Arts & Carafes with Kristin Miller

So, its 9:30pm and i’m ready for sleep.  i had an idea earlier in the day for a ceramic pin she could wear to school on her birthday the next day, but it was a bit too last minute to fire it.  i wanted her to wear something, just because on your birthday, you just [...]

I happily volunteered to take my mother-in-law back home the day after Thanksgiving for 2 reasons. First of all, my hubby travels all thru the week with his job, and I figured he would appreciate not having to drive a 3 hour round trip taking Mom home. Secondly, there is a new Hobby Lobby store [...]

Pretzel jello and coffee…a black friday tradition. I like being in retail and sleeping in on Black Friday. We open at 9 and have plenty if specials, and really, it’s the perfect place to send the kids who don’t want to shop. It will get busy later today, but for now, I will enjoy Mom’s [...]

I’m not blogging on it right now, I can’t get it back! Katie has fallen in love with drawing pad app for ipad. It’s slick, as you can see by her flying m’s, but I’m going to check out the pen stylus for it. Our fingerprints prevent good gliding, though as a kiln user, I’m [...]

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As you may know, I own a contemporary tea bar adjacent to my pottery painting studio. I’ve been making rooibos latte with a traditional Italian moka pot for 3 years now. It’s just a stove top device that makes a “shot” of antioxidant-rich caffeine-free red goodness, and I just add a splash of milk and [...]