MY WIFE TAKES 5-10 HOURS TO FINISH Price: $$$ Service: 5/5 Ambiance: 5/5 My wife and I love Color Me Mine for a chill, engaging and somewhat tedious activity. We recently attended a sip and paint event, and the staff was kind enough to offer us free studio time when we couldn't complete our projects that night. My wife often brings friends, and they can spend hours painting without any issues. I'm surprise they haven't gotten kick out. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive; they're always quick to provide more paint or offer helpful tips. The studio is clean and well-organized, with a vast selection of art pieces to choose from, although the prices can be a bit high. Overall, I highly recommend Color Me Mine and will definitely be returning. read more

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Always a great time when you go to Color Me Mine Alameda! Mike has such a wonderful atmosphere in his shop and everyone in Staff is incredible. Gabbie, you're the best Heidi you're amazing and I absolutely love coming here every time we have built up quite the rapport haven't we lol stoneware was quite the night. Had a great time. Lots of excitement all around! Unfortunately, I don't have photos of my stoneware before the fire, but I do have pictures of other projects. I've worked on at Color Me Mine as again. This is the greatest place to get some paint therapy with a really wonderful team of people. read more

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Visit Date: 3/21/2026 This might be my new hobby. First let me say that Casey was super accommodating. I went with a rather large party and Casey was able to get some tables together for us, seat us even though we were running behind, and work out an extremely awkward pay situation. She was very informative and patient. And is part of the reason I went back a second time alone. Look at my masterpiece! read more

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I've been here twice recently and had a blast! The selection changes and the staff is extremely friendly and sweet. It's a fun experience all around! read more

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Such a fun day! Tea Party + Painting = Perfect Experience The staff were so friendly, helpful and courteous. We are excited to see our creations. read more

Coasters Set and Studio Fee -- around $60, wish they had longer hours on some week days for working folks! Lots of fun colors to choose from, but not all pottery pieces as seen on the website were available at the studio. Fun experience with all sorts of tools to help assist with your art piece in mind. Super beginner friendly and adult friendly! read more

Color Me Mine - Coaster Set - Paint-Your-Own Pottery Near Me - Alameda, California

A cathartic activity in a nice location improved even further by wonderful staff. We were helped by Karen, who provided excellent service and made sure to show us the full variety of techniques and tools at our disposal. Having been to similar studios before, I was pleasantly surprised at how much was available, and grateful for Karen's enthusiasm and patience in demonstrating each tool and technique. Not the cheapest activity by nature, but considering the variety of materials on offer and the experience and insights of the staff, felt like money well spent! read more

Worker was very nice, checked up and explained everything well. Good color choices and overall great experience!

Super cute spot for a painting date! It's in a quaint plaza with Trader Joes and many restaurant options as well. The staff were super nice and accommodating to us as we stayed all the way until closing. The pieces turned out great and were ready in a few weeks for pick-up. The colors showed up really well given 2-3 coats of paint. Would come back!! read more

Color Me Mine - before glazing! - Paint-Your-Own Pottery Near Me - Alameda, California

Overview: Great service, fun and creative activity! I've always passed by this place when walking through South Shore, and I finally got to try it out during their Pajama Night! ---- Pricing: - Studio fees are usually $10 per person, but on Pajama Night, it's only $1 per person - Ceramic item prices vary depending on size and complexity, starting around $20 - I chose a cute mug with little feet and a smiley face for $26.50, and my boyfriend picked a standard 12oz mug for $23 ---- Experience: When we arrived, the staff welcomed us and explained the process, which was super helpful. We picked a table and looked at the wide variety of ceramic items on the shelves to choose our pieces. After selecting your piece, you're given a glaze palette showing how the colors will look after firing. Each color has a number, and you fill out a palette card with up to seven colors. You can either have the staff get your colors or grab them yourself at the back of the studio, where all the painting supplies are located. The studio offers a variety of tools for painting, including brushes of different sizes, sponges, stamps, masking tape, and squeezy bottles. They also have specialty glazes available for $6.50 each. There are two sinks for washing up and a paper towel dispenser. To achieve an opaque and even color after firing, three coats of glaze are recommended. The coats dry relatively quickly but plan to spend an hour or more painting. We spent about two hours painting, but honestly, I could've stayed much longer! ---- Facilities: - Plenty of seating, mostly two-seaters, but tables can be pushed together - There's a larger table in the back for private parties - The space is a bit tight between tables, so walking around to browse ceramics can feel cramped It takes about a week to have your pieces fired and ready for pickup. Unfortunately, during firing, my piece chipped near the handle, but the staff was incredibly kind and offered to reserve the same item for me so I could paint a new one. ---- Overall: This experience was so so fun! You can take as much time as you want to work on your piece, it's a bit expensive but it's absolutely worth it for a unique, personal ceramic. The staff was helpful and friendly, and the whole process was super enjoyable. I'll definitely be back! read more

