Post #765132 by danlovestikis on Thu, Jun 16, 2016 9:41 PM

TikiHula it's one of his and mine too. Glad you like the crawl mug and HTHG's in progress. Thank you.

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More steps making the Hot Tub Hula Girl mugs #61 - #90.

There's a lot of walking to make these mugs. Now I carried all 30 bowls into the kitchen. I keep them upside down in the plastic bags until I'm ready to use them. This keeps the clay from settling leaving the bottom very flat. The air in the bowl keeps it round.

Mu bowl mold is blank so I have to carve this into every bottom. That's 30 times.

When cutting clay you need a wet tool to make a clean cut. I use a spray bottom full of tap water.

I forgot to take a photo but I cut a soda straw to the right height for the hula girl. I used it when I cut the top off each bowl to make the coconut.

The clay I cut off was carefully squeezed into balls without air pockets so that I can use it to build other projects. I save it in an airtight container.

All 30 have been carved with my words on the bottoms and the tops have been removed. Now they are all back in the plastic bags waiting for the next step.

Thank you for the visit, Wendy