Mould 75: What is inside this Vintage Pottery Mould?

[@ayarosen1035]

One more very specific idea, because of the bee. In the Jewish holidays Rosh Ha'shana, which is like Jewish new years, there's a custom of eating slices of apple dipped in honey. It could be a gorgeous honey dish for that! You can write Shana Tova ve'metuka (which means, have a good and sweet year) on it.

[@redlady222]

What a cool idea❤

[@michaela723]

I read your comments today on the 2th day of Rosh Hashanah.... September 17... 2023 .... shalom ❤.....

[@kray3883]

For the suicide bees in your bucket, you can add a little ramp on the side (it can just be a stick) so they have something to stand on to get out.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Perfect idea, except my puppies are very cheeky and no matter what I put in the bucket they get it out to chew 😅

[@Vocalinds]

@@ShelbySherritt Maybe you could superglue something along the inside wall of the bucket at an angle so that the bees can have a ramp but the puppies can't get it out?

[@SnakeandTheCrown]

This one would’ve been so cool with some of your gold glaze on there! A gilded bee or border bit here or there! I would probably use this as a jewelry plate to store my rings when I wash my hands / wash dishes / knead bread

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh my gosh! Beautiful! I can see it! I don’t always get a chance to go gold lustre as I need a full kiln load of gold detailed things to make it worth while, but dang I think these would look amazing.

[@faeriesmak]

@@ShelbySherritt please do it! That was such a great idea!

[@kasondrapannel8790]

Oh my gosh the plates! When I was a kid my mom bought me a tea set and these are the plates! So close to tears right now! This video filled my heart with so much joy and the bees and the way you painted everything is just beautiful!

[@creativelyinsane851]

Adorable! They would also make great soap dishes or a dish next to a sink to plop rings in while washing dishes. Also the darker colors instead of the pastels is a better idea to attract the bees so that worked out great using up the left over paints.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh thank you so so much! We have had a lot of wasps around and they have definitely been attracted but I think they have scared off our bee friends. Perfect idea for the dish ring holder 🌸🌼

[@markusstorzer4545]

you beat me to it ;) .... I am just watching this and thought of soap dish myself ;) - thinking again now

[@allgirlreview433]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@ShelbySherritt]

EDIT: I have now removed the part of the VO. This is not to hide my accountability on this issue but rather to prevent triggering more individuals from the comment made about loving HP in this episode. Hello my loves, I need to address something in this weeks VO that I did not fully reflect on or have an extensive knowledge in. This week I mention Harry Potter and my love for this series stating ‘you are lying to yourself if you don’t like Harry Potter’. At the time of making this comment I was unaware of the extensive and problematic behaviour of the author of the books. I have personally never read the books, and had always associated HP with the movies causing a disassociation of the issues of the authors views from my views of the movies. Thank you to all the beautiful lovely souls that have been so brave in making me aware of how deeply entrenched Rowling’s views extend not only into the series but into impacting the human rights of our beautiful Transgender community. I wanted to sincerely apologise for this comment in the VO for being triggering for the Trans community. I want to apologise for supporting this series as I was unaware that by watching the series was supporting programs that have taken away human rights from the Trans gender community. I really do try my best to be around issues all the time but this one I wasn’t fully knowledgeable in and I should have done better. I will be boycotting all mention of HP in future content and I will not be doing the HP art ideas in any capacity to avoid funding more hateful programs that dehumanise valuable and loved members of our community. I am so sorry. I feel absolutely awful for not being aware but thank you for bringing it to my full attention. If I have mentioned or said anything else that is harming your community, please politely mention it to me so I can do research and expand my knowledge. I try my best to be inclusive in all areas but I also will never be exposed to the same news, events and networks as all of you and vice versa. Please approach with empathy and kindness as the last thing I want is for you to not feel valued, safe and supported to watch my content and be in this beautiful world. I also want to give myself humility and grace for not being fully aware all of the time due to my own exposure and lived experiences. Please be kind, show love and please know you are all so loved and valued here. Sending my love, Shelby

[@enieledam]

We love you, Shelby!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you. I really appreciate this so much. I am truly heartbroken with my comment now having the information and knowledge shared thanks to the beautiful community here.

