You can feel when a place is built by passionate, talented, great people--Pumacasu is truly…read morespecial. Carlos and his wife are incredibly kind, but also genuinely talented. Unique one-of-a-kind beautiful jewelry and rare, vintage corkscrews. A rare and memorable experience. I'm so happy I stopped in, and I look forward to returning!

Stopped in to check out corks and wound up buying some jewelry. Carlos is a true story teller and…read morecharmer bringing back the days of how friendly and kind people have been. We need more like him. I got dizzy looking at all the centuries of corkscrews on display and for sale. Some as old as 18th century. He discusses the evolution and invention of the cork screw while sharing his wife's collection of handmade jewelry. It was a treat to stumble upon his shop. Have a new friend every time we visit Los Olivos.

Amy was awesome! I just let her use her artistic expertise…read more Very professional and caring!

Friendly service and excellent craftsmanship says it all!…read more PROS: Amy provides friendly service, tasteful advice, and the quality of her work is superb. Most important, her prices are very reasonable, and she appears to offer a better deal than the area chain stores. CONS: . . . Really pleased with the quality of the work at this small, neighborhood shop. Definitely worth a visit, even if you live in Santa Maria or Buellton areas. Cheers! RS

These guys have the best furniture and gifts made from wine barrels. Craftsmanship is excellent and…read moreprices are fair. They will custom make you anything you want as well. We have bought many things here. One of my favorites is the easel. They are also great people - check them out!

I placed a larger order of outdoor furniture and the craftsmanship of it all was exquisite. Even…read morewithout any pillows, the furniture is comfortable. We were able to get custom engravings on all of our pieces, which was such a fun touch! We really enjoyed working with this business and I highly recommend them.

If you don't stop by this wonderful gallery while in Solvang, you're missing out!…read more The artist is friendly and approachable, he was so accommodating when helping us decide on a piece and looking at different sized canvases. We first encountered his gallery about a decade ago, when we bought our first small print, what we could afford at the time. A year later, we got another piece. We hadn't been to Solvang in some time, but went this past year and bought our first big canvas print from him. He gave us a small discount on a small print our kiddo became enamored with as we were looking around. For the quality of art and prints, this gallery is wonderful. The pieces are interesting and the complete our home.

Beautiful art gallery, lots of things to see, it's worth a stop! The staff was friendly, patient &…read morehelpful. I ended up buying a pair of one of a kind handmade earrings.

Seems like things are in flux at Mike's Trains. We made a special trip to Lompoc yesterday,…read moreheading south from San Luis Obispo. We were planning to check out / purchase hopefully several of his handmade birdhouses. We've bought a number of them in the past. That was when he had one room as an annex to a larger gift shop. Now that gift shop is gone (or moved?) and Mike is taking over both rooms. The renovation is still ongoing. When we arrived on a Monday afternoon the shop was closed, and there wasn't a sign in the window indicating the days that they are open. We could glance inside and see the remodeling and remerchandising going on, mainly to the secondary room which used to be their only space. We could see a number of birdhouses through the windows of both rooms. The prices have increased since we were last there two years ago. I can understand this - aftermath of inflation. Had the shop been open, we would have been a quandary on making a purchase. We have kept some of the birdhouses ourselves, gave them as gifts, and resold a couple after adding a few tweaks of our own. The current price point makes it harder to think of the latter purpose. Wishing Mike well in his new, expanded space. There aren't that many train hobby shops any longer, so hopefully he'll flourish.

I stumbled into Mike's shop hoping to find some honey. He happened to be on the phone when I walked…read morein but promptly greeted right after. Mike's super friendly and a very knowledgeable guy. We had a very lovely conversation about honey, history, and his shop! He has an absolutely impressive stock of all things train related. He also had many bird houses of all shapes and sizes. In addition, he has a section reserved for local pickled foods and local honey. Unfortunately, Archie, the beekeeper, no longer serves honey in this area. However, they do carry local sage honey from Las Flores Apiaries! *I recommend calling in before you stop by! The hours are sometimes a little weird because he drives far out to come to the store!

Great art!!! I have 2 pieces!!! I love the feel!!!read more

This place is magical, the wife and I have returned back to collect the beautiful creations from…read moreGerlach. First visit was three years ago and we will definitely make this an annual visit.

The photographer is the person inside the gallery. He is very friendly and explained to us all of…read morethe photos that were interesting to us. The gallery is filled with beautiful scenes of local scenery. My wife was drawn to his photos of pelicans, her favorite bird. She is a mosaic artist and done several works featuring pelicans. She found the perfect photo, printed on wood (which is an unusual process), that featured many pelicans on a sand bar. We placed it in a perfect place on hallway wall in our house, right under one of her pelican mosaics. We enjoy looking at it every time we pass it. This gallery is right next to Paula's Pancake House, which always has a long wait for a table for brunch. So, while waiting to be seated at the restaurant do take a look inside the gallery. That's how we came to find ourselves in the gallery and finding the perfect photo. We didn't think that when we entered, the perfect photo awaited us inside. Changes are that you will find the perfect photo that calls out to you to take home.

Great finds, love the store and discoveries. We have purchased many items over the last few years,…read morespecial chairs, bedroom furniture etc

This shop has some great items. Limited hours though and seems the same stuff sits there. Some…read moregreat new items come and go but a lot of stuff just sits.