Always love Meininger. Always available to help and advise no matter what media you are working…read morewith or exploring

This is a small but nicely done art supply thrift store. They have lots of items to use in your…read morenext craft or art project.

From the owner: "The Creative Reuse of Pueblo or CRoP is an Art Supply Thrift Store operating out of the Pueblo…read moreArts Alliance. We strive to provide high quality, low priced art and maker supplies to creatives in Pueblo and surrounding area. We seek to gather usable items in one place to help alleviate waste and to encourage recycling. We accept donations of gently used art, craft, and creative industry supplies. Receipts are available. Always looking for volunteers and for donations. Our mission is to help creatives create - come on in - get inspired!"

SO MUCH FUN! We recently went here with three adults and two kids under 8. The adults had a blast!…read moreWe took full advantage of the happy hour and the staff was so nice. They were all so helpful and patient with us. We chose the pottery route and had so much fun, our little hour tops activity turned into three hours. If you are looking for a fun activity for everyone, this is the spot! The kids had fun for about 30 minutes then they went out to the front lawn for yard games.

First time here, and we absolutely loved this place. We came in on a whim to just shop around, and…read moreonce we realized we could paint, we made plans to come back a few days later. We arrived at 11 AM and there were several people already there too; ready to paint. It seems that a lot of folks love this place because it is a creative and fun atmosphere. The staff was super helpful and guided us to an activity based on our interests. We sat outside and painted a canvas while staring at the beautiful Breckenridge mountains. It was truly an amazing, memorable morning - and we will be back!!

Great selection on art supplies and super helpful staff. This is by far the best art store that I…read morehave visited in Denver.

Used to like this place, but now it's just become a no-go. They look like they have a lot of stuff,…read morebut every time I go, they're out of whatever I went there for --- usually several things, as I always go with a list, since it's a bit of a drive for me. Their watercolor brush selection is quite skimpy; they never seem to have the size I need or type I want, and even weeks later they still don't have that size/type in stock. Same for specific watercolors. They have an entire display of Daniel Smith watercolors, yet the very color I need, they're out of. One day one of the staff spent 15 minutes checking all the other brands to see if they had that color in *any* other brand -- nope. And it was a common color like Prussian blue. Watercolor sketchbooks? Unless you like blocks (which I personally can't stand), you won't find much. A small display of Hand-book sketchbooks, which are mostly for drawing and not watercolor. The watercolor ones are 200gsm, not 300gsm. (Which I was able to order from Amazon for the same price as Meininger was charging for the 200gsm.) Drawing pens? You're in luck if you do manga. If you use probably the most popular brand, Uni-Pin fineliner, forget it. They don't even sell them. (They seem to prefer Sigma Microns.) Watercolor pencils? Sure, if you want the really large expensive sets. If you want to try them out with a set of 24 Goldfaber Aquas, nope. Art storage? Slim pickings. A few zippered pouches. The dollar store has a better selection. Overall, they're out of whatever I need when I need it, and they won't be getting in anytime soon. Sometimes they can get stuff sent from their CO Springs location, but that means a second trip back to the store, when I only wanted to drive there once. (The neighborhood is awful.) Also, their website is very hit or miss, and *won't* tell you if they have something in stock in the store. Sometimes you put in a search term that will return "no item found" when I know for a fact they sell that item in the store. Go do a search for "Lamy Safari" and you'll see what I mean. They have a selection of Lamy Safari pens in the store, but only converters and lead refills on their website. Prices are high, sometimes by $10-15 or more over what you'd pay elsewhere. I was looking for the Albrecht Durer 24 watercolors set, which they were selling for full price at $72. I had just seen this same set on Blick Art for half that, $37.50. I mentioned this to one of the staff and his response was, "Yeah, well they can buy in bulk and we can't." Okay, fair enough, but wow, even with shipping I could get it far, far cheaper online. As for returns, ha! Don't go by their printed return policy. I mistakenly bought a quill watercolor brush that's way too big for my needs; called the store to see if they have the next size down, which they do, but was told I could not exchange it "because the manager says it's too hard to tell if a brush has been used or not." Then why doesn't the return policy state that? See the attached photo for their posted Return Policy. Now show me where it says "brushes can't be returned because you can't tell if they've been used or not." The staff person on the phone said I could bring in the brush and speak to the manager about it, but I will not be doing that. I've encountered him before: he's one of those people who thinks he's hilarious and is in your face whether you need help or not. Sorry, I refuse to deal with him, so I'll just keep my overpriced $47 synthetic brush and try to find a use for it. Some of the staff are pleasant and nice to work with; we even got to know some by name. But overall, shopping at Meininger's has just become too much of a hassle and we won't be shopping there again.

The service, selection, and customer service are always excellent. They are super knowledgeable and…read morewilling to help educate the less knowledgeable on products, and techniques for different projects. I built my first cabinets and they gave great advice to have them look as if they were professionally finished.

Shouldn't be called a game store. Nice people though. Seemed like the paint side of things is worth…read morea stop too.

Great staff, lots of stock items and great selection. I found all that I needed and more!read more

This weekend, we held a class on Michelle Snyder's Tollymore Rose pendant. Instructor Jeanne was…read morefabulous, and the store staff was great, as always very knowledgeable and helpful. It was a wonderful class for everyone who attended.

We moved south and needed some staining supplies for our wood crafts and since we lived right by…read morethe Centennial Guiry's for years, I got used to certain stains they have. Unfortunately, they did not have the gel version (I prefer) at this site for the colors and brand I needed. The guys working on the Saturday I went in were so helpful. They offered to order it and deliver! Or, which is what we ended up doing, we just switched to another brand I like and they let me test several colors to get the right shade. So helpful! Can't say enough about the great service at this store.

They're always great, friendly and fast! He even stayed…read morelate to help me..that's a lot to say ! Thank you !!

Such a fun experience!! A great group event or just a day out with your kids. where you can make…read morebracelets for $5 per person! A huge selection of beads and an option to add charms for a low price. Other creative options for very reasonable prices. The staff are always so friendly, helpful and inviting! We make sure to go here when we have a day of fun walking around Old Colorado City.

This place is magic. Easy to get to, easy to park, and you can come in and make $5 bracelets, $15…read morenecklaces, and anything else you can dream. Brought my kids in to make bracelets on our way home from breakfast. Came in the next day because I brought in some beads of my own that I picked up on my road trip. I was unsure how to put it all together in the vision I had, but the owner was quick to help me put it all together in a way I loved! If I lived here I'd be here everyday.

I love getting all my crafts items from hobby lobby! They have a great selection and usually have…read moresales running. Some stuff isn't the best quality but the prices usually make up for it. There are always nice ladies working at hobby lobby.

I recently had four pictures reframed, all different sizes. The cost was right around $300. One of…read morethe pictures was a large size, 16 x 20. While we were hanging the picture this weekend, that particular frame did not have glass in it. The other three framed pictures had glass. I brought the picture in to show them there was no glass. He looked at my invoices and told me that I wasn't charged for the glass for that frame and another frame, an 8x10. Four newly framed pictures, three had glass , one did not. ????? Why that particular frame, I don't know. $26 later, I paid for the glass. He said he wouldn't charge me for the 8x10 glass that they "gave " me. The employee had to redo the back and everything that it entails to put the glass in, that should have been put in the first time. I just assumed that if you buy a picture frame and he asks, what kind of glass it was that I wanted, he would put glass in all of them. I gave them my information including my phone number when I placed the order. Common sense would have been to call me and this could have been taken care of in two minutes. Customer Service could use an upgrade.