Hi Shelby, we created these designs at Dona’s molds years ago! Back then, the people doing art shows and selling finished pieces were selling the items with faces for all seasons and at festivals, etc. The strawberry faces were a hit at strawberry festivals across America for crafters. A casting note-when casting containers with lids, usually the casting hole on the container should be trimmed in the mold following the casting hole with a fettling knife. That way the lids will fit perfectly. The flat area on the front is for locating the lid and aligning the pumpkin lobes. Glad to see your business is expanding and your creative style!
@NanaGagie10 ай бұрын
Love how the old ways are still the best ways in my opinion! Lol ! I appreciate your tips! ❤
@DawnDavidson10 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing! Glad to know my instincts were correct, and the flag area should be preserved to keep the lid alignment. :)
@maramakesjournals231910 ай бұрын
Wow! It’s really great to get the history of these pieces, and to read the advice for Shelby. Thanks!
@rebeccabourque316310 ай бұрын
I remember seeing those kind of casted pieces when I was a kid. It was very liked at the time. ;)
@JasperTheTimidCat10 ай бұрын
The little lids would look cute as hats on the little ducks.
@frelnc8 ай бұрын
Oh my Gosh. They would!!
@MEGQuilts10 ай бұрын
They look like little kids after the art teacher left the room for 5 minutes on a painting day. I love it! Here in Wisconsin, we see pumpkins and gourds at roadside stands in every shade of orange, green, white, and even red. I've even seen one that looked a dusky greeny-blue with big warty nodules on it. Fun fact: most of the canned pumpkin we use in recipes comes from either the deep orange flesh of a green-skinned kabocha squash, or a creamy-looking relative of a butternut squash called a Dickinson pumpkin.
@susandevinenapoli764910 ай бұрын
I noticed that too
@luludi310 ай бұрын
@maryellengillin1906 I live in Wisconsin too. I'm always so inspired by the beautiful landscape, farms and especially pumpkin patches for designing my soaps.
@maramakesjournals231910 ай бұрын
Hello, Wisconsin! I saw knobby pumpkins at Tom Dooley’s orchard in Waupun. They have the best apple turnovers, apple squares and cider donuts. My husband bought a bag of Empire apples (his favorite). We buy pumpkins for the deer. After Halloween, my husband tosses them off our second story deck. It’s very satisfying to watch them splat. When the deer eat the pumpkin innards, it looks like they’re eating spaghetti. He grew pie pumpkins years ago that we used for pie. After roasting the pieces of pumpkin, I shaved the flesh off the rind to purée. I froze the rinds for our daughter’s dogs. They enjoy crunching the frozen goodness. Enjoy your autumn! Lots of rain predicted for our area. I love to think of the trees getting a good drink before winter. 🎃🎃🎃
@WellWoopdidoo10 ай бұрын
I don’t super love the sculpted faces, and it does limit what you can do with the moulds, but you used it as a great opportunity to try out some new glazes and experiment with your craft which is always worth doing. I wonder if those glazes would be good for a yarn bowl, given that they aren’t food safe?
@janvafa995910 ай бұрын
Oooh I love this idea!
@TiffYG213310 ай бұрын
I think they are ok, it's the hands that I don't like, I feel like they'd be way less creepy if it was just cute faces!
@caligirlcheli027010 ай бұрын
I agree … the only one that doesn’t bug me is the blue one’s hand placement
@Lea-bw9wj10 ай бұрын
The pumpkin lids remind me of the flower hats you put on the ducks. I wonder if you could do pumpkin hats on something with the lids. The glazes are so much fun. I liked all the colours. The white was probably my favourite. I hope you find more ways to use it. The cracking sound was fun too
@just4craftsngiggles45410 ай бұрын
Oh what a cute idea if the hats could be interchangeable with the seasons the flower for spring and the pumpkin for fall and so forth if you came across more lid molds or maybe you could create your own. there’d be dress up ducks
@clamh8410 ай бұрын
I am 39, and grew up in England and Ireland. My dad carved turnips when we were kids, pumpkins just weren’t commercially available, it was very much an American tradition. I love carving pumpkins with my own kids, we weren’t allowed to carve the turnips as they were so hard!
@fathomgathergood769010 ай бұрын
Pumpkins are an American fruit, caving them is an Irish tradition.
@tiffanysandmeier475310 ай бұрын
Pumpkins are definitely easier to carve since they are pretty hollow.
