Paint Your Own Pottery

I have to be honest, I wasn't sure how much I would like our local Paint Your Own Pottery place. Turns out, it's REALLY fun!! I loved it! There were actually a lot of things that I would use which suprised me. I guess I was just expecting coffee cups and plates. :) Not that there's anything wrong with those! I actually want to do something like this plate from Pier 1 next!

Before my friends and I went, I thought about what I wanted to do. (which is sort of unusual for me--I'm more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants sort of girl. Except when it comes to giving speeches. But that's another post.) 

 My dear friend IRL, Amy, took this photo. :)

I decided on a tea pot; 1.) because we really do drink a lot of tea around here and 2.) I wanted to knit a tea cozy! That's a good reason, right? Like this pineapple one from The Gentle Art of Domesticity by Jane Brockett. ;) (sort of an inside joke..) Anyone else LOVE that book?!

I also knew I wanted to put a bird on it. 

I came across this embroidery pattern (which I know is technically an OWL) and thought it would be perfect!

Turns out I was right. 

Do you love it or do you love it? Of course I really can't take credit for it. I didn't design the owl or anything. I'm a great tracer, though, don't you think?

And there's absolutely NO WAY I'm covering this up with a cozy, let alone use it for tea. Oh, the horror! It's just way too cute.

I loved painting the teapot so much that I decided to go back for more. And not only do I love things with BIRDS on them, I also love monogramming/initial/name art. So I made this:

 

Once again, I really can't take credit. I just copied a font I liked then painted over it. Not a whole lot of talent involved, but it sure is fun! And I really like having things in my home that I've made. :)