Doing Dishes Pottery Studios

I came to Doing Dishes last Saturday with some friends from work. We had a great time! I had been to Doing Dishes years ago and was excited to come back. The staff was super nice and willing to help us with anything we needed. I plan on bringing more friends back and even having some girls nights here, along with a birthday party next year!

I came here a few years ago and today with my co-​workers. Such a great place to be creative and socialize. You can bring your own drinks and food. Great for kids. There are a lot different pottery options you can choose from plates to mugs to animals. They provide the paints and materials for you. The staff is nice and are willing to help you.
I got myself a small sushi plate and painted little cute sushi with smiley faces.
After you paint, they will glaze it for you, fire it and then you come back a week later to pick it up. Love it! Great for everyone! Don’t need be an artist to do this.

Visited this place trying to find creative ways to spend time with the lady. The staff is very helpful and they guide you through the process to make a wonderful experience.

Definitely my kind of ‘chore’.
Tagged along with a friend and her kids when they were painting pieces for a Father’s Day gift. Found a water bowl that would be perfect for our new kitty & went to work. It’s been a while since I’ve been to one of these places, so I don’t know how the pottery pieces compare in price to others around town, but they have them from under $ 10 to bigger pieces in the $ 20-​$ 30 range.
The flat $ 6 studio fee is one of the better deals I’ve seen for these studios. If I could think of a theme (and if they sold every variety I would need) I would do all my switch plates for my house.

I LOVE this place!
You pick your own piece and they have a ton to choose from… dishes, glasses, piggy banks, etc. I’ve done a few pottery pieces here over time, a mug, a pumpkin candle holder and pumpkin serving plate and a christmas serving plate. They all turned out pretty well and I am no artist. They have pieces that allow you to express anything creative you have to the pieces you can fill in the lines with whatever color you want. They keep the piece once painted and they fire it over the next week and then it’s ready for pick up.
I have also done a glass piece here. I started with a round clear glass and used other pieces of cut glass, pebbles, etc to make a design and then they made it into a bowl. Lots of fun. This is probably the thing I use most.
The staff is so friendly and helpful too.

Doing Dishes Pottery Studios is not like standing over the sink in your kitchen, staring out the window into the yard while you mindlessly wash away…
This is a fun and interactive place to pick up some home décor items [plates, bowls, mugs, vases, utensils, piggy banks, etc etc etc] and instead of just picking out which pre-​established design best suits your needs, you get to design them yourself!
There is a huge wall of pottery to choose from. Some of my favorites were the Peace Sign Piggy Bank [$ 17], the Milk and Cookies Mug [$ 16 — there is a little cove underneath the «mug» part of the mug to store your cookies!], and the large square vases [$ 32]. But there are so many things to choose from, I think you could spend hours trying to decide what to make.
Once you make your choice, you pick out your paint colors and get going! They have stencils, tons of different brush sizes, and even little squeeze dotting tubes to help with the intricate designs.
I painted the Peace Sign Piggy Bank. It takes three coats of paint to completely cover all the white of the pottery. It can take some time to complete, for sure, but when you are done it is really exciting to think that you, yourself, created something artistic that you get to use and display in your own home.
I think this is a great place for groups, little kids birthday parties, family outings, church groups, etc. It is wholesome, creative, and a lot of fun.
They also do camps during the summer and can come to various locations for large enough groups [ie a church or a party at someone’s home].