[@FrogCities]

Thank you Shelby!

[@boopdeedo4138]

I love your videos because of your wonderful creations and your kindness! Thanks Shelby! Also, I think illustrative cat plates would be very cute, they don't have to be related to harry potter.

[@____julia____]

I have a trans daughter. You can't be aware of everything happening in the world so be kind to yourself too. Hopefully anyone hurt or upset by the mention of HP will understand, appreciate your openness and be assured of your love and respect xx

[@schaynegeorge4793]

These are so cute. We've had a ton of bees around our rosemary bush lately. As for other things you could use this mould for: pin dish. Chuck a magnet in the bottom and it's a great size for sewing pins.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Beautiful idea!! So good!! Thank you so much for sharing this one with us! I think I need to plant some rosemary!

[@MabruBlack]

I came to say this! I have one of these and it’s the perfect pin dish.

[@Emmuzka]

If the cup ring is scraped off, these would be perfect little wall hanging plates. Imagine simple white backgrounds, with one of your hand painted native flowers as a motif, or the flower bouquet from the koala mugs. I would love a series of native flowers in little plates.

[@reneedeleuil5964]

I agree. I’d love to out one of these up on the wall

[@ShelbySherritt]

What a beautiful idea! I absolutely love it!! Like a wall like I mentioned but with florals instead of kitties! Stop it!! Sometimes I plan full exhibitions in my head but I would not have the time for making an art exhibition worth of work 😅

[@alexandriamount3069]

Theses are such adorable little dishes. They are the perfect size for a trinket dish or even if you put a thing in the middle to make a ring holder.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yess! I thought the same thing! Maybe some little mushrooms!

[@mollysprague9663]

Put 3 or 4 holes around the edges and make into a hanger for the garden. Fill with water as you were planning to for a bee watering station.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Lovely idea! I can see it hanging amongst the blooms!

[@cheskydivision]

If big enough these could be lids for other coffee mugs. I do that to keep my coffee/tea warm and also gives a place to set my tea bag.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yes!! Lovely lovely lovely!! Love it a lot! Great idea!!

[@redfailhawk]

I’d use these as dice plates! I have so many dice sets and it’s nice to have a display area. Same for the palettes!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh wow! I never even thought that would be something you would need! Are they dice for particular games!?

[@allanap8099]

Probably DND dice

[@redfailhawk]

Yes, for DnD. I use them for work to make random decisions too.

[@junkin456]

I can't get over the bee dish for bees to drink out s the cutest idea ever and the plates turned out really charming!!! I think this color palette worked really well with black wash!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much Yulia! I am so happy you liked them!! Thank you for being my biggest cheerleader so far on this video hehe!

[@junkin456]

hahaha I got really excited about this saucer mold!!!

[@donnawilde9853]

I love love love your work shelby and if you add a little bit of sugar to the water for the bees they will be more attracted to it . Not so keen on the antiqueing this week but i do love the colour palette you have used. Im in the uk and this is my first time on your comments. Take care n much love from me x

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much Donna! The antique detail was a big risk this week, but I did want to see how it would look in case it came out amazing! I haven’t decided if I will do that again but it was good to see it in case a project requires it in the future! Thank you for your tip about the sugar! I’ll give that a go and see if the bees come hehe

[@hazelgardner957]

@@ShelbySherritt I'd love to see antiqueing in a colour other than black, could look really nice!

[@Stimutaxx]

Chopstick sauce holder. That’s what I’d make with this. You can rest your chopsticks on the bee (or change the small token on the plate) and put the sauce on the plate! Yum!

[@ShelbySherritt]

I love this idea!! Perfect!!

[@Metdiva1]

What a wonderful idea!

