Happy New Year!

Can you believe how fast this last year has flown by? We've had a wonderful first year in our new location. Two Peas as flourished in our new location and we couldn't of done it with out YOU! Thank you all so very much!!

On to some studio news.....

We have some classes coming up that we'd like to tell you about. If you've been in since August, you might have seen the groovy "Lace" plates we had on display. We discovered a new technique at our pottery convention in Ohio and we want to pass it on to you! It is a SUPER easy and very BEAUTIFUL technique.







This class will be held on THURSDAY, JANUARY 17TH from 7p-9p. Cost $10 plus pottery.





On TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, we will be having a CLAY MUG CLASS. Hand build your very own, usable mug from scratch! It's super easy and fun! Our Clay Mug Extraordinaire Stacy, will take you step by step helping you design and create your masterpiece. Once you are finished, leave it here with us to fire (takes up to 2 weeks), then come back to paint it. Cost: $ 20 for the class AND mug. (When you come back, the cost to paint will be $8 for our 'normal' underglaze or $10 to use our 'pottery glaze'.)






*** Due to the nature of this class, we MUST have a RSVP with 1/2 deposit at time of reservation and it is open to anyone 16 yrs and older.***



Next up, we heard that school will be out on Tuesday, January 22nd. We've decided to slash all kids studio time IN HALF from 11am-4pm! So bring in the kiddies and give them something fun and creative to do!

Finally, yes we know Christmas and New Years just got over with but we wanted to put a little bug in your ear about our annual Valentine's Day event. Last years event SOLD OUT! This is a special day in the studio. We can't help it. It's all about the love here! That night we'll be holding our "Paint by Candlelight". Reservations are required. We will have tons of food, beautiful music playing in the background and of course all the painting and relaxing with your Valentine. Keep on the look out, because we are still hammering away at the details.

PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY DAY!

Hey gang!
I just want to remind you all about this Saturday, October 20th! It's our 2nd Annual 'Paint-Your-Own' Pottery Day here at Two Peas!

We have tons of deals and special going on throughout the day! Included (but not limited) are:

The first 20 kids in the door receive a FREE PUMPKIN ORNAMENT!

Enter to win our Grand Prize of a RIM DINNER PLATE a month for a YEAR!

Everyone who paints get a SURPRISE DISCOUNT!

Plus much more!

Come and take advantage of all the goodies we have planned for this day! What a great way to get that jump start on holiday presents!

We'll see you Saturday!

NEW FALL SPECIALS! + PYOP DAY!

Wow! Has it been a long time since we've updated our blog or what? But here we are again finally and I've brought goodies for you too! Before I get to the fun stuff though, I want to let everyone know about our *NEW* October hours. They look like this:
Tues-Thurs 4pm-9pm
Fri & Sat 11am-9pm

This will all change back to our normal hours in November. Thanks for your understanding!

Now....on to the SPECIALS!

Tuesday - LADIES NIGHT! How could we ever change this?? Starting at 5pm, your studio time fee will only be $6 for the whole night! Come on in with your best girls, BYOB and any food you'd like!

Wednesday - TROPICAL THEME NIGHT! From 5pm 'till close, if you paint any of our Margarita, Martini, Wine or the new Hurricane glass, your studio fee will be only $1.

Thursday - Mystery Pottery Night! Every Thursday we pick a style of pottery and put it on sale! You never know which one it'll be or how big a discount you'll get! It could be on bowls, mugs, plates, kritters and even platters!!!

As for Fridays, we decided to do something different. On Friday, October 26 and Friday November 30th we will be holding a KIDS NIGHT OUT! Drop off your kiddies starting at 6:30pm. From there they will work on personal art work and explore their inner artist! We'll serve them pizza and a drink. Pick up is at 9pm SHARP.

We have also decided to do a couple of 'theme' Saturdays during the next few months. Here are the dates and the goodies:

October 13th - Paint yourself a 'Halloween Theme' bowl and your studio time will be only $5! Here's a goolish example of what you can do:

November 3rd - Get ready for Thanksgiving by painting your very own Turkey Platter! Need an example?

Finally, on December 3rd, get the kids together and come on in to our Handprint Workshop! We'll help you put little Suzies and Jimmy's hands, feet, and even bottoms on whatever piece of pottery you'd like! Make a PERFECT holdiay gift and we have TONS of ideas for you. Here's one now:

Lots of fun things to look forward too! We hope you can make it in and take part of all of it!

