I picked up a travel easel at Mystic Art Supply for my 7 year old grandson. He is enjoying it…read moreeverywhere in the car, at his grandma house and will take to his aunts in LaConner! . This store has a great selection of arts and crafts for kids and adults. The owners are very nice, knowledgeable and helpful.

From the owner: We are a family run small business specializing in children's and adults art supplies.read more

A must - what an experience! Forging red hot metals and hammering it to form art - who knew it…read morecould be so much fun?! My son gives it a million thumbs up. In the middle of the class he comes up to me - all serious and said "this is so much fun" - but really serious. lol :) We took the beginner class Paul offers once a month on Saturdays. 8am-5pm - bring a sack lunch. He starts off with a tour of his amazing workshop - he's been doing this for 35 years and makes AMAZING stuff. I didn't even know you could do so much with metal - from making functional tools, to beautiful and super detailed works of art! He gives a brief history of blacksmithing, and then a 1 minute scare on the dangers involved. It's really not as bad as it seems. Just follow the safety directions and there's no problem at all. It's really very safe unless you're messing around. We started with an ordinary bolt and hammered the head into a nice design, something you'd see in a fancy hardware store - and we made it ourselves and it was easy! We moved on from there to forming a fancy hook. I have a bum arm so Paul helped me with the hammering and i did what I could. Lastly we made shepherd's knives which are really beautiful - sort of ancient looking, and in fact, these are exactly the same types of knives people forged hundreds of years ago. This was probably the most exciting class my son has ever taken. I had an amazing time as well, even with my bad arm and not being able to do the hard hammering. I was able to do some small side projects that my arm could handle while the others were working on their knives. Paul was very accommodating that way. There were 4 students in the class. He takes up to 6 people, and everyone is working on their own pieces. I highly recommend this class. It would make the BEST present for any boy, any age, and actually any girl or woman as well! Paul told us that of the people in the U.S. that do this professionally, a large percentage are women! :) Sorry for the long-winded review, but the class was THAT amazing! :)

I had a large, 4-piece foam rubber settee set cushions that needed recovering. Claire did an…read moreexcellent, timely, fairly-priced job, successfully dealing with complicated pattern alignments, many angled seams and velcro connections, etc. And she was delightful to deal with. I would recommend Cosecha and Claire for any upholstery or sewing need. Bill T.

Claire is so amazing! I needed some rather daunting alterations for my wedding dress and she made…read morethe process so easy. She was calming and full of good ideas on how to best make the dress fit. She was able to also add my mothers wedding dress buttons to mine to make the dress all the more meaningful. I would highly recommend seeing Claire for alterations!

Owners Oggie and Betty are super nice and sweet. They charged my friends $135 a night for the…read moreCaptains room and gave me the Oar House at $50 and I could see why. My friends also had difficulty sleeping due to the bed quality and the cold from the thin walls as well. Room quality: I got upgraded from the Lighthouse room to the Oar House which had two beds to choose from. It also was missing the main blind facing the outdoor seating area. Even with the thermostat at 70, I found myself shivering in the middle of the night due to thin walls (I could hear the cars zoom by from the back of the house in the room and the windows were single paned). The bathroom wasn't connected to the room, rather it was across the hall that required stepping outside into the cold, though still under a roof. There are no channels to watch, only DVDs which I counted there were 36 to choose from. There was no VCR to use but a bunch of videos to choose from. WiFi is not accessible in the Oar House so I was told to go to the room where breakfast would be served to get any internet, which was across the backyard into the other side of the house. Food: it is all frozen food that you heat yourself. There were Schwann's omelets, pancakes, sausages, frozen Greek yogurt and eggo waffles. The cereals available were mini wheats, raisin bran, corn flakes and others. There is a keurig that only had coffee available. Overall the view is beautiful and the decor is very nautical and unique with pictures of Oggie during his fisherman days also it is 5 min driving to the ferry. But it isn't worth the $135 a night due to poor sleep quality from thin walls and frozen food. At $50 it is definitely worth it just for the view itself but the location isn't in walking distance of anything except for the ferry.

On this voyage we gained a Grandpa…read more.. My boyfriend and I were in a pinch, headed from the North Cascades National Park in need of a place to stay on a rainy night. We called Auggie at the very last minute, around 8:30, and he was more than hospitable. He turned the heat on for us ahead of time so it was nice and warm when we got there, and Jason gave us a thorough tour of the property upon arrival. In the morning we ended our trip with tips and a hug from Auggie- "once you stay here, you're family". Such a highlight of our trip, and we will be sure to be back if we are ever lucky to make it to this beautiful place again.

The home is charming but old so the hot water takes a long time. The romantic suite has a large…read morejacuzzi but it takes so long to fill up by the time you get in the water is cold. And the suite is on the 3rd floor in the front corner so the roof cuts into the room making more than half the room unusable. The breakfast only offered tea/coffee no juice. The meal was quite a small portion size. And they don't seem to be able to manage 10 guests eating at once very well as they only offer eggs either over easy or scrambled eggs. The pancakes were 2 mini ones and the next day they served 1 1/2 slices of French toast on those Thomas cinnamon swirl bread so not much food. The mattress was super hard, made our arms fall asleep for side sleepers.

Yesterday, on Sunday, I experienced an unprecedented massage therapy at Heron Inn, Day Spa. The…read moremassage therapist Yanhua Li treated the pain in my left leg and neck with her ultra-professional massage skills and superb techniques. It was truly a perfect experience. A special thank you to Yanhua Li, you are the best! And a special thank you to Heron Inn, a local La Conner business with an excellent reputation.

Beautiful and relaxing Bed N Breakfast!!…read more Very quaint and cozy home with a beautiful garden bluff view. In the morning you can hear all the birds chirping in the morning which was just utter serenity! The hosts were very friendly and the freshly made breakfast treats in the morning were a nice touch. It was a spacious unit and I enjoyed the decor in the rooms. The heated bathroom floor was a nice addition that my wife enjoyed as well! Great place for couples enjoying a trip in Whidbey island.

accept Pets People have pets and still enjoy an evening away from home, so allow them to bring…read moretheir whole family

This is a lovely inn with a cozy vibe, a comfortable living room, game table, and a wonderful…read moreoutdoor space for relaxing. The room was extremely clean, mostly comfortable, and the breakfast was delicious. The owners, Jessica and Mike, are friendly and quick to assist with anything you need. Will definitely be staying here again on my next visit and recommend it for a quiet, homey stay.

We had a great experience staying here. The nightly rate is awesome for what you get. Checkin and…read morecheckout were a breeze. Room was clean and bed was comfortable. The cookies every day were such a nice touch. The area is easily walkable which was nice. The complimentary breakfast was so good! The hashbrowns on the second day were quite literally the best hashbrowns I've ever had, I was so impressed. You eat with other guests at the same time which is also charming. It seems like the inn draws in a lot of kind people as all the guests that I came in contact with were very friendly! The staff was also so so nice. Definitely would stay again!!