So very therapeutic! Made a visit to this establishment after work one day. Picking out a piece and…read morepainting it just worked wonders and was a a stress reliever for sure! An excellent way to wind down - plus I enjoyed the painting! The staff was super friendly and very patient in explaining the process to a newcomer. There are loads of pieces from which to choose. Once the choice is made, the customer can choose the colors for their piece, which is left at the facility for staff to put in the kiln. The piece is usually ready for pick up within a week/week and a half. I plan to visit again; next time, I'll have others tag along with me!

Such a fun way to spend a hot day! The staff is so friendly and helpful. I'll be bac.read more

The Sharing Tree is doing great work - their location has new and gently used items available to…read morethe public. Wonderful for teachers, artists, and everyone who supports reuse! They have craft nights, kids birthday parties, and they sell awesome reuse art! See here for hours and they have an a Facebook page too. http://thesharingtreefl.org/about-the-tree/hours/

This place is amazing and contributes so positively to the Tallahassee community. This is a…read morenon-profit started by super-mom Carly and she runs it like a freaking champ. It has many facets and components but the gist is that its a center for goods to be donated, re-used, up-cycled and turned into art or whatever else you want it to be. If you are a teacher looking for supplies for ur students she's got EVERYTHING (not an exaggeration). I believe teachers get discounts but I'm not entirely sure and even if they don't everything is super cheap. If you are a person who likes to be inspired, check out the space she's got EVERYTHING, books, art supplies, jewelry, jewelry making supplies, stamps, paper, yarn, gadgets and gizmo's aplenty. I have not an artistic fiber in my being but just hanging out there makes me feel like I'm an artist. There are also classes and events, like fill a bag day (for $5 or $6), wine and art classes in the evening on Wednesdays and the one I frequent is the toddler art class on Tuesday (10:00 am-11:30 am). Carly reads a story to the kids- who ADORE her and she them- and then creates a super toddler friendly art project around that story. An example is the time she read an Eric Carlyle book and then led an art project using tissue paper. She gives each child so much loving individual attention and is so easy going. My daughter loves her and loves going to the sharing tree. She does an incredible job of fostering a strong sense of creative, conscious, community in Ole T-Town.

A warehouse of hobby goodies, for ever occasion but especially for Christmas. At least when I…read morewent, a good 40% of the store was dedicated to Christmas. If you want to browse, you could spend hours here. However if you want something specific -ASK. I had something special I needed for an art project and I could not find it. I ended up asking and then asking again to find what I needed, there are that many selections. But even then, I found a few things when I was browsing. Parking is plentiful.

I've lived in Valdosta for most of my life and I remember that this lot used to be where the old…read moresmall Wal-Mart stood. After graduating from college out of state, I came back to my hometown for a visit and discovered that they coverted this building into a Hobby Lobby! I had never heard of this store before yet I was thrilled that it was like a major arts and crafts place like the old Carolina Pottery that used to be across the street and in Lake Park. It is like Michael's and JoAnn's thrown together. MAJOR. I always make an effort to come by HL everytime I come to visit my hometown. HL has a wide variety of artificial flowers and plants, much more than Michael's has. They also do carry a huuuuge selection of home and yard decoration, some small furniture pieces. If you need sewing accessories and maybe some fat quarters, HL has a great range of fabric. Got painting skills? They carry canvases, all types of art papers, paint, markers, water colors, etc and everything an artist needs. I am really jealous that Valdosta has a HL cause where I live now (Palm Beach County) does not!!!!!!!! The only complaint I have is sometimes the workers at the register are so enthralled with their phones, texting, and sharing photos off of their phones with other workers while there are customers waiting and waiting in line to check out! I've had to wave down a couple of them while they were "busy" looking at each other's cell phones and saying "awwww that is soooo cute"...... *attn HL manager* please have your workers NOT bring their cell phones with them into the workplace if you want your customers to be happy and if you want to make money! Thank you!

I was visiting from Atlanta and decided to stop in at a Thrift store here, the Clerk Lady was very…read morenice. They had a good selection of items, including a Carhartt Jacket that I bought for my Husband. 100000/10 great place to stop in. Also the lady gave me a candy cane when I checked out :)))))