Hanka Hanka Burning Love!

 

Hank was kind of an unexpected

surprise that kind of fell

into our house.

 

 

I never expected so much personality

in such a little guy.

He's actually smart too.

 

 

I changed his name from Sparky to Hank.

and he knows his name is Hank, 

He comes when I call him and loves

his big bunny family.

 

 

Hazel acts like a mother and he

always runs to her first.  She licks him

and he always gives her a loud purring sound.

 

 

I noticed a large bump by his right rear leg.

He lost some weight so it was more

visible.  I took him to the Vet thinking

maybe it was an abscess.

 

 

The vet didn't sound too promising

because of the location of it. I had

them do a biopsy on it just so I

would know. 

 

I was pretty much resigned to it being

cancer due to him loosing weight,

He is a piggy, and eats  a lot

for his size.  I have no idea

why he would lose weight

other than thinking it was illness.

 

 

So when they called last night and said

 all 3 samples were benign - I was thrilled.

 

 

Oh and the reason for this posts title is that
My nick name for him is

"Hanka, Hanka burning Love"

He just makes me laugh!

 

 

I am so thankful that I said yes

to him! I never in a million

years expected so much out of

a little guinea pig that was

looking for a new home

He is one in a million!

 

 

 

 

Available ...

Besides decorating my house for Christmas I 

have been going through some of the items I have leftover

from the Art Market and getting them ready to post

on Etsy.  Here are a few of the items.

These bowls are large 15" across and

all the glazes are food safe.  These

large bowls fit perfectly in a bird bath stand

I have one that I ordered on Amazon for $25...

Slowly but surely I will get to it after work...

It does take some time to photograph them

and find the right box for each item, and weigh 

everything in order

to list the mailing fee's.

Not all of these are posted yet on Etsy

Plus I have more to photograph, but if 

you see something you like that is not listed yet.

Send me a message to get the price

and the size of the item.

These are antique plaster mold Santa's.

I do have some lower cost jewelry items

and ornaments...

I have a few different types of 

rabbit ornaments like the one above.

This one is Sold and went to Texas,

but I just wanted to show that

Custom orders are a possibility if

you are not in a hurry as it will take

a long time to dry and 2 firings.

Like My FB Page

as I will post items first on there before I

do on this blog or Etsy

or follow me on Instagram

Instagram

The Mistletoe Market

Last weekend I took part in my first Artist Market.

I can't lie...I was a bit nervous prepping all my wares for the Sale and coming

up with how I wanted to display everything.

I am really pleased at how everything came out and

how it all looked displayed.  I received many compliments on how my booth looked.

Which made me really happy.

 I sold many things. I did much better

at this sale than I anticipated.

A few items sold before the event even opened.
My Bee and Butterfly Waterers
did well and sold fast. I will make more of those.
My ornaments and jewelry did well too.

I have a few items left that I will preview

here and on My FB Page

if you are interested

in buying anything email me!

I didn't know what to expect and was happy

to meet many nice people.  I really 

appreciated their kind compliments and 

appreciation of my creations!

I am really thankful for my husband's

help!  He helped me so much! Lugging and

moving all my stuff and just supporting me

in my venture.  I also appreciated all my friends

& family too who stopped by and supported

me.  Sometimes it can be uncomfortable to try

new things but with good people around you

it makes it so much easier and enjoyable.

Thanks Everyone!

Working on a Dream...

I have been working really hard lately

to create new things for my

art business.  Anyone who knows

me, knows I have been doing Art my whole life.

I would have loved to be able to do it

as my full time job but reality is that

I want a retirement pension

and health insurance too.

My art career has always been my

side thing.  I am seeing retirement

getting closer in my future. 

I figure there is no time

like the present to

expand on creating & sharing

my Art Inspirations.

 So I am trying different things to see what works...

 I am very grateful for my friends that

that share my posts
to help my art dream get visibility!

 There are so many talented people

out there creating art.

 I make things because I like to.

It brings me happiness and I enjoy

learning new things

 Plus if I can make someone happy

with something I made

that is a great thing.

 I think it is special to have something

that someone made. Something that there is

only one of in the whole world!

 That is the whole goal of life anyway right?

Figure out what makes you

happy and then do it...

That is my plan!

A Few Renovations

I have been working on renovating a

few things I want to use to display

some of my pottery at this artist market 

I am doing next month.  Above is one of  2 urns

that someone tossed out. I just happened to

be driving to work and stopped and

loaded these two into the back of my truck.

Cha Ching!

I'm thrilled though, because

I have wanted

urns like this for a while.

New they are pricey.

So FREE is awesome! 

The paint was peeling on the metal,

so I took a wire brush to them.

Then I spray painted several coats of rust-oleum

on them to protect the metal.

After that I brushed on several layers of colors

of acrylic paint.

I was going for the look of an

aged cement planter.

Then I sprayed clear protector over them,

and Wala!  I think they look like that now.

These are the inspiration for my next renovation.

I forgot to take a before...

but this was a garage sale find.  

Someone had slapped flat white paint 

on it very messily.  I was not pretty.

So this is my repaint job.

It will sit on top of a table to display

some of my smaller bowls.

I did have some bad luck in one kiln firing.

This lovely bowl is no more!

I have a full kiln that I will open tonight.

Fingers crossed that there will be better

results than above.