[@janiexoxo]

They’d make great name/place holders on dinner tables. I know that’s mostly a party/wedding thing but you could do custom wedding orders with add ons like the bees to match a party/wedding theme.

[@dayschange2]

I love it every time a mold from a previous reveal makes an appear! It's such a creative move to put two things together to make an otherwise anticlimactic project feel more complete.

[@nerjied.8470]

Oh! I think, these may be pretty good for beadworking! With bees espescially: you can put something useful (i.e. spool of thread, "Big-Central-Piese-Of-The-Work" aka "Big-Shiny-Thingie", or barbie-size wirecutters) on bee's back while working with beads that "on plate"!

[@janu4380]

These dishes edges give me mushroom vibes, like chanterelle mushrooms! Also seconding the soap/jewelry dish that others have suggested, I also love using small dishes for candles, displaying rocks, small plants etc!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh I love that you got that mushroom vibe! Those mushies are so groovy with how wrinkly they are heheh! Thank you for these ideas 🌸🌼

[@ShannonDagher]

Love these bee plates! After glazing & firing, this saucer’s edge resembled a baked pie. Maybe a paint idea for later? Still cute as a bee plate, too (a pie with a bee on the rim)!

[@Notabot-2112]

Came back to this video, because you found the teacup in your most recent video! (Pottery smash or pass #8, for anyone wondering.) Thanks to the commenter who told us, on that video, that this is the matching saucer!

[@monkeydozge1379]

I don't know why but the dishes edge reminded me of the edges of a pie. So maybe you can do a dish looking like a pie

[@ShelbySherritt]

I love it!!! Different little pastry details on the top with different pie insides hehe such a cute idea!

[@kathrynsears1025]

Mini cup cake stands for little girls tea parties. Family tree display photos go in the middle.

[@doglover7457]

Lovely work as always. The fluted edge reminds me of the Begonia plate. Perhaps you could make a matched set? Just an idea.

[@ShelbySherritt]

It’s very similar but oh so much smaller. It’s so tiny!!

[@Ylime00120]

Oh I love these! What a sweet idea! 💕🐝⛲ If the bees don't end up using these dishes I'd love to see a part two where you try a second design! This mould could also be great for saucers to put under plant pots to catch any extra water that leaks out the bottom ☺️🌿

[@ShelbySherritt]

The plates are so small I don’t think any pot plant would sit on it 😂 but I think maybe doing a brighter design will help the plates attract bee friends needing a break!

[@salcatart]

I love these little bee plates! I’d use them to put used tea bags on after making a cup of tea. Or a little ring dish in a bathroom.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yes a tea bag plate is such a cute idea!!

[@WhiteUnicornOracle]

They are adorable! I will say this: for bees it's best light and bright colors, avoid dark colors because those scare them. Hope it helps!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you! I really should have done research before making the pieces but I was too focused on getting the concept out. This advice is so helpful, especially for the next set. I was worried they may fly over and perceive the plate as a predator!!

[@WhiteUnicornOracle]

@@ShelbySherritt you're welcome! Bees need all the help they can get! Have a great day!

[@BradKandyCroftFamily]

As a beekeeper, we have shallow dishes with rocks in it. The rocks are tall enough (or piled up enough) that the water can't cover them. This way the bees have something to land on and it gives tons of access points for the bees. Small rocks piled above the water line is what I like best.

[@alterationsbyheather]

Love your videos! So wholesome! Honestly I would love these just as a small plate with your Australian native flowers painted on them. Those flowers you love to paint are so beautiful and unique I never tire of seeing them. I would use these for many things.

[@ShelbySherritt]

What a lovely idea! Maybe I need to do a series of mini plates with mini flowers!

[@celloafterdark4173]

I love the umbridge kitty plate idea! 😂😂😂

[@asiawilk]

These are sooo adorable!! And it is so sweet that you are genuinely thinking of the bees in your yard💕

[@esinohio]

I can't believe how obsessed I am about seeing what is in these moulds. Am I the only one binge watching her content?

