I moved here from Seattle where they have Seattle ReCreative, a place that takes donations of art…read moresupplies and things that could be used for art. I moved to Eugene and was thinking wouldn't it be great if Eugene had such a place, and lo and behold, MECCA! It's like Seattle ReCreative but 10+ times larger! Paint, canvas, paper, folios, yarn, fabric remnants, yogurt tubs, wine bottles, plant pots, scrapbook papers, so much fun stuff to get you thinking creativity on a budget. My only suggestion is they might find a way to fill in the huge puddle right in front of their door, and that they somehow get more parking spaces!

I come here all the time for second hand yarn and love it!! But today I donated for the first time…read moreever, and the person in the back room was literally the rudest customer service person Ive ever met. I'll still be shopping there because FOH people have always been so kind and amazing, but idk about donating because I really don't want to experience that again. Didn't get her name, but whoever was doing the donations in the back at 1pm today needed a break or something. She rolled her eyes, only spoke like two words to me and my partner, threw the bags down aggressively, and her overall attitude was not pleasant to encounter.

Great yarn store!!! I went in for their open sit and stitch and one of the employees helped me a…read morelot with my crochet project, with no charge at all! I also bought another crochet kit and some stitch markers for a reasonable price. Will definitely visit again!

Not a huge selection of brands of yarns or needles but a lovely store…read more I returned for a second visit and my eyes were opened to another great view and it is a great yarn store with an amazing selection of yarns and books. I don't know what I was thinking about the first time I made a visit but I just didn't have my eyes open.

Wonderful family activity for my husband, Tween Daughter and I. We worked on personal pendants @$15…read moreeach, but they do have a small tile project under $10. We had our pick of every color of glass and our creativity was our only limit. The design studio is a bit small, with a nice open feel ,large windows and plenty of parking. We had it to our selves at 11am on a Sunday. The woman working that day was very helpful, available and encouraging. I hope to go back, maybe take a class that they offer to improve skills.

My 11 year old son and I had so much fun creating some really amazing pieces here. The lady who…read morewas working there was so helpful and supportive throughout the whole process. Such a fun way to spend a rainy (or sunny) afternoon!

Very nice, helpful, knowledgeable staff. A fun store to shop around in, I always find the things…read moreI need plus more!

This looks like a totally solid art supply place. I was only here to find a large shipping to and…read morearchival paper, which they handled with no sweat. They also had rubber stamps handmade papers, colored vellum paper, every kind of colored pen you can imagine, and your usual suspects art supplies of canvases and the like. Decent size store, and I'd certainly shop here frequently if I lived here

My husband and I brought in our kiddos today, it was amazing. To start there is plenty of free…read moreparking out front. When we walked in we were greeted by Dana who was absolutely amazing at explaining the process to us. There was a ton of different items to choose from to start painting and lots of colors to choose. We had such a fun time together as a family and we cannot wait to come back again! Dana who was working was super nice, extremely kind, and patient with our young son! He made the experience that much better. I recommend 100% for a fun family time, date night, or even just alone time therapy painting.

Fun, super cute choices and nice vibe. Unless, when there is a little girl birthday party that took…read moreover the place. More than slightly irritating was a situation that potters quarter could have at least contained the overly loud adults. We had a nice chill and creative time planned with the grandkids. It when we arrived it was chaos. There was a young elementary girls party going on that had food, drinks and many screaming girls. When something was funny the parents were loudest! It's like the rented the whole place for themselves to be as wild as they wanted with no courtesy for others - except for the fact that they didn't. I'm not a party pooper. I'm not a buzz kill. I'm totally glad we get back to real life and some def fun- for everyone! So let's still be polite. Let's still be aware of our surroundings. Let's respect the others in the room ! What about indoor voices ? What about "read the room"? Oh no , you couldn't do that because you were all acting like you were at a park ! When I say screams and outlandish laughs it was over the top ! Never mind I had someone with me that's slightly on the spectrum. So we are clearly more than just irritating everyone. It's completely besides that because this wasn't even just a normal delightful squeals that is usually just enough to make you smile if you delight in several children in a good mood! Yeah I said I wasn't a cranky old woman! But really ???? One, next time rent out the whole place. Two, if you can't then know that others are also trying to have fun too. Three, why would you purposely be that Karen? And Karen's kids that will turn into the Karen because Karen don't k ow any better to do better. Sad.

