{"id":38327,"date":"2017-05-17T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=38327"},"modified":"2017-05-12T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T21:00:33","slug":"tips-for-getting-started-with-a-pottery-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2017\/05\/tips-for-getting-started-with-a-pottery-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Getting Started With a Pottery Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38328\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pottery-580x580.jpg\" alt=\"Tips for Getting Started With Pottery\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pottery-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pottery-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pottery-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pottery.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I call myself an &#8220;omni-crafter,&#8221; which to me, means that I enjoy jumping from one craft to another. 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