tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28075582975412922142024-03-12T20:34:42.251-05:00nightowlcraftworksPottery, Handbound Journals & Sketchbooks, and a love for all that is Etsy.Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-28767365993973780552011-09-25T12:40:00.000-05:002011-09-25T12:40:49.460-05:00Web page...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Visit our web page... <a href="http://www.nightowlcraftworks.com/">http://www.nightowlcraftworks.com/</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-80470570017968670402011-01-16T23:36:00.001-06:002011-01-17T00:51:04.908-06:00A belated happy holidays and some goodbye news for this blog...It's been a while! We hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season! <br />
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I haven't posted in over a month I believe. With a new year I've decided to make a big leap and try out a new look and a new blog site. We have already imported all of our previous posts into the WordPress blog, so you will still have access to all of our content from the past 2 years!!! I will leave the blogger site up, but will most likely post everything on our new site. I've loved blogger. I try to remember how frustrated I got with it at first, so as not to get too frustrated at the WordPress site. After you learn how to use blogger it's wonderful. I will miss it immensely. I feel it's time to step out of the comfort zone & learn some new skills. And if you know me, you know I do almost everything backwards.<br />
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There are a few reasons for this change. WordPress is going to be hard for me to learn... but I'm hoping you all bear with me... because in the long run we have more control over the layout and offerings of the site. We are mainly going to focus on getting an eCommerce section so you can purchase directly from us. We aren't sure how this will all play out yet, but we're hoping it will be seamless. <br />
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So... this will be my last post on the blogger blog, and a new beginning for our wordpress blog. Please subscribe to our feed at <a href="http://www.nightowlcraftworks.com/">www.nightowlcraftworks.com</a> If you need help doing so, just drop me an email at nightowlcraftworks@gmail.com<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks Cindi! You're our winner!!! I'll be mailing out your package tomorrow <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can check out Cindi's shop here... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/rustiqueart">rustiqueart</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwVZQdsE6e84zlfiuijGxLgYy-u0NN50yY7458y2PvCmkS1u3zt9XFAl_HLw_tpsD4-_kfRue43sQnR8LpsOwNlCHikvVTJhpVDtsBK9eTxwU_r5DJoFDwNR1jmbmFMn7OlxC1UixcQoS/s1600/Snapshot_20101217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwVZQdsE6e84zlfiuijGxLgYy-u0NN50yY7458y2PvCmkS1u3zt9XFAl_HLw_tpsD4-_kfRue43sQnR8LpsOwNlCHikvVTJhpVDtsBK9eTxwU_r5DJoFDwNR1jmbmFMn7OlxC1UixcQoS/s320/Snapshot_20101217.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We were all a little nervous that the kiln would perform as we hoped it would, but soon after lighting the burners all of our fears melted away. There was still a little water in the arch, but other than a little steam, it didn't cause much trouble. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">You do need to sign in to your Etsy account. The event will begin at 8PM EST on the 30th & 1st, if you get there a bit early you can get a good seat & chat with everyone in the room. To find us... you can click on the Community tab, then Virtual Labs tab, then join us in the Moon Room (click the orange box). Don't click on anything until the page loads fully, you might get kicked out & meet the error hamster... if this happens just try again. You'll see a lot of little avatars in the white squares, click on an empty square to "take a seat". Once you've taken a seat you can type in the chat bar at the bottom. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sit back & enjoy the offering of all our teammies :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What will WE be offering? You'll have to join us to find out! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mike & I will (hopefully) both be on webcam on December 1st, so come on out & support the shop! </div><div style="text-align: center;">We'd really appreciate it :D</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">THANK YOU!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-61087130894891062522010-11-21T14:39:00.001-06:002010-11-21T14:41:25.998-06:00Voila! A complete gas kiln!<div style="text-align: center;">Yay! It's all finished up & looking beautyous!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here's the final pics of the build.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mike cutting a hole in the ceiling...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Bc0V3GQjt3Gq0atTfb6CVGh3ME5KCGLOh2HsCPWIpkJsY1CEVYcayfst-pkIqYazo_wDbPKaovlz5C8DBQPKe6PPn4f8YI63goE-M0clSK9E6iTSk_QpzB8dMgTj1ax8f5IsqkkJBoF5/s1600/hole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Bc0V3GQjt3Gq0atTfb6CVGh3ME5KCGLOh2HsCPWIpkJsY1CEVYcayfst-pkIqYazo_wDbPKaovlz5C8DBQPKe6PPn4f8YI63goE-M0clSK9E6iTSk_QpzB8dMgTj1ax8f5IsqkkJBoF5/s320/hole.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I climbed up there & cut out the supports & framed some of it in. No pics of that... it was mostly my legs hanging out of the hole. Mike was too busy (thankfully) spotting me to take pics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stack from the outside...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBi0QCU_AKiCXU1aN_csLB4zcdKqN_HMxLhhZRYCs_w-v6YlHQqk00FI64m_sYyotLO5aBPlb3uTQ_Vj-yNS7Bu248eL_FJYafIYxQ08diWwy5Olx98-q6qfPntfej4vmKCed5yM1uiI3/s1600/stack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBi0QCU_AKiCXU1aN_csLB4zcdKqN_HMxLhhZRYCs_w-v6YlHQqk00FI64m_sYyotLO5aBPlb3uTQ_Vj-yNS7Bu248eL_FJYafIYxQ08diWwy5Olx98-q6qfPntfej4vmKCed5yM1uiI3/s320/stack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The regulator...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhy3DyFJNCE_YicRuoT4Z8QSdU2btq_oznHee6wzi55Z8134D8omd3688KrlOYDni1MUDd05yOW9kiEtMQTWAsqXzM55KaHyI8QV7-TqUvQKhuzNQoM1p5q1G2oaVLmP-lruuA3Jftwbd/s1600/regulator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhy3DyFJNCE_YicRuoT4Z8QSdU2btq_oznHee6wzi55Z8134D8omd3688KrlOYDni1MUDd05yOW9kiEtMQTWAsqXzM55KaHyI8QV7-TqUvQKhuzNQoM1p5q1G2oaVLmP-lruuA3Jftwbd/s320/regulator.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mike made a little barrel stove for the barn to keep us warm this winter. We were burning the paint off before we brought it in. It's all installed & working wonderfully <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRcqWztZy8u2MjvX8WVmaBnm2-K6k7tI1DHE3OhZAwa_LGSAuFz0JfVZB4enZXGAG5Tclbf4idDeb2Dbj91fSgJTmKsZEverCNm4Mj1RlTGTepkAkf7qLp2WQ5xokg0nh568ZK8kX5wKE/s1600/barrel-stove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRcqWztZy8u2MjvX8WVmaBnm2-K6k7tI1DHE3OhZAwa_LGSAuFz0JfVZB4enZXGAG5Tclbf4idDeb2Dbj91fSgJTmKsZEverCNm4Mj1RlTGTepkAkf7qLp2WQ5xokg0nh568ZK8kX5wKE/s320/barrel-stove.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also got 1000 pounds of clay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q7QhVgGgebuJ60Aw8yybUDItYOYfdttyCMJHMiRg1MN5q090Gd7oixj79nnHP8f47HX2FDf86sEb98qm9hSFZqOkSCaEYJD-MiB00XTCgkRJWPLS846a6dmcysXsv28m0no17zMsYzbA/s1600/clay-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q7QhVgGgebuJ60Aw8yybUDItYOYfdttyCMJHMiRg1MN5q090Gd7oixj79nnHP8f47HX2FDf86sEb98qm9hSFZqOkSCaEYJD-MiB00XTCgkRJWPLS846a6dmcysXsv28m0no17zMsYzbA/s320/clay-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All put away in the studio <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCPCkkRdD10z_Jg2GWPg4KYG0CQ8JWzkUtgCXvdV2evUdR2oNOMxBOVVYEdn2EcJoTJgv-bf9kFn3SFvL4I8qMZ6yjnWM5QP7rVipkxrgAmtmy0RyCneoqsDaERKUaY1D_MotkxcTKc3r/s1600/clay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCPCkkRdD10z_Jg2GWPg4KYG0CQ8JWzkUtgCXvdV2evUdR2oNOMxBOVVYEdn2EcJoTJgv-bf9kFn3SFvL4I8qMZ6yjnWM5QP7rVipkxrgAmtmy0RyCneoqsDaERKUaY1D_MotkxcTKc3r/s320/clay.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We weren't able to fire any ware this weekend. We don't have enough to fill the kiln. Mike did run it empty for a few hours to dry it all out & prep it. It works so well! I can't wait to take some pics of it all full of happy little pots. I've even been throwing a little! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next question is what glaze colors should we make? :D</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-559132110775781572010-11-18T20:42:00.001-06:002010-11-18T20:43:04.963-06:00Our 2nd Year Etsiversary Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;">December 17th will be our 2nd Etsiversary!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are very excited! It's been a long road. Sometimes paved with many successes. Sometimes paved with crippling lulls and "Why do we do this?" days. What keeps us here? The drive that we all have to create. The knowledge that I <i>know </i>we can succeed. Maybe it has been just that... that we have stuck it out for almost two years that convinces me that this is what we want to do for the rest of our lives. Eventually we will have our own shop on premises. A physical location. We can sell & teach & foster more creativity. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are very lucky and happy to have an outlet for now that is a bit more low key, until we are ready to make that final push to our goal. That goal in my mind is very very close. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd love it if you would help us celebrate our 2nd year online. <br />
We'll be doing a wonderful giveaway, a mug & journal! <br />
And here's how we'll do it...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">For each step leave a comment, it will count as 1 entry. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll choose a winner on December 17th. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nightowlcraft">Twitter</a> & tweet "Happy 2nd Etsiversary @nightowlcraft! Join the giveaway! http://bit.ly/afGMSB" and you'll get an entry, leave a comment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Step 1. Create a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/poster_sketch.php">poster sketch</a> of either 9 or 12 shops. They can have a theme, or not. I'm just looking for some really awesome looking collections. Bring your A game!<br />
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Step 2. Email me the listing numbers. nightowlcraftworks@gmail.com If you'd like to add a screenshot I'd appreciate it... but it's not necessary.<br />
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Step 3. Wait for me to get back to you letting you know if I've accepted the submission.<br />
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Good luck... you're name may soon be in lights! OK... maybe not lights, but the title to the post ;)<br />
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Check out our previous submissions...<br />
<a href="http://www.nightowlcraftworks.com/search/label/mini%20gallery">Guest Curated Mini Galleries</a><br />
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*the fine print... I will post to your Etsy shop in the blog post & make sure your shop name goes in the title. Don't have a shop? That's OK. We'll talk :) It's all about spreading the love <3 If you submit a sketch I may rearrange it if I deem it necessary for the look of the blog, but I will do my best to keep the submission original.<br />
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Questions? Shoot me an email or leave a comment!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the burners are all plumbed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSuBJGkfu2-r5zt7TmDacMPjcBqwsVxhP8druUFBUVA7lE6FJGJzP5vMKCwlyP40alhu8pU-IgGhrKxo33GKAY7P7GSTFl2TB-eHrDepgtkLXH2-eMkGumwStacushBi7LtzWPmknPEFF/s1600/gas-kiln-gauges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSuBJGkfu2-r5zt7TmDacMPjcBqwsVxhP8druUFBUVA7lE6FJGJzP5vMKCwlyP40alhu8pU-IgGhrKxo33GKAY7P7GSTFl2TB-eHrDepgtkLXH2-eMkGumwStacushBi7LtzWPmknPEFF/s320/gas-kiln-gauges.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the tank is delivered...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWw8g8hlm6JZJTevs-3kKNaHoM-qDkH3dmuWwiw-z177Fcew_tyU8Qpo5-cim45-Hav4Fu19zNQdTGTd50ThAWg62O1Ahna9d-nw_O_Z5IqHpIWnVABfVP5cKlnwfjrJHbOHFGR13lHQJT/s1600/gas-kiln-tank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWw8g8hlm6JZJTevs-3kKNaHoM-qDkH3dmuWwiw-z177Fcew_tyU8Qpo5-cim45-Hav4Fu19zNQdTGTd50ThAWg62O1Ahna9d-nw_O_Z5IqHpIWnVABfVP5cKlnwfjrJHbOHFGR13lHQJT/s320/gas-kiln-tank.