@josierose888910 ай бұрын
I'm 37 in England and have always had pumpkins, done trick or treating etc. It may have just been your area 🤔
@ruthadamson512810 ай бұрын
39yo Scot here, also grew up with neep lanterns. Takes a sharp knife to do it.
@debbralehrman595710 ай бұрын
I was thinking pumpkins have to be easier to carve.🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁
@Terracotta_Me10 ай бұрын
How can anyone be bored of you playing with glazes?! I love seeing the transformation!
@EstherLTurner10 ай бұрын
The white ones are my favourite, followed by the blue ... the orange ones look moldy to me, but that makes for a great Halloween aesthetic. 🎃
@ritaguttmann670910 ай бұрын
I think that one was my favorite!
@ritaguttmann670910 ай бұрын
The moldy looking one!
@mindymae10 ай бұрын
I love the mold with closed eyes the most. The brown one is my favorite too, but the blue one is giving me moon vibes.
@OneGuyOnline210 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed the glazes and their outcome. I think the white one looks like bubble gum ice cream
@makershavenpottery10 ай бұрын
I use Jungle Gems a lot in my work as well as a crystallized top glaze sometimes! The pinging sound felt so comforting in your video because it’s what I hear almost every glaze fire! And some of mine do ping weeks later! Lol! Loved this video per usual! The white and purple pumpkins were my favorite!
@susanjeffries510810 ай бұрын
I liked hearing the pinging sound, too, although if I wasn't expecting it I think it would freak me out haha. It reminds me a little of waiting for your lids to seal after you've home canned something. 😂
@Gabriel66710 ай бұрын
I'd say just go with the Halloween vibe. Even if you don't like them, there will always be someone who'd love to buy them. :)
@jasonneste257510 ай бұрын
Love these cute pumpkin pots. Also, oversized pumpkins are grown on a platform, which is then used to weigh it when it's done growing. 🎃
@lizallen180310 ай бұрын
The little white “ghost” one is delightful! 👻
@DawnDavidson10 ай бұрын
That one is my Favorite, too! So adorable! 👻
@mxmarymoon6 ай бұрын
I know this is an older video, but I'm so thrilled to see these revealed. my gran had these exact molds when I was growing up and I even have a set I painted myself when I was a child LOL
@blakelay10 ай бұрын
I also got uncanny valley vibes when you first de-molded the faces but I really like what you ended up doing with them! The glazes you tried are so cool!
@elizabethdavis896410 ай бұрын
I'm such a messy person and I'm almost as impressed with how clean you and your workspace stay as I am with the pottery. You're always wearing such cute tops in your videos, I'd ruin all of my clothes lol But truly I love your videos. You've got such a sweet personality and you're an incredible artist.
@beep870410 ай бұрын
i wonder if you could make a duplicate of the back side of this mold, and then just stick the two backs together to get a plain pumpkin? the lids are still so cute though 😊
@clairedear832010 ай бұрын
I had the same thought! Great minds 😂
@spontaneousun10 ай бұрын
She has an old video on making her own molds and if I remember correctly… I think molds shrink when you cure/fire them. So, she could potentially make a smaller mold by making two casts of the blank pumpkin side and doing the same to the matching side of the lid mold so they all shrink equally and still fit. But I don’t think you can get the same side cast off an existing mold. Really intriguing idea though and I think a smaller version would be adorable!
@belindawallace520310 ай бұрын
Yes, I was also wondering about taking two back halves and putting them together to make a faceless version. Just love the glazes! I have fired glass frit on porcelain pendants before and I love the effect but I’m guessing it’s also why the glazes are fired at lower temperatures.
@barbaracunningham96410 ай бұрын
I was thinking of that as well! I find the faces really creepy and horrible!
@SmithCaro10 ай бұрын
Here are some more pumpkin/squash/butternut facts: 1. They are cousins to cucumbers / pickles / gerkins and melons (watermelons, rick melons etc ...) 2. They are a fruit, not a vegetable ... 🍉🥒🎃
@Rawr9810 ай бұрын
They’re berries, surprisingly!
@codenameg-fox225110 ай бұрын
also the fruit is a specialized type of berry called a pepo
@joyjackson305310 ай бұрын
as soon as you pulled out those lids i knew what was coming we sell those guys at our shop 😂 not the most popular 😅. also a lot of potters describe that pinging sound as singing pottery ❤😊
@coffebug10 ай бұрын
Those lids would make great hats on the ducks you made the flower hats for.
