It went by way to fast, but we were so excited to land on the front page of etsy yesterday! Alex's newest drum got over 100 views while it was up and so many people were surprised to learn that etsy has wonderful handmade musical instruments. 
Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.
3. Tag eight people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs.
We spent time with family learning the old ways of doing things.
We caught a little snake who felt like the finest velvet.
We played pick up sticks on the front porch with cousins.
We sat around the fire talking and roasting hot dogs and marshmallows.
We also walked barefoot on soft deep moss.
When I took my first ceramics class and it came time to glaze my pieces, I was so disappointed with the drab colors are matte surfaces. I wanted bold colors and shiny glazes! Within a semester, I was in love with the earthly browns and the variations on the surface of the pots. My pieces felt equally at home in the kitchen as in nature. My coffee cups were as welcome on the front porch of a mountain cabin as in a New York apartment.
Now I have the experience and choice to have bright and shiny if I want it, but I still tend to steer clear of it. My favorite glazes are all browns and golden browns, soft green and blues. I tend toward a peaceful muted palette on my pots. I allow myself any whim that passes, but overwhelmingly, my pots are the soothing sort, not the jarring sort.
If you're thinking pottery needs to be fun and take itself a little less seriously, you need to check out the etsy potter with the shop named Ceramica Botanica. Most of the works are One of a Kind and so incredibly imaginative. From concoction cups to salt and pepper shakers, snake mugs to fly bowls, you'll find many things to add beauty and fun to your life in this shop.