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beginning of next week the regulator goes on & the tank gets filled.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We finally got the stack pipe, so guess what we'll be doing this weekend? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully we won't get soaking wet & I can take pictures :D</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish us luck!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-78221097191237932902010-11-07T18:00:00.002-06:002010-11-07T21:57:02.559-06:00Speed Networking for Creative Thinkers and Doers<div style="text-align: center;">What is this? Here's the run down, it's kinda like speed dating... but NOT! My artsy friends and I were having a cup o' joe at a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/paradigm.coffeeandmusic">local coffee shop</a>, we were sharing ideas and websites and what works for us. It was such a wonderful night & there was so much great energy <a href="http://www.juarezpaintings.com/">Frank Juarez</a> wanted to share that with others. He contacted me and asked if I'd like to collaborate to work to bring creative's together to share ideas and network. I was absolutely excited about the idea! Spend more time at my fav coffee shop AND meet new peeps and gab all afternoon?! Sh'ya! <br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So without further ado... the details...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/nightowlcraftworks"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-Y3U_z_W4HjaRXXnlczoxrl040wNQ-kGyZpHBUojrYqQGQPS_5CchtxTWM0CcqGm_jRpK5bMVatkhpp5XdEDenauGg6yO6kBGAggbVDd1-jYIEQZxju3z_TWoWZMuCnbcDH99TdGCuaB/s1600/owl_black_stamp.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.effjayprojekts.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj772pGceRIWbssELDQFjaLvT33VA3JoxAARCnAJLRV2r5PkRCcWq3ibod9CGZHj3UGXL5ZJUQpACNMoOeLoex1dADsq29y4TghoacfhwFWhgrDrRwRBBxdQktU5PP7_tTWbAy4h_IK3r5M/s1600/effjay+logo.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">How often do you network with others? When you have an idea what type of action do you take? What types of social networks would be appropriate to reach your audience? </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Are you looking for fresh ideas? Do you want to learn from the experience of others? Do you want to share what works for you?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Speed Networking for Creative Thinkers and Doers is an event, which will provide you ways on how to get yourself out there by spending 2 to 3 minutes with each participant and sharing what you do to live a creative and self-rewarding lifestyle. Topics can range from social media outlets, branding, online market places, and so on. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Essentially, the first and only round is to break the ice amongst the participants. Once the round is complete, we will then begin to socialize amongst one another to learn more in depth about they found interesting or wanting to learn more of. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Where: How often do you network with others? When you have an idea what type of action do you take? What types of social networks would be appropriate to reach your audience? </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Are you looking for fresh ideas? Do you want to learn from the experience of others? Do you want to share what works for you?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Speed Networking for Creative Thinkers and Doers is an event, which will provide you ways on how to get yourself out there by spending x amount of time with each participant and sharing what you do to live a creative and self-rewarding lifestyle. Topics can range from social media outlets, branding, online market places, and so on. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Essentially, the first and only round is to break the ice amongst the participants. Once the round is complete, we will then begin to socialize amongst one another to learn more in depth about they found interesting or wanting to learn more of. