I first met Stef, who runs Pots2Paint, when Miss NHM was about 6 weeks old. It was coming up to Father’s Day and I wanted to get Mr NHM something special as it was his first Father’s Day. I chose a mug and Stef very delicately took handprints and footprints from a tiny Miss NHM. Mr NHM was overwhelmed when he got his mug and it remains in pride of place on display.
Since that first time of visiting Pots2Paint I think we’ve been back every year since! We’ve decorated a special 60th birthday tea pot for Gran, Christmas decorations for our close friends with Miss NHM’s handprints, more gifts for treasured friends and this time we visited to make gifts for Miss NHM’s nursery ladies. We’ve even been to a birthday party for one of Miss NHM’s peers at Pots2Paint and it was absolutely brilliant!!
Stef and her team are always incredibly welcoming and have the BEST creative ideas that are always inspirational.
I emailed Stef to ask to book in about a week before we wanted a slot. Stef came back to me very quickly and confirmed the time.
We turned up on the day and as we were the first ones in we could choose whichever table we wanted to sit at. You pay a studio fee for each person who is painting, to cover the costs of the paint, which is reasonable given the overhead costs of running the studio.
Miss NHM was very sure about the colours she wanted to use so Stef showed her how to paint them and helped her with her colours.
I chose which products we were going to paint. There are literally 100’s, a lot more choice than there used to be. I have my eye on the gnome already :-D.
Miss NHM then decorated all of the gifts for her nursery ladies. Once she had finished Stef asked her to wash her hands and we handed over our goods. Stef then advised that the finished products would be available five days later.
I’m so pleased with the final pieces and hope that Miss NHM’s nursery ladies are too!
Tips
Book early if you want to make gifts for Christmas. The studio gets very busy in the run up to Christmas so it’s best to book in sooner rather than later.
If it’s not easy to get to the studio, I have seen via Dear Mummy, that Pots2Paint also offer a Hamper Service which you can book in advance.
Facilities
Although Pots2Paint is small unit of two rooms, it’s part of the Viables Craft centre community, so you can still use the toilets and baby changing facilities. There is a code to get into them though, so you may need to ask Stef for the code.
Baby Facilities
Are available, but as I’ve mentioned above, you may need the code to get in.
Pots2Paint also welcome Mum’s who are breastfeeding.
Parking
Is free. It can get a bit tight in the car park but if the field is open then this means that parking is very easy.
Prices
You pay a studio fee to cover the cost of your paints and then pay for whichever items you choose to decorate.
Rating out of 5
I LOVE Pots2Paint so I’m giving them 5 out of 5.
I’ve always had brilliant service from the team and they have always been very helpful and have the best ideas when it comes to creating gifts for people.
You can also find out more about Pots 2 Paint via their facebook page.
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