Came here the other weekend for a mini party and we loved it! The staff was incredibly friendly and was great to coordinate reserving a table for us. When we came in, the staff gave a brief introduction about how to get the best results for our pottery pieces. They even gave us snacks! The pieces turned out great too, I will definitely be back for a party again. read more

Purple Glaze - Tile pottery - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Amazing cozy place. The owners are sweet and kind. I've talked to the owner's wife-- Huge W.

The vibes were very calm and the owners helped to guide me through my first painting ceramic experience. They checked in on me and gave me a free snack. I got my plate back within a week and they had a lot of options for what to paint. It's only $8 an hour for paint and I got a coupon for my next visit. read more

Purple Glaze - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Houston, Texas

For all the Picassos in us! This place was so fun and charming. It gave me a nostalgic feel of art class back in middle school. I chose this painting activity as a first date :) They do offer painting parties and whatever occasion you are seeking. Just ask the owner. I didn't get his name, but he's very kind and patient. First you choose the piece, and the price varies depending on the piece. Then the owner gives you a brief explanation of each area; paintbrushes, paint colors, sponges, etc. Next, you'll paint your masterpiece. Once completed, you'll leave your piece to get finished off in the kiln and it'll be ready for pickup in a few days. Parking can be tight, and is specifically marked per retailer since it's in a busy, posh area. This is a relaxing experience. Will definitely come back again when I'm feeling the creative juices flowing! read more

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The man who was running the shop was so sweet and kind. The girls and I had a really good time! A whole bunch of pieces to pick from! Price is basically what you would think it would cost. The picture I added was what my sister did before it was glazed can't wait to pick them up when they are ready! Can't wait to go again. read more

Purple Glaze - A pitcher - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Had such an amazing time painting at Purple Glaze! Compared to other studios I've been to before, you can really feel the passion the owners have. They were super helpful, and gave great instructions on how to ensure your piece turns out the best it possibly can. Great selection of pieces to choose from, and fair pricing. Turnaround time for my piece was only a few days. Highly recommend swinging by next time you're looking for something new to do with your friends! read more

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Very fun pottery painting place. We've been a few times on the weekends now and definitely plan on coming again soon. No matter your age you're bound to enjoy painting pottery here. And the folks working here are very helpful! read more

We had the BEST experience here! I took 2 of my grand children. Theresa was incredibly helpful, and so nice! We each picked our pieces to paint, Theresa explained the process to us, and we had the best time. They offer summer camps for kids, and sometimes have Parents night out where the kids can come on a Friday night for pizza and painting. Highly recommend! read more

Purple Glaze - Lovely Theresa - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Houston, Texas

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A great place to paint gifts for loved ones and personalized pieces that you can treasure forever! There is a great selection of pieces and paints to choose from. Also very good for parties, dates, and rainy day activities. read more

Purple Glaze - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Definitely a place you can swing by when you want to just chill, paint and relieve stress. The owner is very nice and accommodating, they have every piece you can imagine and their prices are reasonable! Need something new to do? Give this a try and you will definitely be back. I enjoyed myself! read more

Purple Glaze - Painting my first mug! Cute! - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is the perfect place for having creative fun! I loved getting to peacefully paint a piece and having it as house decor.

Came here for a group painting event. Picked up a bowl and about half a dozen colors and brushes. I wanted to do a floral pattern and asked the owner for tips. He was extremely helpful and brought over small brushes for me to use. He checked on me several times during the 2 hours I was there and gave me tips and hints. It was a relaxed environment, and you are allowed to bring your own drinks. Pieces are ready for pick up in 5 days. Overall an excellent experience! Highly recommend. read more

Love this place! This is by far my favorite "paint your pottery" store. With lots of variety of pottery and hundreds of paints to choose from, you never get bored. I like how you can choose all the paints you want and bring them to your table unlike other places. Another plus is the lack of clutter. Everything is out in the open and easy to see. The quality is also really nice. They actually have real wood tables and chairs. Not some plastic crappy furnishings. Like I said before, they have hundreds of paint colors and everything you could possibly imagine to make that image in your mind a reality. They have all kinds of stamps, stencils, pencils, and other kind of paraphernalia. The quality of the glaze is also great too. It covers the whole piece and is not drippy. You also get the piece back in a relatively quick amount of time; about 5 days. Just don't forget about it! As you can tell this is place to go if your bored, with friends, on a date, have your baby's hand print painted on a plate, to make a gift, and so much more. Have fun!! read more