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Where: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/paradigm.coffeeandmusic">Paradigm Coffee + Music</a> </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>1202 N. 8th Street</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Sheboygan, WI</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>When: December 5th from 1PM to 3PM</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>To participate, email Frank Juarez at effjayprojekts@gmail.com to register. </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Participation is free. </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">organized by <a href="http://www.effjayprojekts.com/">EFFJAY PROJEKTS</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/nightowlcraftworks">NightOwlCraftworks</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-26669648401462905792010-11-04T22:00:00.000-05:002010-11-04T22:00:46.990-05:00I gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas Cover) Beef Tea String Band<div style="text-align: center;">I haven't posted in a while, so I'm putting up this wonderful video! The dude with the gee-tar is my friend's husband & the person who taught me a bit about playing my bass. I hope you enjoy the vid until I can get some content to slap up here :D</div><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMDgJPym-DU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMDgJPym-DU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-62569368393526563362010-10-18T16:44:00.001-05:002010-11-02T10:30:07.684-05:00Getting to that time of year...<div style="text-align: center;">Every year I do the last minute dash to make as many Christmas gifts as possible! This year I've decided to make a quilt for Hailey. I purchased a Moda charm pack and I'm going to try out this quilt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2009/03/pinwheel-baby-quilt.html"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHO8y0zKsjvRfW9Y1KZ1fhtrN9hIp0A0o2E4mpidD1B2o49xhyMpxpJSK3fT_I7VQWuyQs9xdYvNplC3qk55wZ49U01K_PGvU1YrrJIkGgxEPMueL0m9-G7PT0SoGTlJ_cXlAKU1YfaWD/s320/Baby+Quilt+on+Rocker+good.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut out some of the fabrics, but I'm not loving the fabric I have for the white areas. I'm not a big fan of dots. Does this mean a trip to the fabric shop? Yes it does! It's been so long since I've made a quilt I'm pretty excited about it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlgFShFxJEwP7UDNrCdj2Az3qc3DVTy4qZ0w3gUKPG1KKxzDEZRY91goO3f38r8CNnHLDV5V0SzNhKRiQ7ypr1fJsGllpWWElXumL9TZoWyJaLz-5nGbxrIuz0e8VQ2KblaHlqX3Z_d-H/s1600/haileys-quilt-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlgFShFxJEwP7UDNrCdj2Az3qc3DVTy4qZ0w3gUKPG1KKxzDEZRY91goO3f38r8CNnHLDV5V0SzNhKRiQ7ypr1fJsGllpWWElXumL9TZoWyJaLz-5nGbxrIuz0e8VQ2KblaHlqX3Z_d-H/s320/haileys-quilt-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what else could I do for the holiday push? If you have any ideas or suggestions for kids and teens handmade gifts leave me a comment! Please feed my holiday gift making psychosis! It's the best kind really... and I wouldn't have it any other way!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" />Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-78383983882050795392010-10-18T12:05:00.000-05:002010-10-18T12:05:35.543-05:00Easily adding a link of posts to blogger...<div style="text-align: center;">When blogging you may do a weekly feature or some other sort of posts that you'd like people to find easily. A nice way to show people the many things your blog has to offer is to add a link to these posts on the sidebar. So without further ado...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First things first... make sure you tag your posts with the same tag to make them searchable. This will be important to have the same tag in the posts related to the link on your sidebar.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next you'll want to open your blog in two tabs. The first to edit, the second to copy your searched url.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the first window get your "edit layout" page ready. You'll want to "add a gadget" to your sidebar, scroll down to "Link List" and add. With that all open and ready to go, move on to the second tab. