pottery painting fun

I went to a Bachelorette party this past weekend and instead of the usual alcohol and strippers, we had ourselves a good time getting "dirty" in our own way.

The Maid of Honor, and perhaps also some of the bridesmaids, surprised the Bride with a painting pottery session at this place called - surprise - Pottery Fun.
First, the Bride got to pick out pieces of pottery that she wanted us to paint, and eventually have in her home (whether it be in the closet or displayed on the counter).
Next, the Bride picked out the colors she wanted us to paint with and left all the creativity to us.
For three of us, we decided to tackle the sake set the Bride chose. I was in charge of painting the tray.

A couple of hours later and voila! A gorgeous blue sake set.
Here are some of the other pieces that we made for the Bride:

Some sort of appetizer dishes, but it's cool the way you put the dishes together.

A couple of martini glasses.
There was also a vase and a pitcher of some sort, but I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it.

These pottery pieces shown here are not quite 100% completed. The pottery place will have to put the painted pieces into the fire and then add a glaze to it so that it's all nice and shiny. The finishing process takes about a week to complete, so I may not get to see the completed product until I visit the Bride in her new home and she'll be forced to take out the pottery pieces and display them for our visit.