Tshirts on sale!

Did you know that The Painted Pig has Tshirts?? We do, and they are on sale right now for $10! We have both kids' and adults' sizes... EXCELLENT stocking stuffers!

Kristy Morris with her daughter, Kathryn, sporting The Painted Pig's Tshirt!

(Looks like they had some cupcakes, too.... mmmmm..)

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Paint Crumbles Trees

If you haven't seen this yet, prepare to be amazed. Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the leftover paint in your palette after painting at The Painted Pig? Sometimes, we scoop it back into the bottle. But if there are colors that have mixed together, then those palettes are dumped onto a special plate of leftover paint to dry and harden into crumbles. 

We then use those paint crumbles to create incredible, one-of-a-kind pieces. After fired, crumbles have a thick, glassy, marbleized look - and you never know what colors you are going to get! 

 

Isn't the transformation amazing? We have pre-painted and available at the store right now! $45 for the platters, $10 to add personalization. 

Paint crumbles are also available for your own projects... the only requirements are that the piece be flat and that you paint the entire piece of pottery before using the crumbles. Easy enough!

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The Arkansas Times Holiday Guide

Did you happen to pick up The Arkansas Times in the past couple of weeks? The Painted Pig was featured TWICE in the special CUE holiday gift guide for local merchants!

Very cool. Did you catch that part about the jewelry special this weekend?? On Friday from 3-6pm and Saturday from 10am-1pm you can receive a discount on fingerprints in silver jewelry! Read more about our pure silver clay at PaintedPigStudio.com/SilverJewelry.

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Christmas Deadline: December 8

Goodness gracious, it's that time already - the Christmas deadline to paint your own pottery or order custom pottery at The Painted Pig is THIS Thursday, December 8. What does that mean exactly?

• Painting or ordering your pottery by December 8 ensures that it will be ready for pick up by Christmas Eve. 

The Grinch characters made out of hand & footprints/ Bisque Christmas tree lamp/ Footprint Razorback plate

• We DO offer the option to pay a rush fee for items painted after the deadline to be ready for pick up by Christmas Eve. 

Reindeer mugs, front and back/ Examples of custom painting available

• We have tons of awesome pre-painted pottery for sale as gifts! And almost anything can be personalized with a name and a year for a small fee. 

All pre-painted platters can be customized for $10.

We have a HUGE variety of pre-painted ornaments! Customization is $5.

• Mosaics and silver jewelry have no Christmas deadline! These projects can be taken home the day they are started in the store. You can walk in the store and make mosaics anytime. However, an appointment is necessary for making silver jewelry. December 9th and 10th we are offering a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL on silver jewelry... see here for details. 

So remember - if you want to pick up your pottery without a rush fee by Christmas Eve, come in by THIS THURSDAY, December 8 to paint. But don't worry if you don't make it in this week because there are still TONS of gifts and activities available for Christmas at The Painted Pig past the 8th! We look forward to seeing you!

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Ps. We are open Monday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm. We take our last painters at 5pm. 

Copy Cat Club

Since this past summer we've been offering Copy Cat Club, a class for adults wishing to learn new painting tips and techniques while creating a project on a step-by-step basis. We usually hold CCC once a month on a Thursday at 6pm, and every month we feature a new design!

The cost of the class is $10 plus the price of the pottery piece you choose to paint. We offer food and drinks and we welcome guests to bring refreshments as well.

Last month's Copy Cat Club project was the Funky Trees Platter:

The interesting thing about Copy Cat Club is how differently each artist's piece turns out even though everyone is following the same directions. Each artist has the same project in mind, but once she chooses her platter and follows her own creative instincts, the project takes on the unique direction of the artist and becomes her own distinctive masterpiece!

First steps were to cut out the funky tree pattern and arrange them on the platter. Then, artists drew a horizon line and painted the sky with a washy blue and the ground with purple, blue and white.

Dark swirls are added to the sky and tree patterns are peeled off, revealing the untouched bisque underneath. 

This is where projects started to really take their own paths as artists chose different shades of green for their trees, made polka dot ornaments, and added black outlines and swirls.

Manager Allie Nottingham gives instructions and encouragement.

It was so much fun watching these pieces come alive!

We think everyone's pottery turned out fabulously! 

We were delighted to find that one of our lovely artists, Megan McCain, featured us in her blog following this Copy Cat Club! Check our her post at A Few of Our Favorite Things.

Below are some of our past projects:

July - Peacock Feather Platters (and variations of plates, dishes & coffee mugs)

August - Razorback Serving Platter (had an LSU Mike the Tiger variation!)

September - Halloween Candy Bowl

October - Your choice of Fall Leaves or Birchwood Tree Platter

There are step-by-step guides for all of these projects available in our idea corner. We'll be starting Copy Cat Club again in January- Stay tuned for dates!

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Starting the holidays...

Can you believe it's already December?! We started the holiday season out right with the Holidays in the Heights open house on November 13. We had hot apple cider (well, it was about 70 degrees outside so we improvised an iced apple cider punch!), Christmas cookies and the shop DECKED out in holiday decor and pottery ideas! Plus, everyone who came in the store that day was registered to win a $50 gift card. We had a blast - thanks to everyone who came by to start their holiday shopping at The Painted Pig!

 

 

Hannah and Bella painting Peasant Ware bowls.

And the winner is.... Kim Koch! She won a $50 gift card to use on anything in the store!

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Holidays in the Heights

The Heights is kicking off the holiday season on Sunday, November 13! Shops will be open from 1-5pm offering nibbles and drinks while you get a head start on your Christmas shopping. Stop by The Painted Pig to paint, shop, or just say hi and get some ideas for your next project! We look forward to seeing you there!

Special events throughout the day:

1 - 5pm Carriage Rides
1 - 3pm Photos with Santa3 - 5pm Carriage Rides with Santa

5pm Lighting of the Business Holiday Lights

RSVP on Facebook at Holidays in the Heights.

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Hog Snout Coffee Mugs!

How hilarious are these coffee mugs with pig snouts on the bottom?

Perfect for Razorback fans! Pictured are Jayme Mills and Nikki Garcia with their finished pieces.

Very cute, girls!

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Sample Sale

We're having a SAMPLE SALE at The Painted Pig!

Everything is priced from $1 to $12 - a steal.

Plus, 50% of the proceeds from this sale will benefit our friends at C.A.R.E. down the street.

Come check it out!

And don't forget to like us on Facebook!

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