"Slip" Take 2

Saturday Munch, Shawn and I went to the "clay store". This was Munchie's first trip. We bought a few new tools to try and some mason stains so we could try making our own slip but just in case we got two premixed slips as a back up.
I tried making slip a few weeks ago, inspired by another blog (Linda..Blue Star Gallery). I had used quick Crete stain instead of mason stains because that's all I could get locally. Well it was supposed to be red. I watered some down and used it to paint like a watercolor. Turned out kinda silver metallic and in some areas brown. I didn't measure anything just put a squirt in a shot glass and added some water, maybe a few teaspoons if I had to guess. Then I mixed up some of my clay that was waste from throwing on the wheel with a hand mixer in a big bowl so it was like pancake batter then again without measuring squirted some color into it. I dipped a piece, painted a piece, carved out a design on a piece then just globbed a bunch on a piece. The end result it that it turned like a dark oatmeal/taupe color and where it was thick it peeled up and cracked. I do like the color but don't think I will make any more.
So take 2....I used the recipe that was on this other blog, kinda, I used 1cup of slip to 2 tablespoons of mason stains. I made 5 colors and just finished the test tiles and they will go to the kiln this Thursday. Now that I think about it I shouldn't have made all of them just in case it doesn't work out, I made 3 cups of each color. I probably should have only made one cup to start but I have a good feeling it will work out.
I am also going to start plastering the kids faces to make molds, I should have the plaster on Friday. I want to do some hand building next, trying to clear off the table to have some work space. In the meantime, I have a call into the electrician about the ampage problem, made my dog a vet appointment and myself an appointment to get my taxes done.
I am going to start an inspiration book, taking pics of stuff I like, designs etc and start sketching stuff, on the PB group some people make screen savers. I like that idea, but still can't get the pics downloaded but my boyfriend is going to see what he can do tonight to fix that. That's all for now.