Painting Pottery

Firstly, two things, apologies for the photo quality and second....I'm no Picasso!!! Now on to the fun part, my friend Jennifer and I decided to spend an evening at The Artful Potter here in Las Vegas. We went on the last Thursday of October as that is when they have Ladies Night. It was really fun and basically on that night you pay a $10 deposit but if you bring a dish to eat then your $10 goes towards your piece of pottery you purchase then paint. Luckily there were quite a few others there. I decided I needed a few new drinks coasters in the apartment which is the first photo of one of the coasters I made...both are the same. I didn't know until AFTER I had painted it free-hand that there were stencils I could have used..lol.



Bad photo but this is a donut pendant that I painted. Once I decide what to do with it then I'll get a better photo. They also had some triangle pendants and beads you could paint.


Another donut pendant, again, I'll get a better photo once I fix it all up.


We had a great time and plan to get a bigger group of friends together and do it again in the New Year. Next time I think I'll do a few small plates but they did have a great selection of large and small items you could paint and the range of colors is great. At least next time I'll be prepared so I may use some stencils.


Lastly, these are my new earring cards I ordered from an Etsy seller. If I had my own printer I most likely would have done them myself but I don't right now and it was a better price than going to Kinko's to print them. They came out pretty good and they didn't come with holes but I had bought the small hole punch at Michael's.

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Of all the crafts that I have not yet tried, pottery is the one that I would LOVE to do. Just one day, be able to throw some clay on the wheel and make something. Oh I know, it would probably end up nothing like these beautiful items but to just have the chance to play around a bit.

Wheelthrown Jar with Lid - JMN Pottery

Lace Doily Ikebana Vase - Ken's Garden Pottery

Lustrous Blues & Pinks Coffee Pot Salt & Pepper Set - For Every Occasion

Hot Red Swirl Mug - Porcenova

Brown Glazed Stoneware Yarn Bowl - Neal Pottery

Isn't that yarn bowl a cool idea? Boy, could I spend a fortune on buying a bunch of items like these. I'd get rid of my 99cent shop plates and mugs and replace them with a whole set of lovely handmade items.

So what is the one craft that you would do just for the heck of it? Just to say you had tried. I know there has to be at least one.