• Family Night Out at Clay Café Studios

    Are you looking for a fun activity to try with your family? Pottery painting is a creative outlet that can also help your family spend more time together! See how much fun your family will have with a night out at Clay Café Studios:

    Enjoy Quality Time Together

    Spending time as a family is important for building strong bonds and creating lasting memories. It can be difficult to spend quality time together when you’re at home and have distractions like TVs and tablets, which is why it’s a good idea to get out! Take your family to Clay Café Studios for ceramic painting and other crafts. You’ll have plenty of time to talk to one another—especially when you’re complimenting each other’s pottery painting.

    Express Your Creative Sides

    You don’t have to be a professional artist to have a creative side! Everyone in your family has a little creativity they can get out when you visit Clay Café Studios. You’ll all be able to pick the pottery piece that you want to paint, allowing you to choose something you find appealing. Painting your pottery will help you express your creativity and leave you with a fun trinket to take home.

    Collaborate on Pottery Painting

    Each member of your family can work on their own piece when you visit Clay Café Studios, but you can also collaborate on your pottery painting! Collaborating on a piece is a great way to combine two different viewpoints and can be helpful for younger family members or those who don’t feel comfortable painting their own piece.

    Create One-of-a-Kind Gifts

    When you visit a ceramic painting place with your family, you’ll be able to make gifts that you can give to other family members and friends. Instead of purchasing something from a store and potentially giving the same gift as someone else, your family can present a loved one with a one-of-a-kind present.

    Clay Café Studios is a great choice for all members of the family! You can learn about our pottery painting near Falls Church, VA by visiting us online or calling us at (703) 646-6007.

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  • Looking for Indoor Spring Break Activities?

    Are you looking for an indoor activity to do with your kids during spring break? Look no further than Clay Café Studios! We have tons of pottery and glass fusing shapes to choose from. While letting the kids choose whatever animal or other shape they want, why not look ahead to future special occasions or for functional items for your home? Here are a few of our ideas:

    Functional Pottery for Your Home

    Need some new dinner plates? How about a new mug or bowl for your morning routine?

    Mother’s/Father’s Day Gifts

    Handprints, footprints and sweet sentiments are perfect for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gifts.

    Teacher Thank-Yous

    Hand-painted pottery is a great way to thank a special teacher.

    Glass Fusing Fun

    Try your hand at glass fusing. You can make plates, trivets, nightlights, suncatchers, jewelry and much more

    We are open all week and would love to see you at #ClayCafeStudios!

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  • Easter Ideas at Clay Café Studios

    Looking to spruce up your Easter decorations? Want to give an Easter gift to Grandma or a friend? We’ve got the goods!

    We have eggs, bunnies, chicks, deviled egg trays and much more.

    Don’t have time to paint at the studio? No worries. We have egg or peep to-go kits, complete with 6 eggs (or peeps), paint and brushes. You paint at home and return them to us to glaze and fire. Easy and convenient!

    We hope you will join us for Easter painting sometime soon!

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  • Glass Fusing Parties at Clay Café Studios

    Did you know that we hold glass fusing parties at our studio? Glass fusing is a fun, creative alternative to painting pottery. Glass parties are for artists age 6 and up. It’s a great activity for kids and adults alike.

    Glass parties are 1 ½ hours, with 1 hour of glass fusing and 30 minutes for cake and/or other food.

    We offer 3 projects in our glass fusing parties:

    Give us a call anytime for more information or to book your glass fusing party! 703/534-7600

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  • Home Decor Trends for 2018

    At Clay Café Studios, we are always watching for the latest trends in home decorating. Rich, warm colors are in the forecast for this year. Florals are also always in style. This year, expect to see lots of botanical prints, pineapple-themed items and geometric shapes. Here are a few you can find at Clay Café.

    Botanical Prints

    Pineapples

    Geometric Designs

    If you are looking for something special to spruce up your home, don’t hesitate to ask us for help. We may just be able to find that special piece of pottery to complete your look!