Category: Things we fire

Fired creations normally take about 4-7 days in our studio, and shipping is available.

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Valentine’s Day 2018

A creative night out, with no art experience needed! This is one of our favorite holidays, because we love hosting memories! This is our 15th year! Paint pottery, make mosaics, make a chunky candle, or just visit our jewelry bar and Tea Largo.

Sign and date your pieces, and always remember Valentine’s Day, 2018. All welcome. No reservations, walk-ins only. Our 2nd floor party loft seats 30, and it will be available as well for overflow.

PicassoZ will be open at 10am -9:30pm on Wednesday, Feb 14th. We heart our customers! Allow a week for pottery to be kiln-fired, but chunky candles and mosaics goes home with you same day.

Tea Largo is open 7am-9:30pm Feb 14th! Tea Largo is our cafe inside our building, and they have a seasonal menu of tea lattes, boba teas, cold brew drinks that are memorable as well! The HOT pink dragonfruit bowl with strawberries, coconut and a pink spoon is surely Instagram-worthy on this holiday.

Looking to PAINT something FOR your Valentine? Our pottery painting deadline is Friday, Feb 9th, 9:30pm!

Kristin Miller

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Thanksgiving Week Hours

We are so excited for our 16th holiday season of pottery painting in Lakeland!   That’s alot of handprints & ornaments!

We will be busy in all 4 of our creative suites this Thanksgiving week!     Visit our one-of-a-kind spaces at PicassoZ Art Cafe, The Trinket Bar & Tea Largo Beverage Co.    Remember, our gift cards are valid at all of them!

Sunday    11am-7pm

Monday-Wednesday  10am-9pm

Thursday Closed – Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday & Saturday 10am-9:30pm

Sunday   11-7pm

Allow a week for pottery painting firing!     Mosaics and chunky candles are all “make & take”.

**FYI 12/19 is pottery painting deadline for Christmas!

Our neighbor, Tea Largo, is open these same hours but they OPEN at 7am Mondays-Saturdays.

 

 

 

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Paint your own Skull…

Restocking this week!   The incredibly popular sugar skull collection is back at PicassoZ for Labor Day weekend!

Painting hours this weekend:

Friday & Sat 10am-9:30pm

Sunday 11am-7pm

Open Labor Day 10am-9pm

 

 

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We’re open 4th of July!

It’s a creative way to cool off!   Visit our walk-in DIY art studios at 4632 Cleveland Heights, and make some memories with family and friends.   Paint your own pottery, mosaics, and chunky candle making are beginner-friendly!

Open 10am-9pm, and we just ask that groups of 8 or more give us a call ahead if they want to walk in.   Pottery goes home in about a week, after its kiln-fired, and mosaics and candles go home same day!

 

 

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Summer’s here!

We’re ready for summer!    Come on it to our 4200 square foot building of silliness and have some creative down time!      Enjoy a hand-crafted beverage from Tea Largo while you paint pottery, make a candle, or mosaic!   See what’s new, meet and friend, and make a memory.

4632 Cleveland Heights Blvd, Lakeland, FL

walk-ins welcome

10am-9pm Mon-Thurs

10am-9:30pm Friday & Saturday

11am-7pm Sunday

Open Memorial Day 10-9pm

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Creative idea for Mother’s Day

Get creative with Mom’s gift this year! Spend time together making memories, create your own piece of functional pottery, mosaic, or chunky candle, AND PicassoZ ALSO has a little gift for Mom ourselves!

Bring her in to paint, mosaic or make a candle May 13 & 14, and we’ll give her a complimentary beverage coupon to Tea Largo AND a FREE charm of her choice from our Trinket Bar jewelry mixology studio.

You know what her favorite part will be? Spending time with YOU! We host families like yours each year and we consider it an honor! No art experience needed!

**Pottery takes about a week for firing, mosaics & chunky candles go home same day. No reservations, walk-in only. Seating available all throughout our PicassoZ studio, Tea Largo, & Breakables mosaic studio. Our upstairs party loft is available for open seating on Sunday only. Remember, our PicassoZ & Tea Largo gift cards are good all throughout our studios.

