Cookie Jars, Christmas Cookie Jars, Christmas Gifts, Gifts For Her, Gifts For Women

Hello! Today I'm sharing with you some of my Cookie Jars that would make nice Christmas Gifts. They're also great as a Christmas Decor item for your kitchen.

The first one is a Jamie Mills-Price Design called "North Pole or Bust".

This design is painted on to my largest Ceramic Canister.

This one is a Renee Mullins design called "Bless My Winter Friends".

"The Three Snowmen" by Jamie Mills-Price.

"Live Love Laugh" by Jamie Mills-Price. 

"Santa & The Crow" by Terrye French. 

"Snow Sweet Snow" by Jamie Mills-Price. 

"Snowie" by Terrye French.  

"Annabell" by Terrye French.  

This one you could use all year long.

All of these Cookie Jars have been painted on the outside with acrylic paints. The insides have been glazed with a lead free clear ceramic glaze so they are food safe.  The outsides have all been sprayed with several coats of either a glossy or matte sealer to that they are protected.

 The Canister lids have a silicone rubber seal.

Some of these Cookie Jars are available in different sizes.

 All of the Butter Churn Cookie Jars are all one size. 

You can find all of these in my Etsy Shop here.

If you're thinking about ordering any of these as Christmas gifts, please have your orders in by November 1st. 

I don't know about you all, but I'm so glad that Fall has arrived! It's been entirely to hot for my comfort zone. 

 If you have any questions about anything please feel free to contact me. 

Thank you all for stopping by today!

Jody

Cookie Jars, Butter Churns, Ceramic Canisters, Lidded Jars, Etsy Store

Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a relaxing weekend!

 I spent the weekend pouring & cleaning ceramics, which I love doing.

This week I will be finishing a canister set for a customer that will be done in ceramic paints & glazes. I will also try and finish a couple of pieces that are painted in ceramic paints & glazes, for my primitive set I'm putting together. 

I'm hoping to fire this Saturday.

I've decided to list all of the items I'm going to be making, on my Etsy store and not here on my blog.  It will make transactions smoother for my customers, and it will make it easier for me as well. 

With that being said here are the ceramic items available in my Etsy store.

Primitive Ceramic Canister Sets - Sets come 3 or 4 to a set.

Primitive Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shaker Set.

Primitive Utensil Holder

Primitive Utensil Holder

Butter Churn/Cookie Jar - Snowie

Butter Churn/Cookie Jar - Annabelle

Butter Churn/Cookie Jar - Bless My Winter Friends

Butter Churn/Cookie Jar - Santa & The Crow

Ceramic Cookie Jar - Snow Sweet Snow

Live, Laugh, Love Snowman Cookie Jar

The Three Snowman Cookie Jar

North Pole or Bust Cookie Jar

I'm hoping to add new stuff all the time to my shop. I have so many ideas of things to make & paint. So be on the lookout for them.

I hope you enjoyed your weekend!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Jody~

Mini Cardinal Windchime - Renee Mullins

Hi everyone!

Today I have a Mini Cardinal Windchime to share with you all. 

This is designed by Renee Mullins and the pattern is called "Winter Melody". You can find it here.  

I know Christmas is months away, but I wanted to make something small and this project seemed to fit in. And besides you can paint Christmas things any time of year can't you? ;) 

I painted the design with Americana Acrylic paints.
The back has been stained with Minwax.
The item has been sprayed front and back with a clear glossy sealer, so it's safe to hang outside. It comes with a gold hanger attached and is ready to hang.

I have put togeher a step by step video for you as well.

I have two of these available for sale that you can find on my For Sale page.

If you have questions about anything please feel free to contact me. 

I hope I have enspired you today!

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Hand Painted Ornaments

Hi everyone! I hope you all are well! 

I've redesigned the blog since I feel like I'm kind of starting fresh. So new look and fresh start!

Since shutting down both businesses, I've been spending time with family and enjoying not having to work! It's been awesome let me tell you! So much less stress in my life! And no time tables!

I've also done a little crafting. I've made some cards, Treat bags, colored, hosted a Halloween party, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I had planned on posting about each thing I made, but it always seemed like I'd get sick when I wanted to get that done. In fact I was sick 3 times last year with one thing or another.  And I'm starting this year being sick with another cold, and this one is a bad one. I'm on day 14 and it's not showing signs of getting any better which in turn is slowing down what I want to do and that is paint and pour some more ceramics! 

I am however, painting again, and loving it. I can't believe how much I've missed painting. I'm working on some hand painted ornaments right now, a design by Renee Mullins of Plum Purdy Designs. Here's some photo's of them. 