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now remember the tag you used for all your pertinent posts? Go to your first post with that tag and click on it. It will bring up all posts with that tag. Copy that url into your "Link List" and give it a name :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember to save all your work! You can drag the box around your "edit layout" page to position it where you'd like & sit back and ooo & ahh at all your hard work ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd like to give a little shout out to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mollysmuses">MollysMuses</a> for always inspiring me to post little how to's... check out her blog & her <a href="http://www.followmymuse.com/search/label/artist%20interviews">Artist Interviews</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.163503391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.163503391.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If anyone has any questions or problems please post a comment... I might have skipped something or confused you somehow. If you don't understand it, there's a good chance someone else doesn't either.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-85284507597188609912010-10-16T22:24:00.000-05:002010-10-16T22:24:46.058-05:00THE ARCH SUPPORT IS OUT!<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZcDKFY7EIq8?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="480"></iframe><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Finally! Sorry for shouting there... but it's about time! We get some nights or weekends to work on the kiln, so for the last 3 weeks our weekends have been dedicated to this kiln. We're still not all there yet... but the really hard parts are done. Next is plumping in the gas lines, then building the stack to vent the kiln. <br />
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I hope you enjoy watching our little video. We took the support out hoping the whole ceiling would do what it's meant to & wouldn't cave in on us. Success!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are artists in the best form. Sometimes we throw caution to the wind and do things we think will work without looking things up or doing calculations. Well, we had bricks sliding out and we had gaps after we pulled the arch form. We put the arch form back in & took down ALL the bricks we had cut & put in. It came out much quicker than it went together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now what? Now we have the proper calculations for the angle on the brick (thanks to Mike & his math skills). We are also going to mortar it all in... just in case ;) So what does that mean? That means that we will have to cut 160 new bricks for the arch. We got half done yesterday. I didn't realize how out of shape I was. My stomach muscles are getting a great workout. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQ5PoYXy3mCLsQYb66484ySxYy-lemMNKojLMK-xs3ukvw1r3a3ZK7z2BFgE2tFIWaCYmVcQFmKjD-SUA9_eZfwpJghJZkg-W2to5d4mDu88YTRIJ8-HZuK-_B1qccQoY3_FhAn-nJYwX/s1600/cutting-brick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQ5PoYXy3mCLsQYb66484ySxYy-lemMNKojLMK-xs3ukvw1r3a3ZK7z2BFgE2tFIWaCYmVcQFmKjD-SUA9_eZfwpJghJZkg-W2to5d4mDu88YTRIJ8-HZuK-_B1qccQoY3_FhAn-nJYwX/s320/cutting-brick.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It also means that my oldest daughter is playing mom while we get this accomplished. She has been so great through all of this. I'm hoping by Wednesday we'll be all done and I can take her to our favorite coffee place for the live paint event. I think by then we'll both need a break. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you wondering why we don't have family coming over to help... we live 14 hours away from all of our families. We moved out here almost 4 years ago for my husbands job. It's times like these that I know how important family is, and how much every moment that we spend with them is appreciated!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-61472623825812634932010-10-09T09:26:00.000-05:002010-10-09T09:26:57.317-05:00We opened a Cargoh shop!