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I just get my stoppers on Amazon. I usually buy a pack of 12, but they offer them in smaller amounts too.

Here is a video of me punching in my exact firing schedule. ua-cam.com/video/U3y7y-R31rE/v-deo.html My top temperature may be different than yours, I went by my cones when determining that initial top end number. The theory behind a drop-hold schedule is to go to the top temperature, then drop only a 100 degrees. At that point the glaze is still very fluid, so you can give it more time at that temp, (i do 30 min) and that will give the glaze more time to fill in all the little pinholes. As long as it is sitting under the top temp like that you shouldn't get enough heat work to push it over the initial cone you were firing to. Of course your bisque firing also plays a part in pinhole reduction if you have a problematic clay. Long and slow for bisque is ideal.

Thanks! Will watch that video and give the drop and hold a go! Appreciate you getting back to me. Have a nice day! 😊

Yes, you would like all the sea green combos. There are tons in my glaze collection!

Thank you for watching!

Yeah Speckled Grapel is such a good consistent performer for me. It's one glaze I'll always keep stocked. Morels and chanterelles are what I hear about the most here as well. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! I am always looking for a good shortcut! Happy New Year!

I hope it will work well for you! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching, that sounds like a fun day!

This is a nice safe liner glaze recipe that I use a lot: glazy.org/recipes/7973 And here is another beginner friendly recipe you might like: glazy.org/recipes/18705 Thanks for watching!

Glaze ingredients do fit nicely into stackable plastic containers. There are recipes you can make with fewer ingredients, but once you get started it's hard to not want all the ingredients. It might be a good year to try it. Thanks for watching!

As far as those pinholes go, usually the drop-hold schedule I fire with takes care of those. I am wondering if that glaze doesn't like the Iceman clay, and since I just bought 300 lbs of b-mix I am going to try it more on that clay before further trouble shooting. I have layered this glaze with lynette opal to increase movement. So yes, tricks were already used, and still the pinholes on that one cup. Sometimes a glaze/clay combo just isn't right, but I haven't tested enough to be certain. Thanks for watching!

​@@threelittlepotters I recall you fire to cone 6 from earlier videos. I do too... I'm tending to fire to 1205°C, soaking for 5mins then free fall drop. Whstvpeak temp do you fire to and what does your drop hold ramp look like?

Even with their fee? I bet it’s not cheaper, but more custom. Something like that might be worth it just to save on the space required for all the chemical storage.

Yeah, we have some ceramic stores that will do that as well. I believe it is still a bit more money to do it that way rather than having large bags of your own ingredients. It's still a great option for people who want more glaze variety than what is offered commercially.

I feel like I ran that cost analysis on one recipe in the studio white video and I believe I still saved $50 mixing it myself, rather than having them weigh out the glaze ingredients for me and send the dry mix.

I just started doing UA-cam this summer, and I've been doing Etsy for 4 years now. I am hoping that I will get some cross over traffic in case anything happens with Etsy and I need to start my own site to sell my work. So far pretty much all of my sales are still driven by Etsy, but who knows maybe more people will find me now!

Thanks! There's no way I can make that much pottery without a big reward!

It's that handle that takes too much time! In general I am a fast thrower. I have some different timed pottery challenges I did this summer if you want to watch me throw with a timer. I would say for a larger cup maybe 90 seconds. ua-cam.com/video/7BbSSoNT8l4/v-deo.html

I definitely would if I wasn't bringing along my family. I have hope that the other two little potters will love high tea, even if they don't make much pottery these days.

@ there’s enough variety usually to please everyone. Hot tip - you can order more sandwiches if you want and they are usually free! It does mean you’ll be extra stuffed by the end, but sometimes worth it! 😆

Thank you for watching! I hope your own pottery goals will go well this year!

Since I drink tea all day every day, I am so surprised it never occurred to me before that London would be an excellent place for me to visit. Do you have a favorite spot you go for tea when you're out and about?

@ My daughter suggest The Orangery at Kensington Palace, she has had high tea there and loved it 😊

That’s amazing your coming over to the Uk in February Sarah. Are you just visiting London or travelling a bit? Have you looked at the Ritz for afternoon tea in London.

@@Willowpony I have looked at the ritz it's a maybe. I saw on youtube that The Georgian in Harrods got a remodel and the tea looked pretty delicious there. And I think it's Fortnum and Mason that has the Mad Hater tea, I am not even sure if they still do it. It's hard to pick one!

I can't wait! I've been studying reviews and menus, still deciding on which high tea I will pick out!

I think I'll do a combo video for some of these middle days... if I survive it. Trimming a 100 pieces is bad enough, lol.

Oh that's so cool that you're going too! I love traveling!

@threelittlepotters It's neat to see other places. Plan to do the outskirts too, Cotswolds, Bathe yadda yadda!

