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Fleur @Fleura (35007) • United Kingdom 31 Mar

I promised to tell you about last week’s activities. I was hired as a steward at a workshop event which involved making clay vessels by hand using various techniques such as coiling, slab building or making pinch pots, with the...

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Charms

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 23 Apr 24

Yesterday was the first time in quite a while that Dale and I could go to Greenville without going to a doctor's visit! We really enjoyed our day out. I was careful not to walk very much and sat a lot, but we went to a pottery...

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Poole Pottery

DINNERLADY @lazydaizee (6732) • United Kingdom 28 Feb 21

Several years ago while looking in a charity shop, I found and interesting looking plate. I saw that there was a mark on the back but I did not know what the mark stood for. The plate was not expensive so I brought it and when I...

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Popular Quimper

DINNERLADY @lazydaizee (6732) • United Kingdom 17 Feb 21

Several years ago I went to a car boot sale and I brought a dish that I recognised as having been made by the Quimper pottery in France. I knew what it was because I had seen this sort of pottery being sold at auction on an...

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I had trouble with a plate.

DINNERLADY @lazydaizee (6732) • United Kingdom 6 May 20

Seeing this book reminds me of the time when I thought I would have a go at selling stuff on Ebay. I had been looking around a shop that sold second hand goods and I came across a Poole Pottery plate. It was being sold at an...

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Staffordshire Dogs

DINNERLADY @lazydaizee (6732) • United Kingdom 4 May 20

The full title of this book is A-Z of Staffordshire Dogs a potted history . These were the sort of pottery dogs that many people kept on their mantelpieces in the 19th century. I brought this book because I am a dog lover and I...

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Longest Friendship

Amber @AmbiePam (120738) • United States 19 Jan 20

How long is your longest friendship (and you can count your spouse if you want)? I went to paint pottery the other day with my friend, Dominique, after we had Thai food at a nearby restaurant. We met at school in the seventh...

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Crafts

Lynn Fowler @lynnief (1203) • Australia 18 Mar 18

Do you do any kind of craft? If you do, do you just make things for yourself and friends, or do you sell them? I knit and do cross stitch. I can do very basic crochet, but can't follow a crochet pattern. I knit for myself, and...

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Sneaked a Peek

Amber @AmbiePam (120738) • United States 2 Dec 17

This is the plate I painted at the art studio the other day. The other side I painted lime green, and it has a bit of texture with dots of darker green in the lime paint. You may even see a border of lime in this picture because I...

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I won't hang the head.

Amber @AmbiePam (120738) • United States 25 Oct 17

Some of you might remember, and if you do, I'm impressed, I talked about going painting with a couple of friends a few months ago.The store features a ton of different pottery, glass, and fabric that you can paint with multiple...

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Wild at Art

Amber @AmbiePam (120738) • United States 2 Sep 17

Late yesterday afternoon a couple of friends and I decided to go paint. My friend Naomi had been there before, and really enjoyed it. So did I! I think we were there 3 1/2 hours. They chose bowls to paint, but I chose an octopus....

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Are you a collector?

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 27 Feb 17

Good evening.Do you collect?if so tell us about it Mike and I have been collecting for the last forty five years. We are a huge fan.We collect Santos or Saint from Central America We have been there for the eleven times or...

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Chipped Bowls

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21845) • Canada 3 Jun 16

A few years ago I wrote a story on that Bubble website about my favorite cereal, Bare Naked Granola. Its a cereal I discovered in the US and fell hard in love with. I've tried all the flavors and the one in the photo is my...

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Pottery was so much fun!

Ricki Dillane @ricki_911 (21625) • Toronto, Ontario 1 Oct 15

We ended up taking the long way to the place. I drove as her car wasn't working properly, but I hate dirivng in this town. We got there around 5:30pm, and it closed at 7pm. I did a water bowl, it was $30 (but then I had the...

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Paint your own pottery tomorrow!!

Ricki Dillane @ricki_911 (21625) • Toronto, Ontario 28 Sep 15

I bought these tickets a month ago for a friends birthday. She had every excuses not to go (she's the same one who cancelled for another days event). I simple don't bother inviting her anymore. The tickets are decent $15 for the...

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Paint Your Own Pottery Event!

Ricki Dillane @ricki_911 (21625) • Toronto, Ontario 7 Aug 15

I found this on a deal site, and thought about doing it. It explains you pick a piece and paint it, they will then coat it, and vanish it. It was $11 for the event, which I thought was a reasonable price. I just never have done...

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Hand Painted Mexican Pottery

Rooney Lawson @RooneyLawson (101) • Tucson, Arizona 26 Aug 14

There’s a healthy demand for potteries from Mexico. There is abundance choice of genuine Mexican planters. The selection includes ceramic vases, terracotta planters and pitchers. Furthermore, there are a lot of designs to choose...

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Talavera Planters a Best Item to Buy for The Garden Area

Ciaran Grimes @CiaranGrimes (82) • New City, New York 2 Jul 14

Typically, Mexican potteries are painted with Talavera flower designs with intricate, lovely patterns all around the pot. Talavera is a term used to describe faithful reproductions of the pottery and china made in a Spanish...

Add Something Special in Homes with Talavera decor

Rooney Lawson @RooneyLawson (101) • Tucson, Arizona 5 Jun 14

Talavera describes the faithful reproduction of china and pottery made in Talavera de la Reina, a village in Spain. In itself, the pottery is a type of Majolica that refers to all types of enameled handmade earthenware. They are...

Mexican Planters that Makes Great Additions to any Home

Rooney Lawson @RooneyLawson (101) • Tucson, Arizona 4 Jun 14

Every design of Mexican potteries is hand-painted and all plates and platters are created with an eyelet on the back that makes it possible to hand on walls. Whether used for home decorations or daily use in the dining places,...

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