Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Stepping Stones


I did these a long time ago..huge pieces. Two different families. Super colorful in a little dirt patch!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Plates with Prints

©Monica Lasich 2010double print, wavy plate, dark purple, reverse two tone lettering on border
©Monica Lasich 2010small rectangle,wavy border, double print, wine glaze, stamping, burgundy ribbon
©Monica Lasich 2010extra large circle, double print, two tone pie crust border, two tone dark blue, two tone stamping, dark blue ribbon
©Monica Lasich 2010large circle, scallop border, sibling print, double two tone, lt. pink, lt. blue, double two tone stamping, double ribbon lt. pink <. blue
©Monica Lasich 2010©Monica Lasich 2010
large circle, double print, two tone celedon glaze, two tone stamping, dark green ribbon, green rhinestone embellishment

Mommy and Daddy and Me

©Monica Lasich 2010
©Monica Lasich 2010
©Monica Lasich 2010©Monica Lasich 2010

Surfboard!

©Monica Lasich 2010©Monica Lasich 2010
quad print, two tone pink, stamping x2, embellishments

Thursday, January 7, 2010

©Monica Lasich 2010large heart, double print, two tone red, two tone red stamping, two tone red pie crust border, red ribbon

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Clay Cutters now for sale!

We are proud to announce that you may now order our custom cutters. Please email us for information on prices at handprintlady@hotmail.com. The sizes and specs are listed below. Our basic large plaques in circle, square, oval, star, and rectangle are $60 each, plus CA tax, shipping and handling
http://www.etsy.com/shop/corysclaycutters

Sizes

You may wonder, which size plaque do I need? I wish I could answer you as easily as "small for 6 months or younger, medium for 6-12 months, and large for 1-2 years and x large for 2-6 years or older". The problem is that some companies do this, but quite honestly, you really can't tell what size plaque you may need until you actually do the printing. Always go a size up. Clay shrinks 6-12%, which can be 1/4inch to 3/4 inch difference. The prints are always bigger than you think, especially feet for some reason. I have had several instances when someone ordered a "very small plaque" and I quoted them a price, then when they did the printing, found that they actually needed a large plaque which is more expensive. Take into consideration space needed for stamping or fancy borders that need extra space. Children vary wildly in size: I recently did a printing of a little girl and the order said 7 weeks, but her handprints were larger than my 18 month old girl. I thought for sure she meant 7 months, but sure enough, the order was correct, 7 weeks!

circle: less than 5" x-small
6" small-fits one hand to 2 yrs.
7-8" med-fits one hand+one foot or two hands to 1 year
9-10" large-fits a hand and foot to 5 years
11+ x-large

square: 4x4 x small-fits one hand to 6 months
6x6 small-fits one hand and one foot to 1 year
8x8 med-fits one hand and one foot to 2 years
10x10 large-
12x12 x-large-fits a quad to 6 months, or hand and foot to 5 years

oval: small 5 x 7"
med 6 x 8"
large 8 x 10"-fits one hand+one foot to 2 years
x-large 9"h x 11"w +

rectangle: same as oval

surfboard: x-large 16 1/2" x 8 1/4"
football: 6"h x 11"w-fits one hand+one foot to 18 months
baseball: 8 3/4"d-fits one hand+one foot to 1 year or one hand up to 7 years
crown: 6 3/4"w x 8 3/4"h-fits one hand+one foot to 1 year
star: small 6 1/8" x 7 1/8"
large 8 1/4" x 9 3/4"-fits one hand+one foot to 6 months or one hand to 9 years
heart: small 5 1/4" x 4 1/4"-fits one hand to 1 year
med 5 3/4"h x 7"h-fits one hand 1-3 years
large 8 1/4"h x 9 3/4"w-fits one hand+one foot to 1 year or a quad to 6 months
flower: large 8"h x 9 1/4"w-fits one hand+one foot to 1 year or one hand to 9 years

all plaques cut at 1/2" depth for highest quality! My plaques are generally larger than other companies.