Here is a video where I punch in my exact glaze schedule. In general, I reach top temperature for cone 6, drop 100 degrees and then hold for 30 min. ua-cam.com/video/U3y7y-R31rE/v-deo.html

Hey, thanks for all the questions! I do have videos on my page that show some more depth about how much money I am making. I show my screen, so it might be able to give you some of the percentage information. Here's one from this holiday season: ua-cam.com/video/M17mwvvI9uk/v-deo.html My profit margin is different for every piece and largely comes down to the weight and size. I am possibly going to stop offering free shipping this year and I'll definitely be interested to see how that affects my margins. So my general answer is around 70% profit. If I sell a small ring bowl for $10, I will usually keep around $7 of it. This varies a lot. I make much more money if a customer is in Massachusetts rather than Cali. I think if I drop the free shipping, I'll be able to be a lot more accurate with my numbers. My taxes are also a little different since I own multiple businesses so that's hard to give a number on. I think a definite pro for Etsy is the constant weekly paycheck rather than sporadic fares. If you do go for it, check out my getting started on Etsy video here: ua-cam.com/video/56g3b-fWvJ8/v-deo.html Good luck with all your pottery endeavors!

Happy new year!

That's really nice to hear, I'm glad you enjoy them!

It's a shame, I really like the Dark Star clay for throwing. Though... I think Iceman is going to be similar... if I can ever get my hands on enough of it to properly test it. I have yet to try re-firing the dark star, thanks for the warning!

@ Iceman is great especially for hand building and attaching things. Though it’s not as white as white bear which I just love. I’m trying speckled b-mix, trying to find a replacement for the dark star. I’ll share my results soon.🤞

@@anasclayhouse hmmm, I'll have to try White Bear then. I haven't had much luck with speckled B-mix. Roo seems to be behaving better with my glazes, so I may try to learn to like it more.

You're welcome! I hope you find it helpful.

That's a good idea I haven't used any RHC on mushrooms yet. That's cool that mushrooms are popular there too. Thanks for watching!

It's definitely a fun glazing technique, you should try it!

Really?! I am scared to try, I need the money this month! Maybe... okay, I am thinking about it.

@ good luck. I stopped doing free shipping everywhere I sell and people still buy from me. They even pay priority shipping on Poshmark. Don’t believe the BS that you have to do free shipping everywhere. You don’t.

You're welcome, hope you try it out!

I just dip once and just like a quick 1 to 2 second dip.

@@threelittlepotters thank you, I couldn't tell from one of your glazing videos if it was one or two.

I buy most of my glaze materials locally because of the shipping costs. If there is any ceramic supply place near you, I would call and get a price list from them first. Many of the ingredients like say a bag of silica is extremely cheap per pound, but shipping that 50lb bag is pricey. For me Portland Pottery in Portland Maine is cheaper than buying online because of this. Theceramicshop.com is where I have bought small amounts of colorants that weren't available locally. I find their prices reasonable, but sometimes shipping can be a little slow. If you're looking to start mixing a lot, I would consider a road trip to a pottery supply place.

@@threelittlepotters Thank you Sarah. That's good advice!

Thanks, that's good to hear! I am never sure what content is helping people the most. It's a lot of glazes to remember, but it gets easier with time!

Thank you for watching!

Happy new year to you too!

Well those top two shelves are just garbage, but yeah, some of the other ones are a little rough.

Thank you. Sarah loves it when I use reclaim to make them. It works fine with the smaller mushrooms but it's hard to find success with the big ones with inconsistent clay.

It's definitely the perfect use for little bits of leftover clay!

You should glaze yours! You can use all your problem glazes on mushrooms.

Ha ha, more of that Mainer slang creeping in. Though really, I don't think that color looks much like the onion. They should've named Ginger, Shallot.

Yes, having a background in photography definitely helps with selling online. Though, it's a temptation to want to make a piece look better than it does in real life, so I try to be very accurate with my product images. Thanks for watching and so glad you're enjoying the content!

I love craft paper too! It's a great eco-friendly option.

I put the template on my Facebook page. Here's the link: facebook.com/share/p/18LUG7Wh7X/

Agree! I think people are starting to come back around and appreciate it more.

Thanks for watching! I really appreciate you!

You're welcome! I hope it helps!

@ question: so you make one listing per object vs variations in one object? I’ve mostly been doing the latter, but the variations are pretty different and am thinking of doing one object:one listing.

Merry Christmas to you too! Thank you so much!!

I agree, who knew business skills would be such a big part of being an artist. Thanks for watching!!

If you are following my schedule, yes about 8 hours. If you're choosing different ramps, then that will affect the time. Say you're telling the kiln to go up 300 degrees per hour, it will take longer to get to that final temperature. I do not have a true enviro vent, I have a system I made myself, but I was having trouble with uneven heating because of it. So now while it's firing I vent the entire room. Then when it clicks off, I turn my vent system back on to cool the kiln load faster. Your vent, which is likely installed properly etc, can be left on the whole time. As for cooling; from when it finally kicks off till the end of the cooling countdown, I see lots of variations. My kiln has 2.5 inch brick, and I run my vent, and I tend to open at a higher temperature than most people like (400 degrees). So for me the cool down takes around 8-10 hours, sometimes longer if the kiln is really packed tight because those larger pieces will keep the heat. So from the time you hit start, till the time you can peak at the things, around 16 hours for me.

@@threelittlepotters Thank you SO much for this speedy reply and all of the details in it! I have enough info now to know that I don't have to go out there with a flashlight (no lights in my kiln shed yet) and start the thing tonight--I can just wait until morning. Phwew! Even better that I will have a sense of how to program the right ramp and hold. This will be my first glaze fire, so I'm very excited! I really appreciate you taking the time to make and post this video, and to answer questions. 🙏

@@lehacarpenter7773 No problem! I hope it comes out amazing!!

You're welcome! I hope it's helpful!