Gorgeous, beautiful store. I adore this place. I will be coming back. Art heaven. I love the staff,…read morethey are so helpful and sweet and patient and willing to work with you for as long as you need. They have an awesome selection of art supplies, they had everything from homemade paper to fountain pens. This is a gem of a store and so welcoming. You can tell that the staff are artists. Prices fit the products well, but they are a bit high. Granted all good art supplies are expensive these days. I would love to work here if it wasn't in St Paul. I love this store and I absolutely recommend.

This review is for the website as I haven't visited the brick-and-mortar store. I heard about them…read morefrom some 1A folks who told us about how they were struggling because of the invasion of ICE. Their website is fantastic. I've placed a number of orders and have been able to find things there that I couldn't find atbother art supply online sites. I will keep ordering from them!

this shop was so cute, the Man that helped us was super nice and I would definitely go back. I am…read moreplanning on buying all of my art supplies from this store instead of bigger corporations like Michael's in the future. Would definitely recommend if you're in Excelsior and love art.

Awesome, small town art supply store…read more.. They have great deals. I got two boards, acrylic paints and tracing paper for like twenty five bucks. The staff is friendly and helpful as well.

Selection was terrific. A mixup was corrected in a timely and congenial manner. I definitely…read morerecommend this store.

I lived in Roseville, MN many, many years ago when there wasn't any art stores like Blick, so when…read moreI was in town for a visit recently I was elated to see the art store there. Love it!

I'm so glad I actually got to check this place out, I will definitely be coming back! This is an…read morearts and craft thrift store and everything is genuinely so cheap! I appreciate the way they offer lots of random trinkets for people to use in crafts, and it's a great way to bring life to things that would've been otherwise thrown out. Especially for people who junk journal, this is the place for you! They literally have anything you could think of, fabric, buttons, paper, newspapers, etc. The place itself is a bit small but still navigational. There's street parking right in front, but also make sure to look up the store's hours beforehand because they're open only on specific days. They also apparently have been around forever and offer classes for kids! I'd recommend anyone give this place a try!

As an Art Student, this is one of my favorite stores!!!! I was able to get so so so many things for…read moreone of my up coming projects, all for just $15!! It was a huge paper grocery bag too. Something to keep in mind is that the store had a mandatory mask policy, and if you don't have a mask they have really nice clothe masks. The staff is all super kind, and you can tell they want to be there!

The only graffiti-specific store in the twin cities. Good selection of paint colors (Spanish…read moreMontana 94 and Hardcore) as well as markers. Prices are pretty good. Not a huge variety of items for sale but it is a small business and considering that, they have a good selection.

The best art supply shop in the twin cities. Bar none. Support these guys. They sell high quality…read moreART spray paint for the same price as the cheap stuff from Menards. 6$ a can Where other art stores charge 10-12 dollars for the same brand. These dudes hook it up fat. Let's gooo.

The Stashery is a perfect (cheap) resource for people who sew, knit or hand stich. It fills the…read moregap between big box stores with limited quality materials and the great online sewing/knitting options that have everything, but you can't touch it until you have paid for it! This is a great source for students, dabblers and costumers. It is an even greater resource for those with lots of experience. Come often. The inventory changes every day. If you are into reuse-recycle-reinvent, then your purchase is so much the better for the world.

Okay crafters and fiber artists. If you ever look forward to garage sales for crafting material…read moreremnants, behold ... A reliably open, year-round secondhand supply source! Decently organized, good prices, accepts donations. Check out classes, workshops, the gift shop, other pop-up sales, and rotating galleries at the Textile Center during your rummaging visit. Theres bike racks outside and a parking lot in back.

Grey sky, feeling blue...I happened upon Mosaic on a Stick! Walking into the the Stick I was…read moreimmediately met with a dazzle of bright color and a table full of people hunched over tables intently working on their mosaic projects and laughing. Mosaic Artist and Owner, Lori Greene, invited me in and asked if I was ready to get started! This creative mecca is not just for mosaic experts. The studio is open to the public for classes and affordable studio space for more self assured aspiring mosaic artists. I took a popular "Trash to Treasure" class to learn the basics and got to work making some holiday gifts for friends and family. It 's a unique creative experience for all ages. I felt comfortable going it alone, but groups are welcome too. The place has a great vibe !