The last thing I'd like to mention is our 2nd Annual 'Paint-Your-Own' Pottery Day'! This year it's being held on Saturday, October 20th. Here's all the great deals you can get:

First 20 kids in the door, receive a FREE flat ornament to paint on their next visit! First come, first serve.

Mystery Pottery Discount in the form of our 'Coupon Bowl'. During checkout, you'll reach in and pull out your discount. Anywhere from 10% off to free Studio Time!

Spend over $25 and receive a free 6x6 tile to paint on your next visit! (Studio Time not included)

Face painting and balloons for the kids.

Lots of yummy food and goodies!

And finally the GRAND PRIZE.....Enter to win a Rim Dinner plate a MONTH FOR A YEAR!

This will be the PERFECT opportunity to get a jump start on those holiday gifts! You do not want to miss this! Festivities start at 11am sharp! Be there or be square!!

Thanks everyone! We really hope to see you in here soon!

Check out how cool we are!

Yup! Two Peas is the hippest pottery place around! We now have a MYSPACE page!

Come check us out and let us know what you think. Add us to your friends list and we'll send you your very own Two Peas coupon!

If you don't have a MySpace page, no problem. You can still be updated with all the pictures, blogs and information you need just by viewing our page.

Whatcha waiting for? Come see how cool we now are!

www.myspace.com/twopeas_inapot

Pajama Party at the Peas!

You've waited for it all summer!

Two Peas in a Pot Pajama Party!!!

On July 28th, we're staying open 'till MIDNIGHT! So hop into your most comfy PJ's, put on those fuzzy slippers, grab your friends and head on over to Two Peas!
Of course we'll be doing all sorts of things to make it an interesting night for ya. Games, prizes, food, gossip...all the good things in life.
No appointment is necessary to join in the fun. The more the merrier! (Speaking of merrier - It's BYOB!)


In other Two Peas news, we've added some new classes:


Each Thursday Night in September will be our
Cake Stand Class. These are custom made and you can make it as whimsical as you want. Even going so far as adding hanging jewels from the edges. Call the studio for details.

We're also going to be having "One Last Art Camp". This will be the third week of August. Any age is welcome to attend. We'll be working on Clay projects. The times will be Mon, Tues and Wed @ 11am. The cost? $25 per camper. Call the studio for more details and to make your reservation.

Don't forget about Ladies Night either! What a great way to get together with your girls and celebrate! From 5-9, pay only $6 to paint (plus pottery). We'll even be dishing out some painting techniques each week. No reservations needed unless you're bringing a group of 5 or more.

It's been a great summer so far and we look forward to seeing you all painting soon!

Summertime and it's all about Dad...

Wow! Can you believe that summer is finally here? The kids are out of school and more than likely about ready to drive you crazy. Or maybe you need a break from the pool or the mall? Or how about just a break from the heat of the day? Of course we have the perfect cure for all of that! Bring 'em on in and put their creativity to the test! Every Tuesday thru Friday, from 11am -4pm our Studio Fee is only $4 per person!! And don't forget that our daily specials will change starting in July so take advantage now of our Friday Family Fun Nights, our Thursday's 2 for 1, and our personal favorite - Wednesday's Happy Hour from 4-7pm. (If you scroll down a bit you can get a description of all of our specials.)

Now let's talk about Dad. Father's Day is fast approaching. Which means our painting deadline for Father's Day gifts is upon us. THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 9th is the deadline to get those gifts painted. We have lots of bowl, mugs and platters. We even came up with some adorable (yet manly) prepainted mugs. Just place your childs handprint on them, and we've done the rest of the work for you! The price of the mug covers the pottery and the studio fee. What a deal! Come on in, check it out and start making those BBQ Platters, All-Star Mugs, Gigantic Ice Cream Bowls.....you name it!

Finally, don't forget that the studio will be closed on July 3rd thru the 4th to celebrate our Nations Holiday. We'll be opening up our doors again for everyone July 5th at 11am!

Updates on May - events

Wow! I can't believe how long it's been since we've given you all an update. Just tells ya how busy it's gotten around here. We love it!! Since I finally have a moment to sit down, I thought I'd give you the run down on our upcoming events you'll really want to take a part of.

