Downtown Port Orchard favorite! Great art from local artists…read more Fun art classes

We were delighted to celebrate my husband's birthday in this creative space. Dana, the owner, was…read moreincredibly engaging and walked us through every step of the process, offering suggestions along the way - but also allowing us to follow our own creative instincts. We loved our final products, and we look forward to visiting again. Pro-Tip: This space is well equipped to accommodate a special occasion with family and friends, a fun date night, or a company outing.

Great art experience for the whole family and beautiful handmade gifts available…read more Will diffenitely go back.

Super fun store on Bay Street in downtown Port Orchard. They moved South down the main drag right…read moreinto the downtown area. Handmade with Love is a combination gift shop and also an arts-and-crafts class facility. They offer all sorts of classes for reasonable prices to make fun things! Last month my wife took the crochet class with her sister to learn some basics of crotchet. But while there, she saw the "Make a glass and bead windchime" class so signed us both up. Today was the class - and I have to say it was a lot of fun! They provide all the "parts and pieces and tools to do the job" and seemed really well prepared for us. We each made our own windchime ($35 or so each - very reasonable). The instructions were simple to follow, with lots of assistance on anything that wasn't clear. I was the only guy in the room, but it was a lot of fun - I helped some of the ladies use the crimp tools to crimp the nylon line used in the windchime's construction. Loved the results - it was a fun time spent - really nice folks. Anne ended up buying another kit to take home. If you like doing crafting things, just stop in and see what's on the schedule for upcoming events - and of course they also have "pre-made" items for sale as well for home or gifts. It was a fun hour spent there today!!

If you have not been to a class of Danielle's you are truly missing out. Danielle is outgoing, uber…read morefriendly and knows her stuff. Beginning with a white canvas usually 12x16 and a small plate of 3-4 colors, 2-3 paintbrushes. Two hours later your canvas looks amazing and its yours, its unique and yet recognizable as the item you saw at the beginning of class. Danielle is witty and full of spunk. She does not leave you with no guidance or a sense of loss. She is continuously moving around the venue work space so that every customer has a birds eye view of the technique she is helping you create. If you have ever wanted to paint, Danielle is your go to person. Plus she teams with venues that are small local businesses, a win win situation. Affordable fun, Great for all ages and levels of expertise. I began painting with her two years ago September/October. I truly enjoy my nights out painting with Danielle.

It's FREE to walk around and look at all the art…read more Don't miss the displays in the basement even though the descent felt like the middle of a horror movie. "Do people come out of here alive?" "Only survivors. Art requires survivors and sacrifices." The art ranges from pairings to sculptures. The subject matter ranges from kid-friendly to adult-only.

The art walk makes me a little sad sometimes, because if you're an art lover Bremerton is not the…read moreplace. Best that can be said is not all of it is dreadful, a tiny portion wouldn't look out of place in a real city gallery, but most of it would look merely okay on the wall of a hotel restaurant. But I'll give the walk a good rating anyway because it's well attended on a warm evening, and people are in good moods and friendly. It's an authentic way to meet people, though if you're honest to peoples' faces about the local "talent" most will look at you like you're so darned rude. So put on a happy face, tell whoppers about how cool the art is, and make friendly. And be on the look-out for the face that silently replies, "You really think THIS shit is good??" so you'll know to laugh at yourself and say, "No, not really, this salmons, lighthouses, and seagulls on broken piers stuff makes us all look like The Egg & I hillbillies," and you may have just met someone who could be an intelligent real friend.