{"id":5227,"date":"2026-05-14T09:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/?p=5227"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:01:44","slug":"may-shop-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/14\/may-shop-update\/","title":{"rendered":"May Shop Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The shop update is now LIVE!
This time, I ended up sending out a preview email\/post a week in advanced, leaving the Secret Shop open during that length of time, which will be the new routine moving forward. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here’s a look at everyone in this latest batch!
Lots of little guys along with a couple of experiments!
This reliquary wolf was the genesis of my Reliquary and Keeper Beasts that will be revealed later this year. At first, I wasn’t sure how I felt about them, but seeing them fully finished it’s really grown on me.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I’ve been wanting to figure out how to create a Great Horned Owl\u2014and owls in general\u2014in my style with clay and I think I finally got it! Absolutely love this blue\/white Owl. It had some slight blistering on it’s tail which may have been caused by the underglaze in that area completely drinking in the clear glaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have a sculpture idea that involves a frog and I’ve never sculpted frogs before. So I practiced my hand at making frogs this round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here’s a look at the Mini Menagerie crew this round!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also made a little series of Head Totems I’ve called the “Lonely Hearts”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then a series of “dinner plate eyes” head totems because I realised I hadn’t styled some in that manner for quite some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This one was an experiment using a different blue underglaze, and I’m not a fan of it as the main “body” of colour but it would look good as an accent. Unfortunately for this guy, the underglaze got a bit runny when it interacted with the clear glaze. So they came out with a more “washy” kind of look to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also made purse\/bag charms! However, I didn’t release them in the update because I want a thicker gauge on the jump rings so until I get those new jump rings they will have to wait a minute for their turn.
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