Paint Your Plate

The studio itself is lovely, but the staff made it a horrible experience. I came here with my little sister from big brothers big sisters and was hoping it would be an awesome way for us to spend some time together.
When we first got there we explained we had never been there and lady seemed annoyed by our existence. We sat down at a table because we were given no guidance and then the worker scolded us for not sitting where she wanted us to. Sorry we don’t have telepathy.
Then while we were working on our pieces the two workers talked noisily about their personal lives. As they walked around cleaning up the studio they complained extremely loudly about how messy customers are. It made us feel self conscious about painting even though we were at a place to make art. My little sister said «I think she needs a lunch break.»
We had been given a very brief lesson on how to complete our projects. The worker told us that we could draw on anything with pencil because it comes off in the kiln. My little sister drew on one piece with pencil but then decided she messed up and started drawing on another thinking that the pencil on the first one could just be removed and used for someone else. I did notice she had done this but when the worker came over she freaked out on my little sister. I get if its the policy that if you mark something you have to buy it but she did not have to be so rude to a kid. Instead of saying sorry my instructions weren’t very clear or I know it sucks but there’s nothing I can do she made my little sister feel horrible.
It was 30 minutes to close and we were almost finished with our pieces and another worker came over to us and said «you guys are almost done right?» Way to make us feel unwelcome. If you want to close 30 minutes early then make your hours 30 minutes earlier.
I was hoping to write this in an email to the owner privately but could not find an address online. You’ve got a great business that is really brought down by your rude employees. We left in down spirits and having paid much more than we originally intended. I will not be recommending other pairs of bigs and littles to come here.

The place was old fashioned but interesting. It was a little uncomfortable for me, I felt the staff wasn’t very friendly. I liked the variety of pieces but they are just ordinary items from China. The time for it to be fired and finished is about 5 days then they’d give me a call. It was about a week so I finally called, they said it might be cooling. Then they said, «oh it’s done, you can pick it up now.»

Great options for painting! Great way to release your creative energy and get a cool product in the end!

Had a great time here one spring/​winter afternoon with my sister and her kids. Fun activity for all. Helpful, friendly staff in a relaxed environment. Totally excited about my new, fancy cheese plate. The Friday evening «Ladies Night» possibilities sound hilarious!

Great place to go to get the creative juices flowing. The staff is so friendly and willing to review techniques and offer help with getting started. Picking what to paint, seems to be complicated. The walls are lined with plates, mugs, butter dishes, gnomes, jewlery boxes, figurines, platters and spoon rests. Pick something small your first time so that you have time to finish painting it.
You could really spend a lot of money here if you wanted a big piece of art. It might seem like a lot to paint a mug for $ 20 – 30, but it includes everything but tax. I have been other places and they charge for each paint bottle used as well. Staff are very quick and seem to turn around pieces within 2 weeks for pick up.
My only negative comments have to do with parking in this busy area. When you just want to run in and pick up your piece, you might have to park blocks away. Secondly don’t lose that tiny piece of your receipt with your order number, its such a hassle to pick stuff up without it because they have so many pieces in the back.
Take the kids here during the day or date night with a friend or partner for a discount on painting 2 items!

i loooove going to paint your plate!!! Whether its a saturday afternoon with my girlfriend and her 2 year old daughter, or a weekday morning making a mug for my boyfriends birthday, i think that PYP is a fabulous plate to have fun, be creative and maybe act a little silly.
Its definitely overpriced (20 bucks to paint a coffee mug) and the service is smug, but really, its worth it.
It’s so fun to create your own project and their glaze and kiln makes it look professional. Paint your plate is definitely one of my favorite places to create special unique gifts for my friends and family.