Ceramics...Before And After

My youngest son was so excited this morning. Why? Because today was the day all of our ceramic projects would be done and ready to be picked up. This afternoon my in-laws came over with two shopping bags and contained in those bags were our works of art.

And I must say, the end products were a huge success. Sure, there are little flaws, but that's okay. We love how they all turned out. So here I've provided some before and after shots.

My son's penguin...

Pretty sure he loves it!

My other son's dragon...

It looks fantastic!

Grampa's frog...

Will he name it Sam?

Family, before...

A colorful family after!

One piece of the tea set getting painted...

And the finished product.

And finally, my project!

And what it looked like after!

It was so much fun, both the creating and the unveiling. A good time was had by all.

The "Happy Birthday" Paint Party...

Yesterday two of my most favorite people celebrated birthdays and they just happened to be grandmother and granddaughter. I know my mother-in-law was tickled pink when my daughter was born on her birthday. Now if only my daughter was left-handed...

To celebrate my mother-in-law suggested we go to Hands On Art Art and Ceramic Studio. 

What a blast!

We each chose an item to paint. We then went into a little room and painted it. Once it's finished, we leave it there where the store will fire it. We'll have our finished product. I cannot wait to see how ours turned out. I'm sure I'll be blogging about them once they're done.

But the reason we gathered was not to paint ceramic cups and cute animals, it was to spend time with family and to wish these two amazing women happy birthday.