The Plaster Cottage

Inside the Cagan Crossings Town Center, a walkable retail hub about seven miles from Walt Disney World along the southern stretch of Clermont, The Plaster Cottage gives kids and adults a hands on alternative to the usual shopping center stops. The studio is built around a simple idea that has kept paint your own pottery shops popular for years: pick a blank piece, plaster, ceramic, or glass, sit down at a table, and turn it into something with your own hands rather than buying it finished off a shelf.

The lineup here goes a bit further than a typical paint your own pottery shop. Alongside plaster and fired ceramic pieces, the studio offers mosaic design work and fused glass projects, giving return visitors a reason to try something different each time rather than repeating the same plaster figurine painting session. Pricing follows a straightforward model that removes a lot of the guesswork families run into elsewhere: plaster pieces run from about a dollar and a quarter up to around eleven dollars, fired ceramics run around eighteen dollars, and once a piece is paid for, all the paint, finishing, and firing are included with no separate studio or firing fee tacked on afterward.

That kind of pricing clarity matters a lot for a business built around birthday parties and walk in visits, since parents comparing activities for a kid’s birthday want to know the real cost up front rather than discovering add on fees at checkout. The studio leans into that party business directly, along with summer camp sessions and a recurring Ladies Night event for adults looking for a low pressure creative evening out. A Painting to Go option also lets people take a project home rather than finishing it in studio, useful for families who want the activity without committing to a full sit down visit.

This Cagan Crossings location is actually the second of two Plaster Cottage locations operating under the same independently run business, with a second studio further north along Highway 50 closer to central Clermont. Having two locations under one roof of ownership, rather than a national franchise license, is a good example of a small business growing organically within its own community instead of being absorbed into a larger chain.

The studio keeps a fairly specific weekly schedule, open Wednesday through Saturday from ten in the morning to six in the evening and Sunday afternoons from one to six, while staying closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Anyone planning a visit, especially around a birthday party or a busy weekend, should call ahead to check current availability. For families in the Cagan Crossings and Four Corners area looking for a creative, reasonably priced activity that does not require any special skill to enjoy, The Plaster Cottage remains one of the more established options in this part of Clermont.