A little bit more to do! :) But you can see the progression. 

I've been doing a lot of thinking about exhibiting at the Holiday Food And Gift Fair this year in November. I've exhibited here a couple times and really loved it. I've also been thinking about offering up my paintings for sale here on my blog again, and I think I'm going to do that by having a buy now button located under each item once I've made it and have it posted. 

Thank you all for your lovely comments!

Take Care!

New Store Features & More

Hi all! Hope your having a fantastic week so far! I have a couple of things to talk about today. The store has some NEW FEATURES that I'm happy to offer you.

• First, you'll notice on the left side where all the links are, that there is a link called "Your Account". You will now be able to log in and view or modify your own profile-name, address, email, etc. You will also be able to view the details of your orders.
• Second, you will be able to save your current cart. Once you have saved it, the saved cart can be recalled at any time.
• Third, your now able to use your store credits at checkout. For those of you who have store credits, I will be adding those shortly, so you can use them, any time you want.
• Fourth, we also have a "Where did you hear about us" option that you may use or not use, at checkout.
• Fifth, I have a event calendar link on the bottom left side. This is where you will find out what shows I will be attending & when.

I'm happy to report that I'm all caught up with orders!

New Products Coming Soon!

Besides the ornaments I'm working on at night and the weekends for the upcoming show I'll be attending in December, I'm also working on some custom orders that will be added to the site as well. They include:

3 Maxine Thomas-Primitive Paintings

A Primitive Tissue Cover

A Renee Mullins-Painting

So if your interested in seeing any of those please check back!

I'm also working on my photos for the store. I'm not the best picture taker, but have been practicing retaking photos of paintings that I do, so you can see the detail in my work better. So you may see some better photos of items on my site, and my blog. I have found that showing photos on my blog has been the best way to show the detail in my work. I think it's because I don't have to optimize the photos for the blog, and for the store, I do have to optimize them, and that is causing them to be distorted. So I'm working on that. I will be blogging tomorrow and adding another new photo. See ya soon! ~Jody~

NEW PRIMITIVE PRODUCTS ON THE WAY!

Hello everyone, hope you all had a great week, and weekend! I realize it's been a while since I posted, but I've been extremely busy filling orders and deciding what to offer next . I have some new products/designs on the way that Im going to be adding to the site. The new designs that are coming are by Terrye French, Renee' Mullins, and Maxine Thomas. If you like any designs by these gals, be sure to check back to see the new designs. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! ~Jody~

Napkin Dispenser

Wow, I can't believe it's Friday already! This week just flew by for me. I added a new product today. It's this adorable Napkin Dispenser, with a Renee' Mullins design on it. This product is also available in different colors, or a custom design of your choice. Click photo to take you to it.

I was hoping to have a couple more items to add today too, but with filling orders I didn't have time to complete those. One is done being painted but needs to be put together before adding it. The other is in the works. I will be adding both of them next week sometime. I will keep you posted as to what day I will be adding them. Have a great weekend everyone! ~Jody~

NEW ADDITIONS TO BLOG

Today I added alot of different things to my blog. You can now follow me on Twitter & Facebook! I've added the Twitter link already, and the Facebook link will be added soon, hopefully tomorrow. I've also added a translator for those of you in different countries, hope this helps! I also added links to my favorite artists websites, for those of you who don't know who these artists are. If you find any patterns on their site, that you would like me to paint for you, please don't hesitate to contact me, as I probobly have it. These gals usually don't offer finished products, but sell their patterns to us painters. You will find the links to their websites on the right side of my blog. I haven't added it yet, but will be adding it soon; a poll asking you what kinds of products you would like me to make. That should be up in the next couple of days. Have a good night everyone! ~Jody~

New Card & Misc.

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone! Hope you all are having a great week so far. This week has been really busy. I've been filling orders, planning what will be added next, and working on getting this blog up and running. What you can expect to see next are some Kim Klassen, Maxine Thomas, & Renee Mullins designs. If you like any designs by these gals, you may want to check back. I'm also going to be working on this blog again. I've joined Twitter & Facebook, and will be adding a link in my blog and on my website that will take you directly to both of those. With this new blog, it allows you to comment, make a suggestion, or ask any questions you have. The options are below each blog I create, so feel free to use them! I'd be happy to hear from you. I mentioned a while back that I was going to be designing my first greeting card. Well that card is finished and here are the results. Click on photos for an enlarged image. I made this thank you card using one of my mothers rubber stamps & my new Cricut Expression, that my kids got me for Mothers Day. (The images used on the card are copyright protected), they belong to my mother). I hope to add my cards to the site and ebay in the future. Have a great weekend everyone!~Jody~