[@ashleyenkey2191]

I always worry about whether the wildlife will be either scared or saddened by my garden statues and such! Glad I’m not the only one like this. Lol

[@lanam4490]

They look so adorable!! The shape of the saucers themselves honestly kind of look like flowers to me, maybe you can do some where you paint the entire saucer to look like a flower. The edge just really reminds me of flower petals

[@lyndaperky4687]

A few videos ago you poured a large platter and used your bubble technique. One platter had really large bubbles on the sides. It reminded me of a turtle shell. I felt too silly to mention it but this may spur other ideas.

[@francesrunyon]

Bees are one of my favorite creatures on the planet! Simply stunning and beautiful! I love your style, and this is one of my favorites from the series!

[@Tegamegadrive]

Love these. Very cute! Love the addition of the bee! Next week's mould looks like a tissue box cover. I did ceramics as a kid and for some reason made a tissue box, looked exactly like that. Not sure they're in right now, but if anyone can bring them back it'd be Shelby!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh my gosh. I know what you are talking about. To be honest, I dig it! I feel like we need some pretty tissue covers in our life! I love the challenge of making one of those with a today style artwork hehe

[@cheskydivision]

Here we used to put stones in bird bathes so bees had a place to land.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Great idea! I don’t have a bird bath but maybe I should get one to deter the bees from the doggy’s water!

[@Darkshizumaru]

If I remember the catalog correctly there should be a sugar dish and mini tea pot along with the cup and saucer. I don’t recall if there was a milk pourer or other things in a full sized tea set

[@ShelbySherritt]

Eeek! Fingers and toes crossed! I want a mini tea set heheh

[@mccunejillian]

Bees have a terrible habit of finding the most dangerous water source to drink from! They like to drink from deeper/cooler water, also they love chlorine in swimming pools. Once they find a water source they share the knowledge about it and will continue to use it even when other sources are offered.The best thing you can do to keep bees from drowning is make a floatation device or 'ladder' in the water source they are familiar with. Putting floating wine corks or a brick standing up in the water works really well! (Beekeeper here!)

[@ShelbySherritt]

Ahhh thank you so so much!! You are so kind and your advice is so insightful. I didn’t think of the temperature as something that would impact their decision to find the water source! Maybe a deeper dish next time with some ceramic doodas in it for them to land on so the water stays cool!? Also what are your thoughts on the sugar water tip that everyone is sharing about!?

[@mccunejillian]

@@ShelbySherritt You are lovely! I am always in awe of your kindness and thoughtfulness, it was the least I could do to help your beautiful native bees! Sugar water can absolutely bee helpful, as is lemongrass oil. Once you attract the bees to the water source they will continue to use it. Sugar water will sour quickly, especially in the heat. So refresh often and only use it until the bees are established. A deeper casserole like dish or larger pool of water would work perfectly. (I'm envisioning the crab dish!) Could you possibly leave parts of the ceramic bee doodas unglazed so they can get a better grip? As long as they are above the water level? We are in a very hot climate as well and we have a 100 gallon water trough that is planted with water plants and filled with cinder block steps. It is a bee oasis!

[@MegaMindyLou]

They turned out so cute. They are perfect for a jewelry dish. I wish I had a small one like that for my rings when I wash dishes. Or on my nightstand when I forget to take off my earrings and I don’t feel like getting back up. I’m not so keen on that color pallet. You know I’m a sucker for your gum tree flowers. 😘

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh gosh, yes the colour palette was definitely not my first choice but thought I would use up the colours regardless. Thank you so much for such a beautiful idea! These are the perfect size for holding some earrings (don’t you hate when you snuggle in bed then realise you have to get up 😅) and also the ring dish at the sink! Perfect!

[@ferretly]

Bees wont be scared by pottery that looks like a bee! Bees recognize fellow bees based on smells, basically, so they wont think anything of it.

