#48 Painting Pottery and a Progress Report

I love it when my list of things to do coincides with what my friends are doing! My friend Melissa, who at the time didn't know anything about my blog, organized a girls night out to paint pottery.  She took care of setting up the date and time and reserving the room, so all we had to do was show up, paint our pieces, and pay for it.  Honestly, the less I have to think when doing these things, the better!  

On January 19th, I met up with Melissa and her friends at Glazenfyre on Kempsville Road.  Now, I must confess that I have painted pottery before and I've even been to Glazenfyre as well.  In the past,  I've always chosen easy, small, and inexpensive pieces, so I decided to change things up this time.  I selected a large chip bowl and a small wine cork stopper (note: the stopper can also be used as a drawer pull).  

Picking my paint colors was the hardest thing for me because I'm such a perfectionist.  I didn't know what to pick, I wasn't sure how it was going to look, and I was apprehensive about how it would turn out.  All these thoughts were running through my mind until I just picked something.  For the chip bowl, I went with 2 colors to keep it simple.  I also used the same colors for the wine cork and just had to pick out a green color for the grapevine leaves.  

After several coats of the purple paint and  taking my time on the small wine cork, I finished with this:

I paid for my pieces and left them at the store to be fired and glazed.  About a week later, I was able to pick up my pieces.  I was shocked to see the results! My chip bowl is awesome!  

I didn't take an after pic of the wine cork because it's very close to how it looks in the before picture, just glazed.  

My review: Glazenfyre is a great place to paint pottery.  The staff are helpful, friendly, and accommodating. If you're looking for a girls' night out, family fun time, or some individual quiet time, you'll find it here.  For more information, you can visit their website.  Lastly, I'm grateful to my friend Melissa, who organized the whole event.  Here's a pic of the ladies.  I'm on the far right :)

Progress Report:
I'm currently reading my Chesapeake history book by Raymond Harper.  It's been a slow read, but there's a lot of good information in there.  I'm looking forward to sharing my review soon.

I haven't decided what I should tackle next.  My husband and I are in the middle of drywalling our family room, so maybe I should take a home improvement/decor class at Home Depot or Lowes?