According to my friends of a more fine arts leaning than myself, this is THE place to go for arts…read moresupplies in Dublin. Popping in, you realise just how much thought must actually go into a painting - what one of those 200 brushes would be most apt? Acrylic or oil-based paints? What size canvas? And what in the world are all these accoutrements for down the back? Comprehensive is the word to describe this place, and it must be an artist's heaven. Naturally this doesn't come cheap, but when a squiggle can sell for a couple of hundred bucks, sure what's an extra euro or ten?

Wonderful art materials shop with a wide range of items. I lived in Dublin years ago, and this was…read morea place I loved to visit to buy myself a special treat. I recently purchased a gift online to send to a friend for her birthday. Part of my order was on back-order, but a staff member was quick to reach out to let me know. The staff kept me updated on status of my order and even included an extra treat in my order. This kind of special attention and personal connection is why I like to buy from family run independent stores like this. Excellent customer service!

Ummm wow! What have I been up to, trekking all the way into town, trundling round Easons and the…read morelikes when there's been such a little wonderland of everythingness right on my doorstep. Yes. Evans Art Supplies is everything and has everything. Evansthing? EVerything? It's nestled away just off Capel St and when you walk in, looks like it's just grown and grown over the years, with rooms opening up onto rooms which open up to even more rooms. They've got an incredible selection of paper, paint, drawing equipment, canvases, and anything else you could think of. At really reasonable prices. And the icing on the top? Incredibly friendly staff, extremely knowledgable and great at giving arty advice. It really is a pleasure to shop here! #dublinshopslocal

This is a brilliant Arts and Crafts Supply Shop situated right beside St.Mary's Abbey, just off…read moreCapel Street. I can't believe I've lived in Dublin all my life and have only just discovered this shop! Excellent value too as supplies are sold at wholesale prices. They have some nice Indian papers for scrapbooking and card-making.

The craft and kit element is strong here at Art & Hobby shop, a fantastic resource for all things…read morecreative in Jervis Centre. Now, the place is marvelous, don't get me wrong. They're stocking the fine-tip oil brushes and boxed pastel sets that would give any weekend artist a case of the vapours. But... does it have to be so hidden? I mean, how will people know that they can get sets of jelly jewels for their windows, quill and in sets, pipe cleaner animal kits and more if this place is so set back from the rest of the shopping area on this sizable centre's second floor... Could it switch spots with that Bershbear&M clothing shop a few doors down? It's not like that place is revolutionising fashion anyway. Maybe? No? Sigh. I'll just have to keep going myself to keep them in business.

Art & Hobby is a great shop that's less of an art store and more of just a fun place to shop! They…read moredo have a smallish selection of acrylic and watercolor paints, but this wouldn't be the place to come if you're looking for canvases, brushes or other serious art supplies. Rather, it's a place to come if you're looking for fun, artsy activities. Whenever I visit home, my sister and I like to do random fun activities on lazy afternoons, often scooting over to the local art store to buy paint by numbers or stained glass kits. Yes I know that these items are primarily aimed at children, and yes I know that I am 25 years old. But are you aware how challenging some of those huge paint by numbers are? When you're done, you feel straight up ACCOMPLISHED. Anyway, Art & Hobby is basically a store filled to the brim with this kind of stuff. It's an awesome place for parents or babysitters to get some fun, creative and cool projects for their kids to spend rainy days with. From the ubiquitous paint by numbers to more elaborate model kits, this place has everything. They sell tons of school supplies, once again making it perfect for kids, and all sorts of pens, stationary, gifts and decorations. They also currently have Halloween decorations, projects and costumes.

When I first took my son to this place he was speechless... granted he was a year and a half old…read moreand couldn't say a whole lot anyway but what few words he had he didn't say! Now I know you are gong to say "Of course Q, its a toy shop, what do you expect?" and its a fair point, but this place is different - all of the toys have an educational slant and for once his doesn't mean the place is the equivalent of a stalk of broccoli to a child, the stock is well chosen and fun, and appealing to the ankle biters! They also have a whole range of art and craft supplies for those rainy days; stickers, card, glitter, glue, glittery glue etc etc etc. I know you'll really want to know so I'll tell you, after my son had recovered his power of speech we decided on a cow as a suitable memento from our visit, he was still clutching it as he went to bed this eve!

What a cool little shop! i love just going in here and having a look at everything and wishing i…read morewas a kid just so that i can justify buying everything in the shop. This place has the types of toys that you want your kids to play with, no play stations and Wiis or other electronic stuff it has total back to basics kind of things. these are the kind of toys that the kid who plays with the box instead of what was in the box needs, they don't need fancy pants complicated stuff they need a trip to nimble fingers.its like the shop is teeming with innocence. The art supplies in the shop are top quality too, anything you need in the way of arts and crafts can be found in here. I also love how this is a family run independent store, its not a greedy chain looking for a fast buck, it seems that the shop people in here genuinely care about what they do

Seem very friendly staff stock spray paint they look good also skateboards etc v goodread more

When I peeped in the window of All City I got that feeling in my stomach I get when I go into a…read morefancy boutique but I'm dressed like a scrub and I feel like everyone is looking at me thinking, "what is SHE doing here?" And I am thinking, "Really I don't always look like this, sometimes I dress like I am rich as shit, so there!" And it is all just wretched? All City is really cool, and I had no business being in that shop. I know this, because as soon as I stepped inside and began perusing the little plastic Japanese collectible toys that are all bright colors and bulbous rounded edges, the hand spray painted shirts, the rainbow of paints and markers and the, more foreign of all, the extensive collection of hip-hop, disco, electronic etc vinyl, I knew I had no idea what I would do with any of it. Second of all, the staff didn't even bother to acknowledge I, a human being, had entered the shop. I kept looking at him to see if he would look up and smile, but no. Maybe dorks are invisible. Anyway, I wanted to know what I was doing in there but I didn't. For any street artist or dj, it would be awesome. They probably get a cool "hey" from the guy who works there. Bah.