@rebeccafritzinger94579 ай бұрын
If someone said to me I have to pick just one I couldn't. I have fallen in love with them all for different reasons. The sounds were so amazing I'm glad that got shared in the video.
@jlemay197410 ай бұрын
That glaze would look brilliant on a mushroom cap. So fun to see those outside in the garden.
@lorihouchin473210 ай бұрын
Those pumpkins are adorable ❤ you can turn them around and just look at the pumpkin side. The glazes give the pumpkins a vintage vibe
@DawnDavidson10 ай бұрын
I actually do that with a candle warmer I have. It has a Christmas decoration on one side, but when I turn it the other way it’s a plain red, and works for more of the year. I could imagine having these cuties on a shelf with other produce like apples or pears, and only turning the faces to the front during October. :)
@JennyD91510 ай бұрын
Those glazes are incredible! I’m not into the faces, but the colors are so pretty 🥰
@NeccoWecco10 ай бұрын
It could be really cute to use the lids with other cups and do 'woodland' themes! So the lid on top and maybe mushrooms on bottom or a mushroom pattern. Whatever you can think of!
@rc3180210 ай бұрын
These are so great! The glaze made so many surprises. I can't wait to see you use it on other pieces
@DawnDavidson10 ай бұрын
I would love to see the white speckle glaze on a regular mug, or a vase. The rainbow effect would be great for Pride. Did we ever get a unicorn? It would be so perfect for a unicorn! Or fairy wings!
@kaleshabastion233210 ай бұрын
I love the 2nd to last lil guy with the blues. I must say they were much cuter once they were all done up. That glaze is actually a stunner.
@shaunna667310 ай бұрын
Those are darling! Your idea for Mug Lids is Awesome!
@RedCoyote10 ай бұрын
Ooh these glazes are super cool! The crazing adds a fun texture, adding to the organic feel, and the last one makes me think of boulder opal. My favorite pumpkin fact is that they're technically berries.
@addiehelfers424710 ай бұрын
love the white ones! and love the one with her eyes closed, the best out of the three!
@plantsidechatwithambra632410 ай бұрын
That last blue pumpkin looks like man in the moon. Love them!
@kitschscool56110 ай бұрын
Love the white ones🤍🤍🤍
@britt307710 ай бұрын
The blue one looks like a man in the moon! I think the white one with all the coloured speckles is my favourite... It looks so much like the jawbreakers I loved as a kid!
@dianejohnson99049 ай бұрын
These turned out so well! When finished, the faces were cute, not creepy at all.
@doubleknots10 ай бұрын
I'm with you Shelby, those faces give me the icks. Which I guess is a good Halloween vibe?
@debbiebriscoe2939 ай бұрын
I think these little pumpkin people are absolutely adorable. I love them ❤❤
@spontaneousun10 ай бұрын
I actually love the white ones, they’re like confetti ghost pumpkins🎉👻 The orange is another that I enjoy as a gardener because it reminds me of some of the warty pumpkins I’ve grown and how some pumpkins ripen dark blue/green to orange! I think the aqua/ blue combo could be great on a mug with a sculpture of an octopus going up the side or up the handle… or you could do corals. Basically I’m envisioning how you add on mushrooms to some mugs/ vessels/ plates but the sealife version with that glaze as a background. So much to play with here! Edit to add the yellow/ mustard glaze just reminded me of sand so you could maybe play with a sand and sea set!
@DawnDavidson10 ай бұрын
Oh yes! The blue on an octopus! How about a starfish, or a sea urchin? And I think these glazes would be so GREAT on the mushies!
@CrypticFen10 ай бұрын
The whote one with the closed eye smile reminds me of those smiling moons. It's really cute.
@izzzicm10 ай бұрын
Loved the music in this week’s episode!
@samanthadean10839 ай бұрын
I think they are all cute!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@ChantelleArts10 ай бұрын
I've not seen those chunks in paint before and was NOT expecting that result?? like WOW, especially the white one! 😍
@internetspookies9 ай бұрын
I would absolutely adore if you did either a compilation or a new video showcasing your most unique glazes on either your favorite pieces or just a test tile, I think that would be fascinating especially if you could explain how they work.
@snightowl2 ай бұрын
The first yellow ones are my favorite. The white ones look like jawbreakers.
