Words of appreciation that I appreciate

These are some of the thank you notes I have received over the years. I wanted to share them with all of you so you might understand how much people enjoy custom pottery as a wedding, anniversary, baby, or graduation gift. Most of my online orders are from the brides themselves and not their family and friends.

When it rains it pours

Business is good. Life is crazy. When I started my online website I was hoping for 2 orders a month, from January to the middle of May I had one order. About a month ago my online pottery business starting picking up speed. I got 10 orders in two weeks, both from family and friends and from my etsy site. At the same time I was working about 40 hours a week, and designing a pre-fabricated home for a design competition at home. I felt like I was in architecture school again, spending about 12-15 hours a day in front of a computer. I got everything designed, turned in, painted, printed, and mailed on time. And now that things have calmed down a little can appreciate my everyday life again and am enjoying my 1 or 2 orders a week. Thank you to everyone who ordered a plate from me and trusted me to make you something special for your special day. Thank you, Thank you!!

Invitation Inspiration Platter

Two new platters inspired by the couple’s invitations. I really like doing this type of platter because there is so much variety, and it’s a new challenge for me every time. The tree platter was a BIG challenge, but I think it turned out great. Part of the challenge is the paint. I am starting to work more with color. Black is the easiest, at least I have been working with it the longest. Up until recently, the brown text with flower platter, I only did small text in black. Every color has a different consistency; some are more unpredictable then others. The olive green for example started out very watery and then switched to being very thick and before I finished it was watery again. Luckily, I wrote the text somewhere between the two. The bottle must have not been used for a while and it had separated some. I am hoping not to work with that color very often.

Piggy Bank

Every little kid needs a piggy bank!

Graduation Picture Frame

My mom is by far my best customer the only problem is she pays me in laundry service and home cooked meals- well I guess it’s not too much of a problem after all. She never has to think about what she is going to get someone for a wedding present, she just hands me the invitation and says, “Here. what do you want to make?” In this case it was graduation presents, but the conversation was the same.

All About Me Picture Frame

I'm calling this new picture frame the “All about me picture frame”. Because it's true. It started as a gift to a good friend of mine who recently graduated from college. It's filled with words that describe her and what she has accomplished. It took me a while to come up with the perfect graduation gift, but I am pretty happy with the results. Next, I made one for my aunt who is going through a rough time right- and not because she turns 50 this year. Again I used words that describe her and what she has accomplished. I hope it brings a smile to her face.

EmilysStudio.etsy.com

If you would like to purchase a custom order like something you see here on my blog please visit my etsy site. EmilysStudio.etsy.com New items are comming soon... Picture frames, piggy bank and classroom signature platter!!