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Have time to spare and want to have fun and relax? Try pottery painting at Color me Mine in Alameda at Southshore. Our server Max was super helpful and friendly not only to us but all patrons. The time just flew by! They actually have a little mini fridge with drinks up front that you can purchase. We didn't see this so stepped out to Daiso to purchase drinks. Cannot wait to pick up our pieces! read more

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Wow. Such a fun experience. I had been going to Brushstrokes in Berkeley for several years. I think I like this place more, because not only is it not near water and completely cold, but the vibes here are less stressful. When I had gone a couple weeks ago, there were Lots of large groups of kids and families. But didn't seem overly crowded. There were two separate rooms, but connected by some free space. I felt super encouraged by the staff there of what I was doing, if we had any questions, and I love how they have a choice of color palettes rather than relying on us to choose colors. They have more of a variety of items to choose from. The last time I did a butter dish at Brushstrokes, I was in high school and didn't know what I was doing. I am an artist as well, so painting was just another niche I had picked up a while ago. Will definitely be coming back. read more

Color Me Mine - Pumpkin, butter dish - Paint-Your-Own Pottery Near Me - Alameda, California

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Amazing staff , it was super busy when I went but they were really helpful. Great playlist

Great, peaceful experience but price point way too high, making it prohibitive for a family outing.

This place was really cute. It's near the pathway by Applebees and across from the ice cream store. There was planting parking. There were quite a few options of pieces to choose from to paint. The space felt clean and bright. The customer service was also really good. The people were friendly, helpful, and attentive to refilling the pain colors once they ran low. They had kids size aprons and seems to be a cute place to bring kids to do a hands on activity. They said it will take about 7-10 days to get the final piece. read more

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Fun! Even for boys. I took my 4 year old grandson here to make. Mother's Day gift. He had a lot of fun picking out the shape and colors.

I love Color Me Mine in Alameda. I have painted pottery there for years. Not only is the painting fun in itself, but the shop has a really nice atmosphere. Absolutely everybody that Mike, the owner, hires is helpful and friendly. read more

Pretty good place to keep the kids busy all the time. Little I expensive if you are pretty regular but overall good place to show your skills. read more

Color Me Mine has an awesome variety of ceramics to choose from--lots of fun and creative options that made the painting experience really enjoyable. However, the communication around pickup was frustrating. I had to wait much longer than expected with little to no updates. It kind of put a damper on an otherwise great visit. Hoping they can improve this part of the service. read more

Top notch place We had a group of friends that had never been here before. Including myself. It was clean, friendly and very fun. It's a small thing to be able to share a very therapeutic event with each other. Taking people's minds off of the stress of the world, and diving into the painting process that in the end will be very enlightening. I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone needing to interact with your childhood fun times of painting and laughter. After almost 3 hours which went very quickly, all of the group was happy that we spent the evening doing something fun. Thank you to the ladies running this spot. They were helpful and informative read more

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Normally I love this place but this time it's taken over two weeks to get my pottery and I still don't have it . I was promised 7 days and I have called everyday to see if our pottery has been finished and everyday they tell me it should be done tomorrow. Very disappointed in their service. I wish I had a picture to post but I still don't have my pottery read more

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We had a very nice time. The staff were friendly and helpful. I didn't realize they did birthday parties here. There is a back area separate from the main area where they allow large groups. There were so many items to choose from. There is a $10 fee, and you add that on top of whatever pottery piece you choose. My mug was $18. Plus the fee. So it was $28. For a one of a kind personalized item, I find that price completely reasonable. The only thing I didn't like was the size of the paint container. We had to constantly flag down the employees for more paint. read more

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We came here for our friend's birthday weekend and it was so much fun to paint together as a group. There's a $10 studio fee to paint at the location on top of the price of the ceramic piece you choose. I picked the shell lantern because I thought if I'm going to be spending $50 total then I need a piece I would actually use in the day to day. My shell lantern was around $31 which is a bit pricey. Most items were priced around the $20-30 range. I chose my palette of colors and we were able to get new colors and refills often. When I first started painting, it seemed like the color kept disappearing so I think I went over with a billion coats before finally getting tired. It's recommended to do at least three coats if you want it to not be opaque. Painting was a lot of fun but being a perfectionist made it also very time consuming. We thought we would spend only 1-2 hours there but we ended up staying four hours. There is one bathroom in the back so you can wash up afterwards if you get paint all over your hands. It takes about a week to have your ceramic glazed in the kiln and ready for pickup. They'll text you when it is ready. I was worried that the inside of my lantern wouldn't be glazed since I didn't paint the inside but they glaze everything so every ceramic piece looks shiny and awesome after glazing. I could tell there were some places I could have done more coats over but now I know better for next time. Would definitely come again for a special occasion such as a date night or birthday. read more

