I finished the Round Tuits! Before they were plain bisque-fired clay… now they are all yellow:
I gave them out at Christmas to each person in my family. As I explained as I passed them out: we look back at ‘08 and say- oh well I didn’t get around to it. So now, they have no excuse. We all went around and said what it was we want to get around to this coming year. Some funny things, some serious, some secret goals! I love my family, they’re such good sports. My dad then brought out a letter from his grandmother about Nana’s first Christmas. He said: “Are we ready to get serious?” But it was so sweet- especially with my sister’s new baby there.
I wanted the round-tuits to be yellow, to look like butter- like it was pressed in butter. (Nana always said margarine was horrible and you should only use pure butter). Didn’t exactly come out the way I planned, but alas and alack. If I had to do it again, I’d leave off the coat of clear varnish. The powdery feel of the bisque firing was much more-ish.
I tied them with silk ribbon I bought from Christopher Pines on Etsy: http://christopherpines.etsy.com. Really lovely sheer silk ribbon. I recommend her gorgeous trims. Oo! And I see she keeps a blog too: http://www.thetintiara.blogspot.com/
