Posted 3 years ago
Watchsearc…
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My Granny made many crocheted doilies; several, including this one in pic 1, have been passed down to me….. they are little reminders of her working very nimbly with just a crochet needle and a ball of thread to produce something very pretty.
The ladies’ hanky was hers but I don’t know if she made it or if it was gifted to her from a friend. She always carried a fancy hanky in her purse.
I made these pottery pieces in a college art class in 1989. They all started as a ball of clay and an assignment to create a functional teapot, a serving dish, and a niche with something inside it. Various pieces of equipment had to be mastered- I especially remember a pug mill to smoothly mix clay and a slab roller to roll a slab. ;^D
But prior to tackling those assignments, each student had to create a stamp to mark their work. Pic 2 shows mine.
These were some of my creations from that class…..
I hope you enjoy them! Comments welcome and appreciated.
Watchsearcher, Beautiful. <3
In that personally hallmarked teapot, you have something of your own making to pass on to the next generation. :-)
People used to devote hours to enhancing even mundane objects via handicrafts.
Just within the last couple of decades I recall visiting elderly relatives, and sleeping on a set of elaborately embroidered and crocheted lace-trimmed bed linens.
Keramikos, I know what you are talking about with the hand-embellished bed linens! Those same relatives likely had a handmade quilt available and a bouquet of fresh flowers in the room.
Thanks for appreciating these little projects and for leaving the sweet comment.
Gillian and Vynil33rpm, thank you both for the loves!
Your grandmother's crocheted doily is absolutely gorgeous. Talent runs in your family, great job on the teapot and niched flower! Art projects are great fun for a young person, I remember making a large foo dog in ceramics that was glazed cobalt blue, loved it til it got broken - perhaps started my interest in feng shui tho :)
Watchsearcher, I'd embroidered a few pillowcases in my youth, but when I saw this sheet set, all I could think was, "I am not worthy."
>LOL< Keramikos! I understand that feeling!
Newfld, that’s such a nice compliment- you and Keramikos are right—there are several family members who are very artsy and put my projects to shame. I can just imagine your foo dog creation and it’s loss. :^(
I’ve only read a bit about feng shui….just enough to try to position stuff in certain ways but I got concerned that my front door and back door are in a straight line with each other and that is unadvisable. Any advise about that?
Hi Watchsearcher, same here I only read a bit about feng shui years ago by author Lillian Too, she was the first & easiest to understand. As I recall, the front door direction is most important, it's supposed to be energized by wind chimes etc. Decorating is all about directions & colors, things like East for health, North for money, NW travel and SW romance - I remember we were newly married & a good bedroom was West with the bed & things like pictures showing pairs (doves, double bouquet of flowers never three) are luckiest. Some call it superstition, I thought it was alot of fun :)
;^) I’ve gotta get out a compass to see how bad everything is situated. At least I have the wind chimes!
That’s funny about the color but, but as I recall, glazes go on white but firing in the kiln brings out the color.
Parents treasure things we “kids” might not have any attachment to.
I still have a little heart shaped cardboard box covered in glued-on macaroni noodles and painted gold that my son made for me in first grade….it is safely in a curio cabinet with other things I treasure. :^)
Thank you to everyone who dropped by and left a love!