[@ShelbySherritt]

What clever little creatures they are!! That’s so cool to known

[@Maria-ug3pw]

Another way to make a bee watering dish is to fill a deep dish with colorful marbles and then pour in water until it cover about two thirds of them. That way theres no risk of drowning and bees are attracted to bright colors so the marbles will help them find it. Love this little bee dish though! So cute! Place it where you see the most bee activity to make sure they find it :)

[@ShelbySherritt]

Lovely idea!! Thank you so much for sharing this one with us!

[@sailorvicks]

I love how well these bees sit on those plates! You could add the mushrooms too

[@bilesbilinski9239]

The edges of the plates remind me of a geode. It makes me think of throwing some marbles in the dish then firing it. Obviously with some cool colors underneath the marbles. Also the times ive used marbles, the kiln had tended to burn the color out of the marbles and just make them clear and also create a really cool cracking pattern in them. I think I was firing in cone 6, idk it was a long time ago

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yess this sounds so similar to those who have used the crushed glass pieces to make cool things happen! I’m too scared to try something like that in case I get weird reactions and it explodes in my kiln ahahahha

[@minksrule2196]

I feel the exact same way about the kitty plates! Also I normally don't watch your videos on the day you post them because I like to watch them while eating dinner and I normally eat dinner at 5 or 6 but I procrastinated making dinner for so long that I didn't eat it until now

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh thank you so so much!! I’ve always admired those plates in the film and just thought how dang cute! Thank you so much for giving it a watch now! I hope your dinner is super delicious 🌸🌼

[@karenpeters2478]

I'd also love to see a kitty plate or two by Shelby! ❤️

[@jesseob115]

You my dear amaze me every week. Your art is precious. Please keep making content. !!!!!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so so much 🌸🌼

[@Tottosmile]

I also love mini things! what a lovely saucer. just a question: when you attach the bees to the saucer they're still hollow, I thought there shouldn't be air in the ceramic? anyway love your stuff!

[@ShelbySherritt]

I do too! Hehe! So it was hollow but I had a little hole underneath with a pin needle tool for the air flow and to prevent the moisture expanding and breaking the bee off!

[@Tottosmile]

@@ShelbySherritt I see, thanks for answering!

[@jadelightningwolf]

Rather than using dark black for antiquing, I wonder how a dark brown would do instead? Black desaturates colors, so it drives down the vibrancy of the color palette, where as brown might warm them instead. Brown might also lend to a more "nature" style aesthetic, where as black feels a little sooty and industrial.

[@ShelbySherritt]

That is such a perfect way to explain it ‘sooty’ it’s like it’s been in a chimney ahahhaha! But yes, because Black brings out the grey side of things where as brown brings out the warmer tones. It would definitely make them feel so different! Great idea, next time!! I am not sure if I will do this again because I really just wanted to try it and see how it would look for a future idea and this was a small enough piece that it wasn’t such a big risk 😅

[@astellus]

I don't know about Australia, but in North America bees are having a rough go of things this year because of mites. Glad you're helping them any little way you can ❤️

[@ShelbySherritt]

We have really bad wasps where I am at the moment! I’m not sure whether that’s what’s causing the issues 😅

[@JennaZouros]

I love, love, love your florals, I am actually exploring learning how to dry flowers and how to press flowers at the moment, and I’d like to say thank you for inspiring me to get creative. I love tiny pixie things, you could make a little jewellery or trinket dish with the saucers and like you did with the little bee add a tiny animal figurine, or one of the little mushrooms from one of the other reveals, you could even make a little house on the plate

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh my gosh! This makes my heart so warm! I am so so happy these videos inspired you to create! 🌸🌼😎

[@bethcaselman7952]

Those plates look awesome and adorable, totally agree with you that the plates with the kitties would be awesome

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much!! 🌼🌸😉

[@leafyswords]

The edge of the little plate almost reminds me of a pie crust? It’s so cute and unique! And yeah I can see you adding holes to them so they can hang 👌

[@coloringwithd]

These are the cutest ever. I personally would like more spring colors. Thank you for your video 🌞🌞🌞

[@procrasy]

The details of the border are so delicate, I would live them white and draw something in the middle. The bee is adorable on them

[@kattclaw]

Idea. Maybe make a fitting so that the saucers can be mounted on a stake for the flower garden. Absolutely love this series. I work with a lady who had a ceramic shop so I know a few of these molds (moulds).

