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turtle pot plant Dot's Turtle Flower PotHand thrown ceramic Weaverville, NC Hand thrown in the Blue Ridge Mountains every turtle one of a kind Dorothy "Dot" Callaway, 64 Potter & gardener, Weaverville NC. 38 years at the wheel. Her final winter batch. "My granddaughter held the finished turtle and asked: 'Grandma, does someone live in there?' Three weeks after I put it in the bed, a skink was sleeping underneath it. That's when I understood what I was actually making." Dorothy "Dot"
🏺 Hand-thrown ceramic — Weaverville, NC
Hand-thrown in the Blue Ridge Mountains — every turtle one of a kind
Dorothy "Dot" Callaway, 64 — Potter & gardener, Weaverville NC. 38 years at the wheel. Her final winter batch.
"My granddaughter held the finished turtle and asked: 'Grandma, does someone live in there?' Three weeks after I put it in the bed, a skink was sleeping underneath it. That's when I understood what I was actually making."
🎁 What's in the box:
1 Turtle Planter
Hand-thrown on the wheel, 7" × 5" × 3.5"
Hand-thrown on the wheel, 7" × 5" × 3.5"
Planting opening in the shell
For sedum, herbs, succulents
For sedum, herbs, succulents
Double-fired ceramic
Frost-resistant, lasts decades
Frost-resistant, lasts decades
Every one unique
No two alike — like real animals
No two alike — like real animals
📒 38 years of clay — three moments
What's behind these planters isn't explained by the material. It's explained by the time.
Growing up in the mountains
Dot's mother threw pots — always. No class, no teacher. Clay on the table, hands in it. Dot joined in. At seven. At twelve. At some point she never stopped.
38 years at the wheel
Dot throws in the winter months, when the garden rests. Each turtle takes four to six hours — from the first lump of clay to the finished, glazed form. No casting, no mold. The hand decides everything.
What these planters actually do
The ceramic shell casts shade, holds moisture — and creates a refuge for skinks, ground beetles, and solitary bees. What looks beautiful also brings the garden to life. That wasn't planned. It just happens.
🔍 What makes this turtle special
Hand-thrown on the wheel — no molds, no casting
Dot forms every turtle from a lump of clay on the potter's wheel. You can see the fingerprints, the slight irregularity of the legs. That's not a flaw — that's the proof.
Living habitat — not just garden decor
The ceramic shell holds moisture and casts shade. Skinks, lizards, and insects look for exactly that. What looks beautiful also creates real habitat.
Lasts decades — no plastic, no fading
Double-fired ceramic doesn't fade and releases nothing into the soil. Dot's first turtle has been outside for eleven years — without a single difference from day one.
Frost-resistant, inside and out
Fired above 2,000°F — the ceramic absorbs no water. Leave it outside, let it survive winter, plant it again in spring.
Glaze from 38 years of experience
Warm golden ochre on the shell, dark olive-brown on the body. Every glaze batch slightly different — like real turtle shells, never twice the same.
Everyone asks where it came from
On the porch, in the bed, on a windowsill. You can see immediately this isn't from a big box store. This turtle starts conversations.
Dorothy "Dot" Callaway, 64
Potter and gardener from Weaverville, North Carolina. Her husband Ray has been a beekeeper for 35 years — he's the one who first noticed a skink sheltering under one of her hand-thrown turtle planters on a hot July afternoon. That moment stuck with her. She's been making them ever since — 38 years, hundreds of turtles, thrown on the wheel, never sold until now. Her daughter Emily finally set up the shop. This is the final winter batch.
⚖️ Dot's Turtle vs. big box garden decor
Mass-produced / Big box
✗ Cast from molds, no character
✗ Plastic or low-grade resin
✗ Fades after 1–2 summers
✗ Not frost-resistant
✗ No habitat value for wildlife
✗ Every piece identical
✗ Nobody asks where you got it
✗ In the trash after 2 years
Dot's Turtle Planter
◆ Hand-thrown on the wheel, you can see the fingerprints
◆ Double-fired ceramic, 2,000°F+
◆ Color and form hold for decades
◆ Frost-resistant, leave out all winter
◆ Real shelter for skinks, beetles & bees
◆ Every one unique — like real animals
◆ "Where did you get that?" — every time
◆ Something you pass down, not throw away
🎁 Perfect for
🌸 Garden beds & patios
🪴 Porch & windowsill
🐢 Turtle lovers
🎁 Gift giving
👵 Grandma & Grandpa
🌿 Conscious living
🌍 Backyard wildlife
🎨 People who love real things
💝 Mother's Day & birthdays
🦎 Garden biodiversity
✨ Quality you can see — and that stays
- Real handcraft — every turtle individually thrown by Dot on the potter's wheel. No mold, no casting, no machine.
- Double-fired above 2,000°F — frost-resistant, weatherproof, absorbs no water. Leave outside year-round.
- Nature-inspired glaze — warm golden ochre and dark olive-brown. The tones of a real box turtle. Every batch slightly different.
- Planting opening with drainage hole — perfect for sedum, thyme, hens & chicks, succulents. No waterlogged roots.
- Habitat effect — moisture and shade under the shell. Skinks, lizards, and ground beetles find exactly that.
- Sustainable through durability — no plastic, no fading. Buy once, have it for decades.
30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee
Put it in your garden. Plant something in it. See who comes. If you don't feel that someone sat at a wheel for four hours making this just for you — send it back. We'll make it right. But we're pretty sure the skinks will find it before you change your mind.
Please note: Every turtle is a hand-thrown original, individually formed on the potter's wheel. Small differences in glaze tone and proportions are natural and intentional — that's not a defect, that's handmade ceramic. No two are alike.