<div style="text-align: center;">We're so proud to be a part of the <a href="http://www.cargoh.com/store/night-owl-craftworks">Cargoh</a> family! This site is wonderful! I'm not just saying that. I'd shop there if we didn't have a shop page. I love the look and functionality of the webshops. You can follow people on their twitter, like their facebook page, or comment on their shop page! I really like the favoriting & wishlists. The best part? If you like something, give it a fistbump! It's cool, trust me ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Go to our <a href="http://www.cargoh.com/store/night-owl-craftworks">shop page</a> and leave us some love <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cargoh.com/store/night-owl-craftworks"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1M36mzjVJp20lUxQOxFt7yNvkdrvcWKnYIL83YB-6nAmdjcmb2vij9bMw6bcMuOId5LQE3fLUcDj96t6lltazRGzGM31AdX3SFWDisfN0PgcoIpm52wNlr2uGhFsbTZccE7lQLVCNuHxg/s400/cargoh-shop-is-open!.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're still working on filling up our shop. I was going to try to revamp our logo & banner to make it more Cargoh-ish. A little more artsy & cutting edge. I got too anxious to see our shop open so we'll just stick with what we have for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And while you're there check out a few other shops... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cargoh.com/store/kukubee?view=products"><img border="0" height="106" src="http://www.cargoh.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/store_banner_960px/banners/kukubee/cargoh_banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cargoh.com/store/11m2"><img border="0" height="100" src="http://www.cargoh.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/store_banner_960px/banners/11m2/banner_cargoh2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-90138168849271017012010-10-07T15:01:00.000-05:002010-10-07T15:01:52.365-05:00The Arch<div style="text-align: center;">So... this is the fun part.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First we needed to build an arch support. It needs to be a wee bit smaller than the opening, so we can drop it out after the arch is built. We stilted it up in the hopes that it doesn't collapse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYMZunpdRrdS8pLSpQdRtGhSowHadQSHWuar8fohrNTE4jvztIGmQqES8mCkabmEVsdY9_9qK9Zn7Egrh2X0KQ0ATx5ZzI5mlRDYMIdTluIReLrDo-jQpak5ZQiRRbfKUZk6YuUBmUUjj/s1600/100_1769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYMZunpdRrdS8pLSpQdRtGhSowHadQSHWuar8fohrNTE4jvztIGmQqES8mCkabmEVsdY9_9qK9Zn7Egrh2X0KQ0ATx5ZzI5mlRDYMIdTluIReLrDo-jQpak5ZQiRRbfKUZk6YuUBmUUjj/s320/100_1769.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo is at about 9pm... now we're ready to top her off...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we THOUGHT we had the right arch brick already cut, but it wasn't the right brick temp (it's times like this that i wish Mike was writing this post). Arch brick is cut at a slight angle on each side. That means we have to cut all of the brick. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By hand. Hence the delay...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE_aGRUj1xgQ9lf5QI_5j70dx7q_rAn1Qv26VONTH1INaBjSbcUAuQ0FHKQ6UPwn001y5wsHE2AHWL3TBhJ9UwekjGSbZaUmh2bwwa14XqAr6QmVBps2Qdi3egWV5D4mrLsBpRTAv0Hl4/s1600/100_1773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE_aGRUj1xgQ9lf5QI_5j70dx7q_rAn1Qv26VONTH1INaBjSbcUAuQ0FHKQ6UPwn001y5wsHE2AHWL3TBhJ9UwekjGSbZaUmh2bwwa14XqAr6QmVBps2Qdi3egWV5D4mrLsBpRTAv0Hl4/s320/100_1773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it is going together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon we'll be seeing glowing ware though these babies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb34qd4zODLKoBJmK-FKHAwa28vytQ5YF4VTprVhuIOjsciAG8vJgW9jcyIdwUKDZ3En_kUJz7csI4HKI8UTDcI9P3r-mPsJS_Da78v58YxLiTT95gokxN614zyvQpaYY33qkPAzUTl1sX/s1600/100_1779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb34qd4zODLKoBJmK-FKHAwa28vytQ5YF4VTprVhuIOjsciAG8vJgW9jcyIdwUKDZ3En_kUJz7csI4HKI8UTDcI9P3r-mPsJS_Da78v58YxLiTT95gokxN614zyvQpaYY33qkPAzUTl1sX/s320/100_1779.