Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Kelsey's Star Stuff Pottery



I hope you don't mind doing some mug gazing this morning with me. I picked up two new coffee mugs from Kelsey's Star Stuff on Etsy. Kelsey Stoddard takes ethically sourced natural items such as butterflies, beetles, small skulls, moss, seashells and crystals and builds magical mini curios inside of hand thrown pottery pieces. To top it off an already magical experience, she glazes her pieces with blooming crystalline glazes that shimmer with pearlescent and golden auras. I love the crackling crystal feathering effects. 


I picked up this butterfly mug and a beetle mug. I was gunning for a bat skull but I was on my phone and we were on the road (hubby was driving!) headed out to dinner when these released so I missed it. I am not bothered one bit because I love the ones I chose. She said she will release more skullies this month so I will try again if the timing is right.


These mugs hold quite a bit. I was able to pour a 15 ounce ice coffee in this one. 


I had a hard time capturing the glowing red-brown hues in the beetle's carapace. He is a handsome fella.


These magical elements are encased using resin. It is recommended to hand-wash and not freeze the mugs. They can be used with hot and cold beverages though. 


See that glaze?! Enchanting. Like ice crystals blooming and growing in the purest blue glacier. 


The mugs arrived packaged well and accompanied by a small collection of whimsical trinkets that my daughters immediately took ownership of such as the vials filled with flower petals, gemstones and moss, a crystal point in what looks to be smoky quartz and more moss and glazed stones. A hand written thank you came too and that touch meant a lot to me. 

Will I ever have enough mugs? Not if they look as magical as these.

7 comments:

  1. I mean, come on, they're fabulous. The gold leaf is giving off major opulent vibes and mixed with the natural media of, um, bugs--it's truly special. Having gawked, oohed and ahhed, I just don't see myself ever having a perished bug carapace mug (then again, I was the squeamish one when I worked in high school intervention and some of the students I helped needed to collect and pin bugs to a board for Bio ಠ_ಠ) I'd do a glazed leaf version in a heartbeat though, I love the wonky form.

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    1. I totally understand that bugs are not everyone’s favorite! But I think it is cool you can still appreciate the neat factor. It is a lovely piece with all the textures and colors and shimmer. I took a few entomology classes in university and had to do the whole bug pinning thing. 50 insects, each one from a different order. I was happy to catch and pin them all except Blatteria... roaches. Thankfully Adam rolled over a log and did that nasty one for me.

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  2. I started following her on IG a couple weeks ago. Absolutely gorgeous works of art.
    I could endlessly buy mugs as well, but my collection doesn't contain beauties like yours, just lots of sentimental ones. ;D

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    1. Yes! Sweet Karma Bar turned me on to her! I have to feature something from Sweet Karma Bar I picked up too <3 I love that yours are sentimental!! That is oh so much better!!

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    2. Yes, Sweet Karma Bar looks like such beautiful stuff- I've been following them on IG, too.. I think by way of Blended With Love wax.

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  3. These are so cool and interesting!

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    1. I thought so too!! It reminds me of the shadow boxes I used to have as a kid and would fill with magical trinkets.

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