From the owner: Mosaic on a Stick is a community art space created to promote mosaic art by selling quality…read moresupplies, teaching mosaic classes, and creating private and commercial commissions. Mosaic on a Stick is a values-led business that strives to be socially responsible, invested in the community and passionate about mosaics and the people that create them

Going forward, I'll be visiting The Sketchy Artist every time I'm in Northfield. This shop is…read morefilled with not only stationary, but adorable gifts, tasty snacks, high quality incense, and much more. I met the owner, who's a lovely person, and we chatted about stationary and what more visitors ought to look at (the incense!). The prices are reasonable for the quality you're getting. There's such a variety of merchandise, I hope I captured enough in my pictures. I bought some lovely matcha cookies, some incense, and a darling bunny bell keychain. Parking: free on-street parking

marvelous selection, beautifully presented, by an incredible talent. Please visit April for an…read moreenergizing and inspirational encounter.

Wowee zowee, I haven't been in a fine art store this extensive and specialized since I was…read moreliterally in college taking fine art courses and had to buy supplies from the campus store. I came here because I needed a replacement Micron 005 pen, which is a favorite among artists. I'd checked online and saw they carried them (as did Michael's, but I'm looking to vote with my dollars and spend more appropriately), but elsewise wasn't sure what to expect on my visit. I was pleasantly surprised and I am certain I will be back in the future for projects I have planned. There's stuff here that you just won't find at any big box craft store. That said, this store caters primarily to painters and drawers. This isn't a store to get kid's art supplies; it's a place for adult artists to shop. Canvases (reasonably priced) in a multitude of dimensions (some taller than I am), a staggering assortment of oil paints, paint pens, acrylic leather paint (designed to flex), a massive number of Copics, pastels/charcoal/conte crayon, Sculpey, watercolor supplies including Arches large format single sheets, huge selection of high quality spray paints, canvas sold by the yard on rollers, resin making supplies (including face masks/goggles), gloss glazes for your ceramic firing projects, mechanical pencil leads in every gauge and hardness you could desire, journals/sketchbooks, storage and easels, impulse items like stickers/greeting cards/candy towards the registers, a massive custom framing counter and a canvas stretching counter as well. The employees were all friendly and eager to help. I got asked while I was browsing if I needed any help finding anything. (I did actually need help finding the Microns but my goofy butt auto responded I was just having fun looking... which I was, but LOL I could've also used the help. I'm just so used to turning down assistance.) There's bathrooms in the back if you have need. They are gender neutral, hooray! Nothing fancy, but all functional and clean enough. The surface parking lot is a bit small (and many of the spaces are 30 minute maximum), but there's also plenty of garages nearby as well. It was pretty busy when I was there on a Friday afternoon!

The store has plenty for artists from every walk of life but there is one big issue. This review is…read morewritten from the perspective of an older disabled adult. Little thought was given to the consequences of crowding the aisles with product displays making the store difficult for someone with mobility challenges. I dropped a few brushes (which I did buy) and because it is difficult for me to bend that far I cried out for help several times using my announcer voice. Everyone in the store would have to hear this unless they were wearing headphones. No one responded. After waiting a bit I struggled to get the items off the ground. Finally someone came but it was too late. She stood directly in front of me preventing me from reaching the register. People in general have no awareness of disability. The employee who rang me up obviously didn't know how to have a short friendly chat. It made me feel unwelcome, as if I were disturbing her somehow. I have a long retail history and can't imagine why someone would treat a customer that way. It's unfriendly. She was capable of the simplest basics of operating a register. Unkind. Luckily I don't need to visit often.

Bench Pressed is filled with the most wonderful set of folks doing honest good hard work for their…read morecommunity AND they have an extremely dope inventory of basically anything you could want to gift someone or yourself. And items ranging in price so you're able to spend as little as $5 and get something cool. You can feel the care that goes into the products they sell there and they 100% but their money where their mouths are which is becoming more and more rare today. You won't be disappointed when you stop through, Bench Pressed for the win!

Beautiful store with great gift and home items. Amazing humans who support the community, as well!read more