LoriLovesTiki those shelves represent a lot of weeks pouring and cleaning mugs so I'm excited to reach this point of preparation. I hope I can make it fun for everyone to watch.

I may have to make one of the hats right from the mold. Most will be altered like the flames, a total overhaul.

hang10tiki I'm hoping that they will stay moist in the plastic bags until I use them. There is condensation on the inside of the bags so some moisture is being lost from the casts. Hopefully I won't have problems like the year they all dried out.

I counted the project and I have 26 orders for custom mugs. In addition to that I'm making the rest of 20 Zombie Torches and I'll be working on the Sacramento Crawl mug. I figured out the style I wanted to do and Tiki Hula suggested the tiki. Now Tiki Hula is contacting the man who owns the establishment to see if he'll let me do it. If he can get the man to say yes Tiki Hula will get his crawl mug for free.

We will have our party today and I'm looking forward to the kids using their plates. Then tomorrow Tiki Hula will be here for lesson number two. What a fun weekend. I wish you all one as good.

Thanks hang10tiki, just yesterday Dan asked me if you and Janelle would ever come for a visit. I said that I hoped so but the lure of Hawaii will always trump a tiki jungle room. But we can always hope.

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I did end up pouring some items that didn't end up with orders attached. So when I finish all the orders I'll make some speculation pieces of art. Here are a few that will eventually need a good home.

I always picked a variety to pour. We started doing this way before I opened up Wish List #4.

Some tikis are so small that pouring out the slip is hazardous. I use a flashlight to make sure we don't close up the opening which causes the glug glug and collapses the tiki.

I also use a small stick to start the slip coming out.

So as I watch I tell Dan to tip, tip more, ok now you can turn it over. He's a great helper.

These are two Frankoma Salt shakers made from the one that survived the fire. The story is on page one of this thread.

The bottoms of these tikis always come out too thin so I use my sticky clay to

build them up. Most casts require additional work, at least mine do.

All done and ready to be bagged.

We also poured a few of the hula girls.

They are Playboy models.

When I sculpted them I had them leaning back too far. So now I give them a tummy tuck.

All done with better posture.

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Now it's time to make deviled eggs, our great-great-nephew's record is 9 halves, so I need to make a lot.
Then I'll cut up a fresh pineapple. Adding these to Indian samosas, tandoori chicken, Chips, hummus, deli salads and ice cream we are all set with our international meal.

Cheers until we meet again, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2013-12-21 08:41 ]