SALE DETAILS- ready to ship items are things I have on my shelf, that I have already made, Pre-orders are the item made up for you, this takes about 2 weeks but can take longer, if you see the notes below you will know Ive had kiln problems recently, I’m hoping this sale will help fund a new muffle kiln for my home studio so that I can reduce my lead times and keep a wide range of new designs flowing. The tipsy moth pottery has grown rapidly in the last 6 months and I’m still learning a lot about the best ways to meet the increase in orders without collapsing/becoming too much like blinking amazon/losing my marbles or falling over the dog.

My pottery is rustic and wibbly wobbly and quite like me, a beautiful mess. if you need to know when the new stuff is coming out I can send you details by email, which is of course, where I hide all my secret special offers (and chocolate) sign up here, you know you want to,

Pip x

p.s. may have eaten the chocolate

JUNE 2025 update

Just a quick update, I am getting near the end of the backlog of orders from May, my kiln is still not working and so Items are going to the rent a kiln, as its a different kiln to mine some colours/glazes have turned out different to expectation and items have gone back to be refired or remade. I now have my son Louis helping with the admin and we are restructuring things to make it easier for him to keep in touch. Its been a huge challenge to get products made, first with the kiln electrical fire and then with my Mum getting ill, I’m now struggling myself with health after the pressure of the last month,but we are very close to catching up and getting things hunky dory again.

Please, please, please do email with enquiries, especially if you have deadlines. Louis will investigate whats happening with your order and get back to you asap. Please don’t text/message/or other dm’s as its so hard to juggle 5 different message services and re-find you after getting the info. I know there were a few broken items I have agreed to replace, if you haven’t heard back from me a gentle reminder would be appreciated, I’ve written so many pages of notes this month and they are mostly clay-splattered gibberish! I really do appreciate your support and I’m sorry if I’ve let you down, things have escalated very quickly this year and increasing production has been a challenge. If you’re finding that you cant reply to an email, its probably an automatic one sent out by the website. See below for correct email address.

Hopefully this covers everything, please be patient with Lou while he gets into the swing of things!

Kind Regards, Pip

EMAIL- thetipsymothpottery@gmail.com or click here

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Small businesses cannot possibly compete with giant corporations that make billions using machines and although I do work long hours making and packing and photographing items, I run this business to keep my family out of poverty so that I can care for a loved one with dementia, I also suffer from chronic illness and the challenges of being Autistic and having ADHD. I don’t tell you this for sympathy or to look noble, I wish I didn’t have to share it, it just means that sometimes I do have to put work aside and do more important things, and that I might even have to stop altogether one day. I know I should be more communicative, post tonnes on instagram, sell myself as a personality, but most of the time it’s too exhausting to be that upbeat. My promise is that I will make beautiful things and sell them at a fair price, provide the best quality possible, dispatch as soon as I can and make your packages a lovely experience to open. Please speak to me if there’s any problems with your order, as you can see I’m pretty open about the process and I keep very high standards for my work, it’s important that we both are pleased with the way things go.

Postage

I offer UK delivery by Royal Mail, either by tracked 48 hour or 24 hour service. smaller items such as jewellery go by large letter delivery, I wrap pottery items up in recycled paper and eco peanuts or alternative, but I make them as pretty as I can first. I try to dispatch as fast as possible but I’m fussy and I like to make sure I am completely happy with your purchase before posting to you,

2025 has been extremely busy (thank you all so much!) and I’m doing my best to keep up with production, one off’s are generally ready to go but popular items are made to order, and though I generally dispatch within 7-10 days its looking more like 14 currently,I hope to invest in a third kiln and an army of minions soon

any questions? Email me

Pip x