Studio 12

I ordered the Fusion Glass sculpture from Studio 12 and received my order today. I couldn’t be happier. The piece is even more beautiful than is depicted on their website. 5 STARS for this product and for Studio 12! Make that 12 stars! I will visit the shop for a lesson when I ever get to Avon again.

Had a fun time here. The child made mosaics, and I enjoyed doing something a little different at the beach. It’s pricey though. Two mosaics ran about $ 60.
Note that you can take a mosaic project with you right away. If you want to paint pottery, do it in the first part of your vacation so that there’s time for it to be fired and ready for you to take with you.
They have beautiful handmade jewelry at various price points. Many – maybe all? – are made by local artists. I wish they’d make it easier to the see the prices though. Artists made jewelry from copper, old soda cans and sea glass. Nice mix of items and quite creative.
About two doors down, there’s a coffee shop so you can go there before or after whatever art project you work on at the studio. They offer classes, but it didn’t work with our interest or schedule to take one. Maybe next time!

Just left this hidden spot in Avon. Me and my fiancé had a great time. We just came in to paint some pottery. I picked out a fish and he picked out a coffee mug. The staff was wonderful. Since it was our first time it really helped having them there to answer all our questions. We even got to paint one item free since we redeemed a special offer on Unilocal!Loved it. Must see if in the area on vacation or looking for something to do.

We’ve been coming here for about 7 years during our annual Hatteras vacation. Painting pottery is great fun and a real treat to have a personal souvenir! The price is very reasonable-​and even cheaper than the places back home that offer the pottery painting. This is a great «take a break from the sun» activity! We’ll see you again next year!!!

This is our 3 year coming here. It keeps getting better. We have a 3 and 2 year old, and they were well taken care of. Carolyn made sure that the boys had something to paint, or to do while they waited for us. Every year we make a tile for each boy and then a big pot or plate for the grandparents. So there were times that my wife and I were preparing something or finishing something for the boys. During these times, Carolyn was awesome at entertaining the boys and giving then little toys to play with.
The shop is divided into 2 halves, one side for the pottery painting, and the other side for the art, jewelry and other beautiful items. There is a wide array of pottery items to paint, from train and car banks to platters to tea sets. There are many different displays to get ideas from; you can even combined items, like sea shells on a plate. Hand prints and foot prints are wonderful memories to have, and anyone can do this. The pottery is fired quickly and can be shipped if you paint on the last day of vacation. I highly recommend this for a hot day, a rainy day, or any day.

This was a great idea to entertain my 4-​year-​old cousin on a rainy day on our OBX vacation. There are two walls of clay figures — mugs, Christmas ornaments, piggy banks, etc. They have around 40 colors of paint to design it, and plenty of space for larger groups. There are also plaques you can mosaic, and they have jewelry-​making classes.
It was expensive (mug for $ 20, plates for $ 28), but the cost covered as much paint as you want to use and kept us entertained for a few hours.
NOTE: You should go here at the beginning of your OBX vacation. It takes 3 or 4 days to pick up your finished piece.

This is a cute little shop. Great for kids and adults alike. You can do pottery, or mosaics, or glass work. We started coming here a few years ago when we needed something to do on a rainy day. The only drawback is you have to go by wednesday of your trip so you can pick your pottery up before you leave. Either that or they can mail it. But still, it’s a cute shop with great owners and great atmosphere. It’s very relaxing. The owner even does her own jewelry, which is kinda cool.