Then I heard about Color Me Mine, and it seemed like the perfect answer for me.” And I have a family, with three kids, and I wanted to spend more time with them. I was always a type A, but now I wanted to take more time to enjoy things. “I had never been interested in art,” she explains, “but the art therapy was so helpful, and I began to enjoy it. After successful surgery, treatment included art therapy, which was very beneficial. Following an illness, stemming from a brain/skull condition, Chiari malformation, she had to leave her pharmaceutical job. “I was very career-oriented,” she notes, but unexpected circumstances forced her to change her life dramatically eight years ago. Krystal Spadaforas’ previous career was as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on human resources and leadership development. The Spadaforas’ journey to Color Me Mine took many twists and turns, and is really the result of a remarkable story. We look forward to sharing all our programs and workshops with customers and encouraging them to create and have fun.” “We were so encouraged with the initial response from customers, and also, all the other Shopping Center merchants were so welcoming,” reports Krystal, who co-owns the business with her husband Tom Spadafora. Originally opened March 19, “it got off to a great start,” says owner Krystal Spadafora, and then COVID-19 forced a changed in everyone’s lives, including owners of business establishments, and the business was put on hold. These opportunities are waiting for you at Color Me Mine, the “Paint Your Own Pottery” studio in the Princeton Shopping Center. They all like to come and paint and create!” Krystal Spadafora, second from right, owner of Color Me Mine in the Princeton Shopping Center, is shown with her husband and co-owner Tom Spadafora, and their three children, from left, Erik, Emily, and Katy.Į xplore your inner artist! Release your creativity! Are you ready? All ages enjoy coming to Color Me Mine, including kids from 3 and up, as well as their parents and grandparents.

CREATIVE COLOR: “I like the idea of making art more accessible to people.

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