@anabarber433710 ай бұрын
Plain pumpkins would have been fun but these are adorable and much much less uncanny after you painted the faces on, definitly giving old school cartoon vibes
@frelnc8 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you changed your mind about these adorable little pumpkins. I hope you experiment with other colors and glazes for them. They deserve it!
@JSpadeCeramics10 ай бұрын
You could totaly make a copy of the back half! and have that connect to itself! No more face!
@LuccaAce10 ай бұрын
I love the yellow ones with all the tiny brown speckles. They look like freckled little kids!
@Charmaine-rv9xr10 ай бұрын
They’re just too freaking cute!!! I love love LOVE the white one with the green stalk👻🎃👻🎃
@jpendowski750310 ай бұрын
I love the faces on these pumpkins. The special glaze is so worth their character. I’d love this glaze on vases, figures, and plain lids of trinket boxes. My favorites are the two purple ones. Cheers from the Midwest USA. 💜
@LauraSweet999 ай бұрын
I love these pumpkins, they are great. Being slightly creepy is exactly a Halloween vibe.
@impagain10 ай бұрын
It's interesting how your least favorite is my favorite, and your favorite is my least fav. I love how art is like that ^^ People see different things in the same art
@sarahsfavfan10 ай бұрын
I loved them all. I loved that I could see them all in a different room of my house. The yellow one with black pepper specks for the kitchen. The blue one for the baby boys' room. The white ones for anywhere because the specks of colors would match with any of my rooms' color themes. So cute!
@leahgroess536110 ай бұрын
I really love the ones where the stem and gloves match the splotches, it's very cohesive. I also think the brown one was the coolest for this shape, but I'm also really feeling the gobstopper ones! I would love to see you play with this glaze on frogs or lizards, but really any project that you think sounds fun would be great to see.
@shelbyLange189 ай бұрын
Hi SHELBY I absolutely love the brown one it would match my 70's back splash in my kitchen that was built in the 70's. You did such an amazing job.
@MegaLippers4 ай бұрын
Omg! I love them so very much! They remind me of 80s 90s cheesy horror flix! Like killer clowns from outer space or killer tomatoes 🍅 ❤
@suzannebrownbill923210 ай бұрын
The faces on the pumpkins were a little unsettling but the glaze was so cool. I loved being able to hear it crackle. And I also really liked the idea of using the pumpkin lids on a mug. Perhaps it is good that you got two lid moldes as it give you the option to keep one if you decided to pass along the pumpkins to someone else.
@shontellepetersen444510 ай бұрын
The last clip with all the tops was my faves clip, would deff use those for mugs or cup toppers :) nothing worse then going to take a sip and a bug has decided to take a drink too haha I'm sure they won't drink much but a cute lid would be fantastic
@kathygodfrey315810 ай бұрын
Those glazes would look really cool as mushroom caps, ornaments for the garden 🍄
@brookeashton616910 ай бұрын
I was with you on the “uncanny valley” until you started painting. When you added the eyes I started thinking they were so much cuter
@Fluffymonkeyem10 ай бұрын
🌝🌚 thats what these pumpkins look like. Good job on the colors though. It can be tough when the mold looks a way that cant be changed much.
@astridroseby9 ай бұрын
They ended up being way less creepy than I thought they'd be. But now I actually want a tea mug that's a pumpkin. Or a tea pot! I think that would be the most adorable thing ever.
@bethaselner7110 ай бұрын
Those are cute❤. I like the blue, white and the last one out of the kiln best. I would probably let them out all year because they are so cute.😊
@sthomp910 ай бұрын
I want a cute little punkin, They are so sweet!
@sborrink10 ай бұрын
Blue and purple are my favorite colors, so the blue one and two purples are my favorites. I would love to have those 3 as a set on my bookshelves
@patriciadolphin416110 ай бұрын
I love them all they are so cute and pretty
@franciscorosa149810 ай бұрын
The white ones look like Gobstoppers, I'd love a mug with a cute pumpkin lid.
@goldfishwishes10 ай бұрын
Those glazes would look beautiful on the croc mold. And frogs and birds but the brown spotty one would look so cool on the croc.
@jsparklies10 ай бұрын
My favourites are the white ones! They look like they have a floral design, and I love anything with flowers on it!
@debbiehenricksen189710 ай бұрын
I love the plainer mustard one with the green stalk & pale orange gloves.❤ I can imagine them as quirky mugs like your lovely mush mugs.❤
@littleblackcar9 ай бұрын
Oh, I love that brown/orange/green speckled one to the right.