Such a fun Sunday activity, great selection of ceramics and lovely service. Shoutout to my boy Max, he is the GOAT read more

Color Me Mine - Paint-Your-Own Pottery Near Me - Alameda, California

Max was so amazing, he refilled the paint for us and checked in multiple times, and it was our first time here and would definitely recommend to friends and return thanks to Max :) read more

The staff was incredibly helpful and kind! I was really impressed by how organized and clean everything was, especially considering how busy it was the day after Christmas. read more

Recently, my friends and I went to Color Me Mine - a cute pottery store where you can pick any ceramics and paints to make your own unique creation. Once you're completed, the shop will glaze your item and put it in a kiln for the finishing touches. It's a franchise spot that I seen at a few locations but I never visited and alway wanted to try. I even used to think this spot was geared more for kids buts it a great spot for any ages and for date nights. My friends and I all had a blast there- we spent well over three hours painting! Painting felt really therapeutic and I enjoyed getting the chance to be creative. The cost was pretty reasonable too for the ceramic (cost varies depending on the piece you pick) and studio fee (set cost to use the facilities and paint and tools). Would definitely come back in the future! read more

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Update: after my poor encounter with their manager Heidi, the owner of the store personally reached out to me and resolved everything. He apologized for the situation, took note of what happened and ensured me that he would speak with his staff to avoid this from happening again, and most importantly, he personally shipped my piece to me right away to my home address. While it was a frustrating encounter speaking with Heidi, the owner, Mike, dealt with the situation with so much empathy, sensitivity, and urgency that it was all made right! read more

staff is extremely friendly and helpful+ my mug came out so cute! I would definitely recommend going with family and friends read more

Color Me Mine - Paint-Your-Own Pottery Near Me - Alameda, California

Went to color me mine for a little father daughter day ended up staying 3.5 hours not complaining only giving you a heads up to bring your patience and creativity highly suggest it place to go to enjoy a little creative playtime. The staff was very professional and attentive everyone was polite and the company Around us was also very nice read more

Color Me Mine - Tedious artwork - Paint-Your-Own Pottery Near Me - Alameda, California

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I have been coming here for 21 years ! From preschool to adulthood, I have enjoyed every single time! I hope to attend some of the events they have in the future! read more

really fun to play with friends as a group. The color turned out very well. I could use my cup :) read more

Color Me Mine - Paint-Your-Own Pottery Near Me - Alameda, California

This location of color me mine deserves 5 stars. We all know the concept but how the place is run and the helping staff really , really makes a difference. The manager is super personable, efficient and calm. His staff are just like that too. They can run the craziest kids night or birthday party and everything runs smoothly- not because it is is easy, boy oh no!! But because they truly manage the place. And that is why we are regulars!! Color me mine Alameda - you rock and you should become a training center for the other franchisees in all honesty. read more

Color Me Mine - Paint-Your-Own Pottery Near Me - Alameda, California

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I came with my friend and it was so nice the music the art it's amazing and fun price are no high!

Ani was great at providing guidance to make sure our pieces turned out well. Fun for the whole family.

Very sweet and fun place, but the prices have become astronomical. Just know going in that the smallest figurine or bowl is $19-$25. This is not including tax or the studio fee. Expect that your kid is creating a $40-$50 mug. read more

Such a fun place!! I wanted to come paint ceramics and the Alameda location had great reviews so I wanted to come check it out, and I was not disappointed!! Super easy process and we got right to painting our pieces! The workers were also super friendly and helpful! A little pricey on some of the pieces-but definitely worth it! They also did a Black Friday special which was an awesome bonus! Will definitely be back read more

Fun place to get creative and create memories. Would recommend to anyone. Staff is very friendly, and the space is clean and well organized.

Gabby was great! I came in late on a Wednesday and we were the only ones there and she was patient and understanding with us. When we came back on Sunday it was super busy and she remembered us and got everything taken care of and answered all my various questions. We had a great time and the other staff on Sun 12/11 were super helpful too. I learned also that they have stencils, thin line squeeze paint bottles, shape sponges and more! read more

Recently took our kids to pick out a pottery piece and paint. There's a $10 paint fee per painter+ the cost of the piece you pick out. Our's averaged about $35 per piece. We never felt rushed (and it was quite busy in there) and the kids had a wonderful time. We saw lots of examples of what we could create and how we might go about it. The only constructive criticism I might add is that they could have explained to us the type of tools they had available in the back to us. We only saw the other types of painting tools available when we went to wash our hands afterwards. read more