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh I love that idea! That sounds so cute imagine a few plates with different designs and shapes sitting at different heights! Gorgeous!

[@kuraimizumi3513]

They look like they have registration marks where you could put holes inn them, kind of like the orniments you did in earlier reveils. They turned out amazing.

[@zessonateacloud]

Tiny things are always more adorable. When you mentioned ornaments all I could think about was a christmas tree wirh the bees painted in elegant gold and black.

[@ShelbySherritt]

That would be so so stunning! I love that idea 🌸

[@____julia____]

Would love to see one painted to compliment your sunflower mug/pen pot, either for biscuits to accompany a cup of tea, or for paperclips/push pins etc in the office

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh cute. I love that idea so so much!!

[@funmisoroye4510]

These match that other plate you had!! Maybe the macaron plate? Or the other one. It's so exciting that you might slowly uncover each piece from this dishware set!

[@KingKaylea]

As soon as I saw the plate I instantly thought of a geode

[@ShelbySherritt]

That is such a cute thought 🌸

[@0Adne0]

I love this mini dish! Maybe you could add a bee or a mushroom or one of the cute frogs your grandma collected in the middle with a ring of flowers around it, as a ring dish? Or regarding the wall hanger idea, how about making actual flower petals out of clay, around painted centers to create visual interest? Making them cascade to the "bottom" of the dish as it hangs on the wall?

[@vincentknws]

the antiquing made it is so cute. I plan on making a fairy garden and this would be such a great addition for it.

[@Lea-bw9wj]

The bee looks like it fits perfectly. I have vague memories of seeing plates just like this with the bee but all white in around 2000. It would make a great jewellery, key, thingamabob holder.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Wow! Maybe I am reincarnating a lost design!? They do say we are always influenced by the things that came before! So it could be a possibility!?

[@rhilou32]

I'd love to see these with a matching teacup, with a dainty little floral design over both pieces, and a gold lustre rim/edge along the cup and saucer!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yes. How precious. I would love to see that too!

[@themomandthemaverick]

So incredible. I think that you came up with the unique idea this time. Most would have made it into a saucer. It would also be a great ring or jewelry dish or a sauce or dipping plate.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yess I have so many ideas now gosh darn you guys are amazing!! Thank you for this my mind is going wild!

[@TheSubtleCow]

I've just binged all the mystery mold plates, and the edge on these saucers look like the first or second plate mystery mold. I think they are definitely a set.

[@debbiethird214]

Adorable concept 😍 I'm not a big fan of the antique look. But they turned out super cute. Thanks for trying to help our bees 🐝 it reiterates why I love watching you with my little man. I love how you go where the art takes you. I'd like to see them as mini bird baths for sure lol. They'd also be cute as wall art with letters for a nursery. Or a spoon holder with the bull skulls as a rest. You should make a tea set with the tea cup you done the flowers on ages ago. Sorry can't remember the mold number. Fyi a kitty wall sounds fantastic 👌 😀

[@ShelbySherritt]

It sure was different to normal! I think that’s why I was excited to try it! See how it looked and whether it added or took away from the design! I am still undecided if I will do it again! I do like them but I think I would like them without too! Thank you so much for all your love and support! That means so much 🌸🌼

[@debbiethird214]

@@ShelbySherritt they'd look super cute without it too. Maybe some Aussie flowers with the bees, trick them into visiting the plate with a banksia. 😆🤣 I don't know anything about pottery except for what I've learnt from you hahah so this may sound like a stupid question but anyway... can you add more layers of colour after you do a bisque fire? Like you did with the antiquing wash? Or does it cause issues when glazing?