There’s still time to paint a gift for Mom, as our deadline for firing pottery is Tuesday, May 9th.

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What’s on your heart?

This sweet couple, Tim & Mariana, painted this “heart with wings” plaque to display at their upcoming wedding.     So, what’s on YOUR heart?   Bring in family and friends or paint with a sweetie this month…or paint FOR a sweetie this month.     Our ceramic keepsakes are memories you can sign, date, incorporate a personal design, or just cover with specialty glazes which don’t need design work to them.

Pottery painting is completely beginner-friendly and kid-safe.

Our glazes are non-toxic and lead-free.  Handprints, anyone?

On Valentine’s Day, we hold an annual event that is always quite popular.   It seems people want to make memories and are looking for an interactive, creative way to do that…  therefore: PIcassoZ.   Mosaics are popular that day also, since they go home with you.   So plan to join us on Tuesday, 2/14, as all the tables in our building…upstairs in the Party Loft too, will be available for painters, making chunky candles, clay jewelry & mosaic’ing.    We dont accept reservations, its walk-in only.

 

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Open regular hours New Years weekend

Come paint pottery, make mosaics or chunky candles this weekend and make some memories as this holiday break winds to a close.    Sign & date your pieces, and remember your time with family and friends!

Saturday, December 31st   10am-9:30pm

Sunday, January 1st . 11am-7pm

Monday, January 2nd   10am-9pm

And, 25% off our winter bisque for just 3 more days.

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25% off winter pottery this week

Paint your own memory at PicassoZ this week!   25% off our holiday pottery, including ornaments this week only!   Hurry, before they melt away!   We even have OLAF.

We are open regular hours!   Pottery painting, mosaics, chunky candles, fused glass pendants, too.

Looking for something to take home with you?  Chunky candles and mosaics go home today, and our gift cards are adorable and valid in our whole building!

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3 more days to paint pottery for Christmas gifts

Our Christmas deadline for firing pottery has now been extended to Tuesday, 12/21, because we are firing our kilns daily and can accept another day’s pieces with confidence!    We do ask that you let us know if you DO NOT need your items for Christmas, because we want to fire the Christmas pieces first.  FunKy ChuNkY Candles

If you want to make & take your gifts home with you same day, try MOSAICS, CHUNKY CANDLES, or JEWELRY CLAY!

We also sell adorable gift cards that are good in our whole building of whimsy, including Tea Largo Beverage Co.

We are open 10am-9pm.

 

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Only 3 Weekends Left…

Only 3 weekends left to paint some gifts for Christmas!   Our pottery deadline is Dec 19th!   PicassoZ has received in beautiful new bisque shapes, from ornaments to gingerbread platters, as well as some favorite shapes we’ve had in the past.

THIS IS OUR 15th CHRISTMAS SEASON!   Yep, we’ve been firing handprints, footprints, martini glasses, teapots, cookie jars, jets…and thousands more for 15 years.    We heart Lakeland, that is for sure.

Won’t you bring the family in or meet some friends at PicassoZ this month and make some memories together.   Enjoy our Tea Largo Beverage Co. contemporary tea & espresso cafe right in the middle of our 4300 sq foot building.

Our pottery takes about a week for firing, but rushes are available by request when you are seated.   If you need to make & take something with you, try mosaics, a chunky candle, or our new jewelry clay program.

See our website right sidebar for studio hours.

Closed Christmas Day

Open Christmas Eve 9am-5:30pm

Open New Years Eve & New Years Day

 

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Holiday Handprint Plates Thanksgiving Week

Our beloved Melanie Carroll will be assisting parents & kids with fun holiday designs Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday during Thanksgiving Break, 9:30am-10:30am only.   We are offering a special reduced rate of $21 for this $25 value dinner plate that has a hole in the back for hanging!    This is a walk-in event, but if you are bringing more than 4 children, we would recommend you call us and tell us their ages.   Pop in any time between 9:30am-10:30am, but the reduced rate ends at 10:30.