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What an amazing spot. I took both my kids and we had a blast painting for over 2 hours. The two owners are so delightful and helpful and its the cutest activity. Everything felt super covid safe. The staff was so attentive and helped my kids out. We went next door for dinner and the evening was pretty perfect. I hear they also do group discounts - bring 8 kids together and you get 1.5hr of painting and a small piece to paint for $20. Great place to escape, unwind, and get caught up in a creative moment. Will definitely do this again with my fam and for a girls night w friends. read more

I have been coming to Purple Glaze for years and have never had a bad experience. Coming here is a great way to spend an afternoon with friends! They have a wide variety of items to paint, paint colors, and other supplies. The staff are very helpful and friendly and seem to take the covid situation seriously. I love the paintable dishes because they are microwave and dishwasher safe (after the staff has glazed/fired the item). I painted a mug for my mom a couple years ago, and though she uses it regularly, it has held up perfectly! read more

Painting pottery has always been on my date option list, and my boyfriend and I finally got around to it on our week off. We came on a Thursday afternoon so we were the only ones which was really nice. The lady at the store was really helpful and super nice in explaining which pieces she would recommend painting, how to best go about painting our design, and just providing tips along the way. Prices were also super reasonable - we painted a picture frame and a jar for about 2.5 hours, and it only turned out to be around $65. I would highly recommend this as a fun activity! read more

What a neat idea! I came here back in December with a newborn care client and my little charge to have some "baby's 1st Christmas" ornaments made for their family. The owner was with us every step of the way, and we had a lot of fun getting little man's hand and feet printed in order to make the ornaments. You can pick your paint colors and have fun. For the ornaments, she made suggestions on paint color so that it would show up. Usually, the owner suggests that children ages 2 and up do handprints and footprints to make pottery decorations, but she let us come in anyway. The store is cozy, and there are lots of items to choose from--plates, mugs, statues, et cetera. Prices are VERY reasonable, especially given the inflated price tags of many of the other Rice Village stores/boutiques. You just leave it, and the owner will give you a time frame for later pickup. I noticed another group that came in after us that brought food in with them to set up for their activity. I can ABSOLUTELY see myself returning with a couple of friends to have a little party--bring some bites, paint some stuff, wait to have it glazed, and pick it up later. Ooh, this could be a fun little UYE...! read more

I always saw these cute little shops and thought, wouldn't it be fun to be that creative? They took that idea and ran with it and have a bunch of unpainted items for your decorating pleasure. You go, pick out what you want (I went with the jewelery box with a unicorn on the lid) and get to work. You get to paint to your heart's content and leave it with the kiln artist who fired it up for you. One week later, you go and pick it up and see the masterpiece you created. Or the massacred clay in my case. Note to others: This is a great place for a double date (that's what we did), but if you're either really anal retentive about being artist or embarrassed about sucking at coloring, this is a place to avoid. My purple and gray unicorn is absolutely hideous and made even uglier by the architect/artist's train. :( When my mother saw my unicorn, she just started laughing and told me that she's glad I'm not a child anymore so she doesn't have to lie and tell me that my artwork is beautiful. Hmph! read more

A very cool, Nifty place, amazingly they have been in Houston and I had never discovered them. It's fun, different and definitely help to create an affordable , personable fun gifts or have stuff in your house that nobody else has. read more

Let those creative juices flow through the art of pottery!!!! nah you won't be remaking that scene in Ghosts, but you can have a dandy time dabbling in painting pieces of pottery suitable for a extra bowl for your fruit loops or a nice serving platter for your nachos on SuperBowl Sunday... they got lots of other stuf too for your road to artistic therapy. The setup is like this: you go in, select a piece you'd like to paint, choose your colors and paint it. they gotta selection of pattern books and ideas from past artists that have took the plunge into the Haze... oops glaze... My only gripe about it is that they charge an hourly sitting fee (about 6 bux an hour per person) that can add up quickly, but usually it takes about an hour to do an okay job on a piece. They take your piece after it's finished and they have a turn around of about 3 days. Pretty quick, just in time for you to have that favorite coffee mug completed to sit on your desk waiting for your morning cup of joe. I wanna give it 5 stars because the staff is super friendly (plus they refired my piece when they found a flaw in it, but after being at a few others, this one is cool but not great. but it's most def a cool date place for those who wanna express their admiration of art without losing an ear for love... enjoy! read more

so much fun!! I didn't pay to go here since it was a school event but I loved how I could bring my 8/10 yourself out. I love arts and crafts and the product being done and having to just paint makes the process easy peasy. I got a mug . The place has tons of parking and is super conveniently located in rice village. So I would grab a date eat at torchys and walk around rice, do some crafting here and then top off with dessert at cloud ten or sweet crepe ! An ideal date night read more