[@debbiethird214]

Keep experimenting it makes for great and educational content because even you don't know how it'll turn out. We will keep tuning in every week to find out with you hahah I'd definitely like to see you take a different approach to the molds again like a season 2 of the moulds hahah the potential is endless 😄

[@mayhiggins2446]

If you have two or more plates in slightly larger sizes you could make a tiered cupcake stand! This mini plate could be the top for one special cupcake.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh what a gorgeous idea!! I love it so much!! 🌸🌸

[@ashleystellers9458]

These are so pretty! I love your idea for the bees. Mine drown themselves all the time. This is a perfect idea

[@Sharkstixx]

Sweet idea. I always save the poor damp bees! Silly girls see any water and assume it’s bathtime haha

[@ShelbySherritt]

Oh same here! I just don’t always catch them in time 🥺

[@SpindlesEnd2]

Does this match an earlier reveal? I feel like there was another frilly-edged plate; I think it was also finished with resin and pressed flowers?

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yess the Begonia plate has this same rim like detail I think it was a style and trend when the moulds were made to have these textured rim details on plates and even jugs and mugs!

[@DianeGraft]

I like the way that the antiquing caught the edges of the floral parts, and made them look more dimensional.

[@lollylolly8186]

You could place a photo in the center well and epoxy it in, then string wire on the back so you can hang your picture frame plate. Love the HP idea.

[@pastryattack2170]

I love how they turned out, I kind of felt that ick too, but then when I saw them all together it went away and it's like they're from an era that hasn't happened yet. Like a time traveller bought them back from the future, after the 'event'.

[@LebSista]

You can make a ring and jewelry holder with them. Like, attached something in the middle for the rigs to slide on.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Love it! Such a creative idea!

[@LebSista]

*rings haha And thank you, love your work. You are so fun and exciting to watch. Xx

[@annmackenzie5253]

I was one who was having a heart attack when you went in with the black, lol! But of course, it's beautiful 😍

[@doninis1354]

I guess this would make great door signs/ name tags or a deco element to hang on the door. I can picture three of them hanging, with different motiv but same theme like beach, animals, flowers, gaarden or kind of. Have so many idea already

[@DistanceTraveled]

For these plates, I feel like you could cut out the circle and make it into an adorable picture frame. But the bee water dish is so cute!

[@casey-louiseboot1535]

My first thought when you opened this mould was "trinket dish!" I think you could leave them as they are, maybe with some encouraging mantras on them or you could add something to the center as a ring holder

[@criminalmindstaco]

I absolutely love the Umbridge idea 🤩

[@Windxchild]

I feel like this could also be a good saucer for a tea bag. Not sure what the proper name is, but you know when you take your tea bag out of the cup, and don’t have a bin around to throw it straight away. You can put the tea bag on one of these super tiny plates.

[@Syzygyzzz]

I really liked these before firing.🤣 (sorry) Seriously though thankyou for posting such beautiful art each week. You videos are so wholesome. I love it. Makes me feel so good. ❤

[@ShelbySherritt]

Don’t be sorry! The power of art is some people will like it, some people will not! No need to apologise! Heheh! I am still on the fence about antiquing in this way but I’m glad I tried it for knowledge and skill growth. I love the way they look but feel the black made them a little on the dark side and took away the playfulness of them!

[@mollie-rosekaylah2620]

Aww this was a great mould! I love bees and love so much how you wanna help them! I'll have to get similar plates/bowls to do the same thing in my backyard 😄🐝

[@samanthadean1083]

I don’t think the bee will scare them off… I know if you place a fake hive it will deter them from building a hive near your house!!! (I’m phobic of bees and wasps, so I look this stuff up!) But these are very cute!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ As for ideas for the plates, do you have any metallic glazes? They remind me of those fancy tea sets with the gilding on them!!!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Amazing! Thank you so so much! That is really interesting to know!! I do have gold lustre which would look so beautiful on these!

