(Here is Keri...:)) decided to go out for a girls night. We went to Texas Roadhouse for supper, and then decided to head on over to the newly named Painted Peacock in Greenville (Used to be Accidental Artist), which is a paint your own potttery studio. Can I just say I LOVE this place and it's kind of addicting! If you have never heard of or been to one of these places, first let me say how sorry I am that you have never had this awesome experience and then let me tell you, google one closest to you and GO! It will be worth it!
We had so much fun picking out our pottery, designing, and painting it. And let me tell you, it was quite an adventure! As we started painting we realized just how difficult a design we had both picked so we had to keep asking for help!? And THEN we realized at the rate we were painting, there was no way we would finish before the store closed and would have to come back later to finish?! Well, for two mothers of two, who rarely get a night out we decided we would not accept that kind of defeat!!! Who has the time to come back to finish?! We looked at each other and said, OH NO! We are finishing this TONIGHT! Thankfully we had a awesome employee who helped us through the good and bad, calm and crazy moments of our pottery painting adventure. Her name was Caitlyn!
A learned a couple fun facts about Caitlyn. One, she has SO much patience! (Wonder how I learned that?!) Two, she is the same age as me and is currently getting her degree in Elementary Education. We had so much in common, but then I learned the third fun fact about Caitlyn is that she is a triplet! And her sisters all look identical to her?! What?! I have never met an identical triplet. She was such a neat person to talk to and get to know through our painting experience! She helped Keri and I create awesome works of art! :) Here are some pictures!
This picture should help you understand how difficult of a process I picked?! First I had to paint my pottery and wrap it in bubble wrap to get the desired texture. Then I had to let it dry and stencile on my design, which I traced. I wish I could draw that well free hand?! 
I absolutely LOVE how it turned out and have been proudly drinking out of my cup every day! :) So if you have a free night, live in the Eastern North Carolina area and would like to create your own piece of pottery, check out the Painted Peacock on 631 Red Banks Rd, Greenville, NC, and ask for Caitlyn! You'll be glad you did! :)
Then I painted what I had stenciled on! It was so much fun, but I think I may have asked Caitlyn for help 20 times...but she graciously helped me every time until it looked exactly how I wanted it! :) Did I say how awesome she was?! This picture was before I left the cup with them to work their magic, so the colors are pastel. But after they glazed and baked it, (mmm...do those words bring krispy kreme to your mind?! they do to me! I may have a problem...lol) the colors were gorgeous!
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