@annek726210 ай бұрын
The blue and the white squinting pumpkins are my favorite. I like that face the best, the blue is gorgeous and I just really like the white with all the colorful speckles (if you are still thinking about making cake boxes... the white with colorful speckles would make for a really fun funfetti-style cake box.)
@bex26210 ай бұрын
the brown glaze is definitely my fav!! it really reminds me of a toad's skin!! x
@zestygurl10 ай бұрын
Personally l♡ve mugs with lids agree dislike taste of pumpkins however, like white ceramic year round canisters or a beautiful aqua blue, cyan or purple for storage. Those creep me out slightly. Bee fun to see you do a "Wild Things" day for a video series created something you've always wanted to create bring to life. Be really fun addition to your video collection catalog. Love the new studio and very happy for your success. May hate idolatry love us just being people inspiring each other that nothing more. ❤ Nice to see. God wifi wins everytime. 😊
@tracycrum98294 ай бұрын
You could use the pumpkin lids as little hats for cute critters ❤ or make pumpkin coffee cup out of them? Maybe a coffee service set.
@ypmama474710 ай бұрын
My favorites are the white ones! Especially the second one with the purple stem...so whimsicle and adorable!
@echognomecal674210 ай бұрын
A treat to be able to hear that sound! Unexpected bonus :)
@madisonhathaway427110 ай бұрын
I love your videos and I fall asleep to them every night which is not a diss I promise. I fall asleep to them because they are so comforting. 😊
@andreawest758410 ай бұрын
I love all of them! I live in the United States and love pumpkins in general. I've actually grown pumpkins and find so much joy watching them take over my front yard. Your channel has also brought me so much joy. Keep being your super sparkly self. You are fantastic! 🎉
@amandanash791810 ай бұрын
Mug lids!! Yeah!! Little pumpkin tops for my mug would make me super happy. Thanks for the great content😺
@mariannebergman86166 ай бұрын
OH!! I love those pumpkins!! 😍😍😍 And after you had them in the fire the blue one went my favourite. I want a blue one. 😍
@user-hy9kz1gb6sАй бұрын
Imagine the pumpkins as a kid’s holiday piggy bank with a slit on top. ☺️
@jethro445310 ай бұрын
I like the white ones with the different colored speckles. Gives funfetti vibes lol
@Brenilla10 ай бұрын
I agree pumkins deserve some longer appreciation time. Its why im so adimant to hold back cristmas for at least half of november or till thanksgiving here in the US.
@donnamurphy56989 ай бұрын
The 2 white ones are my favorite. I love the 'ghost'.
@astarlette10 ай бұрын
I love the paint splatter one! It looks like a jawbreaker.
@TwospotzArtAndCraft10 ай бұрын
They turned out rwally fun! The lids can be so much fun to experiment qith. Just imagine adding butterflies or flowers and other details to match the mugs decorations. ❤
@SwirlingSoul10 ай бұрын
I like the closed-eye ones the most. And with the coloring I like the last brown-y one, and the blue ones.
@ashleyrose3799 ай бұрын
Love them all, but I really love the white ones the most ❤
@lisanixon92849 ай бұрын
The White ones, look like the Color spots would do well on Tea Sets..Gives you summer berry vibes..
@sylviakelly494310 ай бұрын
They turned out great. I really like the white one with the orange gloves. Thank you for sharing. ❤❤
@oliviacole654710 ай бұрын
The blue ones my favourite! 🤩
@lindadamon245310 ай бұрын
Mine too! I'd take that one home for my studio!😂
@cherylburkitt972210 ай бұрын
Adorable..I love those glazes.. would make cute clowns too n tea light burners❤❤❤
@castironmarshmello74308 ай бұрын
I feel that way about all the "BABE" MOVIES they just creep thee to the MAXX Out. They bring out my anxiety out‼️‼️😮
@pinkdiamond4440010 ай бұрын
This is something I’ve always wanted to do. I’m so glad I found you on KZbin
@elizabethnickle11879 ай бұрын
That last one reminded me of a planet. Little planet keychains would be awesome.
@makennacornwall328810 ай бұрын
I like the white because it looks like a jawbreaker. Though my favorite is the speckled ones.
@ethanpschwartz10 ай бұрын
That yellow glaze is giving some accurate squash vibes.
@hannahxx1710 ай бұрын
The tops would make adorable mug lids for little fairy house looking mugs