• Mom & Daughter Date Night at Hearts of Clay

    Date Night at Hearts of Clay Pottery

    Brina working on her new plate!

    Earlier this year I took the girls to Hearts of Clay to make their first pottery creations.  We were super excited when we got the call from Hearts of Clay saying that the items were ready to pick up, however, one of the pieces had broken (Brina’s big flower plate).  They were very sweet and offered to let her create another plate if she wanted to come in and do it.  Although, she was sad about the broken plate that she had worked so hard on she was a good sport and felt a lot better knowing she could create another one.  We made it into a Mom-Daughter Date Night and had a great time being creative together.  Thankful for Hearts of Clay and their kindness in letting her come make a new plate.  We had a wonderful time and look forward to another fun activity at Hearts of Clay in the future.

    Mom Daughter Date Night at Hearts of Clay Pottery

    Brina’s new plate!  She made the plate beautiful, but simple this time around.  Instead of a flower she chose a square shape.  Her colors are very similar to the last one she created.

    We also picked up the pieces that were done from the previous visit to Hearts of Clay!  They turned out really well!  Glad the girls enjoyed this fun adventure!

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    All the pieces that survived the first fun creative evening at Hearts of Clay.  Karlie’s is the rocket plate and the goat!  Brina’s is the purple heart, black lab, giraffe, and cat (whose tail fell off).

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    Karlie was so thrilled “Oreo” the goat came out well.

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    Karlie loves space so her rocket, stars, and planet plate was a perfect display of something she enjoys!  She was pleased with how it turned out!

    We are looking forward to seeing how this Brina’s recent plate turned out along with her other little creations she made with the extra clay.  We met up with Jake and Karlie after finishing up at Hearts of Clay and the four of us went out to dinner together.  It was nice to spend a little one-on-one time with Brina as well as a relaxing rest of the evening with the family.

  • Pottery Creations at Hearts of Clay

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    Karlie and Brina having fun at Hearts of Clay

    For the girls birthday they received a Hearts of Clay gift certificate so we did a “Girls Night Out” this summer.  We had a blast figuring out what they wanted to create, making the moldings, painting, chitchat, and having fun together.    It was neat watching them come up with and create their treasures.  One of the best parts was when the store worker told them that at the end of the session they can dump any of their remaining paint from their pallets onto the floor, they girls thought that was awesome!  They asked the worker several times to make sure she wasn’t just kidding….how often do kids get permission to spill paint onto the floor.

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    They both made plates – Brina made the flower one and Karlie the square one

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     Karlie made a miniature goat and named it Oreo!

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    Painting their pottery creations!

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     Brina having a grand time!

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     All smiles!

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     Karlie’s rocket, planet, and space plate!

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    Brina’s flower plate

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    With the extra clay leftover from their plates they made a black lab, Oreo the goat, a heart, cat, giraffe, and an egg!

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    At the end of their session they let the girls dump their remaining paint onto the carpeted floor!  They thought that was awesome!!!  Karlie’s ready to dump hers now!

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    Karlie emptying her pallet of paint onto the floor!

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    Brina putting her paint onto the floor!  So exciting!

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    Need to get all the paint onto the floor…..can’t forget to clean the brush off onto the floor too!

    It was a great evening out at Hearts of Clay!  Thankful for a nice evening with the girls.