A few weeks ago, I went into one of the relatively new coffee shops in my town to visit my best friend who works in there. It was the day of the annual carnival and also the first birthday of the shop opening.
Prior to three of my friends working there, I had never been inside this shop and so didn't really know what to expect. However, I soon learnt that once you go in, the name of the shop 'Crafty Coffee' is fairly self-explanatory. Unlike other coffee shops, as well as having a drink you can also do a selection of craft activities for an additional cost. The main ones are decopatch, which is similar to paper mache, and painting figurines that are then glazed before you take them home.
As it was the first birthday, the usual studio fee of £3 (to cover the cost of painting and glazing etc.) was reduced to free, and so you only had to pay for the cost of the thing you either wanted to paint or decorate. After some persuasion from my friend, I decided to give this a go, although I was considerably older than the other children doing the same thing.
I decided that I was going to paint a cat for my sister. We already have two cats at home and so I wanted this to look as similar as possible to my sister's cat. Once I had selected the cat, it was then up to me to sit at a table, along with a hot chocolate and start bringing the cat to life. I think in the end I applied about 4 layers of paint to this cat, because I was told the more layers the better the colours will come out after it has been glazed.
As it was the first birthday, the usual studio fee of £3 (to cover the cost of painting and glazing etc.) was reduced to free, and so you only had to pay for the cost of the thing you either wanted to paint or decorate. After some persuasion from my friend, I decided to give this a go, although I was considerably older than the other children doing the same thing.
I decided that I was going to paint a cat for my sister. We already have two cats at home and so I wanted this to look as similar as possible to my sister's cat. Once I had selected the cat, it was then up to me to sit at a table, along with a hot chocolate and start bringing the cat to life. I think in the end I applied about 4 layers of paint to this cat, because I was told the more layers the better the colours will come out after it has been glazed.
.jpg) |
| Mine and Rachel's creations |
After I was happy with the way the cat looked, it was taken away in order to be glazed. I then paid £4 to cover the cost of the cat and then had to wait a week for it to be glazed and ready to take home.
 |
| The finished glazed cat |
Above is the final product, after it had been glazed and returned to me. The colours have come out really vivid and bold, and my sister absolutely loved it. The free studio fees also meant that instead of paying £7 I only paid £4 and I had a lot of fun making this, especially because I found it quite relaxing and I got to drink a lush hot chocolate whilst doing it!
No comments:
Post a Comment