Painted By U

Sarah, Leslie, Lauren, Stephanie and I went to a really neato place Saturday - Painted By U. This is a shop where you can choose an unfinished piece of pottery, paint it any way you like, have it glazed and fired, and pick up in a week. It's super cool and great fun!

Here's how it works. You pay for a studio fee and the price of the piece. They have a pretty big selection of items ranging from small bowls to large platters, to basic 4x4 inch tiles to a really big piggy bank. Once you've chosen your piece you can pick out what color paints you'd like to use. They have a myriad of paints with samples on already glazed & fired tiles so you can see what the end product will look like. Depending on how many coats of paint you apply, the result will be light, medium or dark. Next you sit at a large table set with a cannister of various paint brushes, some paper plates to hold the paint, a couple of bowls of water and some paper towels. And off you go! The paint dries quickly, so no need to sit around and wait to apply more color. Once you're finished, you pay, they take your name & info and you pick it up in one week. Voila!

It was really fun! Sarah had a BALL painting a "rubber duckie" bank and a small picture frame. I painted a chip & dip bowl, Leslie worked on a plate, Stephanie painted a square plate and Lauren painted an elephant bank and a light switch plate.

It doesn't matter how you paint it - the kids I think are the most creative. You can do anything you want to. The kids did super jobs! Oh, and the grown-ups did, too! ;)

We are definitely going to do this again!