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Posted: May/30/2008 4:40 AM PST
Going to a class tomorrow at The Clay Pot in Reidland, KY. My first time, and I am looking forward to it. PLUS ~ the class includes a gourmet lunch which sounds fabulous! Will let you all know what kind of weird object I come home with. |
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Posted: May/30/2008 5:38 PM PST
Can't wait for the pics 
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Posted: May/31/2008 2:09 AM PST
Have fun! Can't wait to see what you make. |
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Posted: Jun/01/2008 1:37 PM PST
I knew you just couldn't stand the suspense a moment longer, so ......... here it is ~ my very first (and quite possibly only) hypertufa creation!! The white "embellishments" (well, that's what the teacher called them) are seashells. I wanted the white so as to match the base I had left over from a glaring globe that broke. This was a "beyond incredibly easy" project. Just four ingredients, add water, mix, mold, embellish. There is really no end to the amount of creative things you could make with this material. We had our choice of a bowl (like mine), a stepping stone, or a planter. There were at least 30 people in our class and it was so fun to see the different styles and designs. Lunch was pretty darn tasty too. We had a roasted beef tenderloin sandwich with grilled portabellas and cheese, a mixed fresh fruit cup, cookie AND a brownie, and the most incredible peach tea I have ever tasted (and I am NOT a sweet tea fan). All in all a great day ~ a beautful place to spend a morning if you ever get a chance ~ The Clay Pot in Reidland (ok, nowhere  ), KY. Oh, and they had those tipped clay pot thingies too ~ they had sedum planted in them so that would solve the need to water very often!
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Posted: Jun/01/2008 10:34 PM PST
I think you did a pretty darn good job for your first try! |
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Posted: Jun/02/2008 2:16 AM PST
Very nice. Love your seashell embellishments. |
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Posted: Jun/02/2008 5:01 AM PST
Thanks ~ I didn't want anything too fancy. The base is already busy enough by itself. Some people went hog wild with embellishments. |
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Posted: Jun/10/2008 6:05 PM PST
I want to take a class at a greenhouse close to me but it's the same day that I have tickets to go to a summer stock playhouse close to us. It's called the Totempole and once was owned by Jean Stapleton( All in the Family) and her husband. Guess I'll have to try making it myself sometime. Any hints? |
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Posted: Jun/11/2008 4:47 AM PST
Yeah ~ the class was great fun, but you don't need to miss the play to learn how to do this. If you just google "hypertufa recipe" you will find all you need to know. All you need is a mold, a pair of decent waterproof gloves, a large plastic garbage bag, your hypertufa mud, and whatever embellishments you choose, if any. For the mold, I just used a dollar-store plastic salad bowl. Some people just dig a hole in the ground and line it with a plastic garbage bag for a really free-form container. This would be a great project for kids too. |
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