This was such a great spot for a recent mommy-daughter date. I have done pottery painting before…read morebut the splatter room here is next-level fun! Potts N Paints offers 2 locations - VB and Chesapeake. This location is convenienty located in a strip shopping center near Lynnhaven Mall with ample parking. The space is huge with lots of private tables. They have a huge selection of pottery with prices ranging based on size and a ton of tools to use - not just the standard brushes. On this visit though, my daughter wanted to splatter paint. There is a separate room for getting - literally - as messy as you want. A blank canvas welcomes creativity! Once suited up with a poncho, goggles and shoe covers, it's a free for all. You can even slingshot paint-soaked sponges! The even have a bicycle-powered splatter table to make cool centrifuge designs. It's a great spot to let the imagination run wild. It's a little pricey at $50/canvas but it made for great memories for my little girl. And she has a long-lasting memento to hang on her wall. Staff was so kind and helpful during our visit, offering instruction and guidance when needed. It's also a great place to consider hosting a birthday party, girls outing, team building event, etc. This is a fun place to spend an hour or two!

This is on North Mall Drive next to Lynnhaven Mall. Quickly becoming my favorite place to come…read more #1 Service is super helpful and friendly. Marissa is so wonderful about explaining everything. There are endless options of projects to make. You do not need to be creative or an artist or have any kinds of skill. You just need to be willing to make something. OUR group was all skill levels from no skill to totally skilled. We all had a blast. This is not your typical ceramic pots and paint anymore. It is AWESOME!!! Things they offer. *Pottery-- they offer a huge wall of various bisque and everything that you can think of including glazes, open paint bar, stamps, stencils and paint pens. They also fire the pieces after you glaze them. So you paint them and leave them to get fired and then you pick them up after the items are ready. *Canvas--You can pick any size and pick whatever design you want to paint. They have predrawn canvases available, Or you can schedule a class. They have an open paint bar. *Clay--They have all kinds of tools to work with clay for hand-building. They also offer Pottery Wheel sessions. *Glass fusing art--They have a wonderful assortment of colors and types of glass to make a completed glass fused project. *Mosaics--they have a pretty good selection of tile and colors and wood shapes to complete a project. The best part about POTTS N PAINTS is that you have endless options of things to choose from. One person can choose glass fusing art and another person can choose to paint a ceramic plate . You are not stuck making all the same thing. Like I said you have endless options. This is my new favorite place to hang out. Don't worry about getting messy. They have a wall of aprons to cover up your clothes. You can bring any drinks that you want even alcoholic drinks. For my husband I took him a beer because it was his birthday. And everyone needs a birthday beer(LOL) We opted to just walk in and make different projects but you can book parties and join classes. If you have questions like I did you can call or just walk in and find out how it all works. I'm totally in love with this place not only for all the super cool projects but because of the amazingly friendly and helpful staff. And they were playing really good music too.

MOCA is such a fantastic organization. This is the best grouping of artist that show up. I have to…read moresay the Boardwalk Art Show is stunning. I say this every year. This is the best of the year. AGAIN. This year they had artist painting murals right there amongst the art booths. It was fantastic. I saw a bunch of artist I knew and met some fantastic new ones. I listed my top 5 picks in my pictures

I love art and I love the beach. So the annual Virginia Beach Boardwalk Art Show brings me to…read morealmost orgasmic giddiness. There's all different types of art and artists: jewelry makers, painters, sculptors and more all with their most eye-catching pieces for sale. If you have deep pockets you can bring the art show experience home with you, but if you're like me most of these pieces are way out of your range. But hey, it's still fun to look. And when you're done baking on the boardwalk, take a dip in the ocean.

I've lived in this area for about 10 years and there has always been a Hallmark in this spot. The…read moreone I was familiar with closed a few years ago and this current store took its place about two years ago. I'm happy another Hallmark moved in bc it's a nice compliment to the shopping center and the only one around for a long ways. They have all the things inside you expect and have a wonderful selection of cards for every occasion and small gifts. I recently was able to find just what I was looking for, an 80th birthday card for my father-in-law - how specific is that?! Ladies inside are super friendly and if you have an account you can provide your phone number to track purchases and rack up points for coupons.

This is such a nice Hallmark. Very helpful staff and kind personalities. Nice that they ask you if…read moreyou need help. Every visit is a pleasant one. It is a medium size store but it is packed. There is no empty spaces. They stay fully stocked. I can never walk out empty handed. I always find good items. They start out with a great selection of cards. You can even get packs of cards and stationary. I would say 1/4 of the store is stationary. Their seasonal items are also wonderful. They get new items in all the time. From week to week they run sales too. If I am in the shopping center I drop in just to see what new stuff they have or what sales they are running. Like I said I am always buying something. This past visit my husband was even buying a bunch. They are not limited to items for women. They have a nice selection for everyone. My husband got a bunch of cool looking socks. They seem to really keep up with the latest trends. Whoever is their buyer for this store they are doing a great job. We shop here as often as we can. We always buy gifts ahead. When that persons birthday comes or a gift giving holiday we already have something for them .

