New Year's Eve

Happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for making 2008 so great!

We'll close today, Dec. 31st, at 5:00 but we'll be

open tomorrow with our regular hours 11-7!

Have a safe evening and we'll see you soon...

Last Minute Gifts...

We've got lots of Last Minute Gifts!

Including unique items for $10 & under...

Our Slumped Bottles have been flying off our shelves!

They make great spoonrests, cheese and cracker platters and more.

Don't forget, we'll be here 10:00-1:00 for pick-ups on Christmas Eve and then we'll be open

Friday and Saturday 10 - 5!

We'll be open all next week when the kiddos are bored...

Tues-Fri 11-7 & Sat 10-5.

Have a very Merry Christmas!

We've extended our painting deadline to THIS FRIDAY! Everything you paint between now and then will be ready to pick-up on Christmas Eve...

we'll be open from 10-1!

And, don't forget, Ladies Night is this Friday night! BYOB!

Santa Left Some Gifts!

Boy, does my hand hurt! We got visited by Santa himself yesterday and had so much fun!

I've spent the day finishing ALL the plates that got painted last night...

Guess what?? Santa did some extra plates with his handprint and left them here for anyone who didn't get the chance to come visit last night! So come on in and we'll give you the same deal--$25 for custom plate and 2 ornaments...that is a $37 value! Hurry in...the last day to have something by Christmas is this Tuesday Dec 16th!

Invasion of the Ferns

We've had an influx of "ferners" lately...its a stamp and its VERY easy! The ferns have looked great on everything--come on, give it a try...you know you want to!

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Our tree is finished and up at the Festival of Trees! We had lots of fun painting everything in our theme. I took some pictures the day we decorated because everyone was wanting to see...

Thank you so much to everyone who lended painting hands and ideas!

Our hat that we made out of clay topped our creation very well!

Jessie from Artsy gave up her day off to help decorate.

Aren't neighbors great?!

Reilly-Kate got to help, as well...

See our tree (and all the others, if you want) this weekend Dec. 6th at the Sea Island Clubhouse at Retreat on SSI. You can go and see how ours is the most original and the best...I'm a little biased...All the trees will be auctioned off Thursday night and all the $$ goes to The Boys and Girls Club.

Did you get any ideas for your tree? The tea cups and tea pots looked very cute!

Joys of the Season

Everyone loves gifts made with love!

Hands make great napkin holders...

Our Handprint Turkey was such a big hit that we created this fun napkin holder / bill collector with your little precious one's hands. Simply trace the hands, bring us the paper, we'll create it out of clay and you come back to paint it! What a great gift! $21 and some hands and we'll make it happen for you...

1st dibs...

We've booked our time with Santa!

Painting With Santa is Tuesday December 9th between 4:00 & 7:00!

You get 1st dibs on signing up!

We have so much fun when the Big Guy is here...

We have designed a new custom painted dinner-sized plate that is just right for cookies with Santa's handprint and your child's...we paint it for you.

$25 gets you the 2008 Custom Plate, 2 ornaments to paint,

and your picture with Santa!

Don't miss out on the fun and tell all your friends!

Holiday Ideas

We've been having lots of people get a jump on the Holiday Season (thanks!)...so I thought I would share some of the ideas we have.

This tray was actually started LAST Christmas but since Sam had just been born on Thanksgiving--it never got finished. Cute little feet and hands of our whole family!

This year's version, we turned hands and feet into ornaments.

More traditional? Or want something for yourself? This is SO EASY! No talent or imagination needed...art in a jar, we promise. Hope to see you soon!

We're all stocked up and ready to go! Our shelves are stuffed...and I'm exhausted from unpacking all the goodies...why all the hard work?

The holidays are upon us!

Don't forget, the earlier you paint the better! We've got lots of mugs and plates and platters and cookie jars and piggy banks and ornaments and everything else that you love to give as gifts.

Come on in and freeze time a bit. We'll help you create a gift and a memory that will last and be treasured for many years to come...Oh yeah, and its ok to make something special for yourself too. :)

You deserve a night out...

Call your girlfriends, right now, and tell them to meet you at color me happy for Ladies Night TONIGHT! We're here until 9:00...its for adults only---so bring your significant other if you need a date---or make new friends here! BYOB! We'll have all the pizza you want for $5 AND yummy chocolate! Don't miss it...its been a long week. Come have fun!

One Stop Shopping

Don't miss our One Stop Holiday Shop!

Wed. November 5th 6:00 - 8:00

Come munch on some yummies...cruise around the studio and check out all the treasures from 9 different vendors...start, and even better, maybe finish your list in one night!

Invite a friend and come on!

Baby, its cold outside

The weather has gotten suprisingly cold very quickly around here. Its rare that we get to feel the seasons change but this Halloween looks to be shaping up as a cool one. Its perfect for getting us thinking about all the fun things that are coming up...

What a great way to remember how big (Daddy and Mommy) and small (kids) everyone was this holiday. And its a fantastic tray for that yummy turkey! Speaking of turkey...

