Thursday, January 12, 2012

I love Shearwater Pottery! & 12 on the 12th starts today!!

This is a picture that I took at the local pottery store where I grew up in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It's called Shearwater Pottery and they make the most gorgeous pieces of artwork and pottery! The colors of the glazes are just spectacular - most are the colors of the coast! Here's a link to their website. I first visited the store on a field trip with my third grade class. I had a little bit of money and I invested in a couple of very small pieces - which I still have!! I also have many many more pieces as I've been collecting ever since then. I have several pieces that were made for everyday use (bowls, plates, cups....) that I do use everyday. Whenever I'm visiting home, I always make Shearwater Pottery run to add more pieces to my collection.

For this layout I used my December Studio Calico kit. I simply cut several strips of paper and layered them in a random starburst type shape. After adhering the strips, I sewed several "rays" through the whole thing to make sure it would stay put!

And don't forget to start your 12 on the 12th today - which means you take 12 pictures on the 12th of each month and then create a scrapbook page with all of those pictures!!

Ella Publishing is having a contest each month - submit a layout by the due date and you are eligible to win an awesome prize!! This month's prizes are some spots in a couple of BPC class

How about a spot in Cathy Zielske's new typography class, Ten Tips for Better Type? Or May Flaum's new creative layout class, The Curious Scrapbooker's Field Guide? All you have to do is stop back at this post and link us to your visual by January 18 for your chance to be eligible to receive a class pass.



Check out all the info here !!

Thanks for stopping by and have fun creating!!

5 comments:

  1. How fun, I love pottery too. Seeing all the inspiration from Studio Calico kits here (and other places too) I've signed up.

    Decided that as I'm dizzy doing 12 on the 12 isn't a good idea. I'll do some Saturday when we've got all the family around instead.

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  3. New follower here! Love this layout with the faux sun burst! So pretty!

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    1. Hi there! So glad to meet a new follower! Thank you so much for stopping by! Hope to see you around more! :)

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  4. Such a great layout-that starburst is so fun!

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