This Spirit Halloween is located in the Strawbridge Shopping Center near the corner of London…read moreBridge Rd. and General Booth Blvd. It is located where the old Rite Aid used to be in this shopping center. There is ample parking available at this shopping center. My visit here was on October 16, 2022. Spirit Halloween is only open for a few months out of the year, but their online site is available year round. This place is normally open in September, October, and a portion of November. You can find the best deals and sales after Halloween based on past experience at other locations. I don't normally go in to these stores to get anything for Halloween, but I figured I'd check out this location since I had gotten a few coupons from them in the mail over the past month or so. Since they are only open a small portion of the year, the storefront is pretty simple in terms of signage at the location. Once you come inside though, you definitely feel like you are in Halloween. They have several displays in here, as well as lots of things. They have quite the assortment of costumes for Halloween. They have lots of other items that go along with Halloween too, including fog machines, spooky lights including those for paths, and more. The store is laid out in such a way that you will likely end up looking through the entire store. Overall, this was a nice place to look at Halloween options and some inspiration too. They have lots of items to choose from. They did have a limited staff here, but the one I worked with at the register was good. From a pricing standpoint, their prices tend to be higher than other places that are around year round. In the end though, if you are looking for some inspiration or a few items here, it is still worth looking at, as some of these items have not been seen in other places.

They are fully loaded this year.2022. 2 days before Halloween and tons of costumes to choose from…read more Service is ok. They have plenty of animated scary props too still in the

I had the pleasure of visiting this little shop and meeting Pamela…read more She is so sweet and bright. She helped me find a perfect pen system for my journaling. She takes great pride in the shop. It is clean and well-maintained. I will definitely come to see her again.

It a had a great variety and very personable. Pam was very helpful and friendly. I highly recommendread more

Update : I called asking for a refund and the person on the phone was borderline yelling , telling…read moreme that the flowers were the same as the picture and he put them together himself . Come To find out i was speaking to the owner Todd. Very unprofessional and acted like a child when I politely said I would like a refund. I do not recommend this business at all. It's literally a joke

Bait and Switch: please see pictures…read more I ordered the "Designer's Choice Premium Rose Vase Arrangement- Deluxe" for $99.95. Final bill came out to $160 with chocolate, tax, tip and relay fee. Not sure what the relay fee is because shipping was listed as free at checkout. The advertised picture for what I ordered shows over 2.5 dozen roses (see pictures for the advertisement I ordered). They have a disclaimer saying the arrangement might not look exactly the same, but the overall look and theme will be retained. They also specify that roses may be substituted for flowers of equal or greater value if roses are not available. They ended up sending a 10 or 12 roses with a ton of filler leaves (see pictures). I do not think filler leaves are equal or greater value to roses. I was pretty mad because I really wanted it to be special like the advertisement because it was our 10 year anniversary. I ended emailing the florist complaining about how they messed up the arrangement. They agreed that the arrangement they sent looked small and that they would send out another one. I asked if it will look like the advertisement. There response was "I should have bought an arrangement that specified the number of flowers and that each flower goes by a cost per stem count....". I paid a total of $160. I am pretty sure you can get something better from the grocery store for $40 max. Maybe $50 with vase. I was not to hopeful for their second attempt. The new arrangement had maybe 14 roses and a ton of fillers (see pictures). Nothing they sent came close to the "theme or look" of what they advertised. They should change their stock photo if they are not going to deliver on it. The only positive I can give is that they gave me a refund. I would stay clear from buying from Black Iris online. Maybe they are better in person.

I was on a mission to find comfortable sneakers. So I went to Kohl's. When I walked in the store…read morewas clean and organized. They only have one entrance open at the moment so you'll have to enter through the main side. The shoe section had lots of different shoes to choose from. I tried on so many pairs of shoes my head was spinning. They had Sketcher's, Nike, Under Armour, Puma, Reebok, Van's, and other brands. I don't go shoe shopping often, so prices have definitely increased since the last time. After picking a pair I noticed they had shoes on clearance on the other side. Lol. Omg!! I was not going through that whole process again!! They had jewelry, kitchenwares, clothing, candy, bras, and etc. There were several different sales going on in different departments. There was also a Sephora on the inside, which had a good variety of cosmetics. If you have the Kohl's card you can earn Kohl's cash and get discounts.. Check them out!!

The store is ready for spring collection. Lots of gift items. It's clean and pleasant to walk…read morearound.

Kawaii Corner in Lynnhaven Mall is one of the best places to get Japanese pop culture goodies…read morePokémon, Sanrio, and other fun items like blind boxes. Every time you walk in, you're greeted with a smile, and the staff is very helpful. Sometimes they host special events where you can make keychains and buttons. If you're in the Lynnhaven Mall area and you love Japanese pop culture goodies, definitely check them out!

Was in line for the smiski 10th anniversary there is a 25-30 minute wait but I hope I get something…read moregood. I love this store they really Ned to open a second location like downtown Norfolk

This was pretty good. They have lots of already made costumes . I liked they have sections from…read morerocking the 80's to classic vampire and don't forget all the creepy rubber type mask/head piece. The only good thing is the costumes. The thing that brought it down was there Halloween props/ animatronics were not really working. I have been in stores like this before and they had more Halloween props. It seemed like they were already broken. That's not a good selling point Customer service. There is NONE. 2 girls were both standing at the register and they never greeted anyone and they never made eye contact. They never ask to help anyone. They seemed like they just did not care

It has Everything you can imagine for Halloween. Store was very organized and the workers were so…read morehelpful.