AMAZING PERFORMANCE!

What an amazing performance the kids put on doing The Beauty & The Beast! Just like a broadway show!!! I am so very proud of the kids! Especially my kids!!! My oldest son was in the performance last year! My middle son was in it last year & again this year!!! Just take a look at these great photos!There is the Champagne Bottle! The Townspeople! Wolf & of course the Tea cup! My boys were GREAT!!!!! There is one more performance to go! And, ooooh, I can hardly wait for my little princess to enjoy "Brunch With Belle" !! More pictures of that tomorrow!

DECLUTTER DE STUDIO...........

Today is the day to de-clutter... My studio that is (which is a job in itself!) I certainly need help in that area! Maybe a whole new studio makeover type of thing... Shabby chick beautiful with white & pinks ... Like my daughters lovely pillowcase, so very pretty...

Possibly a designer to come in to work the magic & make it my litle hideaway. My place to create masterpieces! My place to "get away from it all" with a glass of wine & sweet music.... A place for others to come & feel led to pick up a paintbrush for themselves, or a slab of clay & create, or just to be there, content like me, sipping coffee or a cocktail with me...

I do LOVE company. That is my desires of my studio. Right now it is not that! To say the least.....It is so not that, I hate to even post a picture, so I guess I won't... Right now it is a mish mash of stuff everywhere. I see beautiful matching boxes carefully lined & stacked & labeled for all my "stuff"... I see it... But will it be obtained..... And, when, and for how much..... I look around & around & around, I get dizzy just trying to figure out where to start...If only a little magical elf could come in & transform it into the oasis studio I have always dreamed of..... If only......
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On a lighter note, Here is some new pieces I have just recently made...

Olive Tray With Toothpick Cup

Bedroom Door Plaque
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Well, I wish everyone a beautiful rest of their week. I am off to Orlando with the girls to attend a conference.........
Love & sweet blessings....
Gina

Custom Made Plates Made Just For You...

With much prompting from some of my dear friends who TOTALLY believe in me, I am posting the information on the custom plates that I design... Pictured are just some of the designs I can do for you...

Flower Plate #1

Cookies For Santa #2

Girl's Rudolph #3

Boy's Rudolph #4

Girl's Bunny #5

Boy's Bunny #6

Baptism #7 (pink for girls)

Birthday Dots #8

Stripes #9

Butterfly #10

Lady Bugs #11

Kitty #12

Rimmed Flower #13

Scalloped Edge #14

Happy Birthday Rimmed #15

Birth Plate #16 (Blues for boys)

Swirly Cross #1

Heart Cross #2

Black Dotted Cross #3

Named LadyBug Cross #4

Order your own "Personalized" Plates for any occasion. The perfect gift for that special occasion in your or someones life!...

All the plates are dishwasher safe & 100% lead-free! Microwaving is not recommended.With proper care and handling, your plate will last generations!
All plates are made to order, so turnaround time may be up to 3 weeks.

Small plates are approximately 8" ........................ $25.00 each, plus $4.00 shipping
Large plates are approximately 10" ......................$40.00 each, plus $5.00 shipping

PLACING AN ORDER:
E-mail the following information to livinglifeartfully@yahoo.com

1. your full name, e-mail address and phone number
2. The specific plate design name $ number# you want
3. Any personalization desired (please make sure you spell correctly- I take your information from this)
4. Any specifics you may want to add or take out of the design
5. Once I receive your information, I will e-mail you a confirmation # number. Once you receive the confirmation number, you may make full payment through Pay Pal, or by mailing me a check. If you choose to mail me a check, please indicate that & I will e-mail you the address to send the check to... Once your payment clears, I will start the design work on your plate. Turn-around time is approximately 2-3 weeks.
For rush orders, please specify that in your e-mail and add $20.00 for rush orders. Rush orders take 4 days design time, plus shipping time. (this is an approximate time only, during the holidays or for a large order, time may vary)

You can pay through PAYPAL by using the address: livinglifeartfully@yahoo.com
or....
If you would prefer to Mail A Payment, please specify in your e-mail information & I will respond with the address you can mail the payment to.


Any questions, please e-mail me at pottery.girl@yahoo.com

A sweet Surprise for ME!

It was certainly a night filled with close friends.... I was so surprised, lol. I thought I was just going to share coffee & laughs at my sweet friends house, but the whole room was filled with kids & dear friends.... It does not get better than that! I am blessed with true friends that love me...I tend to forget the love, it was a great reminder on how our friends are so very important in our lives...That is something everyone needs... So, if you are reading this & ever feel lonely, call on me, you don't have to ever be alone... I will love you, I am a good friend to many, & I certainly feel that we all need to bond together through the good & bad & lift one another up...... Just at the right time. THAT is my heart......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME !!!!

As you may have gues lol, it is my birthday today!
I LOVE birthdays!!!! Even when I wish myself a "happy birthday"...
And, even though the timing of things in my life are ALWAYS OFF....... I still choose to have a great day, despite all the "STUFF" that can go on in ones life.....
So, tonight, it will be a quiet night with my husband & children at a dear friends house sipping coffee, making memories & of course laughter! Laughter is good for my soul!
As I awoke this morning to kisses, I thought, aaah, this is going to be a gooooooood day.... A day of love & restfulness... A day of celebration and surprises....

I know today will be filled with sweet special moments... I am blessed by the people in my life that really really genuinly love and care about me.... To me that is awesome!!!! That is a gift in itself!

I have been showered with love this morning from my husband & 3 sweet children..... Birthdays are great! Of course, the presents are like the BEST part of the day!!!! My kids make me the best presents! But, if I don't receive any presents, that is okay too... I will just buy myself some :) .... Don't laugh, haha I will!
So thanks to all my friends that love me & have wished me well today, and I thank God for my husband & sweet children.....

Sweetness...

A sweet moment between the 'princess' and her daddy..... As he paints her nails to match her mommy's.....Living fruitfully! xoxoxo

Live Fruitfully.....

It is an amazing thing when you come home to something so very sweet..... I was probably not supposed to see this yet, possibly an early birthday surprise for me from one of my kids(8/20)? But I found this nested in the fridge, beside the butter.... This sweet little egg that has touched me to my very soul....Something so little & so simple that can trickle a tear down my cheek of how sweet it is....How it filled me with such sweet joy....At the end of the day, it all comes down to the love....My 3 kids love me so much, and to me, nothing on earth can ever compare to that...It's the simple pleasures I love...Can't wait to see the joy in their sweet souls when I magically find their special egg...

This Weeks Pieces

Hello again... I just had to blog again today.... I was so excited to open up my kiln to see the new goodies that are completed... Iam like a child in a candy store when I open my kiln, the excitement is huge! So, I just wanted to share my new goodies with you.You can also view more of my work at www.ginapresser.etsy.com,
although there is not too much listed there yet, I am in the process of expanding more of my pieces!.. Thanks for looking, & happy Thursday nite!

AND THE WINNER IS...........

Wooo Hoooo! Congats to KAT! You won the contest! You guessed what was missing, it was "FOLLOWERS!"
You had to actually be the first to follow me! And, drum roll please- You were my first follower, so....You won the bowl!! I love that you are my first :)... So, I need you to please send me an e-mail with the address you would like me to mail it to so I can send you your gift... My e-mail address is livinglifeartfully@yahoo.com......
Also... I believe I should give out a runner-up prize as well, because my 2nd follower, Nancyad7 was correct also & actually put herself as a dedicated follower... So sweet!!!!! So, Nancyad7, please e-mail me your address as well so I can mail you out a goodie! Again, a big thanks to those of you who participated! Thanks!!!