Ding ding ding!

I got to help my dad and brother put cement in the holes. Now the base is in the ground and ready for finishing!

Hohertz Ceramics is now on Etsy...

 

I renewed my Etsy account yesterday and put up some bowls and tiny cups for customers to choose from.  Check out Hohertz Ceramics! :)  The items in the picture above, however, are sold at the artisans market on Gibson Street and South Congress in Austin, Texas.
It took a lot of hours plugging everything in but I think this is the best move to make right now so that I don't have a flea market vibe anymore to my booth.  I went from looking like Ross to looking like Macy's...maybe.  Check out what I mean at www.facebook.com/hohertzceramics

Step by step. Weekend by weekend.

Today my dad and my brother picked up the metal being used for my tiny house foundation. Now it's chillin' out in the rain. Progress, eh?
I wonder how the holes are holding up to the rain...I don't wanna know.

Slowly but surely...

Things are getting started, but sadly not finished.  The rocks deep in the ground kept the auger from doing a tip top job. We're at least a foot deep for each of the 8 holes so tomorrow I get to hit rocks with this pole thing and dig further down by way of shovel. Eh, at least we're one half step closer. The newest plan is to build the frame and attach the "piers" then set the whole thing in concrete so we can just level the entire thing at once instead of blah blah blah (the longer process).  Maybe, just maybe, someone will come over to help me!
P.S. a one man auger is more safely managed by two men because I saw what happened when it was the one man one emily show. Eek.

Start small...the stake out.

      Just yesterday, the day after Christmas, my dad, brother, and I went over to my granny's to stake out the footprint of my tiny house. Later I said I would start calling it my small living space in order to come off more original.
      One spot that was almost perfect would have required extra demolition including the removal of a sick tree and a large stump.  The final nix on the spot was a future issue of having to move the small living space to another piece of land, because there are too many obstacles in the way like huge trees and a fence with more trees on its other side.
      The spot I chose is directly behind granny's house but lined up with the back fence so that my front door would face the tres amigos of trees instead of her kitchen window.  It's also located near a water spikit which I'm sure will be quite useful.  Behind it's back right corner is a giant oak that is sure to produce lots of shade during summer to keep me cool.
      We could have gotten started today on the piers but the weather is on the soggy side and my brother might not be able to get the pipe he needs to get started.
      Wish us luck!

A great man once said:

You're my reflection, and all I see is you.
      -Justin Timberlake

I am now counting down the days until I am done at the candle place.  Beeswax Co. will no longer have Emily's awesome hands making their beeswax candles.  It was once about the money, then it was the job itself, and now it's the drive and the lack of desire to make candles.  It's a waste of my time really, a waste of life.  I know it's like 40 degrees outside but when you're stuck inside all day you miss the entire season.  It's a terrible life to live.  TEN MORE DAYS!!!  I gave them ten more days because .000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 <<< That's April's opinion.  because! they were all butt hurt, and it doesn't sound like much but really it's 3 weeks and a Monday to me since I'm only there for 3 days a week.  This will all be over soon and I will feel good!

GP said I could build a tiny house in her backyard, but the trailer as a base is going to be too expensive for my starter budget, so we will build it on a welded frame on pier and beam.  That way we can move it if we need to, with a forklift and a trailer hahaha!  But seriously.

I want Mexican food.  I want a margarita.  I want my friends!

Tiny Dog Big House; Tiny House Big Dog

It's harder to get a loan for the right amount of money...then they want high interest or they want it attached to the ground.

I think I'm going to have to consult with GP about changing things up a bit. Maybe we can just demolish the shed, recycle good bits of the materials, build the tiny house attached to the ground and have an awning that serves as a covered storage space for pottery and other tools. Then there's still space for a small kiln shack.

This option not only cleans up the back yard, but makes it more useful.
I think I will consult with her soon.