Oh, believe me, we aren't either. Just my mother-in-law admires them one by one. And let me tell you, those I posted are not all. In the spring, when we will put them all back in nature I'll count them. I can even do another colorful post about them. ;)
About the work - it's really time-consuming. But I don't mind a minute doing it. I can just forget about the world and color. The colors and the strokes of a brush relax me a lot... Did you really paint ceramics? Did you share any photos of it with Steemians? If not, you can easily do it, 'couse I'm quite interested in that. :) I always wanted to try that...
Yes, I used to paint some really nice ceramics. I remember two I did for a wedding gift. They were in the shape of two books stacked on one another and another book standing on top, open. Inside the book was a bird bath with two birds and I added a music box into it so that when the birds were turned the music would wind. It was pretty. I didn't take photos back then. Too bad. I used greenware which is ceramic prior to firing. I cleaned it and then fired it and then painted with acrylic. It's a great hobby - but can be expensive.
For about 20 years, I painted ceramic christmas ornaments with my children until they grew up and moved out. It was time consuming and something we looked forward to every year. We'd have hot chocolate, christmas music and we'd paint one ornament per night until we got tired of doing them. You can imagine how many we had at the end of the 20 or so years.
I don't have any. I gave them to them for their trees. Some of them were so beautiful. I didn't take pictures of course - I wasn't into photography at the time.
I have some pieces around from a number of years ago - candle holders, a tea pot, a plate. I don't use them but I'll try to take photos of them.
Ok, you are a wonder woman. 😉 The really amazing gift you made, and even better habit you had with the kids. I believe they still remember it with the warmth in their heart. If you will manage to take a photo of them it would be great.