Glazed & Confused

Before you go, check out the calendar on their website because a couple times a month they offer $ 1 studio fee day (as opposed to the usual fee of $ 5).
I went this past Tuesday — it was the perfect rainy day activity! From the moment I walked in, everyone was nothing but friendly, helpful and accommodating. One of the ladies showed me around. Apparently they had just come back from a workshop and learned some new techniques. I fell in love with one of them and decided to do it for one of my pieces. It involved layering four different colors and using paper leaf cut-​outs. I think it took me bout an hour to complete! Such a relaxing process and so much fun! I also painted a small plate freehand. That probably took about another hour. Throughout my time there, the ladies would occasionally check in to make sure I was doing alright. And they were always available if I had any questions.

After years of wanting to go I finally took my kids. I’m glad I made it early because it got so busy people were waiting for tables. The selection of pottery pieces was insane. It took me forever to try to decide on what to paint… was a little more expensive then I expected but we will just be better prepared the next time. Staff was super helpful and really took the time to explain the process and the paints. Was a really fun thing to do with the kids. We had a great time and can’t wait to pick up our pieces.

I’d never been, but had driven by enough to know where it was when I saw it come up on Groupon. I ended up using my Groupon solely on pottery, because A. There was literally nothing to choose from that wasn’t holiday or religious (no plates or mugs or bowls, really?) B. They use two different brands of glaze, which made it nearly impossible to figure out what colors were where, and which samples went with those colors. And C. ONE girl was manning the entire shop, while two others were in the back watching Youtube videos (will this let me upload the picture I snapped of them?) Service being extremely slow wasn’t the one girl’s fault, she shouldn’t have been stuck with an entire shop, alone. So after driving by it for years, I went in, bought a ridiculous piece of pottery, to use my groupon, but ended up just taking it to a better laid out and more attentive shop.

I pass by Glazed & Confused daily on my way to the gym in Oakville so when I caught a deal for them on Groupon, I called up my lady friends and we quickly bought it.
We were not disappointed!
We had a pottery day a few months ago and weren’t too happy with the selection the place had or the colors, etc. Upon walking into Glazed & Confused you are welcomed with an array of options, colors and everything to make you feel like it is going to be a great place to spend a few hours. They had a good selection to choose from, I chose a square salad bowl that turned into my Disney bowl. The colors I wished to have were plentiful and they were very attending, ready to print out anything you needed as a stencil.
According to things they gave us and their websites they have ladies nights and other fun nights that I think I may try to attend in the future to paint more.
I am excited to see my finish product this weekend!

I took my 9 year old cousin here and she just loved it! We both painted a plate together, giggling and laughing the entire time. This place had a TON of stuff to choose from, and you can even do mosaic. After we painted our stuff we handed them over to be fired. It takes a week before you can pick up your items, which is the only downside I can see as it did cause a bit of my cousin’s temper to show because she wanted to take her plate home that day. I think of that as being my fault because I hadn’t inquired about that ahead of time. This is a great place to take artistic kids and an even better place to strike up a bond with them. Go and make something together!