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully very soon...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-40860937818189166762010-10-02T14:48:00.000-05:002010-10-02T14:48:15.104-05:00Progess!<div style="text-align: center;">I just hope this work like it does in our heads...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ9qw6Qc3CR-EeZRhqLmcFR8EGGOfwUCzlmdcQ54ExjF7Rhz4OqGmsyEXSVVjFGOMNdeBbBIlRzCk-YHRIuNJVbkgF-17n2XGESeyYKCBVc5hYmYY-2Z5FmG8A7qRPdU9729KuaYxQKGJ/s1600/100_1763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ9qw6Qc3CR-EeZRhqLmcFR8EGGOfwUCzlmdcQ54ExjF7Rhz4OqGmsyEXSVVjFGOMNdeBbBIlRzCk-YHRIuNJVbkgF-17n2XGESeyYKCBVc5hYmYY-2Z5FmG8A7qRPdU9729KuaYxQKGJ/s320/100_1763.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're almost done with the laborious work, next we build the arch for the roof of the kiln, then...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fmRxqPduBUYhxiNUHyl12ZCxQZOFWtmrTIoX4dTKNruHRvZH3ifEzAdRjlSkbYw8odxFij4hwLqZ4GkWpNGLz1SPx4X4RB6GQ2Y_VtXkuCdawHu6ot91Ceuzk8OixFQ7Vf7eGbPg6Hhy/s1600/100_1765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fmRxqPduBUYhxiNUHyl12ZCxQZOFWtmrTIoX4dTKNruHRvZH3ifEzAdRjlSkbYw8odxFij4hwLqZ4GkWpNGLz1SPx4X4RB6GQ2Y_VtXkuCdawHu6ot91Ceuzk8OixFQ7Vf7eGbPg6Hhy/s320/100_1765.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...the burners & the kiln stack. Wish us luck!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll try to get more pics up tomorrow with some commentary from Mike about the set up we're working on.</div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-75203734492417273742010-09-01T23:04:00.000-05:002010-09-01T23:04:25.576-05:00NYC<iframe frameborder="0" height="225" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/4950315" width="400"></iframe><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/4950315">NYC</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user442037">Edward Kimber</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I submitted this little outfit to showcase these wonderful shoes. I love these shoes. I'm a bare foot kinda gal. These shoes are so completely comfy... even better than bare feet. Another neat feature about these shoes that always amazed me, besides their wonderfully impeccable quality, is how light they are. Really. I can't say enough amazing things about these shoes, but I do implore you to check out this company and the people behind it. <br />
<a href="http://www.aurorashoeco.com/">http://www.aurorashoeco.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807558297541292214.post-31937907826092887542010-08-26T23:12:00.000-05:002010-08-26T23:12:31.103-05:00Bicycle smoothie...<div style="text-align: center;">Yep, my favorite coffee shop has one it again! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you <a href="http://paradigmcoffeeandmusic.blogspot.com/">Paradigm Coffee & Music</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last weekend at <a href="http://www.earthfestsheboygan.org/">Earthfest</a> "my" coffee shop had a booth set up complete with a smoothie "machine".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0g5pbdS2gTPVNTgxfrnNYPrjbr2h7Qjw117TuswlC7wijz3rQHIuchyphenhyphenGBBtoUOYkRRAdXZmwG6KX9FDG9eo4x4tBlamq1MYT6v7qvsUkWj_eqXiEQs2-Ta_EiHah_8gQZv9zXaQ0w30J/s1600/smoothie+page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0g5pbdS2gTPVNTgxfrnNYPrjbr2h7Qjw117TuswlC7wijz3rQHIuchyphenhyphenGBBtoUOYkRRAdXZmwG6KX9FDG9eo4x4tBlamq1MYT6v7qvsUkWj_eqXiEQs2-Ta_EiHah_8gQZv9zXaQ0w30J/s320/smoothie+page.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THE best smoothie EVER!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know you want one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can imagine myself pedaling a few miles so I can enjoy some yummy margaritas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out the <a href="http://bikeblender.com/">FenderBlender</a>!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s1600-h/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnbaH8R-7cWYKQLKJFBUrepduRNggvVIwfjqzPj1hh1LgzfdaX07-zKdGK5D_EWaYfKj60_TMDB7bpmITKUdnuhtTtXusAirUXVtS2b1I3Y0UkK5phps_At1TOJcVowB0nRDg9iYy31j-/s320/signature.png" /></a>Sally Carson http://www.blogger.com/profile/00353074459586800838noreply@blogger.com2