First off - This Wednesday, May 23rd from 6:30-close we're having a Pottery Glaze Party! What's a pottery glaze party you ask? Well, it's actually a class that we're teaching about a different type of glaze. Instead of using our 'normal' underglazes that you paint with, we're gonna show you how to use glazes that have 'rocks' and 'crystals' in them to create pottery that looks like you bought it in some upscale gallery. So if you've been getting kinda bored with the same 'ol, same 'ol painting, try this out! It's super fun, super easy and you will LOVE how your pottery looks after it's fired.

Cost: $15 for class + pottery

(Oh! You're welcome to bring all the food and drinks you'd like!)

Alrighty! Second up is our Summer Camp info. It is not too late to sign your kiddies up. Dates for the camp are June 18th thru the 22nd. The 'Little Fishes' classes will be from 10am -12p. The 'Big Fishes' classes will be from 1:30pm -3:30pm. We do have a lot of kids signed up for our 'Big Fishes' camp, but there are a few spots left! Our 'Little Fishes' class sill has some growing to do. If by chance we don't have enough 'Little Fishes" sign up, we will combined the classes. But of course we'll let you know. In any case, your kids can look forward to handbuilding with clay, mosaic tile seascapes, and painting (plus a lot in between). If you haven't guessed it, our camp theme is FISHES! The kids will love it and you will love the projects they bring home at the end of the week. Call or come in to the studio for more information.

Cost: $100 for the week (20% off for each sibling).

Next up, we realize that the end of the school year is fast approaching and we want to reward all those students who received all A's and all A/B's on their report cards. Bring in your report card, show it to one of our 'Peas' and the good student will not have to pay a Studio Fee! It's our way of saying 'Good Job' to a successful school year.

Speaking of school days, we hear there are some half days coming up. Why don't you bring in the kid to paint? Everyone pays only $4 studio to paint (between 11-4pm) and we'll be serving up lots of ice cream for the kiddies (and mom too if you'd like). You're also more than welcome to bring in lunch and snacks for everyone as well.

That about does it for us right now. We look forward to a very busy summer, happy kids, beautiful pottery and the warm sunshine! Hope to see you all very soon!

Spring Specials!!

Spring is in full swing and boy do we have some deals and steals for you all! I'm gonna jump right into because we have so much that this could take a while.

First I want to tell you about our Spring Break Clay Camp. Our project for the week will be a clay handbuilt mirror. Staring on Tuesday, April 10th until Friday, April 13th from 10am to 11am come in and work on your mirror. Everyday you'll be adding a new design to your project. When it's finish, you'll leave your clay mirror with us and we'll fire it. Come back anytime after it's fired to paint it. Ages 8 and up. Cost is $25 (includes 2nd visit to come back and paint mirror.)

Next up, is another goodie for the kids to use during spring break. 'Break Bucks'! Get unlimited paint time for the entire week of spring break (April 10th-14th) for only $15! Ages 12 and under.

Now on to our new monthly specials for April, May and June:

Tuesday - Of course it's our wonderful LADIES NIGHT! $6 flat rate from 5p-9pm.

Wednesday - Happy Hour! From 4p-7p, $1 studio fee to paint a Margarita Glass and get ready for the summer. BYOB or enjoy our virgin option - Jimmy Buffet music, chips and salsa!

Thursday - 2 for 1 studio fee from 4-9pm!

Saturday - Family Fun Night! 6p-9p $4 studio fee per person+ pottery. This is your chance to get the whole family together and have a fun time! We'll be serving pizza and popcorn! BYOBeverage!


Finally, every Tuesday thru Friday, between 11am and 4pm, come on in to paint and your studio fee will be only $4 per person!

Along with that great news we are now starting up some new technique classes!

On April 25th we'll be offering our "No Brush Needed" class. Learn how to create some really cool looking pottery without the use of a brush!

Become a member of our Mud Club! Every Friday night in April, come on in for clay handbuilding!

For each of these classes you're gonna need to call (407-7882) to register.


We are all super excited about these new specials and classes and hope you are too!

