Category: Creating Pottery

• Yarn Bowls – Animals, Snot Nose and Surprise Faces or Basic Ones – All Kinds

  I make whimsical yarn bowls of faces, animals and snot nose ones

  Joyce Butler

  September 21, 2023

  Creating Pottery

  animal yarn bowls, being creative, face yarn bowls, finished pottery, fun makeing yarn bowls, handmade pottery, making pottery, snot nose yarn bowls, the butler's pottery, whimiscal pottery, yarn bowls funky yarn bowls

• Flower Ornaments

  I finished painting my poinsettia and sunflower ceramic ornaments

  Joyce Butler

  September 8, 2023

  Creating Pottery

  being creative, blackeye susan flowers, Christmas ornaments, decoative pottery, hand paint clay, handmade pottery, making pottery, ornaments, painting clay, poinsettia flowers, pottery in progress, pottery in [rogress, sunflowers

• Decorating Abstract Grape Vines on A Planter – How I Did It

  

  This planter couldn’t be plane Jane, It needed a decorative touch like grapes on vines

  Joyce Butler

  September 2, 2023

  Creating Pottery

  being creative, finished pottery, for palnt lover, for the gardener, functional pottery, handmade pottery, making pottery, painting grape vines, plant planter, spong painting, the butler's pottery

• How To Make Old Clay Pliable Enough To Use- Three Solutions

  

  When I began my pottery journey, I found two pottery suppliers clay who made clay and glazes. Both were near Toronto, about a 4 to 5 hour drive south from where I lived.  Several years ago, we moved further south and are now only a few hours’ drive away. Fortunately, one supplier, my favourite, was on…

  Joyce Butler

  July 11, 2023

  Creating Pottery

  handmade pottery, how to use old clay, making pliable clay, no plugmill no porblem, old clay, rhydrating old clay, the butler's pottery

• My Unique Toothbrush Holders – Making Them

  

  See how I make these toothbrush holders.

  Joyce Butler

  June 14, 2023

  Creating Pottery

  ceramic container, for hair brushes, functional pottery, handmade ceramics, handmade pottery, kitchen utencils container, making pottery, pencil holder, pottery toothbrush holder, toothbruah holder, unique contsiner

• Mocha Diffusion – Finished Products

  

  Recently I shared how I did Mocha Diffusion and pottery technique. Here are the finished results after they’ve been fired in the kiln.

  Joyce Butler

  May 14, 2023

  Creating Pottery

  ceramic cups, decoative pottery, finished pottery, handmade pottery, making pottery, mocah diffusion, Pottery mugs, the butler's pottery

• Being A People Pleaser Affected My Creativity – No More

  

  I allowed people to tell me what I should do and it stole my creativity. Read how Matthew the Elf stopped being a people pleaser.

  Joyce Butler

  May 3, 2023

  Creating Pottery, Living Life

  Be creative, be happy, decoative pottery, do't follow people, make what pleases you, making pottery, Matthew the Elf, people pleaser, stolen creativity, task masters

• Mr Frog and Honey Bear Ceramic Sculptures Are Finished

  My sculptures of a bear stealing honey and Mr. Frog play the bongos are now finished and for sale on my website. They buttons for these blogs are on the bottom of this blog.

  Joyce Butler

  April 29, 2023

  Creating Pottery

  animal sculpture, bear stealing honey, being creative, ceramic sculptures, decoative pottery, finished pottery, frog playing bongos, handmade pottery, handmade sculptures, making pottery

• How I Made a Tray Using Rubber Stamps

  

  Watch how I make this with a farm.

  Joyce Butler

  April 26, 2023

  Creating Pottery

  being creative, carving a tray, ceramic tray, decoative pottery, farm stamps, farm tray, finished pottery, handmade pottery, how I made a tray, making a tray, making pottery, the butler's pottery

• It’s Time For A Break – Do You Take Breaks?

  

  What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? As I watched the river flow by while enjoying a cup of coffee at our family cottage, I thought I should write about taking a break. Then I read today’s prompt and realized this is one of the happy things I do, taking breaks at the…

  Joyce Butler

  April 15, 2023

  Creating Pottery, Living Life

  break time, cottage life, creating pottery, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1906, happy times, things that make me happy