I took a group of girls from my church for the first time here, we had a great time painting pottery. The owner was very nice and attentive. The studio was warm and cozy. There was a range of ceramics to choose from, I choose an adorable heart plaque. I loved that they had a variety of stencils, stamps, colors and brushes to choose from. Next time, I'll remember that food and drinks are permitted! I highly recommend this place for church groups, clubs, families, girls night out, etc... read more

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This is a good place to go if you're feeling creative or just want to relax and paint. After explaining the basics of painting you can find the ceramic object you want and it's all you for the design. After you're done painting, they will do the finishing and you can pick up your work of art after a few days. This place would be good as a first date or for children. A friend of mine had her birthday here and they were very accommodating to our party. They set up the back half of the room with tables for us to paint as well as a table to place our food and drinks. There was only one guy working at the time and he was very nice and helped with any issues our large group had. read more

This was a fun activity. A little pricey to me, but worth the occasional splurge. I could see myself coming back with some girlfriends to do this. They rushed our items because my nieces and nephew were only here for Spring Break, so I appreciated them being able to take their items home with them. The young man who helped our group was very helpful, friendly and patient with the kids. read more

Purple Glaze - Our crafts - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Bridal Party fun! We decided we would paint mugs and plates to gift our wonderful friend and bride to be. We have been coming to Purple Glaze back when they were on Montrose, seems like 10 years ago..They let us set up finger foods and beverages while we painted. As always everyone is helpful! read more

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Fantastic experience for our family, young and old alike. The owners were so very kind and helpful. Our family of 6 had plenty of room, supplies and options. The kids were so excited to return and pick up their pottery. Highly recommend! read more

We enjoy Purple Glaze with our toddler niece. She likes to pick out her piece, find paint colors, browse through the sponge collection, select brushes, and of course paint. The staff are all patient and calm. Very zen atmosphere. read more

Wonderful atmosphere, quality pottery, and very helpful and knowledgeable employees. Hands down the best pottery painting studio! Will definitely recommend! :) read more

We had a great time painting our new coffee mugs. The studio was comfortable and they were very helpful. This is a good place for a date, a kid's party, or a day to just relax and let the creative juices flow. Ask because they often have specials. read more

We came here for my daughters 3rd birthday. It was such a cute place and the owner Teresa was extremely patient and kind with the birthday girl!! Good selection to choose from and great atmosphere. We will definitely come back!! read more

Purple Glaze is the worst pottery painting place I've ever been to. Bad selection of pieces to paint and prices are very high. Also they don't have many tools to paint with. The environment was cluttered and I will never be coming back. read more

My husband and I go here often. The people who run the place r incredibly kind and helpful. I like the fact that they supply the paint for u. I would recommend anyone to go here. So fun! read more

My friend and I had a great time painting pottery here! She's leaving the country soon and we needed the fired pieces in a hurry. No problem, said the owner! We were so thankful for his understanding and cheerful accommodation. Free parking, too!!!' read more

I stopped by at 640 when the closing time was 8 and the girl working tonight refused to let us stay even though there were still people painting inside a very disappointing. I came back on a later date and the manager, however, is very nice and helpful. Very pleasant experience. read more

I brought my girlfriend and her son here yesterday for an afternoon excursion considering the not so great weather conditions. We had a great time and they both had quite the artistic talent! Theresa was there when we arrived and was very helpful in getting them started. By the time we were done another employee had taken over, we never got his name but he was very informative. We will definitely be returning for future rainy days! read more

This is a very charming place. I have had two very good experiences here. We celebrated my wife's 40th and Theresa, the owner, was very nice and helpful. We were a group of 20 with lots of pre-teen kids and she managed to help all of us. We even brought in a cake, snacks and juice and Theresa had no issues with that. The place itself is in a great location, is cozy to give you a homely feel and yet has enough space to accommodate a decent sized crowd. When our pieces were ready Theresa packed them and boxed them up for me to pick up. All in all, a fantastic experience and hope to return there soon. read more

We threw a birthday party here after looking at a few options for pottery painting. The owners are so nice and patient and it was a lot of fun. We were more than 10 children under the age of 6 and it was well organized and fun. All in all two thumbs up and we'd go back here again for another birthday or just to paint. read more

Great place for adults and children over age 5. It is too small of space for young children ages 2 to 4 to paint.

Rude! There are better places to have fun that Purple Glaze. The staff was rude and items were not priced.