porcelain hair pins

Flower porcelain hair barrettes with cross-stitch detail in embroidery cotton

I've been working on these for a while... I wasn't sure how to attach the delicate porcelain onto the metal hair barrette without scratching or damaging the porcelain. I decided to sew them onto a felt backing with an extra loop for the barrette. This allows one to change the barrette to any other clip you like. It can even slide onto a narrow alice-band.

detail of felt on the back of the flower barrette

 heart-shaped porcelain hait barrettes with embroidery cotton detail

 

I think they turned out quite well. I used embroidery cotton for the cross-stitch and stitch detail. These little porcelain hair-pins and some other new goodies will be found on the Token table tomorrow at the I Heart Market. Hope to see you there!

preview: trinket bowls and holders

I have some new little bowls and tealight holders ready for Saturday's I heart Market. These are high fired white stoneware or porcelain so it makes them quite durable but I would not recommend using them with food as the glazes are not dinnerware safe. They are glazed in various colours: muted greens, turquoises, pale greys and soft pinks. They will be on sale on at the market on Saturday.

Now, I have to figure out how to display them effectively. Anyone who has been round to my table at the market knows it's always choc-full. And I've been trying to change the layout of the table but I have so much stock and so many different designs that it takes me ages to set up. Anyone who'd like to make some suggestions please feel free to do so.
 

small lace print bowls - white stoneware

tealight holders with cut-out details - porcelain

small pie-dish - glazed porcelain

tulip bowls - glazed white stoneware

Hope to see you at the market :)

Tweet Tweet @ Fat Tuesday

blue bird brooches

I'm so very excited that Token is now available at the fabulous Fat Tuesday store in Kloof. I seriously could spend hours browsing there. It's a great place for gifts, and there's a wonderful selection of jewellery and ceramics by local designers. Pop in sometime :)

red bird brooch

celadon bird brooch with heart cut-out

More hearts

Some more new heart brooches :)

purple large lacy heart

LOVE large heart - leaf green

palm print large heart - leaf green

dark blue lace print large heart

Hanging Hearts

A new design that I'm quite excited about, three hearts of different sizes strung together with plastic coated wire. The 'LOVE' print is a stamp I bought from Lisa & Jo, available at the I Heart Market. The hanging hearts 'mobile' are about 30cm long, hand-made from porcelain and hand glazed.

Home Again

It's back to the DLI hall this Saturday, 7 August, for the I Heart Market.
Remember the first Saturday of every month, between 8.30 and 1pm, we're at the DLI Hall, 5 DLI Avenue, Greyville, Durban. So if you are looking for something special, handmade and unique, come visit the I Heart Market this Saturday :)

2010 House & Garden Show

So if you're wondering what to do this weekend now that the
you-know-what is over why don't you pop round to the House and Garden show. It starts this Friday and runs until the 1 August, held at the Durban Exhibition Centre. Also don't miss out on the Homegrown Fair part of the show which features smaller local businesses like Mooi, Genevieve Motley jewellery, Ikhaya, and so much more. You can find Token at the Mooi stall at the Homegrown Fair. Can't wait :) Hope to see you there!

bird-brained

Token has gone to the birds!
These are new brooches of bird silhouettes. They are a reworked version of the birds which I've done previously and are a more compact design. Some have a heart cutout. Each bird is unique in it's texture and glaze, made from porcelain fired to 1190 degrees. I'm quite excited about them :) What do you think?

More New Stuff

Here are some more porcelain discs I've been working on. These are between 8.5cm and 7 cm in diameter and come in a variety of different designs and glazes. A hook for hanging is glued on the back.

New Stuff from Token

These are some of the new designs I've been working on, they are a departure from the wearable jewellery. The discs are purely decorative wall-pieces and the trinket bowls are cast from a pie dish that I made a mould of. I make these in porcelain which I fire to 1190 degrees Celsius and then glaze and refire. The porcelain has a delicate feel but is also hard-wearing.

discs


trinket bowls

Process

These are some of the latest pieces I've been working on. I quite like the cleanness of the unglazed porcelain but then again I also enjoy the glazed surface and how it emphasizes the texture and detail. Here are some photos of the work in progress.

ready for glazing




after glazing