On the other hand, I have finished unloading the ceramic mushrooms that arrived yesterday, gotten them all pricetagged and displayed, and they are cheering up the shop immensely! Nothing like yellow and red and blue and green and purple and orange (you get the picture) ceramic mushrooms in all shapes and sizes to brighten a girl's day! I don't sell them on the website, since there is such variety and I would hate to have a customer disappointed with a 'sight unseen' purchase, so you can have a glimpse of them here instead ...
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[/caption]As they'd say on Friends, "could they BE any cuter?" Ceramic mushrooms add a great splash of color to your garden, especially under trees or in shady areas where it is hard to add color. These are hand made by JJ Potts in Salt Lake City, Utah and come in five sizes. If I were in the shop trying to buy a few, it would take me an hour to pick them out!
Oh my gosh, it would take me forever, too! Those are adorable. AND they can't be killed by black-thumbed people like myself. BONUS.
ReplyDeleteIf you have any spare rain, please feel free to send it here (Brissy, Australia). Most of my state is currently flooded, but our little corner here is still in drought. The universe has an odd sense of humour at times!
ReplyDeleteThe mushrooms are absolutely gorgeous! I've never seen anything like them locally. Maybe I need to break out some clay and paints ... :)
Those are really cool! I think you could sell them on a website... you would just have to post a pic of the group and state that they may not get a particular one. or you cold group them to similarities and offer a choice of groups, but not specific ones... might work, and if people know ahead of time, they should not be upset.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking this morning, maybe I'd create sets of three for the website. One of the hardest things for me about the shop, is dealing with the fact that I can't please everybody. One customer wants an item bigger, another wants it smaller and in a different color, and another asks for something entirely different! I am something of a 'people pleaser' so it is tough for me to disappoint anyone, even strangers. I'm working on growing a thicker shell though! :)
ReplyDeleteThese are definitely something a crafty gal could make herself! I can tell that they do the stems and tops in two pieces - and they wouldn't need to be perfect, since most mushrooms are lumpy & bumpy anyway. The possibilities are endless. Some have flat tops, some have deep bowls, some have ridges, some have ruffles. They really are too cute for words!
ReplyDeleteAnything that I can add to my garden that doesn't need to be watered is a bonus for me too. I have killed more plants through neglect than I care to remember. That is probably why I am so attracted to the garden decor - low maintenance eye candy!
ReplyDeletethose mushrooms are great!! wish you were selling them. I told my husband I'm going to buy a caeramic/stone frog for the garden everytime I frog a project, but he's afraid that would start FROGGING FRENZY.
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