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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 😊

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. ruclips.net/video/U3y7y-R31rE/видео.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: ruclips.net/video/M17mwvvI9uk/видео.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: ruclips.net/video/56g3b-fWvJ8/видео.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!

I really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment!

You might enjoy some of my videos about throwing on the wheel, that's even more fun than painting in my opinion!

Wow! Thanks for the super!! It's definitely a lot to consider, turning something you love into a business isn't always the best path. Merry Christmas to you too!

I hope it goes really well for you! Thanks for watching!

Merry Christmas to you too! As to your questions, Yes, I feel like Etsy does make it easy to do your taxes. They have export features that link directly with tax software, so I have mine set up to go into my small business accounting software (I just use quickbooks). Etsy also makes it really easy to see your expense totals in the different categories, shipping, advertising, etc. SO I am not a tax professional and am only speaking to what I do, so you'll want to check with your own tax person. I do my own taxes, I currently just operate as a sole proprietor, and I do a schedule c right along with my normal 1040 form. I do pay quarterly taxes, and if you have something like quickbooks it will help you estimate that. Basically, if you get to the point you're making more than 5k, start paying in some. I do have business insurance, mostly for my photography business because hotels require it. It was a simple thing for me to add the pottery. I think for insurance, i read recently about someone getting sued for using the word "smiley". So possibly the risk of copyright infringement.

@threelittlepotters thank you so so much for taking your time to respond in such detail, you are amazing 🤗 I will definitely get a insurance 👀 never know with some people 😅. I will definitely talk to a tax professional....thank you again

Thanks for watching!

Here's that recipe for you: glazy.org/recipes/83769 and if the link doesn't work, you should be able to just type in the recipe #83769. It's one of the easier ones to mix. I don't get too fussy about converting from brushing to dipping with the glazes I mix. I generally will mix a glaze at a specific gravity of 150 if I am making a small amount and will be brushing it. If I'm making a huge batch, I will think it with water to see if it will work as a dipping glaze. Those I usually do around 140 and sometimes slighting more or less depending on the thickness/clay content. I will add cmc in dry form 1g per 100g, before I add water if I find a glaze particularly hard to apply.

I’m glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!

I am glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!

I so wish I had started planning in my 20's. At least my children will have my current knowledge and not make the mistake I did. I think it's awesome that you were able to retire and pursue something you're passionate about!

Awesome! I had you in mind when I made it and went through all the things I would’ve told you in person:)

@@threelittlepottersyou’re the best. 😊

Woo hoo! My first ever super thanks!!! Awesome! Thanks!

@threelittlepotters Merry Christmas, ive enjoyed your videos!

I feel the exact same way! Thanks for watching and commenting, it really helps my channel!

I fire mine to cone 04. I use a 108 degree ramp at the end, and I'm sorry, I don't have the metric conversion handy.

@@threelittlepotters thank you for your kind and of course for your video. My right question is: the fired of bisque must be higher temperature of the fire of glazes?

The white glaze I use is one I mix. I have a video about it here: ruclips.net/video/Zsjv0kuo9gQ/видео.html Forgive the music, it was one of the first videos I made. When I use the white glaze I am able to just use one coat of the commercial glaze over it and get some great results.

Great! Thank-you very much. :))

Awesome! Thank you!

It is a homemade glaze. I use the Hansen 20x5 recipe with 3% Delft mason stain. The mason stain I believe is #6320. If you would like to test it with a pre-mixed glaze, you can order just mason stain from places like theceramicshop.com and test a small amount in whatever clear glaze you already use. I have a video talking about that here: ruclips.net/video/dUfAWCgLwmg/видео.html

Thank you so much!! Keep making videos! ❤️ I’m in Maine too