Wild Lark is a cute flower, indoor plant, and gift shop in the Church Street Marketplace in…read moreBurlington. We dropped in when my daughter-in-law spotted a philodendron up front. They have a large variety of indoor plants and other items such as flower pots, candles, bath and body, and more. The staff is super friendly, and made sure our philodendron and other purchases were ready to travel home with us.

love plants and it's a cute shop. lots of interesting odds and ends. lovely staff! definitely…read morerecommend.

I recently attempted to purchase a large amount of materials for an upcoming exhibit, planning to…read morespend a budget of millions. Instead of purchasing online or from a bigbox art retailer I opted to visit Black Horse, as they are one of few remaining independent art stores in the area. I arrived at the shop 45 minutes after opening as I am on strict time contraints at all time, I have to work out of efficiency. But when I arrived the shop keeper told me that I had to be quick or come back at a later point in the day. His excuse was that he had to remove his car from the snow. But mind you this was around 11AM, and this shop keeper should not be dealing with personal matters during business hours. Regardless I told him that I needed quite a bit of material and he informed me that I still should be fast, go back later, or visit another retailer. He should have seen my desire to spend a money in his shop as a means of paying for his snow removal. Unfortunately he rushed me out of there. This put a stick in the wheel of my entire exhibit's time table, as I had to travel a great distance of time waiting for an online order. All I have to say is that I will never be taking my money to this business, nor will I be recommending this business to anyone ever. Shame on this place, and the shop keeper I dealt with, the customer should always come first.

When you're new in town, it can sometimes take a while to find your favorite spots and for those…read morespots to feel like home. This was not exactly the case for me and Black Horse Art Supply. The minute I walked in the door, I knew I had found my art supply shop. After checking out all of the box stores, as can be the initial go-to when re-orienting in a new town, I was feeling a bit let down. I mean, here is this beautiful city saturated with artists and all I could find was overpriced canvas and incomplete color offerings. I knew there had to be something better and after some more digging, I came across this little shop on Pine Street. The owner is incredibly knowledgeable about all things 'art'. As an active member in the artist community, he is totally in-tune with local events and if you do happen to stump him with a question, he can point you in the right direction. I feel lucky to have found a place to go when the creativity strikes and happy to share it with new and seasoned artists alike.

Such a cute little spot that's a relatively recent add to the city hall/church street area. Was…read moregiven this experience as a gift and was so excited! They offer painting and mosaics! I've been to a paint-your-own pottery shop before but never a mosaic option! How cool! They have several premade pottery options, with lots of paint colors if you come to paint. For the mosaics they have pre created options that you tile. I was hoping for a circle option that resembled a garden stone but they were out at the time of my visit- not a negative thing at all as I totally understand that- but more so as a thought to plan ahead! I would suggest calling to see if they have the shape you are looking to mosaic before coming in. The only thing I would suggest for the space is to have more options that are not animal shaped to mosaic, as that would cater to the adult crowd more. I went with the heart mirror option and was excited to get to work! They have a wall of different colored shapes and sizes of colored tiles. I was given a tin to select a handful of colors to help separate. I am visiting family here and decided to do a VT sunset with their mountains as my inspo. The turn around time was quick! They were able to grout it for me (for an upcharge) and it was done and ready for pick up the next day! The ladies working were so sweet and helpful, explaining everything for me and checked in regularly on how the process was going. What a great reminder of family and my trip this year! They offer reservations online, you can also call in to book a reservation, and they do walk-ins as well. Lots of tables but I would recommend a reservation (esp with a larger group) to ensure you have a spot to sit to create!

This place was ADORABLE!! Burlington absolutely needed a pottery painting studio, as the closest…read morewas around 1.5 hours away. They have other crafts that we didn't do, but the pottery was amazing. Many colors, stencils, and pottery to choose from, and our pottery was ready in 6 days. Will be going back!

Usually I no longer can find merchandise in stock. It was once a great store but now the size of…read morethe store can no longer accommodate their expanding stock. Especially after Joann closed and Michael's started selling fabrics.

Poorly managed, understaffed with untrained employees and green management…read more As a past manager states this outfit is run very lean! . Understatement here. This is the worst place to work as directives change on a regular basis due to unstable store management. In less than 3 years there were 5 different store managers with the last being hired from outside Michael's network after making it clear that they hire from within. The current store management creates an intimidating, bullying, threatening atmosphere which also includes name calling and hand crushing hand shakes upon initial meeting. There is also favoritism involved with some underhanded tactics. No one dares talking about it for fear of losing their position. In addition, you are expected to work holidays and weekend without differential pay or even a show of appreciation.

Have shopped there for 15 years and loved supporting a local business. They ALWAYS had what I…read moreneeded. But yesterday drove 90 miles because their web site said they were open. Shop is dark. And phone message says to set up curbside and e-mail. So tried that. No response, nothing. So now buying stained glass supplies via online store. Sorry local business. I really tried. But you people have screwed your local customers. And now we're going to go elsewhere. No point in even considering Ribbeke Studio any more. They were awesome. Now they are worthless. Just order online. At least you won't have to drive into Burlington's open air Drug Market.

This shop has all you would need as a professional or a hobbyist. Staff is wonderful with ideas…read moreand help. Definitely a place to visit.

When you open the street-level door to the peace and justice center you can start to smell it. I…read moredon't care what anyone else says, I love the smell....it's some combo of patchouli, sandalwood, and nag champa. I'm not a hippie, I swear, it's just yummy and nostalgic. The store has a collection of concientiously imported cooperatively made goods from south america and asia, books on activisim & politics, and left calendars and bumper stickers. Definitely stop in if you need hemp clothes, incense, beeswax candles, books on breastfeeding, locally printed calendars, drums for your next drum circle, or a copy of heather has two mommies. Don't go-- or plan to be in and out if you have environmental sensitivities or are right wing.

Ah, the VT Peace and Justice Center, a safe haven for all VT queers, dykes, liberals, hippies, and…read morethose who just love Peace & Love. THe center is downstairs in a basement level, door is on Church Street. Inside they have all sorts of books and publications, newspapers, and magazines. Music, rainbow wind chimes, hemp products, oils and incense, anti-war tee shirts, COOL BUMPER STICKERS and pro-environment type products. This place reflects and feels like a way society should be.