Monday – 11/21 Handprint Tree Plate  $21

Tuesday- 11/22 Cookies for Santa Handprint Plate  $21

Wednesday 11/23 Reindeer Handprint Plate $21

 

Back by popular demand:

Thursday – 11/17 Thanksgiving Turkey Handprint Plate $21   3-5pm walk-in

FOR INFANTS:    That grasping reflex is a challenge!!!  PLEASE trust our experience!   We recommend they be sleeping or simply use the  “MistleToes” design.   You’ll have handprints for years to come…on glass doors, fridges, etc LOL, but baby feet are oh, so precious!    We just want the best artwork for you and experience for your baby.   Trust us with the footprint!

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Kids Handprint Turkey Plates $21

Walk-ins welcome!  2pm-5pm, November 17th.  $21, for an adorable printed hand turkey bird with Miss Melanie’s help! (All children love her!) **Plates are normally $25, gobble up this special rate which is only for little hands!

Check out more handprint holiday designs with Melanie during Thanksgiving week… see our flyer or FB Events for details. November art newsletter

Allow a week for firing, but all Thanksgiving pottery is given priority.

PicassoZ Art Cafe also has art to make & take, like mosaics, chunky candles, and jewelry clay pendants!

 

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SALE, 10/25

It’s our Happy Birthday, Picasso SALE! Hey, we’re not saying he was a necessarily a great guy, but certainly a brilliant artist. We are celebrating by giving 14% off in both our art studios, PicassoZ Art Cafe and The Trinket Bar (which has PicassoZ mosaic studio in it!). Why 14%? Because our Do-it-yourself art studio opened in Lakeland 14 years ago. Our pottery to paint, mosaics, chunky candles and even our Natural Life gift items are all 14% off Tuesday, Pablo’s birthday!

Tuesday, Oct 25th. 10am-9pm

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Book Our Party Loft Today

**Our packages have been completely revamped!   We reduced the prices and length of our kids parties, and simplified our adult parties to choose your own mug painting!     As always, if you have a special need, you can always call the studio and ask for Melanie or Cassie for help.  Send them an email for FB message as well!
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Do you want to paint a snowman?

Olaf is HERE, and ready to paint!!   We ordered 4 cases of him, so there is plenty!

This is an official licensed piece, so the quality is fabulous.   He is $21, and our prices include painting, glazing & firing.

Here is some pinteresting quotes and pics of Olaf, for pinspiration…  https://www.pinterest.com/explore/frozen-olaf/

Your Olaf tumbler will be ready next week after we give him a warm hug in the kiln.

Do you like to bake?  How about “Elsa’s Frozen Hot Cocoa” to put in your little mug?  Here are some Frozen-themed recipes…https://www.pinterest.com/explore/frozen-olaf-recipes/

 

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FLASH SALE – 20% off pottery 2 days only

FLASH SALE! A rare opportunity to get 20% off ALL pottery for 2 DAYS ONLY! We are getting ready to move a few things around these week to get ready for the holidays, and it sure would be nice if there was less bisque on the shelves. We were hoping you would help us so come in Monday & Tuesday and PAINT!

Yes, this includes painting & firing too, since our prices are all-inclusive now. *limited to stock on hand. *allow 1 week to fire. *open 10am-9pm *food-safe, non-toxic *enjoy a seasonal beverage from our neighbor, Tea Largo…Caramel Apple Smoothie? Maple Sugar Black Tea Latte (iced, of course)? Come in and enjoy!

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Make a Fused Glass Pendant

Try your hand at designing jewelry!  Assemble your own elegant fused glass pendant at PicassoZ!    Select your base shape and color, layer it, and top it with some design glass pieces!   We’ll fire it in our teeny tiny little baby kiln, and its ready in just a few days.  Rush orders are possible, just confirm with staff before you start.   We add a sterling plate bail to the back so you can hang it on your favorite chain, and have a gift box for your piece.  We also have 36 inch hand-dyed silk ribbons available for purchase.

They look like you bought them at a high end boutique, when you in fact, had a fun afternoon out in our eclectic art studio making it yourself.   Bring some friends!   It can take as long or as short as you want it to.   We’ll call you when its fired, got its professional polish, and boxed!