All City is an art shop with a twist and is the only place you should be heading if you're a street…read moreartist. It's pretty much like a candy store for street artists and the prices are very very good for what they offer. The cheapest and best quality spray paints can be bought at All City and they also have a lot of markers and good graffiti books plus vinyl toys and good hip hop and dubstep records - everything that someone interested into everything street would enjoy.You can pre-order everything online so it can be in store for you the next day. The Annual All City Jam is on every year in April where graffiti artists, DJ's and b-boys come together for a great weekend. If you're lucky, you might be able to nab a freebie or two in All City coming up to the jam. The staff are usually friendly with those they know well - graff artists and dj's that is.

When it comes to my writing I've got plain tastes -spiral bound note books and ball point bics,…read morethanks. But when I take that short stair case down to the stationary room at Pen Corner I lose all sense of reason. Despite a less than helpful staff (blonde saleswoman of a certain age, I'm looking at you) the store continues to draw loyal customers new and old thanks to the very best selection of beautiful pens and paper products. The array of note books and journals, greeting cards and sheaf paper plus boxed and single cards is a thing of beauty. Pen Corner has made great strides to incorporate beautifully designed stock that can become your signature without a single pen stroke. I attribute this shop with my ongoing obsession of collecting interesting boxed card sets -shame I don't know enough people to use them all up. There was a bit of a scuffle with that less than friendly saleswoman over an injured pen in need of service, but otherwise I urge you to go... go now! And send me a lovely card!

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'…read more Don't let the chance of buying a quality, life-long pen pass you by! The selection of pens and pen accessories here is brilliant. I've never seen a pen store quite so well stocked and supplied. My experience: I went in today to browse the shop. I was there only to browse, I had no definite intention to purchase a pen. I do, however, like looking at fountain pens and was curious what was available. The clerk behind the counter was very polite. He asked if I needed help, I informed him I was browsing - and he said feel free and then left me alone. Brilliant! I saw a Mont Blanc pen that was on special offer. It was normally 500 Euro down to 200 Euro. I inquired why it was so cheap and the clerk told me it i because they are making room for new stock. He told me that if I wanted it, he'd give me five boxes of ink (35 carts) and a cleaner utility tool. I've always wanted a nicer fountain pen (I had previously lost an auction to get one issued by the Vatican) - so I went outside with my iPhone and looked up prices of this pen...to see if the discount was 'genuine' or 'inflated'. To my surprise, most of the sites I found were selling that pen for 400-580...sterling. This was an incredible deal! The pen itself was class. But it was the eagerness of the clerk to be helpful and 'grease' the sale that really sold it. As I said, I had no intention to buy a pen (so perhaps beware of that!)

I placed an order with Cara Crafts on Tuesday 27th November and today when I checked their site to…read moreview the status of my order I saw that it was still pending. There was a message at the top of my order stating "Your Order Will Be Completed When Payment Has Been Verified. Please Check You Order Status Regularly For Changes." I can't understand why my payment should be still unverified as I used my debit card to pay for it and the money was debited to my account as soon as I placed the order. I sent two emails which came bouncing back at me so I used another email address and sent a third email as well as an email through their site. I also included my phone number but so far Cara Crafts hasn't had the courtesy to respond to any of my messages. I have instructed them to refund my payment and needless to say, I will not be shopping with them in the future.

A must-visit in Dublin! Irish Design Shop has every local good, gift, or trinket you need to make…read moreyour visit to Ireland as memorable as possible. I collect coasters from every country I visit and I spent 7 days looking for coasters with no luck. I even went into Irish Design Shop twice this day. After walking around the first floor looking defeated, a gal told me that there was an upstairs if I'm looking for anything else. As soon as I spotted these on a table upstairs I started to cry. Dramatic? I think not. I was ecstatic! I've since ordered artwork from them to deliver to the states. You'll regret not visiting their shop.

Just a bit up from the proper Temple Bar area is this shop, and I stepped in as am a big fan of…read moreIrish design and craftsmanship. I really like the half-gloves that gave easy access to phones, but there were a bit pricy, so didn't purchase. Also gorgeous leather satchels, but I'm trying to not buy stuff I really don't need so resisted their temptation too! Went upstairs and got a really cool surprise! Laura Caffrey, a jewelry designer was working away and so had a lovely time chatting with her. She showed me these beautiful Silver & Enamel bowls (starting price is €410)!! that are also made by another artisan, and these were just so unreal looking! I coveted but might have to win that lotto to be able to buy one! If in the area, and have some spare time, stop in and speak to the artist and support local Irish crafts!! Yelp 98/ 2019

When you feel like doing a bit of "make & do" then the Art & Hobby shop is the place to get…read moreinspiration. They have everything from poster paints to face paints, model airplane sets to mala (plasticine to some) and everything in between. I sometimes attempt to make birthday cards myself so the Art & Hobby shop is great for fancy pens, markers, stickers, feathers, bobbles and bits that make my home-made cards look almost like I hope they would. Great for kids, big and little!

Meh, definitely experienced better…read more The display of prices here is very poor here. I had to get the items I was interested in price checked at the till. The place was also very cluttered, moving items stacked on top of what I wanted. Also another brand of the same product was on a completely different shelf behind me, which I found out after checking with staff. Final woo of my visit was the Staff member couldn't advise which brand was better. "Um, they're just different brands?". Shambolic and hard work. Getting a customer to part with their money should be made as easy as possible by a business. Only for I had been I'd been hunting for what I was after for the past two weeks did I stick at it here. Oh and one star for finding what I was after (ink pads, yay).