📐 Product details
Material
Hand-thrown ceramic on the potter's wheel, double-fired
Firing temperature
Above 2,000°F
Dimensions
7" (L) × 5" (W) × 3.5" (H)
Glaze colors
Warm golden ochre (shell) + dark olive-brown (body)
Planting opening
Approx. 3" × 2.5", with drainage hole
Frost resistance
Yes — suitable for year-round outdoor use
Recommended plants
Sedum, thyme, hens & chicks, succulents
Care
No effort needed — rain cleans the ceramic naturally
Made in
Handcrafted in Weaverville, North Carolina
Time per piece
4–6 hours from clay to finished glaze
Availability
Limited — Dot only throws in the winter months
Guarantee
30-day money-back guarantee
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★★★★★ 5
Such a wonderful story
Format: Paperback
Mia knows how to write a book! This one did not disappoint.
Clara moves to New Orleans and has no one. She’s is starting fresh in the city as a ballet dancer. She had to leave her family behind and come alone for health reasons.
Jonah has lived here his whole life. His life used to look a lot different. Successful and handsome he had anything he wanted. Until it all went wrong.
Jonah now spends his life behind the walls of his families plantation. He hides away and regrets some of his life choices. Clara shows up at a wall bordering his plantation to make a wish. Except she makes a wish to help someone else.
Jonah and Clara form a quick friendship and a bond that is strong. As time goes on Jonah realizes he needs to come back to the world and he can make it a better place. He doesn’t need to listen to all the hate. He needs to keep his eyes on those that love him.
This story was so good. It showed how people grow and change and how they fight to do the right thing (most of the time) and want to make those the care about happy. This showed the fight that we all have for love and those we love.
Such a good book!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
★★★★★ 3
Legends and curses in New Orleans
Format: Kindle
The Wish Collector is a tale of heartbreak and misery. It takes place in New Orleans where legends and Voodoo curses are often used. Locals like to talk about Windisle a place known for it weeping wall where locals make wishes. When Clara stands before the wall she gets more than her wish granted.
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Jonah is a man scarred by his mistakes. He lived behind the weeping walls. When Clara visits his home he finds a woman who is curious about the past.
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Mia Sheridan’s passion for this storyline unfortunately was not mine. The writing is enchanting and beautiful. I guess I’m not the intended audience for this tale dating back to 1860. Three timeline: the legend of John and Angelina in 1860, a tragic accident from eight years ago which left Jonah living as a recluse, and the present is a modern day Beauty and the Beast between a young ballerina and a man punishing himself for his choices.
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Do you ever know within the first few chapters a book that a story will be a middle of the road read? In your mind you’re thinking this is a three star read with the potential of becoming a five star read. Most often I can tell early on when a book is at best not going to be more than average. Unfortunately, that’s how I’m feeling about The Wish Collector. I had high hopes and expectations for this book. I even invested in both the audiobook and ebook. I’ve read quite a few books by Mia Sheridan. This one was on my back list. Some times when authors write from multiple genres I find where I’m stuck on liking some more than others.
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I hate to say this about Zachary Webber, as the voice of Jonah, didn’t hit its mark. It wasn’t the voice I imagined of Jonah a man living in New Orleans. He grew up in New Orleans and I would imagine he would’ve taken on an accent.
Virginia Rose was the voice of Clara. This is my first time experiencing this narrators performance I enjoyed it. I listened using the audible app. Anytime I can get both the ebook and audiobook together for a great deal I’m going to get both. I’m an eyes and ears person who benefits greatly from the written word and sound of words together to enhance my experience.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2024
★★★★★ 4
I couldn’t read it fast enough
Format: Kindle
Great book and story. Unique to the books Ive read in the past which I appreciated. Has alittle bit of everything.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2025
★★★★★ 5
6 magical stars -- another favorite from Mia!
Format: Kindle
Clara Campbell is drawn to New Orleans by more than just her new appointment to the New Orleans Ballet Company. But though she is living her dreams, she feels alone and disconnected from everyone around her. In interest in a local legend finds her approaching the Weeping Wall at Windisle Plantation, an abandoned property with a ghost story attached. But as she places her wish in the wall, it is not a ghost that she hears beyond the walls.
Jonah Chamberlain hasn’t left the walls of Windisle in 8 years, long enough that the locals all believe the property abandoned. The walls are all he needs to keep himself apart from the judgement of the public, who watched his decisions lead to a tragedy for which he paid dearly.
Their interactions are separated by a wall, but connected by the story of the lost lovers from so long ago. The ghost story is a safe topic for Jonah, and though he isn’t sure why he is suddenly talking to one of the many visitors to the wall, he finds it impossible to ignore the woman who won’t let him hide any longer.
These two are both so lonely that it doesn’t take much of a connection for them to find further intrigue. But what they find as Clara digs deeper into the plantation’s past keeps her coming back for more, as Jonah debates the merits of letting someone in to his safe-place. Both Clara and Jonah have personal character journeys to face over the course of the book, and for as much as the plot is tied to the past, it is also directly tied to these two characters growing and learning.
The Wish Collector combines contemporary with magic and the past. The historical thread isn’t enough to fully call this a split timeline, but the glimpses of the past are the perfect tie between the history and the present of Windisle Plantation. The legend of ghosts in the assumed abandoned building is intriguing as Clara does what she can to solve the century old mystery.
There were so many pieces to this story that I was still thinking of the connections and bits of magic days after finishing. Part Beauty & the Beast, part Phantom of the Opera, part New Orleans magic, this book is a fantastic mix of elements that inspires and enchants. Once again, Mia Sheridan has crafted a tale that takes my expectations and soars far beyond what I could have imagined.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018
★★★★★ 5
Excellent product for beard growth
Size: 2 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
Feels great on skin and beard. Smells great too.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2026