This is for kids 8 & up, since the components really are pieces of glass.   (However, we have another make-your-own-jewelry program coming specifically for our Budding Picasso’s this fall!)

fused glass in kiln
Select your components for your glass pendant, and we will do the hard part. The layers will melt together into your own masterpiece!
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National Grandparents Day Event – Sunday

On Sept 11, we are offering a complimentary beverage for Grandmas & Grandpas, Mimis, Pops, Abuelas & Abuelos who paint pottery or make mosaics with us today! Regular beverage of their choice provided by Tea Largo Beverage Co. is in the middle of our 2 studios, pottery on one side & mosaics on the other! Bring the family! **We offer the same promotion on Mother’s Day & Father’s Day…we love hosting families in our studios!
Paint your own pumpkin, plate, puppy, mug, monster candy dish, and hundreds of other shapes.   Allow a week for firing.  Mosaics go home with you same day though!
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FLASH SALE: Paint your own tiles, 2/$15. 9/6 – 9/8

Our 4 inch paintable ceramic tiles are 2 for $15, Tuesday-Thursday only! Bring a friend, paint as many as you want, but the sale is on sets of 2. They will be kiln-fired, so please allow a week. We use non-toxic, lead-free paints. Great for handprint keepsakes, coasters, and adorable on little easels, too. Ask about large quantity discounts. Open 10am-9pm Tues-Thurs.  ***2 tiles are normally $24!

Valid Sept 6th – 8th at PicassoZ Art Cafe

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Annual Mother’s Day Event, May 8th, 10am-8pm

Get creative with Mom’s gift this year! Spend time together making memories, create your own piece of functional pottery, mosaic, or chunky candle, AND PicassoZ ALSO has a little gift for Mom ourselves! Bring her in to paint, mosaic or make a candle May  8, and we’ll give her a complimentary beverage coupon to our popular cafe Tea Largo Beverage Co., AND a FREE charm of her choice from our Trinket Bar jewelry mixology studio (beside our mosaics).

You know what her favorite part will be? Spending time with YOU! We host families like yours each year and we consider it an honor! No art experience needed! Open extended hours on May 8th, 10am-8pm.

**Pottery takes about a week for firing, mosaics & chunky candles go home same day.

No reservations, walk-in only. Seating available all throughout our PicassoZ studio, Tea Largo, & Breakables mosaic studio. Our upstairs party loft is available for open seating on Sunday only. Remember, our PicassoZ & Tea Largo gift cards are good all throughout our studios.

There’s still time to paint a gift for Mom, as our deadline for firing pottery is Tuesday, May 3rd.

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Mother’s Day painting deadline is May 3rd

Paint a keepsake for Mom through Tuesday, May 3rd and it will be completed and ready for pick up no later than Saturday, May 7th.   Handprints, footprints, special memories, names…we know Mom, and she’s just happy you thought ahead and took the time to make her something special this year.    No art experience needed, we have stamps, stencils, sponges, and crystal glazes which are easy to use and just as fun!

FIRING UPDATE:  We had a crazy spring break and our firing took longer than normal because we had to relocate our kiln room to another part of our building!    Yep!  Tea Largo, our contemporary tea & coffee bar, has grown at an insane pace this past year and needed our kiln room for expansion in a hurry!   (Got to love the timing.)   So, we have 2 ceramic kilns now, back in business and turning pottery around in about 4-7 days or so, depending on what time of the week it is!    If you need it rushed sooner, just ask.

If you’d like to bring Mom for a memorable Mother’s Day 2016, join us for pottery painting, mosaic or candle making May 7-8, with extended hours and open seating in all 4 of our spaces on Sunday!   We always have a little gift we give Moms who paint or make mosaics with us Mother’s Day weekend every year.      **Chunky candles & mosaics go home same day.

Sincerely,

Kristin

 

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Welcome to Spring Break 2016

We are so excited it’s here too!   We have plenty of beach, spring and Easter themed bisque for you to paint this week!   Tea Largo has been hoppin’, too…with a freezer full of PopCraft’s famous ice pops (Roasted Banana with Candied Pecan is my fave).

We have normal hours this week except we will be closed to celebrate Easter Sunday.

