Paint Away! at the Redmond Town Center
We are so excited to offer same day curbside pick-up and delivery for online pottery-to-go orders that we created a little tutorial. Our system is super easy. It's no secret that being creative can be comforting during these uncertain times. It relaxes and quiets the mind. Not to mention, it keeps the kids engaged. Go ahead and try it!
Special thanks to our super-staff extraordinaire Katie and her husband, Josh, for making this video!
We won’t lie, we were feeling pretty blue when we had to close down – and it got increasingly difficult as the days went on. But, we are now entering Phase 1 of the re-opening and feeling hopeful about what this could mean, not only for us, but for everyone. Here’s to brighter days ahead!
Before we go on and on about what we’ve got going on (and we’ve got plenty!) – we want to first practice some gratitude. We want to give a loud shout-out to all the healthcare workers and first responders who are on the front lines risking their own health and safety for US! Healthcare workers and first responders are our SUPERHEROES. We also want to thank all those who keep our food chain going – from farm to table and everything in between. We’re thinking of our global community during this pandemic – and though we want you to buy local, our LOVE is global!
And how about those Moms and Dads working from home with their kiddos? That is some difficult feat to conquer! We feel you and we salute you!
We want to give a shout out to One Redmond for being a strong voice and advocate for businesses, small and large alike.
Finally, thank you to all our customers who have checked-in over the last several weeks. We are only Small Business Strong with YOU. We hope we can count on your support as we’re coming back with a bang! Perhaps we’re looking a bit differently with the new COVID way of business, but providing the same great service. We are now offering:
• Pottery-to-Go with delivery to your home,
• Virtual Classes to keep your kids engaged while you work during the weekday,
• Virtual Birthday Parties to celebrate during social distancing
• And Summer Camp Program – Phase 3 of the re-opening plan is allowing us to have our program. Yay!
Our Health and Safety Guidelines detail the precautionary measures we are taking to ensure the safety of our employees and customers.
We get knocked down but we get up again! We are all in this together!
Peace, Love, and Paint Away!
We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. We, at Paint Away!, miss our customers and the hubbub that would usually be going on right now during Spring Break. It would normally be a busy time. I wake up every morning to Facebook memories of Spring Break pasts. And, oh, how different it is this year during COVID-19 which has temporarily closed our doors.
But we hope you are staying engaged and connected through many virtual means, as well as staying physically active to stay healthy and to lift the spirits up. These are “essentials” these days.
We will, someday, return and continue our services and offerings that bring much needed relief and enrichment to our community. We understand that being able to be creative can be comforting during this time of high anxiety and stress – I would even argue that it is also essential.
We have asked the Governor’s office to allow us to do Pottery-To-Go with No Contact curbside pickup or front door delivery option. They have denied us our request because we are non-essential, and therefore, it is against the Governor’s mandate to do it, otherwise. We are doing our part to flatten the curve, and we hope that other non-essential businesses are doing the same.
Until such time when we can welcome you back in our store or able to offer Pottery-To-Go curbside or delivery, this is just a short note to say hello, we’re thinking of you, and we’re wishing you health and safety.
As a Governor of another state has said - Stay Home. Stop the Spread. And Save Lives.
Love, Peace, and Paint Away!
In the past few days and weeks, across the country, we have been asked to practice social distancing, which we rather think of as physical distancing. However, in our determination to create an outlet for creativity for our customers, as that is what we do best, during this time of high anxiety and insecurity, we created an online Pottery-To-Go program with curbside pickup/drop-off that was in keeping with Social/Physical Distancing and keeps everyone safe – customers and employees alike.
We were ready to launch this program just before the Governor announced his Stay-At-Home mandate on March 23rd, which directs all nonessential businesses to close. As a small business, these are trying times for everyone in our immediate reach – our employees, customers, vendors and suppliers, as well as our landlord. We are seeking guidance from the Sate of WA as to whether our curbside program would be consistent with the latest guidelines. Until we obtain such guidance, our pottery-to-go program is on hold.
The store remains closed as we have been since March 19th. We regret that we cannot open for customers to pick-up their finished items or their work-in-progress at this time. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We are anxious to open as soon as we’re able and allowed. We love our customers and we so much appreciate your support during these trying and economically uncertain times.
Thank you for your patience. We hope you and your family are staying safe & healthy.
Love, Peace, and Paint Away!
As we monitor the daily updates on COVID-19 and the recent emergency proclamation by the Governor, we have made the difficult decision to close by Thursday, March 19th until the end of March to do our part in slowing down the virus. The safety of our customers and employees is the utmost importance to us. We hope to be back open in April, but we will reassess the situation at that time.
In the meantime, as an alternative option, we are offering painting at home with Pottery-To-Go. This is a fun way to keep the kids busy and have an outlet for creativity. We will be open til Wednesday, so please come by to pick up some pottery to keep you occupied during this unprecedented time before we close on Thursday.
Thank you to all our customers for your understanding. Our hearts go out to all those impacted by COVID-19.
Peace, Love, and Paint Away!
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