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May 7th, 2010

Angie

Pottery

Big Mouth Toys Toilet Mug

$5.50

Never a cruddy morning with the Toilet Mug! Now dogs aren’t the only ones that can drink from a toilet! This ceramic Mug offers a laugh and up to 12 ozs. of java. Actually comfortable to hold, approx. 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 5 1/2″h. Weighs 18 ozs. Note: hand wash only, not dishwasher safe (just, like a real toilet!) Get it now! Toilet Mug…

Adagio Teas PersonaliTea 21-Ounce Ceramic Teapot with Infuser Basket

$10.49

Enjoy loose tea anytime with this elegant ceramic teapot. A large infuser basket provides ample room for the leaves to unfurl and infuse fully….

Le Creuset Honey Pots

Le Creuset honey pot includes a silicone dipper that dispenses the perfect touch of honey…

Creating A Theme Or Mood With Pottery

Interior decorating can be challenging. If you are trying to create a certain theme or mood, it may be difficult to find the right items to include in the space. Pottery is an excellent option when you are decorating a room for a holiday, an old time period, or a rural country.

Pottery can create a warm, earthy feeling on Thanksgiving. Using dishes that are actually finished pottery is a wonderful idea. If you don’t want to use the dishes, you can display them in a cabinet with glass doors in the dining room. You can have cups or mugs, plates, tea pots, and platters that are all decorative pottery. The unique and hand-made touch of pottery can make the holiday meal special.

Suppose you own a restaurant, and you want your customers to feel like they are in Africa, Italy, or Japan. There are certain styles of dish pottery were, and still may be, common in these countries. Having pottery of similar deign can create the mood of being in that place of the world. Also, having vases, plant pots, and other pottery items around the dining area can help enhance the theme you are looking to create.

If you want your home to feel like a unique and cozy place, having unglazed pottery pieces for potted plants, vases, ash trays, coasters, and other items can do the trick. If you display small, glazed pottery pieces that are abstract or shaped like something familiar, on a shelf or coffee table, it can truly add some character to the room. If the shape and size of the pottery allows for it, you may even want to hang it on the wall.

Very large pieces of pottery can create a certain mood as well. These are probably more difficult to find. Antique pottery can be expensive as well, especially if it is large and well kept. On the other hand, a pottery item that is scratched or has a small crack might be valuable as well, because that might indicate its very old age.

If you want to be artistic, you may even paint your pottery or add designs to it. Part of using pottery for decorative purposes might include filling it with something like stones, water or flowers. Finishing an unfinished piece of pottery can make it look newer and shinier. This will also help it to last longer.

Be creative and have fun with your pottery.

What is the best adhesive to repair broken pottery?

My wife broke a large pottery platter, a clean break in five pieces.

I used Super glue GEL 4g by:LOCTITE (in a blue tube)

No-drip gel formula is ideal for vertical applications and porous surfaces. Glues more materials including wood, paper, china, porcelain, rubber, leather and metal. Clog-free cap.

Use it SPARINGLY because when you put pieces together if you have to much extra could ooze out.
I also recommend take one piece apply glue then the another piece hold together 30 seconds, let the glue on those pieces set completely(5 mins for strength), then apply glue to third piece hold it to the first two pieces 30 seconds, let it completely set (5 minutes for strength) repeat for the next two pieces.