[@Anne-id2zt]

The bee could also attract other bees, showing them it's safe. Some plants do that to attract insects.

[@valerieellison2483]

Butterflies will probably use those dishes too! So cute!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Eek how cute!!

[@zeilegirl]

I love bees. So for me those would make a cute ring or jewelry dish. Not sure if they could be used for hummingbirds. They need a shallow place to access water.

[@stephanieruggles7783]

Shelby I would also make a soap dish out of this mini saucer. Just put a water related little pet on the rim and paint it blue for the middle. A seashell or a frog, a tiny dolphin or any fish would do. or even a tiny light house with a boat. The possibilities are endless. Or make it classic: white in the middle and the frilly rim in gold.

[@emilyflavell1658]

I'm really loving the muted colour palette, it's really classy with a cute bee twist!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you I was surprised with the colour pallets still looking amazing as I wasn’t sure on the blues at first!

[@Cathelek]

A little plate for egg shell when you eat boiled eggs or for reuseable teabags to put them there when your tea is ready

[@asims713]

Love the idea of the Umbridge kitten plates! Maybe if the mini teacups come up you could do Alice and Wonderland theme. You could do characters, or favorite scenes, or the Golden afternoon flowers!

[@RebeccaRivera4shmily]

If you place a sponge 🧽 that is supposed to help water insects such as butterflies 🦋 and bees 🐝.

[@jenbarnard2686]

I thought I recognized these, so I checked, they match the plate from mould 21. I hope you find the matching tea cup somewhere, so you can have a set of cup, saucer, and cake plate!

[@amygalouye8690]

This is so precious! Thank you for helping the bees 🥰

[@shahannagrey8427]

I think, and I’m not a potter I do bead jewellery, I would have avoided doing blue flowers and rims so I could do blue antiquing. To me, that would have given the pieces a Water look, especially around the base of the Bees. Hi from Brisbane 👋🏻👋🏻

[@Nanenna]

Such a cute little plate! Honestly all those ideas you had sound adorable, you're just so imaginative.

[@faeriesmak]

Those are so cuuuute! I would use them as trinket dishes. The bee 🐝 is just perfect.

[@AJBcreative]

Oh how cute! They would also work really well for an incense cone or a tealight.

[@ShelbySherritt]

Absolutely! How cute would that be 🧡🌸

[@krixable]

Love the idea of a bee dish! The black isn't my favourite. Looks a bit dirty to me. Is it possible to get rid of that stark black underside of the bee? With a clean brush or something? Hope it's ok to give this opinion. Other than that i love it! The colours, the antiquing itself. Looking forward to the kitty-plates ;) Also: would love to know if the bees drink on them 🥰

[@ShelbySherritt]

Of course it’s ok to share that opinion. I am still very much on the fence with the antiquing this week! I love the finished product but I’m not 100% on the colours and the antiquing, and that’s not just because you have said so. I just don’t know if it works!? Like I think it does but then I look at it and I don’t like it again!? Ahahah so conflicted!! You are right, it does look dirty, someone below said it looks sooty even and I think that is the perfect way to describe it! I didn’t think to use a brush and now you have said it I feel silly that I didn’t think of that given the abundance of brushes I had in front of me whilst I struggled to get the black off ahahahhaha! Thank you for your ideas and thoughts. I feel like you guys are my arty sounding boards for ideas and techniques 🌸🌼😭🥺

[@krixable]

Dont be so hard on urself! U are so creative, so inspiring, putting great work on display every week! U show an abundance of ideas each time and i love that u are so open and greatful to all the comments! Sometimes u gotta step away to get new ideas. I very well know the moment when u are so deep inside the process that otherwise obvious thoughts dont come to mind like with the brush. I think the black works very well on the bees. Its mostly the rim that is kinda odd to me. Maybe its because of the form aswell. Maybe it would tie in better if the peace had more edges to cling on. Who knows 🥰