Jimmy Potters Studio & Workshop

We wanted to personalize a ceramic cookie jar as a special birthday gift but was unable to find any place that could do so until we called Jimmy Potters. The manager was able to find several cookie jars to choose from, set up a date for us to paint it and got it fired and ready for pick up within less than a week. There was a minimal rush charge but well worth it. My daughters loved the activity and the cookie jar came out beautifully. It was filled with cookies and presented to the recipient who loved it. If you are considering a special order piece from Jimmy Potters I highly recommend it.

We took kids on a rainy day, used the Groupon for 3 pieces of pottery for the kids to paint, and they had a great time! We reserved the time with no problem. Jimmy was very nice and talked about the summer camp going on and how popular it has been. He even talked about coming back with my infant when he is one year to do hand and foot prints. Sounds like a great idea! We had a great experience.

This is a ripoff place… the groupon coupons could not be combined or used for the 50% items so we ended up with $ 45 plates. There is no instruction, no paper towels, just used up brushes and dried out paint. It takes 10 days to get back the finished product so at least we’ll have the memory of a groupon lesson learned.

My boyfriend and I went because we both had Groupons. We each had $ 50 worth. The pottery was really expensive… it was $ 45 for a plate…$ 45 FOR A PLATE! The person who worked there was really friendly and he told us we could pick pieces from their 50% off shelf. He’s the reason this place gets two stars instead of one.
Most of the pottery was really kiddy, but we wanted to paint several pieces while we were there so we settled for piggy banks. After we painted three pieces because we didn’t have time to paint more, we were told that we could only use one of our Groupon vouchers that day. We each had our own so I don’t get the logic in that, but we didn’t fuss about it since we didn’t have $ 100 worth of pottery. After that we were told that when we come back with the other Groupon voucher we cannot paint anything else from the 50% off shelf. So it looks like when I do decide to go back I will be spending my $ 50 on a plate… or maybe two cups if I decide to throw in more money.

Fifty dollars worth groupon +9dollars got me two standard cups. This place is sooooo expensive compared to other many pick and paint studios i have been to. Two designer cups wouldnt cost that much either.
I have been to other studios where my boyfriend and i would get a cup for seventeen dollars each, and they had twice or more colors.
I would have rather spent that money elsewhere.
Not worth it. The cheapest thing there are the cups i got and they were 27 dollars each.
Very unimpressive.

My daughter took a class from Jimmy Potters at her elementary school and we thought it was fantastic! The teachers we’re great, the projects were fun and the communication from the school to the parents was helpful

This place was very easy to find from where I live (Falls Church). I came in with my 3 year old daughter and we decided to pick a cup already made and just paint and decorate it. The lady who was there was extremely helpful and very nice. She made our visit pleasant. The space inside is very small, so it’s a good idea to call and make an appointment.

Because this cute little shop just opened in the Williamsburg Shopping Center, it’s a little hard to find. There’s not much signage yet, but both Google Maps and iMaps does a really good job of finding it.
I was a little skeptical at first — a grown adult going to a birthday pottery party for a 25^th birthday celebration? Well I’ll be the first to admit that any reservations about making my own pottery were immediately dismissed. I was greeted promptly by the manager and then the staff were incredibly friendly, and most importantly, patient. They noted that they do get mostly younger (kids) parties, but they welcomed adults just the same. We used the LivingSocial/​Groupon deal, but I have to honestly say I would have paid full price for such a wonderful experience.
You can choose to either paint a piece of already-​formed pottery that you choose (prices as labelled) or you can form your own pottery. I chose to form my own knick-​knack holder. The teachers were very good at what they do — they taught, they were patient, and they encouraged us.
Another pro was that they were okay with us brining in food and beverages (there’s a 7 – 11 next door for slurpees and a BBQ restaurant too).
I believe most of the classes are by appointment or schedule, and I will definitely be back!