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Home Safety Tips For Home Ceramics Workshops

Many people mention making ceramics when asked what their hobbies are. The activity is a highly relaxing one that engages your creativity and imagination, and which can help you discover skills you never knew you had in you. Making ceramics is easy and even if you have zero experience with it you can still set up your very own home ceramics workshop in a spare room of the house and indulge yourself into your passion for as long as you want to. Of course you can get in touch with us and check out our timetable for the classes you are most interested in; but if you are currently looking for some tips on how to do everything from the comfort of your home, read on.

Why Secure Your Workspace?

Since creating small clay masterpieces involves losing yourself in front of your muse and completely ignoring the rest of the things around you, you will need to first secure the perimeter of your work. If you will pick a specialized ceramics workshop like ours, you should not worry too much about any of this. We are here to make sure you are going to stay safe and comfortable throughout your entire stay with us. We have sturdy security measures in place, and we are going to mention our sturdy deadbolt locks on our doors as one of the most important security solutions. With more than 2 million burglaries occurring on a yearly basis in the U.S. alone, it is easy to see why ignoring the perils is not a good idea. According to official FBI statistics, more than 60 percent of burglaries are done though forcible entry, while 33 percent are entries without the use of force. In other words, a shady, poor quality lock on a door or a door that has been left unlocked by mistake are all that a burglar needs to get into your property. And if we are talking about a ceramics workshop or cafe filled with passionate people working at their plates and cups, the vulnerability is easy to spot.

How To Secure Your Home Against Invaders?

Always lock your doors, even when you are at home and awake. Starting the oven baking or the wheel spinning process will keep you busy, focused, and inattentive to any potential distractions such as abnormal floor squeaking or sounds made by specific lock picking tools used by burglars. Do a full home lockdown before you start making ceramics at home. This also refers to closing or locking your windows, if you have locks installed on them. Make full use of your window blocks if the case and get in touch with a professional residential locksmith; you can find one off the Authorized Locksmith website – authorizedlocksmiths.com. Contact them and have them send over a mobile team of home locksmiths who specialize in installing or rekeying locks, including commercial grade 1 deadbolt locks for additional security. Make a master key for your home so you can gain immediate access to all of the rooms and areas without fear of having lost or misplaced the keys corresponding to all the doors around the house.

You could also think about investing in a home security system, either wired or its more expensive counterpart, a wireless system. You can consider sensor systems or even a closed-circuit TV surveillance system so you can keep a permanent eye on everything that is going on around the house while you are in your workshop. A licensed locksmith should be able recommend the best solutions for your property.

“PYOP” Day.

Saturday, October 19th is National “Paint Your Own Pottery” Day.  Ceramic Café is celebrating with FREE STUDIO TIME  from  10-6 on the 19th.  If you have never painted pottery, this is a great opportunity for you to give it a try.  The holidays are just around the corner, so come explore all the personalized gifts you can create for people this year at Ceramic Café.

KIDS AND CLAY

“Kids and Clay” Boo Plaque

“Kids and Clay

Let the kids come

 PLAY WITH CLAY

Kids love creating with clay.  We are starting monthly classes for kids ages 1st grade and up.  Projects will include instruction in different handbuilding techniques and will allow for individual creativity.

 $16/project        Includes a painting session after the clay has been fired.

  

BOO Plaque      Thurs 10/3  4:30

Witch Hat    Sat. 10/12  9:30

Turkey      Nov. 2nd 9:30

Creative Halloween Fun

 

“Silly Spider” made with fused glass.

Decorating for Halloween is so much fun.  Halloween colors are bright and  creative. It is the perfect holiday to let your imagination “Haunt” you.  You can come make this fun Fused Glass plate at our October glass class on Thursday October 17th.  Or bring the kids in and make “spooky” designs with their little hands and feet .  A black handprint can be a cat, a spider or a witch.  Little footprints make “spooktacular ghosts” and  bats.   We have lots of great ideas for making  keepsake Halloween decorations.

 

Meet Pete the Penguin

Meet PETE THE PENGUIN.  Pete the Penguin has not adapted to our summer heat.  He wants to “Stay Cool and Be Cool” this summer.  His search for the perfect location will take him around town.  We will post a picture of his adventure for the …week on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/#!/ceramiccafekc every Sunday at 1pm. The first person who comments on Facebook with the correct location will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Ceramic Cafe Gift Card at the end of summer.  (Winner will be drawn and notified Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013.)  Each weekly winner will also get to paint a penguin!

CREATIVE STORY TIME

Story Time is every Tuesday at 11 and Friday at 10:30

Story, Painting and a simple snack.  $9.50 per child

9/3  9/6 “Hooray for Grandparents’ Day” by Nancy Carlson  Kids paint a special mug or plate for a grandparent.  Extra mug or plate just $8
9/10  9/13 “The Lamb and the Butterfly” by Arnold Sundgaard  Kids paint a butterfly
9/17 9/20  “Little Bear’s Trousers” by Jane Hissey  Kids paint a bear
9/24  9/27 “Don’t Eat the Teacher” by Nick Ward  Kids paint a shark
10/1  10/4  “Thunder Cake”  by Patricia Polacco  Kids paint a cupcake bank
10/8  10/11  “I Know I’m a Witch”  by David Adler   Halloween project
10/15 10/18 “Big Pumpkin” by Erica Silverman  Halloween project
10/22 10/25  “There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!” by Lucille Colandro  Halloween project