After I made the bunny and chicken dishes recently, someone suggested I should make a duck dish.  So I did and here he is.  It's strange how these animal soap dishes take on a character of their own.  As soon as I stuck his bill on, he looked like a really daft character!  I've already had a request from someone who wants one in white, so there'll soon be more daft ducks coming along to join this one.

I've just become a sponsor of the Loch Ness Film Festival.  For several reasons really.

Firstly the organiser, Willie Doig, is a good friend of mine.  When I lived near Loch Ness myself, I saw a lot of Willie and his wife Suzanne.  He and his son Andrew, both amateur film makers themselves, decided last year that it was time their area had its own film festival.  As no one else seemed to be doing anything about it, they did it themselves, at their own expense.  It was a big success.

Secondly, I've always been a film fan so a film festival isn't so out of character for a potter as it might seem!

Thirdly, having my logo on their web page and in brochures may well help my own business, a nice bonus!

So, film fans, go to www.lochnessfilmfestival.co.uk to see what delights are in store at the world famous loch.  The festival runs from 27th to 29th May 2011. 

Just out of the kiln is this Spring Chicken.  I was asked by a friend to make a chicken dish, so I made two while I was at it.  The Easter Bunny in my last post was sold yesterday, so I guess I'll have to get busy and make more of those!

Both dishes are food safe, and are also oven, microwave and dishwasher proof.

On the run-up to Easter this year, I'm offering to gift-wrap any item as shown, including a chocolate egg, for just £1.50 on top of the item price.  It doesn't have to be a mug, I can do this with most of the items in my shop.  An Easter gift with a difference!

This is the latest thing out of my kiln - a cute Easter Bunny!  It was time I branched out from just cats and dogs as soap and trinket dishes, so now I have this rabbit and also a couple of chickens, which are not yet quite ready.  Watch this space though, as they'll be here soon!

For Easter, I'm offering the chance to have any of my mugs or soap dishes gift wrapped in cellophane, complete with a chocolate Easter Egg, for just an extra £2.  Contact me on the Contact Form if you're interested in this option.

Yesterday I was at my usual stint at Beccles Farmers' Market.  Since Christmas sales have been a bit quiet, so I was delighted this time that things seem to be back to normal.

After the market, a couple came to pick up a jug and goblets set they'd ordered from me back in January (see picture).  They actually had 6 goblets but I didn't want the picture to look crowded!

Then I had to deliver two cat soap dishes and a doggy soap dish to a lady in Great Yarmouth.  She'd bought a cat dish last week at a craft fair there and had belatedly decided she wanted more!

Then my daughter-in-law, Diane, (up for a visit with my son) said she'd like a doggy soap dish for her grandmother, and bought the last one I had in stock.

So, with those four things, I had quite a good day yesterday.

Then this morning whilst checking my emails, I found that I'd won £10 on the Lottery.  As my luck seemed to be in, I bought an online instant win ticket and won another £2!

I could do with more days like that!

OK, following on from my last post, I've been looking at lots of blogs and have finally selected 15 to give my awards to.

They are:
www.blog.curiouscatcreative.co.uk
www.siteground208.com/~silverth/wordpress
www.carol-rhymeorreason.blogspot.com
www.creativeandfaithful.blogspot.com
www.eljay1980.wordpress.com
www.rafflesbizarre.blogspot.com
www.niftyknits-somuchyarnsolittletime.blogspot.com
www.homemadeandmarvellous.blogspot.com
www.shpangle.blogspot.com
www.dreamstardiary.blogspot.com
www.craftycauldron.co.uk/blog
www.studiocraftsblog.blogspot.com
www.mybelovedlylife.blogspot.com
www.glitzandglamourjewellery.co.uk/blog
www.seatweaving.blogspot.com

All these blogs are well worth a visit, so please drop in and enjoy!