These Charming Pots and Plates Have Adorable Faces

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Ariel H
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Sandra Apperloo is a talented lady behind the blog Artistic Moods. She’s also a ceramicist who creates these adorable pots and plates and sells them in her Etsy shop. The Pottery Parade is the name of her Instagram page where she shares the latest works with nearly 50,000 followers. We must say that we fell in love at first sight!

Apperloo lives and works in Utrecht, the Netherlands. “Lover of all things artsy and potter at The Pottery Parade,” her Instagram page reads. Currently, Apperloo is working on a new set of ceramic goodies so her Etsy shop is sold out and empty, but you can follow her work on social media and be notified when she announces a new collection. More than that, her work may inspire you to try and do something similar – who knows, there may be a talented ceramic inside you, just waiting for a chance!

Scroll down to see Apperloo’s beautiful plates, pots, cups, and other creations.

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Hi everyone! Here are two pieces that will be included in Sunday's shop update. I like these two pots together because they kind of reflect two things that keep me busy when I work on my ceramics: my desire to create things that are a bit more abstract and playful and my continuing obsession for detail..they're quite different from each other but I'm happy with how both turned out! 😄 Anyways, this Sunday's update will be a bit later than usual, at 9PM Central European time. I'll include the link in my bio before then and as always, I'll share previews of the items (pots & jewelry dishes!) a few hours before the update. Happy Thursday! #handmade #handpainted #potswithcharacter #ceramics #ceramic #pottery #potterylove #ceramicart #homedeco #homedecor #craft

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Hi everyone! I hope your week is going well so far. Here in Holland it is so incredibly hot that when I step out of my small studio where the kiln is currently on, it is still a lot warmer outside. I look forward to seeing the new collection though! Meanwhile I have started some new clay projects, finished packing orders and I have learned by heart that Holland is in fact on Central European SUMMER time (still feel a bit bad about that time zone thing last Sunday🤦‍♀️). Also, this pair of cuddling pots says hi (they are not available but more is on the way!) #clayplay #potterylove #ceramics #ceramiclife #pottery #loveceramic #planters #homedecor #ceramicart #homedeco #handmade

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UPDATE: all the pots are now sold. A big thank you to those who made a purchase tonight. A new update will follow soon! There was another delay at Etsy which meant that the items didn't load right away for many people and I'm sorry about that. I'm working hard on getting my own webshop ready and hope to move there soon. Happy Sunday! //// I have added the previews in my Instagram stories and am all ready for tonight's shop update 😄 Looking forward to it! You'll find the link to the shop in my bio. Note: I always publish the items at the exact time that I announce my update but as some of you may have noticed, sometimes there is a delay of a few minutes before the items become visible in the shop. With the update I had last week it took about 8 minutes before they popped on my screen and I understand that this can be frustrating! Unfortunately this is a problem at Etsy that I cannot control so I hope it wont bother us tonight. I am currently setting up a shop and website elsewhere and hope to sell my pots from there soon! Happy Sunday! #potswithcharacter #ceramics #pottery #clay #clayplay #ceramiclife #potterylove #handmade #handpainted #homedecor #forthehome #ceramicart

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A favorite from my last collection of pots, called Femke. This girl is sold and now I have started working on long vases and jewelry dishes again. Can't wait to see them when they are finished!! // Also I just wanted to say a few more things about the last shop updates. I know that they have been very hectic and that there have been delays with the listings showing up for lots of people. I'm quite bummed about this. As I have mentioned before I am currently setting up my own website and shop but as I expect that it will still take a bit before it's ready (I'm working on it between my studio moments) any shop updates before then will only be pre announced in my mailing. I hope this will take the pressure off a bit and give people some more time to browse though the items. In case you haven't subscribed yet, you can find a link to the page in my bio (and just so you know, no shop update has been scheduled for this Sunday! I will be announcing a new one next week:) In case that for some reason you can't leave your email on the page, you can send your email at [email protected] and I'll add you to the list. Thank you for your enthusiasm and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend coming up! ❤ (Here in Holland it's raining again and I'm kind of enjoying it 😏) #potswithcharacter #ceramics #pottery #paintedpots #handmade #planter #homedecor #homedeco #clayplay #ceramiclife #facepots

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