Set for Tapas or Snacks

Mustache Cups

Womens Shaving Mug

Breakfast Set

Miri Hardy

Be Mine !!

Red Plaid Heart Decorative Pillow Case

Love Heart Bracelet 

red coffee cup cozy

Vintage Heart Locket Necklace

Red Heart, Slippers

Brown felt purse with cute red heart

Red Glitter Hearts Stud Earrings

Big golden heart necklace

Ceramic Ring Dish Red Heart

Hand Knit Fingerless Gloves

Heart Leaf  8x10 Fine Art Photography

Love Heart Infinity Circle Loop Scarf

Eiffel Tower charm and red heart

Valentines Day / Knitting Fingerless Gloves

Heart Felt Crochet Womens Slippers

Valentine bunny rabbit hare

Old Farm Gate - Valentine's Day

c h e e r

c h e e r

Congrats all and  meynenz

Vintage Twirling Pencil Set

have a snowy christmas

have a snowy christmas

Congrats all and  Febystan

Granny Square Trio

Extra Bonus

Extra Bonus

Congrats all and ColorfulPixelsByLife

Windy Day - Fine Art Photography Print 5x7

Lilac Dreamin'

Light purple crochet collar necklace

Lilac Branches Petite Earrings

Wine Glasses - Hand Painted in Lavender

Floral Bouquet Printed on White Backround Bedding Set

Hattie Carnegie lilac givre art glass necklace

Purple Wisp Round Grapevine Wreath

Red Fox

Sleeping Fox in Art

Wood Brooch Red Fox

Red fox brooch totem 

Fox Necklace

Hand painted silk chiffon scarf Tree foxes

July fashion

July fashion

Congrats all..Amazing Fp!!

Thank you Lepun

Ship necklace

Emma (DoucesLaines)

Very pretty hand knit accessories From France... We want to meet with you :))

Emma

Owner, Designer, Maker, Curator, Photography, Shipping And So Much More...

I'm Emma, a French knit loving since I was a little girl ! I live in the French Jura Mountains in a very green environment ^^

Eco & Refined Handknits, For A Greener Life On Our Beautiful Planet

Living in a cold region can be very inspiring ! I began to handknit simply because I couldn't find any toasty accessories for the winter, in organic pure new wool !

Then, I made summer accessories : some organic cotton versatile jewelry and some organic cotton cowls...

And finally, some funny litlle handknits like my pixie's hat egg warmers or my chair socks !

And I love & wear everything I create ! I hope you will too !

See you soon in my DoucesLaines' shop !http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoucesLaines

PS : Thank you Etsy for the awesome feature in Etsy Fashion <3 : http://douceslaines.blogspot.fr/2012/06/douceslaines-featured-on-etsy-fashion.html

Romantic Pink Flower Brooch Hair Clip

Wedding Mohair Shrug Bolero

Easter Eggs Pixie's Hats

PS 2 : We live in a very old house, you can even see a very old chair in my pictures ^^ ! And we are renovating our new home, I really can't wait to live in...

Emma DoucesLaines shop here :))

Sheryl (HandPaintedPetals)

Great handpainted wedding glasses and home decoration product..This felling rustic cottage!!
We want to meet with you Sherly :))

Sheryl

Owner, Chief Petal Painter And Designer, Momster Extraordinaire

I began painting after my brain got 'dented' in a car accident in January, 2010. At first, I wasn't able to read or write, and eventually taught myself to paint. My painting has helped me recover thus far. Ain't Life grand?!

Thorns Have Roses. . .

A brain injury received in a car accident in January, 2000, led to my learning to paint, and has been a blessing in many ways. After the accident, my "brain dents" left me unable to read or write. (I prefer the term "brain dents" instead of "brain injury" because it's much less frightening and off-putting). 

During my rehab, my wonderful husband began to bring me flower magazines so I could look at the “pretty pictures,” which inspired me to learn to garden. Sometimes, understanding the directions on the seed packets took longer than planting the seeds. I couldn’t always garden, but simply touching the earth had a very calming effect. At summer’s end, the flowers faded, and I decided to try painting flowers since the Colorado winter was approaching.

I began slowly and one night, I proudly posted a newly-painted rose on the refrigerator and asked my son what it looked like. When he replied, “It’s a red rose,” I was so excited — just like a kindergartner! Sometimes I still get discouraged from the brain dents but the creative process and tactile nature of painting has been an important part of my recovery thus far. 

In 2005, we discovered that the mile-high altitude in Boulder, Colorado was slowing down my recovery, so we moved to Texas and in May 2012, to San Diego.

Hand Painted Red Wine Fine CRYSTAL Goblets

At last, I am able to focus on my painting and feel proud yet humble to offer you my "Painted Petals." 

As the cartoon character Ziggy said,

“You can complain because roses have thorns, or
You can rejoice because 'thorns' have roses.”

Childrens Storage Hand Painted Hat Boxes

Hand Painted Champagne Flutes Set of 4

My journey has allowed me to connect with some wonderful people over the years. To me, painting is a deeply personal expression, and I take great care to do my very best on each piece I paint, from prep to shipping. I usually listen to music (Sarah MacLaughlan, Nora Jones, Etta James) and think about the person who will receive my newest painted piece, and envision them opening the package and watching their expression. I am wonderfully blessed and feel joy when I say, "Aint Life grand!" 

Sheryl HandPaintedPetals shop here:))

 

Lisa DiSciascio (starlightwoods)

Realy speacial wooden works .We want to meet with you Lisa DiSciascio :))

How my crazy world of wood jewelry all started....

Starlight Woods started in the summer / fall of 2011. That summer we had some of the craziest storms we have seen. Trees fallen everywhere, on power lines, on houses, on my neighbors shed, in the road, blocking us from leaving our street for a week... During that time, with no power, sharing a generator with our neighbor and households taking turns cooking food, we had a LOT of time on our hands....

So we went on a hike. I have always loved wood, I love to find old messy pieces of wood and sand them down to find their shine! Re-purposing and nature have always been big inspirations for me so on our walk of course seeing all these broken branches flooded my mind with ideas. I found a gorgeous piece of birch and dragged it back to my house. Got out the saw and cut. What i saw was a world of possibilities. It started out as wonderful projects for my daughters and I to do together. We thought of making key chains, ornaments, gift tags... We got out our paints and made a mess! A good mess of course. We painted, got silly and laughed for hours. 

As time went on, of course the ideas grew, how about RINGS? 
NECKLACES? 
EARRINGS?

Cocktail Ring blue vintage floral wood

I actually got my ears pierced just this year so i can wear my earrings too. I have always been a minimalist in every way. I am not the girl who takes an hour to get ready, shower, pony tail- out the door! I always thought earrings made me look too fancy, lol. So I created earrings that are me, simple and minimal.

Stud wood Earrings

starlightwoods shop here :)))