New Items...

I created a few fun pottery necklaces

and have them listed

in my Etsy shop.  They are in a

Boho style and a nice little accent

to dress up a simple t-shirt or sweater.

I also added this beaded ornament.

I hand drew out this rabbit on clay.

No molds were used. 

The details were carved into the clay.

  It is then dried and fired in kiln.Then hand

glazed on both sides. Once 3 coats of glaze are

applied  it is again fired in kiln.

I carefully created the unique wire

hanger using pottery beads I made and

other beads to make a pretty ornament for

rabbit lovers.  This ornament would look

great on an Easter tree or Christmas tree.

I will be adding 

other new items soon

so keep an eye out for them.

Also I'm running a Spring Sale

on a few items.  Check it out!

in the upper right hand corner

of this page...

A vacation for being 50!

My husband took me on a

getaway to celebrate me

turning the big 50!

We went to this resort in

Jamaica.

The room was so nice and came with

a Butler to make all or any

arrangements you wanted.

It had a private patio that walked directly

into one of the pools.

Everything was inclusive which

was really nice.  You could try

whatever you wanted and if you

didn't like it get something different.

They had several restaurants or you could go over to other 

Sandal resorts on the island and eat at

other restaurants.

I tried paddle boarding for the first time

and kayaking.  I liked both they were fun.

It was so nice just relaxing and doing whatever

we felt like doing or not doing!

We usually went first thing and sat on the beach.

The cool breezes off the ocean were so nice.

It was nice to be lazy and sleep in.

Read a book under the palm trees

After dinner we usually went for a swim in this

smaller pool outside our room.

A little gecko above us

when we had breakfast...

Hammocks over the water!

My husband and I did ride horses in the water
and through the country side
which was fun!

I could have done without the
big yellow floatation device
around my waist! LOL

So many yummy drinks!

Everything just looked so pretty!

I even saved a little crab

that somehow made it all the way in the

hallway outside our room.

We carted him in an ice bucket back to 

the ocean.  Matt was like just leave it...

he'll be fine but I told Matt it's good karma. He'll 

never find his way back it's too far

too many obstacles on his own.

I said maybe then my gold fish at home

that was ailing would pull through

and for those that follow me on 

Instagram (natascha.rieper)

Bubba is alive and well! Yay!

Such a good time... but

Sadly...all good things must end

Farewell Jamaica!

Matt turns 50 next year...

where should I take him?

Happy Birthday Hottie!

 

I really wanted to celebrate my girl Hottie's

20th Birthday!  It's a big deal to me.  First off on

6 April I turned 50 and then on 18 April Hottie

turned 20!  I'm just so grateful to have her.

She is a lifelong dream fulfilled for me.

Since my earliest memory I wanted a horse.

I was a Military brat that moved

every 3-5 yrs. I couldn't have a horse of

my own.  15 1/2 yrs. ago my dream

came true!  In those 15+ years the two of us

have done so much together.

We have been together through

so many life changes.  I worked

extra jobs and cut many things out

of my life to make sure I always

had her and she had everything

she needed.

She has literally changed my life and

what I devote my time to.

 

 

So much so that when I took a recent trip

(I'll do a post on that later)

I made sure I wrote out a letter

on who I wanted her to go to if

my plane crashed & I died.  I

added my step son to my bank account

so that he could pay her board

for her.  It's a huge cost that

you really need to plan for. There

are so many horror stories out there

about animals.  I don't want my

babies to ever be one of them.

 

 

Miss Hot had no idea what her nutty

Mama was up to but she played along

and wore her party hat nicely!

 

 

 What a precious baby she was. Her  horse mama is still alive

at the ripe old age of 33!

 

 

 I am praying that I will have Hottie for her

whole life. By that I mean that I will

out live her.  I would never ever get rid of her

  She is my "heart" horse.

There is an undeniable bond between

us.  I can sense what she is thinking.

 

 

 

I am so very thankful to be Blessed

with my pretty girl!

 

Happy Birthday Hottie!

 

 

Out of the kiln....

Sharing a few new pieces that just got fired.

My radish bowl is my favorite in this bunch.

I love how the colors came out in this one.

This one I wasn't so thrilled with.

I was hoping for a bluer bowl

and purpler flower.  If those are words

I will re-glaze this one and see what happens...

this one I was expecting more of a greener

tone to the bowl and less orange brown

Here are a few of my ceramic bunny ornaments

I was happy with them and think I will keep them

these colors.  I have more that came out too

light that I will reglaze.

I love this green glaze.  I could use it

over and over.  I made this little pot

to hold my sponges in my kitchen.

Fits perfect on the corner of my sink

nice and neat.

I wonder if anyone would also

like these?

I am taking next week off from posting

on my blog.  I'm going to be

getting away and celebrating

being 50 years old !

I know they say age

is just a number but that

is a big freaking number so

I am gonna embrace and celebrate it!

Seriously I can't believe I'm that

number!  I didn't think I'd be

alive this long and am super

ecstatic that I'm still here!