I purchased a few small items from Pottery Mason recently. The way the products were handled --…read morewrapped lovingly in paper and beautiful tissue with a sticker. A note included expressing appreciation for the purchase. But the best part is the quality of the product. Absolutely gorgeous pottery with glazes that are varied and amazing. It's so much better to hold a piece of hand made art in your hand while you drink your coffee or set your wine bottle in a beautiful coaster. You can't get that from a big retailer!

From the owner: Pottery Mason Store & Studio in downtown Rehoboth Beach is located in the First Street Station…read morecourtyard, just steps away from the Atlantic Ocean.  Our retail store in the front has a large selection of our handmade pottery and artisan goods from local and regional makers. Our fully functioning pottery studio in the back is where we offer introductory pottery workshops for locals and beach vacationers looking for something fun to do!

Chesapeake East is a charming little store in Downtown Salisbury. A great place to have some fun,…read morepaint pottery, and get the creative juices flowing! This places sells many house hold decorative items (painted ceramics, dishes, sculptural figures) a lot of it is pretty cute and I believe it is all handmade by the owner of this store. There is a small cafe attached to the store but it has very limited hours and I have never been while it was open. The best part of all is that they have a large selection of unpainted ceramics that you can paint your self right there!!! You only have to pay for the piece of blank ceramic that you would like to paint and most of them are very fairly priced ($5-$25 depending on size). The paint is free, glazing and firing is free. (glazing and firing takes one day so you will have to pick up your item the following day) The room that is designated for painting is very large and has lots of table space so it is great for large or small parties. The owner is so sweet, plays music for you, and makes you feel right at home. I went here for my birthday and my friends and I all had a blast. We made vases, coffee mugs, candy dishes, plates.... They have anything you can think of!

From the owner: Chesapeake East Company is the art gallery and retail store for danasimson.com…read more Dana Simson's handmade ceramic, jewelry and gift items along with clothing designs, children's books, and home decor are available for purchase along with work by other local artists from the Salisbury, MD area. The whimsy and delightful nature of the store make it a popular destination for locals and visitors alike. There is a yummy cafe and a pottery painting studio for the public also at the Chesapeake East Building on the river in Salisbury, MD. Easy parking is available out back off Lake Street.

A great sunset location! We were just walking around trying to see the sunset, and we stumbled upon…read morethe arts center! So great, we came back twice.

Great little gallery, if you enjoy seeing local artist, it's a must do if you are in the ocean city…read morearea. Two floors of art, there is paintings, pottery, silk work, and glass works.

This is a hidden gem!! (Right behind the Walmart in dunkirk) My bf and I had such an amazing…read moreexperience!! They were so helpful and had lots of options. Tools were provided for all your designs and mistakes. All while listening to some good Fleetwood Mac. Definitely recommend for a date or with your friends!!

Such a great casual Sunday activity. They have a great selection and really nice tools to do all…read morekinds of techniques. We had a 2 year old, mom, auntie, and grandmother with us and we all had a blast together.

Owner treats you like she has no time for you and overcharges for a tiny piece. One of the worst…read moreexperiences I had at the shore.

We had a great time painting pottery here! The atmosphere was calm and the owner was so helpful!read more

After taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Africa we were thrilled with our purchase of an…read moreincredibly beautiful (and very heavy) Shona stone sculpture of an elephant with her calf. Unfortunately, upon returning to the US we opened our find to discover it had been broken in many places; two legs broken off, an ear snapped off, much of the stone had crumbled, etc, etc, and we thought it was ruined. This was despite careful wrapping and packing by us but, undoubtedly, careless treatment by the airlines. After several Google searches we kept coming back to Lakeside Pottery, not only because they were the most responsive but because they seemed lovely people, totally genuine, and enthusiastic and caring of our 'predicament', attributes sorely lacking from every NYC studio who were often abrasive, and didn't seem interested. I took us a few months to get our ducks in a row but we eventually snapped pics of our statue, it was given an estimate for repair and a timetable of the repair schedule. We shipped off our beloved statue in a double box, pampered though it were priceless. We opted for the total restoration, since it really wasn't much more than the next level down. Mort asked us several times why we would consider spending several times its initial cost to repair the piece, so we knew he genuinely cared and wasn't in this for the money. It was our love for the piece that convinced him we were serious about our desire to have it restored as fully as possible. Long story short, when the elephant statue was finished (way ahead of schedule) we were sent photos of its repair and we couldn't believe what we were seeing. The, when we received the statue in the 'mail', my wife literally cried tears of happiness when she saw the statue, which was repaired so perfectly, so flawlessly, and obviously with such love and care, we still to this day look upon the statue and are baffled by how they did it. My advice: these guys are geniuses at what they do. Masters of their craft, totally unsurpassed in their field, I imagine. I could not recommend them highly enough. They made us so happy, and one day we hope to drive to their studio to thank them in person. Thank you a million times for restoring our statue and giving it a whole new life!

I am a professional cabinet maker/ refinisher. I expect perfection. Morty and Patty at Lakeside…read morePottery just finished a ceramic plate repair for me. The results were spectacular! They have truly made an invisible restoration. They communicated with me at every step and there were no "surprises". I can not recommend Lakeside Pottery high enough. You will not be disappointed!

Paint On Pottery is a great activity to do with your friends. We get a small group of 3-4 together…read more(the size of the tables) and paint while catching up. There are a lot of pieces to choose from, from figurines to dishware to ornaments. There are also plenty of colors to choose from. For first-timers, I wish there were more instructions given on adding layers of paint to make sure the color comes through. We were given that instruction as a heads up when we finished. Luckily, we did enough layers. After painting, the wait is usually a few days before they give you a call that your piece is ready for pick up. It's such a blast (and if you're with W&M, you get a discount)!

We got together for my friends birthday to paint some pottery. We got to pick what we wanted to…read morepaint and had a great time getting together and hanging out.

Meredith is great. My daughter loves Clay Station on the go. Prices are very fair, and Meredith…read morehas great tips for the children. We just made a Mother's Day gift and it turned out great.

From the owner: We are a mobile paint your own pottery business, we do birthday parties, group events we can come…read moreto you or you can come to our studio

Great customer service! Great selection of items to paint…read more Clean well organized store. I went with 5 other adults. We had a great time. Looking forward to going back again.

I came here with my family for my birthday. It was just three of us and we had such a good time!…read moreThey have a great selection of pottery to choose from and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! I will definitely be back again!

It's my go to place for crafts and decor. I love the friendly staff. I always find something…read moreunexpected that makes me smile.

Closing shift customer service was so rude. I was sold fabric that had a hole in so I couldn't use…read moreit for my project. When I brought it back to return it, they were out of the one I was returning- kinda ruining my project but I found something that would work. The staff was incredibly rude about my return the lady at the fabric counter was arguing how was she supposed to know what I got after I gave her my receipt for some reason. The lady at checkout said she didn't know what was going on with my receipt and wanted us to give her the faulty fabric when the lady at the fabric counter had taken it. Then the manager was called and she was just rude in general no apologies about it or any friendliness whatsoever from any of them. It was only my second time at that hobby lobby. I don't plan on returning - Dover is worth the drive I guess.