I enter this store in "Sound of Music Maria spinning on a mountaintop" fashion - homagah....such a…read moreWoo winner, this store!!! Metrowest and Central Mass has SO much to offer (artists, intellectuals, organic farming) and Worcester Wares apparently has a pipeline from allllll of these magical people right into their wee storefront! They're located within the DCU Center (easy to find) and light floods this packed shop....let me list the ways it makes my heart sing: * Screen printed Worcester shirts and totes (both classics and hilarious) (Paris of the 80's & Out of the Night Tees, I love you) * Jewelry and pins of the Massachusetts and Worcester variety (I definitely picked up a Worcester pin) * Worcester Bravehearts wares (baseball?! YES!) * Artsy prints,calendars, and mugs (Mugged In Worcester!! Hank VonHellion!! Sarah Wormann!!) * The shop owner (Jessica) is SO nice! Just the kind of awesomely funky lady to inspire your pride for all things local to the Woo You'll pay a fair price for local gems, but know that you're supporting so many local artists when you do! And THAT's the gift that keeps on giving. The hours are a bit funky (aim for Wednesday or Thursday if you need to shop post 5-o'clock bells), but compared with other local artsy stores they're pretty similar (and worth it). CHEERS, Worcester Wares!

I really wanted to enjoy my experience with Worcester Wares, but unfortunately things took a bad…read moreturn before my order was completed. I went to Worcester Wares to order some custom shirts for my small business. I paid the full price up front (mistake on my part) and patiently waited for the project to progress. I promptly sent in all of the graphics needed to make the various shirts I had ordered. Months into the project I was informed the the owner was dealing with some personal matters, which I was understanding and patient about. She did deliver some of the products I had ordered, and indicated that she was working on the remaining products. Some of the shirts had a defect, which she said she would rectify. The hoodies that I ordered were supposed to feature a large logo on they back, which the ones she delivered did not. After that visit, it was radio silence. I sent several emails and messages inquiring about timeframe for delivering the remaining items, but did not get any response from her, or from anyone at Worcester Wares. I began this process in early December 2025, and paid for my items in full at our initial meeting. It is now May the following year, and I have not hard anything from the owner since February when she dropped off a few of the items I had ordered, despite several emails and phone calls. Unfortunately I would not recommend Worcester Wares to another business. I am now out several hundred dollars and have only a small handful of the shirts that I ordered, some of which were not made as ordered. Very disappointing.

Great selection of local art, chocolates, cards & more but the staff is not friendly or welcoming…read moreat all. I wish I could say otherwise because I'd really like to support this place & the local artists represented. While shopping, another guest asked the cashier about if any weaving classes were available in the near future but the only response was a grunted "no." Seems like a friendlier response was warranted so I stopped the shopper on her way out to tell her & her daughter about "A Place to Weave" in Fitchburg, MA. My point is, isn't the Worcester Center for Crafts mission to support the craft community? It isn't hard to do and a friendly word goes a long way.

I discovered this place last year and am so glad I did. This isn't crappity ass crafts. It is a…read moreplace to learn artistic crafts. I took glassblowing and flame work. Glassblowing was very interesting but too hard for me. I'm really glad I took it for the experience and I would probably do it over again just to try it out. It requires a lot of coordination, so if you are as klutzy as me, you might find it too difficult too. As described in their catalog, flamework is: Tthe process of shaping glass rods and tubes into small objects over the flame of a torch. Begin by making beads, pendants and marbles to establish a foundation of technique. As the class progresses, projects will advance to include the creation of solid sculpture and hollow forms such as flowers, holiday ornaments, and perfume bottles. Small class sizes and one-on-one instruction allow students to work at their own pace. I love this class and the instructor, Jake Vincent, is patient and a great teacher. You don't have to be quite as coordinated to do flamework. In addition to glass classes, they have classes in clay, metal, fiber, photography, wood, and design and multimedia. They have a gallery too. I haven't been yet, because the glass studio is in a separate area of Worcester. I've heard its great and intend to go soon. I'll update this post when I get there. Oh, and it isn't as far from Boston as you think. Check out their catalog on their Website.

