Buy Handmade on Cyber Monday!

Here's an idea that's not at all self serving: buy Handmade on Cyber Monday. And get 10% off in our Etsy shop with the coupon code THANKS. Like, say, this loverly pair of Arabesque mugs....

Or, an even better idea: Come shop in person at this weekend and next at Art of Fire's Studio in Laytonsville Maryland. Pottery makes great gifts for everyone you know. Including yourself! We're on the Countryside Artisans Studio Tour. It's taking place the first two weekends in December. This year that means Nov 30, Dec 1 & 2 and again Dec 7, 8 & 9 from 10 til 5 each day. It's a great way to have a Handmade Holiday!

Our pottery goes well with Tuatha's amber, doesn't it?! Come see it in person!

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We're putting the finishing touches on our preparations for our first ever show IN Gettysburg. It's happening THIS SATURDAY, November 10 at the St Francis Xavier Church, from 8 am til 4 pm. Details and directions here. (http://www.sfxpccw.org/newsandevents.html)

There's even a coupon for free hot chocolate from the cafe! You can print out your own copy from here (http://goo.gl/7PqZd), but we're also going to print out a bunch of the coupons ourselves... come to the booth & ask and we'll gladly give you one!

PS: there's also a wonderful Ten Thousand Villages event in Fairfield, the next town over. That's two, two fair trade events you could shop in one trip! Just be sure to come see us FIRST! We wants all your monies (not to put too fine a point on it). (http://rugs.tenthousandvillages.com/fairfield_rugevent)

Endings and Beginnings or: As the Wheel Turns

Remember that song "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end?!"

Well, our sales season at Maryland Renn Fest ended last night (as it does every year around this time). 

And serendipitously, our clay for the next years production was delivered this morning. So, as this year at Faire ends, our production for next year begins.

This is what 4,750 pounds of clay looks like. It's about 2/3rds of what we expect to use this year. And the money that we made at Faire is what paid for it. So thanks to everyone who bought from us, you help us keep the wheel turning.

Oh, and we're not done yet. We're doing a local show here in Gettysburg November 10th. It's a holiday themed craft show, all about locally produced or Fair Trade goods. Very hipster, or at least, hipster by Gettysburg standards. Come check it out! http://www.sfxpccw.org/newsandevents.html

Hope to see all y'all (and sell you plenty of pots) very soon!

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go stack boxes of clay.

Maryland Renaissance Festival

Just in case you didn't hear, we've got at booth Maryland Renaissance Festival! There are four more fun filled weekends. Tell your friends, get the band together & come on out and play with us.  Additionally, here are but a few of the wonderous mugs you can purchase from us this weekend!

MDRF booth 2012

Mugs @ MDRF

PENNSIC UPDATE & INVITE

Pennsic mugs loaded in the kiln, before firing

We're in the throes of labor here at Dancing Pig's 

 World Headquarters, but taking a moment to let y'all know we've got lots of cool stuff planned for Pennsic this year, including the return of beer and cookies aka our booth's Grand Opening.

Dancing Pig Pottery is having a party at Pennsic! And you're invited! Wednesday of Peace Week aka August 1st from 7pm til 10pm (or we run out of beer) (or pottery!)

You should know where we are by now, but just in case you want to educate your friends, the best pottery at War is sold at #16 Bow Street (between the bathouse and the barn).

And we are, in fact, holding back our best pots to debut them at this party. All the henna pots, my new Arabesque line & several awesome passion pieces from me, Bran Mydwynter & my apprentice, Panda/Lindsey will all be held back until the party.

So, please, tell your friends and then put on your Celtic or Medieval Finery and come on out to party with the Pig at War!

I gotta go make more pots!

Pennsic mugs, post firing.