So what have I made this past year? Well, I’ve on a jewelry kick, so I’ve made many ceramic beads for turning into jewelry. This is one of my favorites:
I made skull-and-crossbones soaps again for Halloween:
Also in ceramics, I made more leaf motif dishes because I just love the way they look:
I think I’ll be making more soaps for gifting this holiday season. Haven’t decided yet what I want to make though. Come back and see what I end up creating!

Poke Leaf Platter by Tadpole #1- 17"x7" (NFS)

The boys and I made ceramic leaf plates and platters which look lovely year-round, and not just for the fall.  Our decorating style tends to be light and airy and has nature’s colors, so we know first hand that these plates really complement a natural, rustic, or woodsy home.  And they are just funky enough that they will do well in pretty much any other more “fun” decor too!

The above is a piece that Tadpole #1 made last year.  This year, we made a red-bud leaf plate, a sycamore leaf plate, hickory 3-leaf platter, and a poke leaf plate.  We glazed them today so they won’t be ready for another week, but I’ll post photos as soon as they’re ready.

These are  photo notecards featuring my photography of various nature, animal, and still-life scenes:

Photography Notecards

I also make notecards made with handmade paper, which in turn are made from junk-mail, and featuring my son’s photography (mostly around the homestead).  The handmade paper can be unscented or lightly scented, and can have wildflower seeds embedded. 

Below features the following papers: Chamomile Blues which is a blue-tinted paper, scented with Chamomile fragrance oil, and is flecked with bits chamomile which we grew and dried; “Romancing the Red” is red-tinted, scented with Romance fragrance oil, and has wildflower seeds embedded; and “There’s a Tomato Leaf in My Garden” is tinted green and scented with Tomato Leaf and Green Garden fragrances.  As well, it has petals from a wildflower from our yard.   Also available, but not pictured are the “Sun and Sand” series, which is a yellow-tinted paper lightly scented with a delightful Seashore fragrance.

Handmade paper notecards

Similar to the above cards, but on a smaller scale are the mini-notecards below.  They can also be used as attractive gift tags.

Handmade paper mini-notecards

As seen from above, Sushi Soaps

They’re finally done!  Except for the container and the plastic grass divider, everything else is soap – the sushi, the wasabi, and the pickled ginger slices.  All the soaps have a tantalizing and refreshing Wasabi fragrance.

Showing the size of the soap.

Each Sushi Soap is about the size of a Futomaki roll, approximately 2 ounces.

Made enough for 3 boxes of sushi.

I ended up making 3 sets of soaps, one of which has been given as a gift.

All ready to ship!

This is how I packaged it up to ship, with a piece of tissue paper inside so the wasabi and ginger won’t fly around.  

If you’d like to order a set, it is $15 USD - this includes the whole package you see above: 2 sushi soaps, the wasabi soap, the pickled ginger soap, the container, the chopsticks, and the wrapping – with $5.00 USD shipping cost.

I’ll be transferring images from my current website – teresarobeson.com – to here over the next few weeks.  Come back to see what I have to offer!