How do you Halloween?…read more Do you have parties to plan for? Can you feel the chill in the air? It's getting to be that frightening time of the year? It's chilly out, and it's Halloween! Are you ready to celebrate the dead and all the spooky moments that come along this time of the year . Are you full of doom and gloom. It's time to celebrate Halloween if you can feel it . The treats and tricks need to reflect your inner nightmare. Let's go out and scare ! Now that you're here let's see what is going to happen. The local world of Michaels will blow your imagination up . You can shop and they offer so much fun . Get your hands on deathly skeletons that you can breathe life into. Save yourself and the souls of the dead . Bring it to life and use the dance of a candle to make it spook all those dead and alive . The wonderful things you can do can be found here. Not only for Halloween to scare everyone . They can enchant your imagination for Christmas too . In fact they already can make the glow for Christmas come true too . It's all here with helpful hints from doing it yourself or already assembled projects let's just go see .

I attempted to return a ship to home order and they could not do it because the receipt provided…read morewith my purchase did not include the price I paid. When I called to return via UPS, the are only refunding $48, not the $58 that I paid. They use AI for returns and there appears to be no way to talk to a human. Very unsatisfying customer service (reason for return, color appeared to be a light grey but was closer to black). Zero stars.

Awesome experience. Took my 5 year old and she had a blast she loves painting. Christina was…read morephenomenal! Beautiful pieces to chose from

I've really been debating leaving this review because I did enjoy the painting (for the most part)…read more We (my husband and I) went for the very first time a couple weeks ago to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We made reservations ahead of time and when we got there they were assigning tables to sit at. We got shown out table and then we got moved. We were shown the other places to sit so we started looking for the pieces we were going to paint. We returned to the table and another lady started telling us to move again, we would be better off sitting somewhere else. So now we've been moved twice and we end up at a table with little kids who have zero interest in painting. They are on their phones and pushing/knocking the table and my husband and I are having to stop continuously so our painting doesn't get messed up (it did when the kid hit the table and we needed assistance fixing the piece-and we complained at that time). I should note-when we first arrived we told them we were celebrating our anniversary (they asked) and we were told "oh, you need to do a tile!." We didn't think anything of it at that time. When we were almost finished painting the plate we had picked out, a tile was brought over to us. We never asked for it and honestly forgot all about it. It was given to us and we were told to enjoy it. We finally finished the plate and tile so we brought them up to the front. There, we were charged for the tile we never asked for and to be perfectly honest had zero interest in doing - we didn't even put much effort into painting it because at that point we wanted to get out of there. The girl checking us out had no desire to follow up on it so we left, mad. I was told "give us 2 weeks" for the pieces to be ready. No other instructions. So I go yesterday to pick up the pieces -2 weeks and 3 days later. I walk in and tell the desk I'm here to pick them up. "Did you call first?" Ummmm, no, I wasn't told to do that and it's been longer than the 2 weeks. Then she can't find my stuff in the computer, both by phone # and name. I tell her the date we were there and she has to go find the actual paper slip. Then she can't find the pieces and there are now 2 people looking for the items. They finally find them after about 10 minutes of me standing stupidly at the front. Did I enjoy the actual painting? Yes Did I enjoy the overall experience? No Was the customer service good? Not great Will we go back? Probably not, I might give them a 2nd try by my husband will definitely not.

the woman who runs this store is a total sweetheart. she's extremely knowledgeable about the stuff…read moreshe sells and will spend any amount of time helping her customers and talking about the items she sells -- where she got it, how it's used, etc. this isn't a shop you want to run in and out of -- you should take your time looking around. it's small, but there's a lot to see that might not be visible at first glance. HOWEVER, if you do go in and want to buy something but only have a credit or debit card, keep in mind that it might take a few minutes for you to check out! this is only really an issue if you are very, very impatient.

Two stars because the women that runs this place is very nice…read more However, it is just a single small room in a house (I'd guess 11x11). And even that space wasn't crammed with inventory. The place was way to bright and well lit and poorly decorated for an occult shop and even though they had a couple of adorable kitties, the smell of the kitty litter from wherever it was kept (it's wasn't the room that was the shop). Was overpowering, even with all the incense and candles about. But again, the owner/manager is very nice. Also, their website seems to be better stocked and reasonably priced (I only glanced at it.)

