Clay Pots

While we were visiting the island of Santorini in Greece last month, we took a tour of the excavation site at the Akrotiri Prehistoric City. We also went into the museum where they house the original antiquity that they want to preserve. It was fascinating and surprising! As I was thinking about the card I would share with you today, the Plentiful Plants Bundle came to mind because the pots in the set reminded me of the prehistoric clay pots on the excavation site and in the museum.

First, my card ~

Materials & Measurements:

• Basic White Thick Cardstock base, 11″x 4-1/4″, scored and folded at 5-1/2″ for a top-folding card
• Crumb Cake Cardstock, 5-1/2″x 4-1/4″, stamped with A Fish & A Wish set and textured with Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder
• Cajun Craze Cardstock, 3″ square
• Basic White Cardstock, 2-3/4″ square, cropped with Stylish Shapes Dies and embellished with Stitched With Whimsy Dies
• Basic White scraps for pots and plants, stamped with Plentiful Plants and cropped with Perfect Plants Dies
• Clear sequins and Linen Thread for the final touch

Ink Colors Used:

• Pots ~ Cajun Craze, Night of Navy, and Soft Succulent
• Leaves ~ Garden Green and Shaded Spruce
• Sentiment ~ Night of Navy

I thought I’d try photographing outside. It really shows the true colors in the bright clear sunshine! You can see all of the texture in that embossing folder as well. I’ll list all of the products at the bottom of this post, linked to my online store.

Day Trip to Akrotiri, Santorini

These are some pictures of a village being excavated since 1967. They have enclosed the area with walls and a roof to protect it from the elements and there are working days and visitor days. It was quite large and you can see houses and rooms and pots that they have unearthed. This town was destroyed by the volcanic eruption sometime in the 16th century BC. The fact that it was buried in volcanic ash allows archaeologists to find preserved wall paintings, objects such as these pots, and art.

In the museum near this excavation site, we saw many objects and pieces of walls with the original paintings on them. Here are a few things I found fascinating.

The two small pots in the front are baby bottles.

A bathtub

An oven

A rotisserie BBQ

Clay pots for oil and water (the pot for the wine was much larger!)

Beautiful wall paintings

It was pretty exciting to see something from the 16th century BC in such good condition and get a peek at the past! Makes me wonder what archaeologists will dig up several centuries from now and what it will tell them about us – ?? Hmmm…maybe I don’t want to know! Lol!

Have a great week!

Product List

Plentiful Plants Bundle (English) [155688] $47.50	A Fish & A Wish Cling Stamp Set (English) [158993] $21.00	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [120953] $9.25
Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119684] $9.25	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00	Stitched With Whimsy Dies [155314] $29.00
Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $10.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $8.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin’ Pad [155778] $8.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [147085] $8.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [147089] $8.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad [147088] $8.00	Sparkle & Shine Sequins Assortment [158137] $7.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00