The NorthWesternBelle

I am in love with these mugs. So much. So much that I'll be sad to hand them over to my younger sister. Solace is to be found in the fact that she's family, so I will likely be seeing them again. Whew! Because seriously, they are gorgeous. I love them so much that I photographed them outside, in the very cold, to most accurately capture how this matte glaze, winkur yellow, turned out on the porcelain body. My BFF has been calling it terra cotta. Only, it turns yellow where it went on thick. The Time for TEA mug is my absolute favorite. The shape on this one was perfect, and the glaze pooled nicely in the letters. The dramatic handle finishes it of perfectly. Imma drink tea in this one next time I'm at my sister's house. Also, I really like this mandala, and I was very pleased with the plate. Either I'm getting better at this, or I got extremely lucky that all four of these worked out so well.  I made a before and after video...

The story behind the mugs I'll be blogging out about today actually starts way back in 2010, when I made a set of pot bellied beer mugs for my younger brother. Seen here, circa 2016 with said mug, and fleece-lined crochet wool beanie also made by yours truly. I had been doing pottery for two years at that point, and I haven't seen them since. I'm sure they're not completely terrible, but they're definitely heavy and uneven, and the feet are most likely very chunky.  They are, however, awesome enough to impress my lil sister when she spent some time at his house recently. The next time I saw her, for a girls' weekend in October, she asked me to make her some similar to them for tea. Being that I am highly in favor of drinking tea and encouraging others to do so, I wholeheartedly agreed, and I got to work on them straight away. The fourth one didn't get photographed, apparently. I'll have to get one of all four before they go ...

Hello! Welcome to the first of what will be weekly post about new content on my YouTube Channel. Right now it's mostly videos of my son, but I did make a couple of crochet tutorial videos several years ago. My goal is to have at least one new video up per week going forward, starting with some concert footage I've been hoarding for a few years, and perhaps some vacation photos. If you would be so kind as to subscribe, I would be eternally grateful! Without further ado, the first of (certainly) many Colt compilation videos, Colt "Sings" songs from The Pirate Fairy and Frozen, along with his own rendition of Jingle Bells. Thanks for stopping by! The NWB

A while back my cousin asked me to create some crochet tutorials, so I did! They've been on YouTube for a while now, and they've gotten a few views. I definitely want to make some more, but time is a precious commodity these days. I'm going to make it a point to get some completed before September. Late July and early August should be relatively slow as far as work and family obligations go, so I feel like that's a realistic goal. In the mean time, you can check out the two that are available here and here . They are both for absolute beginners. Thanks for looking, loves! Always Yours, TheNWB