This is a fused glass plate and the picture doesn't do it justice. This was a 1st time glass-fuser and she did a wonderful job making this little guy.

We probably won't see any of these in real life this year but we can always dream, right?

These Pizza Plates make perfects trees and hats--great dessert plates, too. Isn't any plate with dessert on it great, though?

Don't forget the big guy!

Plan now for your Holiday gifts! The earlier you get started, the sooner they are finished and off your list...oh by the way, we have everything you need for everyone on your list...ideas, too!

We fainted!

We painted and then we fainted! What a fun night...

We had SO many prizes from all our friends and neighbors...Over 30 prizes valued at over $400...crazy exciting giving them all away! I want to be a gameshow host.

Our neighbors are so fantastic to come out and support us. Marcia and Don from Hattie's Book and Ned Cash Jewelers and Jessie from Artsy Studio and Gallery.

yes, more prizes...

We "Pinked Out" our studio with balloons and streamers and bright t-shirts...

and a painted ribbon on my leg, too!

Dianna and Diane didn't want their picture taken... :)

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and enjoyed the party! We had fun and have heard so many great complimants...we couldn't have done it without you! The money we raised will go to the American Cancer Society for our Relay For Life Team. Want to join us? Let us know!

Oh yeah, we raised over $500!!!! WOO-HOO!!! Y'all are the best...

We had painters until 11:30 pm...way to hang with it ladies!

Did you miss out on our "Paint 'Til You Faint" this time around? Don't worry, we're aiming for another one around January or February...we'll keep you posted.

Paint 'til You Faint is this Thursday night!

Don't miss this fun reason to get together and raise $$ for a fantastic cause...we have prizes coming out the wazoo and lots of food and drink--what more do you need?? Friends! Invite them all...Ed Hose has been wanting to paint until midnight--can you hang with her?

talented customers!

Some cool stuff that was painted last weekend...not by us!

Our customers are our biggest inspiration.

Free Slumping!

Wednesday will now be FREE SLUMP DAY!

What is slumping you ask? Tsk, tsk...have you not tried Glass Fusing yet? First we fuse the glass together into one piece and then you can choose to have it "slumped" into a mold to make it into a plate or bowl or vase.

Normally, slumping is an extra $6 because its an extra firing...but now...

HUMP DAY IS FREE SLUMP DAY!

Tell your friends and come play...

so good

We have the best customers/friends! We had so much fun celebrating our birthday on Friday night! And everyone was so kind in offering their well-wishes for our continued success and we all enjoyed cake...We are so thankful to our friends who helped us celebrate our special day with their presence and gifts---Yes, ED Hose is once again adding to her wonderfulness in our party area! Have you not seen all ED has to offer? Visit http://www.edhose.com/.

Thanks to Linda at Art Downtown for her beautiful flowers...And who can miss Sheri's great contribution of creativeness?! Hers is the platter in the 1st picture...she takes forever but ALWAYS comes out with something great! :)

The big 0-3...

Happy 3rd Birthday to us! We are celebrating tonight at Ladies Night...there will be cake! If you are in the area, BYOB, and join us...there will be LIVE MUSIC in the park, too--not for our birthday specifically but we can pretend its all about us...

So much has changed in 3 years...all for the better of course...customers have become dear friends, my children have gained countless aunts and uncles growing up everyday in this crazy place (not to even mention that Reilly-Kate was only 3 weeks old when we started this thing) and I get to work with my mom everyday---and, overall, I'd say that we enjoy each other.

We're very blessed and thankful. Thanks for making our dreams come true...

look how cute...

This is a custom platter we did for a wedding in Ohio.

Yes, we do custom painting!

Diane Van Arsdale painted a cute chip and dip for herself like this and then we "made" her do one for us. We love it!

things are a changin'...

We are in the process of changing out all the small tables aand chairs in the studio...we found our 1st set on craigslist.com yesterday. Its not painted yet---but we'll get there!

Got a table or chairs? Know anyone that does? Email us! We don't need pretty...just sturdy!

colormehappypottery@hotmail.com

Yes, that means we'll be selling all our black tables & chairs! Better yet, wanna trade?

cute stuff

One reason I started this blog was because it makes it so much easier to post pictures of cute things that get made in our studio everyday. Here you go...

the boxes came marching in...

...and they were delivered just as Ladies Night was starting! Reilly-Kate was ready to get to work but alas--it was time for her date with Daddy and we were busy with the ladies!

Stop by next week...more boxes are coming in which means more fun thing to discover!

Think Pink

We are starting a big fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness...we'll have a Relay For Life team. Want to join? And we've been painting a lot of pink things for our display.

3rd annual Think Pink Raffle...
Buy a pink ribbon pin and be entered into our raffle for this platter!
Coming soon...mark your calendar for our "Paint 'Til You Faint" Thursday Oct. 23rd to raise $$ and have fun with specials, contests, food and more!