 

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Fingerprint Silver Jewelry Event 12/22, 3pm-7pm

There’s still time for a one-of-a-kind keepsake, handmade locally for Christmas! I will be taking FINGERPRINT impressions into silver clay and then firing the pendants into FINE 99.9 SILVER! They’ll be ready Wednesday, 12/23 since we fire them on-site.

Charms available in 3 different sizes and range from $45-$65. Names are hand-carved into the back of the charms, too. Several charms can be placed together on a necklace, which is a wonderful Mommy or Grandmother gift. You’ll need to place your order before the impression is taken, which will only take a couple minutes.

I will be offering the jewelry regularly at PicassoZ, so if you can’t come in now just think about Valentine’s! $45 is a tiny, bracelet-size charm and $55-65 are the classic size pendant. I do have some box and bead chain necklaces for purchase, too.    Walk-in 3-7pm or by appointment.  Message me on PicassoZ page if you have any questions about this unique process!

See you then, Kristin

PicassoZ gift cards are valid toward fingerprint jewelry!

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Painting pottery in November is great family time!

Our studios are a wonderful destination for making memories with family and friends this holiday!    Whether you want to paint a handprint turkey tile for a hostess gift or a keepsake platter for the table, we’re your place!    Remember to bring in family and friends the week of Thanksgiving for some special family time.  We’re open til 9pm along with our neighbor Tea Largo Beverage Co., so you can sip and paint something special to enjoy the lovely fall season!    We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but will be open regular hours every other day of that week.

Our ornaments and holiday shapes are on the shelves, since we know everyone likes to paint early so you have time to add your painted pieces to your decor.    Allow about a week for fired pieces.   If you want something to go home with you, try making a chunky candle or a mosaic in our Breakables mosaic studio next door!

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Soccer Ball Event 6/26-7/2

Bring in a new soccer ball, and you can pick one of our soccer banks, soccer plaques or soccer bowls to paint! Why? No, its not World Cup fever, although that’s exciting. Our own Emily Osley is going on a mission trip with Highland Park Church (down the street) to Rwanda in July, and they are taking soccer balls to give out to the children in the community they are helping. I (Kristin) thought since Lakeland is a soccer town, some of you may like the opportunity to send a ball as well as have something for your soccer fan to paint this summer!

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Buy a new soccer ball (they are $10-15) & bring it to PicassoZ Art Cafe. We will trade ya a paintable ceramic soccer shape (worth $19.50-$22) for each new ball.

You can use a sharpie & your child sign their name on the ball, too! It’s super cool for the little kids in Africa to see, as well as for your child to feel how giving to others is totally fun! **We have several cases of soccer items, but If the soccer bisque is gone, we issue a rain check!

Accepting new soccer balls for soccer bisque 6/26-7/2

soccer ball
The first balls to roll in…thank you Suri & Selene!
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Daddy & Me Night, June 11th, 5-9pm

Dads! Come paint with your little buddy or little princess tonight! The “me mugs” are a special rate of $12 when Dad paints his ($21).   Stop in at our neighbor, Tea Largo, for fun & unique drinks (chocolatey ones, too) or Pop Craft Pops.  ***Hey, I already checked. No Stanley Cup game & the NBA finals start at 9pm. You’re good.

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A gift for teachers from PicassoZ Art Cafe

Teachers and school staff are pretty special.  We at PicassoZ (I never know where to put commas) would like to show our appreciation, too!   Certainly, our teachers deserve medals, but how about a $5 off coupon for a fun summer activity, painting pottery with family/friends.    They can make a mosaic, too, in our Breakables Mosaic Studio next door!

Feel free to print these for any of the teachers and staff of your school.

Download & Print Voucher.

Our voucher link will be printable through Monday, May 11th.  They are valid for teachers/school staff to paint or mosaic from 5/14/15 through 8/14/15.     We’d love to have you on our Teacher Newsletter list,  Sign up here.

These are not numbered, and can be circulated freely but only downloaded through Monday night.

We hope to see all of you this summer!   Gosh we hope to see all of you this Mother’s Day weekend for our Annual Event!  (just keep in mind the vouchers are valid beginning 5/14 as we already have special goodies for moms this weekend!)

Sincerely,

Kristin Miller & PicassoZ Staff