Urban Artisan has fun workshops. I've been to a few and enjoy them each time. It's a relaxed and…read morefun atmosphere, you can buy drinks there. Instruction is friendly and supportive for those of us less creatives, still needing an outlet. The variety of classes is good- just have to find what interests you. Pricing is fair. Website is informative and it's easy to sign up.

My friend and I took a wreath-making class here--we had a great time, and each went home with a…read morebeautiful wreath! The instruction was good, and the employees were very helpful throughout with helping us complete our wreaths or offering advice if we got stuck. I appreciated that all supplies were included. We were also treated to a free cookie, and I also bought a hard cider (you can buy both N/A and alcoholic beverages) and enjoyed sipping it while making my wreath. I will definitely come back!

This is one of those flea market type shops where you rent an area in the store and sell your…read morestuff, whatever that may be. They've got craft items, old books, VHS tapes, clothes, and much more. I recently bought an Oregon Duck print pillow, that's handmade by the seller. I always enjoy it. The employees are always nice. Nothing special, and a little slow because they have to write down the seller ID so they can credit the right person because of so many vendor booths. But they've all worked there forever, so you see familiar faces. Prices aren't bad, if you know what you're buying. It's mostly handmade items, so you may pay a higher price because of that. I try to compare it to booths at the Scandinavian festival to see which is the better deal for certain things. It's a store I've gone to many times and will keep returning to, because I can buy craft items made by someone local. I love that aspect of it.

Tucked in the back of Gateway mall, this small shop of knicknacks, apparrel, and collectables is…read moreoften a stop for me for one reason, the Pokemon items!

I wanted to buy some material and rang the bell twice but no one came to help. So I walked up front…read moreand asked if it was a serve yourself and she said no but would be with me in just a second. She was with another customer so I understood. I waited another 15 minutes and still no help. I qent back up and she had forgotten all about me. I could tell. At this point I asked for a manager. I waited another 10 minutes and still nothing. Must be a great place to work because you can collect a paycheck and do absolutely nothing. Go down the street and shop at hobby lobby. They have so much better help. I waited for a total of 30 minutes before making this post trying to give them every chance. Don't shop here unless you have time to kill.

They usually have self-checkout only. I guess they prefer…read morenot to hire checkers? Disappointing.

When I moved back to Eugene last year after 35 Years of…read moreliving in Denver, my go to place was a place that had knitting needles and yarns. When I asked if they would wind 2 hanks of yarn for me I was charged for this simple task and I also purchased some items. I was treated SO poorly that I will never step foot in that store again. The rudeness was unnecessary

Beware the strict Refund Policy on classes…read more I emailed using their contact form and received no response. I called and was told I would be out $100 if I cancelled. That seemed to apply even if a waiting list allowed them to fill my spot. My health is precarious at the moment and I thought it best to offer to cancel for the benefit of someone on the waitlist.

Cute painting place. Definitely a great date night place as well :) will be coming back here!read more

We have been calling the store for a week to set up a private class for glass fusing. We know we…read moreneed to speak to Patricia for this and have left MULTIPLE messages for her to call us back. This was for a special birthday and it's all we wanted to do. Needless to say, we never got a call back, so we were not able to fulfill the birthday wish. The birthday girl and I am severely disappointed, sad and now angry. This is not the experience we wanted or expected. We were in the store six months ago and everyone was falling all over themselves to set up a private class. This isn't how you run a business, it's not how you treat customers, and it's certainly not how you stay in business. The business owner, Cindy, saw my review and said they do not have the staff to offer private classes. Then continued to say to check the website for a form that has info on private events. So which is it? Either you do or you don't. It doesn't matter because they've lost our business and we are now spreading the word to avoid this place because the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. We did get two call backs by the way, one guy told us we needed to talk to Priscilla (who never called us back or would come to the phone) and the other said she taught those classes but wouldn't be available the day we wanted.