Monthly Archives: October 2013

Puzzled out…..

Posted on October 31, 2013 by designbycyn

We are well on our way to puzzle this whole thing out!  I did get the base colors on and started to draw on my puzzle pieces.  While waiting for coats of paint to dry, I kept looking for  something … Continue reading →

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Bootin’ it Up………

Posted on October 30, 2013 by designbycyn

Centerpieces, they are without a doubt, predominately glass.  Glass vases, glass bowls, glass glass glass.  I am a believer that you should use what ever fits your mood.  Take that glass vase and place it inside an unexpected item.  It … Continue reading →

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Ohhh, you better watch out……

Posted on October 29, 2013 by designbycyn

You better not cry…….. Yeah, Christmas is everywhere and we haven’t even gotten to Trick or Treat yet.  When I went back to work full time, geez that was in March, I knew being back in the retail arena Christmas … Continue reading →

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Nature at it’s best…..

Posted on October 28, 2013 by designbycyn

Basket gourds are amazing.  They grow very easily and their size varies with growing conditions and time grown.  When they reach the size you prefer, you can pick them and start their drying time.  I just let mine go through … Continue reading →

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Rusty but never forgotten……

Posted on October 25, 2013 by designbycyn

Don’t you just love it when a plan starts to come together?  I certainly get very excited when my latest project starts to transform and actually look like I had imagined it would!  My rusty old canning jar rims are … Continue reading →

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Twist on a Teapot…..

Posted on October 24, 2013 by designbycyn

Yahoo!!!!! I couldn’t be more thrilled with the finished teapot!  There is always a sigh of relief when I pull pieces from the kiln.  So many things can go awry during the firing process.  Breakage and smeared designs are two … Continue reading →

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Teapot Twisted…..

Posted on October 23, 2013 by designbycyn

This teapot is underway.  The design is penciled on and the first color of paint is applied.  We are booking, well not exactly, the drying time is quite impossible to hurry.  You know what the say, ” A watched teapot … Continue reading →

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Teapot Twist…..

Posted on October 22, 2013 by designbycyn

Teapots have been so popular through out the years.  We must have had 30 different molds, some plain shaped and some very decorative.  There were teddy bears, fairy, Santa, fish, oh just to name a few.  The plain shapes were … Continue reading →

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Rusty beginnings……

Posted on October 21, 2013 by designbycyn

I just can’t toss them out!  Over the years, these canning jar rims have been so helpful to me.  They have worked with me and protected my yearly harvest with out complaint.  I just couldn’t tell them they were old, … Continue reading →

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What do I do with it now?……

Posted on October 18, 2013 by designbycyn

I love broken odds and ends.  Weird? hmmmm yeah it is to quite a few people.  I just have a really hard time discarding run down, broken, or distressed items.  Our kids now call and ask if I would like … Continue reading →

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