Oh and if you're thinking ahead to the summer and wondering what to do with the kiddies, we're holding our annual kids camp! 'Fishy Business Summer Art Camp with Heather Hansberry' (USC Art Ed Major). The classes will be held everyday from June 18th until June 22nd. This year we're dividing the classes up for the younger and older kids. From 10am-12am will be our 'little fishes' class (ages 6-9yrs). From 1:30-3:30 will be our 'Big Fishes' class (ages 9 and up). The cost is $100. For each sibling and for each class over the first - deduct 20% per case. Camp requires a 50% non-refundable deposit to reserve each space. The balance is due the first day of class. Call the studio for more details and to sign those fishes up!

So that is it all! It's a lot and we plan on adding more. (Think Mother's Day!) But keep checking back. You never know when a new special or deal will pop up!

Don't forget - we're at our new location: 6903 St. Andrews Rd behind Custom Pizza and besides Crossroads Middle School.

Valentine's Day - 'Paint by Candlelight'.

We have a wonderful Valentine's Day treat for you this year! We moved the whole store onto St. Andrew's Rd so you wouldn't have to fight Harbison traffic for Valentine's Day!

We've been working real hard to get the new store ready for 'Paint by Candlelight' - so come on down and spend Valentine's with us.

For those of you new to "Paint by Candlelight", the idea is you and yours join us for pottery painting and dinner. We'll jazz up the studio all romantic like, put on some romantic loves songs and let you and your sweetie bond over pasta and pottery. What could be better?

This year, the menu is a pasta buffet, salad, and breadsticks. And what would Valentine's Day without CHOCOLATE! We'll be having lots of it!

The evening is a reservation only event, so call ahead now to book your table.

Date: Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Time: 6:30-whenever
Tickets: $20 per person (plus pottery)

Need an excuse to paint?

Nah, we don't either. But we're gonna go ahead and give ya one! We're having a Two Peas Super Bowl Party!

This fun event will be held next Sunday, January 28th from 1:30pm-6pm.

There will be food (pizza and snacks), games, and best of all PRIZES!!

Enter to win a 2P's Gift Certificate, a Mary Kay goodie bag and the GRAND PRIZE of a football themed, hand-painted serving bowl, painted by one of our 'Peas'.

We're SUPER excited to open up the studio on a Sunday so we can give everyone another reason to induldge in our addiction - painting!!

Some info you need to know:

TICKETS - $10 (includes Studio Fee)

This is a RESERVATION ONLY event. You must purchase a ticket in order to attend.

So gather you best friends, your family and even the guys and head on over to paint up those football themed platters, bowls and whatever else you can think of. We'll make sure it's ready for you in time for the big game!

Call or stop by! Can't wait to see ya!

NEW SPECIALS!

Hey everyone!
We hope you all had a wonderful holiday and a very happy New Year. We are very excited to get back in the swing of things here at Two Peas. We have some new bisque orders coming in shortly and we've come up with a few weekly specials that we thought you'd all enjoy:

Tuesday - LADIES NIGHT (from 5-9 paint for a flat fee of $6, plus pottery)
Wednesday - FAMILY NIGHT (5p-9p Families of 3 or more get 10% off entire bill)
Thursday - PIZZA NIGHT (order a personal pizza from Custom Pizza's and get 20% off 1 bisque item, plus a free drink from Custom Pizza!)
Friday - DATE NIGHT (On a date? Buy 1, get 1 Studio Fee)


Also, with our holiday hours over, we thought it would be a good idea to post our normal studio hours again.

Sunday - CLOSED
Monday - CLOSED
TUESDAY thru SATURDAY - 11am to 9pm

Remember to give yourself plenty of time to pick out your pottery and go thru our stamps, stencils and idea books. The turn around for finished pottery is still ONE WEEK.



We also you like to let you know about something special we have in the works. We are planning a TWO PEAS SUPERBOWL XLI PARTY! If you're not a football fan (or even if you are) make plans to spend it with us. This fun day will be held January 28, 2007. One week before the big game! We have some GREAT things planned to make it a fun filled day. Keep an eye out for our 'Official Announment".


Finally, we've already have had some customers ask us about Valentine's Day. Yes! We still are planning our annual 'Paint by Candlelight" night. This year, it will be held on Valentine's Day itself! You and your sweetie do not want to miss this! More info to come!!


That's all for now! Stay tuned for more info in the next couple days!