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Making My Own Stamps

Inspired by a post by the Createniks, I’ve embarked on my own stamp making adventure.

Like Scott and Angi, I was using rubberstamps.net to order custom, unmounted rubber stamps. They do a really nice job and I was pleased with the quality of the stamps. But I always thought it would be more efficient, and possibly cheaper, to make my own stamps.

The answer, I discovered, is the Teresa Collins Stampmaker Kit.Â This seems to be a re-branded Imagepac Stampmaker aimed at crafters and scrapbookers (pink and girly).

Imagepac Stampmaker KitÂ from Amazon.

I ordered mine from Home Shopping Network because they offered a discount and had the best price that I could find. Unfortunately, it looks like they are out of stock right now.

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Studio Notes: February 2013

The alternate title of this post that I was rolling around was “What I Really Got for Christmas” as a callback to my previous post about a clean and remodeled studio. As you’ll see, I have done my fair share to help the economy, especially the clay tool and pottery literature economy.

rollers

I love tools. Any kind of tools but especially clay tools. So it was a great day when I saw that ClayKing.com was having a Black Friday sale. Some things were over 50% off! I picked up a few rollers which I hope to use for texture and maybe add some interest to handles.

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Clay Studio Notes – September 2012

A few new additions to the clay studio:

: plastic containers

: new stamps

: letter stamps

: humidifier

: glaze pitcher and mug

: glaze pitcher

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New Stamps, New Shelf

Just a quick update to show some new items in the clay studio.

New Shelf

New Shelf for the Clay Studio

I came home one day last week and my neighbor across the street had a pile of stuff with a sign that said “FREE” in big letters. The thing that caught my eye was this beautiful used white shelf. I went over and talked to him for a little while and then carried the shelf across the street and down to my lair before my wife got home. For some reason my wife gets really excited when she gets groceries for free or almost free with her stacks of coupons but then rolls her eyes when I find something for free…

Glaze Shelf

I wiped the shelf down with some water and a sponge and tucked it back by the sink. I loaded it up with a bunch of glazes and other supplies that I don’t use very often. It’s amazing how much room it freed up on my other shelves next to the glaze table. This extra space will be nice when I mix glazes and glaze pots.

New Stamps

New Clay Stamps

I also ordered some new stamps recently. Â Actually one big 4×4″ stamp that I cut into smaller stamps after it arrived. One of the stamps is for a custom order and I got some other stamps that are just for fun or have potential for other projects. I’ve got a nice collection of company and school logos but most of these stamps aren’t limited to one specific project.

As I’m writing this, the kiln is bisque firing at almost 1500F. Soon there will be some glazing to do!