Making an event flyer (four to a page)

This is the type of four flyer to page event flier we are making here. 

Occasionally, it is necessary to make a flyer for your business. And if you are anything like me, you need to mutter to yourself, trying to remember the steps to take. Here are the steps to make a four flyers per page document in Microsoft Office--Word.

First open Word, hit the "file" tab, and select "new document." For this task, we are going to use a template. And in this case, our template is in the Small Business template folder.

Step one--get to the Small Business folder. 

 Once inside the Small Business template folder, stroll down until you find the desired template. In this case, it is "Event Flyer (4-up).

Step two--select desired flyer template. 

 After opening the flyer template, start editing the information fields. Do NOT turn off the Content Control--it needs to be on, so that all cells update with the desired information.

Step three--edit the information. 

After this, it is a matter of proof reading and printing. 

Step four--proof read and print.

Easy peasy--right?

[Of course, if you are anything like me, at some point in the process, you are screaming at the top of your lungs at Microsoft Word---I recommend a strong cup of tea for that.]

When pots go wrong (and we have to start all over again)

One of the hazards making handmade wheel thrown pottery is that occasionally the clay ends up being too thin in some places, requiring one to re-throw the piece. Here we have the bottom of a wheel thrown urn being too thin.

And this is just one of the reasons why handmade wheel thrown pottery takes so long to make. (It is a six stage process, requiring several days, even under the best of conditions, between the stages.)

The bottom of this wheel thrown urn was too thin.

Really, really too thin.

Latest test tiles

The latest test tiles fresh from my kiln.

New color combinations April 2016.

Test tiles are a way for a potter to test glaze combinations to see how they look together. It is necessary to do so because of the chemical changes that happen during the glaze firings. Some glazes that you think would look good together will have chemicals that react with each other and produce fugly results. The only way to make sure that the glazes will look nice with one another is to actually use them, and test tiles allow you to do so without having to risk ruining an entire piece of pottery in the process. 

Free USA shipping (Valentines Day promotion)

Celtic Soul Jewelry and Pottery, and its sister Etsy shop Khari's Wiccan Treasures is offering free shopping for orders in the United States when you use the code VALENTINES14 until Valentine's day (February 14, 2016).

Some of the stuff available at Khari's Wiccan Treasures.

Cobalt blue small mortar and pestle. 

She can also make customized chalices with the triple moon symbol. 

I love how the glaze turned out on this one. 

Some of the stuff available at Celtic Soul Jewelry and Pottery. 

Isn't this cute?

Food safe, microwave safe, dishwasher safe. 

Fridge magnets including the Eye of Horus. 

Custom made chalices

Here are some of the chalices that were made recently. There is a large variety of symbols that can be used: Templar cross, Wicca pentacle, triple moon, and horned god. There are also several scrolls that can be applied. We have a variety of glaze colors to choose from; all of them are food safe. The chalices are hand thrown, underglazed and fired, then overglazed and fired a second time. The whole process from start to finish takes seven to eight weeks.

If you are interested in ordering a custom made chalice, check out Khari's Wiccan Treasures on Etsy.

Templar cross blue chalice. 

Templar cross green chalice. 

Wiccan trimple moon pentacle green chalice. 

Here is the selection of glaze colors to choose from. 

Red and black horned god chalice.

Green triple moon chalice. 

Golden brown triple moon chalice. 

Red and black triple moon chalice. 

Blue and green pentacle chalice. 

Blue pentacle chalice. 

Custom made cone incense burners available

Custom made cone incense burner plate. $19 plus shipping and handling.

Designs available: pentacles, spirals, moons, stars, Egyptian hieroglyphs, runes, etc.

Triple moon incense holder

The triple moon is a Goddess symbol that represents the Maiden, Mother, and Crone as the waxing, full, and waning moon. It is also associated with feminine energy, mystery and psychic abilities.

Etsy listing for this item.

Ceramic pentacles for sale

We currently have ten ceramic pentacle disks in various colors available on the Khari's Wiccan Treasures Etsy shop. We are charging $20 USD plus shipping and handling. There will be another half dozen available next week (after we take photos) that just came out of the kiln last week.

Check out Khari's Wiccan Treasures Etsy shop. 

Cobalt blue with black underglaze pentacle.

Crazed copper with brown underglaze. 

Firebrick red ceramic pentacle.

Iron brown with black underglaze.

Key lime with dark green underglaze. 

Lavender with blue violet underglaze. 

Pansy purple with black underglaze. 

Pansy purple with purple underglaze. 

Sapphire blue with black underglaze. 

Stormy sea green with black underglaze.