Here's the Dirt...Being Interviewed for "Parties for Pennies" Blog

It was such a thrill to be interviewed by

Heidi Rew,

for her

"Parties for Pennies"

Blog!

It's such a fun blog with great tips and ideas!

You can read the interview and

check out Heidi's blog here...

Parties for Pennies

Hope I shared a few helpful tips...

about my experience in the floral industry.

Thanks!  Heidi

Here's the Dirt...Handmade Easter Baskets by The Clay Pot

Handmade Easter Baskets

by

The Clay Pot

It was so much fun making these handmade...

and I might add...organic looking

Easter Baskets.

They are so simple to make.

Take any kind of paper...

(we used white packing material)

Cut or rip the paper into strips.

Mix equal parts basic school glue and water.

Cover a deep salad or cereal bowl complely with cellophane.

Dip you paper strips in the glue/water mixture and lay strips over bowl.

Continue until your bowl is completely covered.

Let dry for 24 hours...

Carefully, lift paper basket off of bowl...separating you paper from you cellophane.

Add grass and eggs!

Display and enjoy!

Here's the Dirt..."A few scenes around Chattanooga this week..."

Chattanooga...

When out scouting wedding locations this week...

came across just a few of the neat "finds" around Chattanooga.

Here's the Dirt..."Yarn Ball Holiday Wreaths" by The Clay Pot

Yarn Ball Wreaths

We created these yarn ball wreaths

for the lobby of the

Volunteer Building in Chattanooga, TN.

We were given large artificial wreaths

to work with for our base.

To go with the sleek remodeled look of

the interiors, designed by Rodney Simmons

of REVIVAL, I knew I wanted to keep them

clean and simple.

We added fresh cedar and wrapped styrofoam balls

with different muted shades of yarn.

Love how using just these two simple elements,

made the simple artificial wreaths quite stunning!

Here's the Dirt..."Holiday Workshops at The Clay Pot" Registration!

Holiday Workshops

at

The Clay Pot

Registration

Click on this link to register...

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

Here's the Dirt..."Holiday Wall of Logs" at The Clay Pot

Holiday Wall of Logs

We created this wall of logs display

behind our checkout counter

at the shop for the holidays.

A limb just happened to fall in the front yard...

so we decided to slice it up!

Thanks to my brother...and his chainsaw!

We hung the log disks using

Velcro peel and stick squares.

So simple!

Love the contrast of the wood and the white.

The holidays are so much fun...

finding fun ways to tweak

simple items!

Happy Holidays

from

The Clay Pot!

Here's the Dirt..."Fir Ladies", 2012 by The Clay Pot

"Fir Ladies"

by

The Clay Pot

Chattanooga

This year we varied the styles of our

"Fir Ladies" for Holiday 2012...

the short & sassy mini, 

the bohemian with long flowing skirt 

and the classic one-shoulder mid length.

Had such a fun time creating these for

the windows at

"K :: A Boutique by Katherine Roberts"

in Chattanooga, TN

...they debuted in her holiday windows tonight!

Stop by and check out "the ladies" and

do some fun shopping in Katherine's beautiful boutique

during the holidays!

Here's the Dirt..."Jute Wrapped Wine Bottles"...at The Clay Pot

Jute Wrapped Wine Bottles

I love these jute wrapped wine bottles made by a friend...

we used them this past weekend for a wedding reception,

massed together on coffee tables filled with locally grown dahlias!

The natural jute mixed with the bold colors made a stunning statement!

Here's the Dirt..."PROJECT SNOWMAN!" Registration

PROJECT SNOWMAN!

at

The Clay Pot

Saturday, November 17th

benefiting

EMILY'S POWER FOR A CURE

&

the wonderful kids at 

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT ERLANGER!

Come join the free fun and spend special holiday time with your family

making "SNOWMEN" that we will be giving to the kids

at Erlanger Hospital to enjoy during the holidays!

3 SESSIONS:

SESSION 1:  10:00-11-30

SESSION 2:  12:30-2:00

SESSION 3:  3:00-4:30

Pre-Register by clicking on this link...

"PROJECT SNOWMAN" REGISTRATION

COME ONE...COME ALL...KIDS OF ALL AGES!

KIDS, MOMS & DADS, BROTHERS & SISTERS, FRIENDS & FAMILY!

Here's the Dirt...Fall at The Clay Pot

"Fall"

at

The Clay Pot

Chattanooga, TN

Here't the Dirt..."Festive"

The Clay Pot = Festive

I have started a series I'm calling

"The Clay Pot equals..."

to share some of the many different

aspects of The Clay Pot.

Featured here is a Rehearsal Dinner

we recently did in Chattanooga, TN

at The Hunter Museum of Art.

Here's the Dirt..."Step Up To The Plate!"

"Step Up To The Plate"

Here's a fun easy way to add some WOW to a wall...

You can use any assortment of salad plates.

I always group them on the floor first

to see how the colors work together...

using peel off velcro...

peel and stick. 

I  like placing them close together on a wall,

actually touching,

that way, you don't even need a tape measure.

WOW!

Here's the Dirt..."Blackberry Summer Wedding"

"Blackberry Summer Wedding"

Using a palette of whites and blackberry plums and greens

we created this seasonal summer wedding this past weekend.

The reception was held at The Hunter Museum of Art

in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Since the venue does not allow any candles

we filled our hanging votives

with blackberries and hung them from

mossed covered branches...cool effect!

The blackberry boutonnieres coordinated

with the bridesmaid's bouquets of

white hydrangeas dahlias,

and plum scabiosa and dahlias.

Here's the Dirt..."The Clay Pot"

the clay pot

1311 hanover street

chattanooga, tn 37405

423.265.2007

joe jumper

Here's the Dirt..."Clean & Simple Rehearsal Dinner at Public House Chattanooga

"Clean & Simple"

by

The Clay Pot

We used our "GO TO" burlap vases filled with a soft palette of white hydrangeas,

blue thistle, peonies, ranunculus, blue hyacinths and freesia

for this rehearsal dinner at Public House Chattanooga in Warehouse Row...

we utilized the deep window sills

by filling them with an assortment of pillar votives and mini votives...

to personalize each place setting, we created customized silverware sleeves

with the bride and groom's initials...beautiful venue...

clean & simple!