National Trust

Hello to my lovely followers. I'm sorry I have not posted for a while and hope you all had a lovely Summer. I have been busy since the end of May working on an exciting order for the National Trust. I am delighted and very proud that they are going to be stocking my doves, snowflakes and Christmas Tree decorations in their beautiful gift shops around the UK and online. Here are just some snaps I have taken along the way x

The creating has started...

All dry and edges to smooth. Then to be bisc fired...

Fresh out of the kiln from its second firing which is a glaze firing. Awaiting to be threaded with ribbon...

Gift box delivery...

 

Packaging delivery...

Decorations individually gift boxed....

Each one comes with a little card to explain a little about me and where it's made.

 

 

Stickers and cards for the packaging and for the very first time they have their own barcodes!

 

 

 

 

My very last decoration to be boxed. All 6,192 of them!

 

 

Stacking wherever I can awaiting to be put onto pallets...

First delivery...

First delivery all wrapped and ready to be dispatched in August.

Second delivery...

Second delivery in September all ready to go and order complete!

 

Potfest Scotland over for another year!

Its been a few weeks since Potfest at the Palace. It was a great event despite the rain and thank you to everyone that visited us. I have quietly been working away since i got back so here are some snaps i took at the event. 

Potfest Scotland 2017

The flyers are here! Looking forward to attending Potfest Scotland next month. I exhibited here for the first time last year and it is fab! Over 70 ceramic artists from all over the UK and Europe will be selling their work including me! Held in six large marquees on the lawns of Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland - The crowning place of the Kings of Scots.
With demonstrations and hands on activities, and entry to the gardens, grounds and woodland this is a lovely place to spend your day. Refreshments are available on site. Free parking.

Potfest Scotland,
Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland, PH2 6BD

Open 10am - 4.30pm,
Friday 9th, Saturday 10th, and Sunday 11th June 2017.

Adults £5.50
Accompanied Children Free.
Price includes entry to the gardens and grounds - entry to the palace is extra.

For more information visit, www.potfest.co.uk

Easter Workshop

A few weeks ago I had a workshop with the ladies from the Belle Vue Craft Group. We had a great time making porcelain Easter decorations and bunting. In the first week the pieces were created by using lace, papers and objects to imprint in to the surface and cutters were used for shapes.

 

We let the pieces dry out and in the second week the ladies decorated their own pieces by using underglaze and techniques such as inlay and paper resist to create colour and patterns. They were then bisc fired.

 

Glazed and then fired again. These are the fab results! They are going to look great as a decoration or a string of bunting. Lovely pieces of work from a very talented bunch!

 

 

 

Happy Easter

I would like to wish you all a very Happy Easter and have a lovely bank holiday!
Amanda x

British Craft Trade Fair over for another year!

I am now home from exhibiting at this years BCTF. Thank you to everyone that popped by my stand and I am looking forward to getting started with the orders!

 

If you have a gallery or shop and would be interested in stocking my pieces please do get in touch and I will happily send you one of my new trade brochures.

I was really pleased to have had my pieces chosen to be shown in the Exhibitor Display Gallery at the fair.