Birthday Party Location: Master Crafter Paint n’ Splatter
Picture this: You and a dozen of your closest friends — clad in full body suits, goggles and hair caps and armed with paint brushes, five neon paint colors and glitter bombs — are set up in a UV light room and told to let loose.
What do you do? You splatter — each other, the floor, the boards you decorated beforehand with masking tape, stickers and decals.
That’s the idea behind Master Crafter Paint n’ Splatter in Twinsburg.
“It just goes everywhere, and yet it’s like fingerpaint, with super easy cleanup,” says Michelle Hehr, creator of the studio. “Some people act like they’re casting spells or fishing. It’s just great to laugh and have joy in your spirit and soul.”
A counselor and therapist with a creative flair to boot, Hehr first opened the studio, which centered on good coffee, community and DIY crafts, in early 2020.
However, with the pandemic, Hehr was forced to improvise: She sold nearly all of her craft samples and created bundles of DIY crafts that customers could pick up and make at home.
While her studio did include a splatter room at that time, the idea really made a splash after a mother and her children came into the studio asking if there were any other activities they could do.
“She said to me, ‘I don’t want to go back home; we’re just now allowed out of the house,’” Hehr recalls. “I told her, ‘You could splatter. You’re the only ones here.’”
After that visit, Hehr says she booked 53 splatter appointments within a month — all because that customer posted about the fun opportunity on
social media.
“There are so many things that bring people down, and that can be defeating,” Hehr says. “To play and be silly and get creative — it’s a great connection activity. You don’t have to be an artist to throw paint. Most of us are told to not color outside the lines, but this is one of those activities where you can express yourself.”
In addition to splatter parties, the studio provides 30-plus activity options including:
Broken glass and resin. Choose from a variety of broken glass pieces and create a floral design that catches everyone’s eye.
Seasonal door mats. Select from a variety of designs to give your front door a boost.
Resin charcuterie boards. Create a charcuterie board using a pour painting technique to dazzle guests at your next event.
9700 Ravenna Road, Twinsburg, 330-840-7038, mastercrafterdiy.com