Last night I went to the All About Chicken class. I was a little nervous because I went alone, and…read morebecause I'm not that comfortable in the kitchen. Honestly, I don't really like to cook. But I had a gift card so off I went. Patty welcomed me into her beautiful home ... a fire going and nice music, and I met the three others in our class, one of whom also came alone. A sip of wine later and I was facing my own naked bird at my own station in her huge kitchen -- on my own board with my own knives -- waiting to be cut up. Patty was so patient with me ... helping me hold the knife, find the joints ... and before I knew it I had six beautiful pieces ready to be prepared in 3 different recipes. We cooked every last part of those birds along with a delicious rice dish and sat down a few hours later to a leisurely meal admiring our work. We could have stayed there until the wee hours at her table, the four of us and Patty; we felt completely at home. (Except that she cleaned up!) She also does children's classes. My kids went this summer. She was excellent with keeping them all on task and managing her kitchen with six messy little ones having a ball. Oh --- and she does a Thai class ... that's the one I want to do next. I ate as much as I could. I left with the rest of my food in to go containers ready to serve my family today, and with the confidence to cook again tomorrow. I feel so confident now ... I want to try chopping onions and swirling butter and making my own stock at home.

I had the chance to try some of her appetizers and desserts at an event. Everything was amazing…read more.. the arancini balls, the Spanish tortilla, curried chicken sandwiches, the dips, confetti cookies, and hummingbird cupcakes, just to name a few. I asked the event host who made all the delicious treats and was introduced to Patty. She was very kind, personable, and encouraged me to keep eating! I hope to take one of her classes or use her talents for one of my own events.

The set up is very simple- pick any piece off the shelves (prices are at the bottom), take your…read moreseat, and paint for as long as you need to. Then when you're done, Aimee will take care of the rest! Aimee, the owner, is a delight! She was very patient in teaching first-timers and gave some great tips. She keeps a quaint and orderly shop, which is kid-friendly and even pet-friendly. Plus, 20% off for college students (and grad students too, for that matter)! You can pick up your finished piece in about a week so keep that in mind if you are on a time crunch for a gift.

Called because it was over a week and I hadn't received a call that my item was ready for pick up,…read morebut my friend who painted with me got a text days before that hers was ready. I reached out to the studio and they told me my item was there... not sure what or how they were planning to get in contact with me. At the visit I left my name, my number, a description of my item and noted I painted my initials on the bottom of the item - wrote all of this down on the little scrap paper they gave me to write my info. I'm guessing they lost it.... I go to try and pick up my item today, sign says closed 7/18... it's 7/17, no mention on the phone when I called yesterday or on their social media page(s) that they would be closed due. Frustrating to say the least. Items available to paint upon arriving for the visit were sparse so overall, all of these things combined, it was not worth the hassle.

When framing artwork, I need a lot of help, and Cliff and his assistant are experts who served me…read moreexceptionally well. They understood what I wanted, and found a perfect mat and frame from their "frugal framing" collection of quality wood frames. The result was a custom-framed print at a fraction of the cost of most custom framing. In sum, supportive service, quality work, great price!

He's a great guy. Very helpful and patient. I can take a long time to pick a frame! He and his…read moreassistant have a good eye in picking out frames for your pieces. I've gotten several things framed by him. One of them had matting with several openings which he did beautifully. I love his selection of frames and glass.

I highly recommend Wachu Makin! It is a fun filled gift…read moreboutique with a variety of unique ideas for any occasion, a great small setting for all different DIY gatherings/offerings and a very kind and creative and owner to assist in any help that you may need.

Great people to work with! I had to deal with the aftermath…read moreof an employers aviation accident (deer strike on takeoff, totaled aircraft) including salvaging and accounting/return to service of on-board equipment. of the four H-10- headsets on board, three were damaged, one I thought beyond repair(ear cup ripped from frame). On the advice of the kind lady I spoke to, I sent all four sets back to D/C for warranty repair/refurbishment. All four sets were returned fully functional, no charge except for replacement ear pads. Excellent. timely service.

D.C. is completely disingenuous on when items will ship. Fours really means ten days. Don't…read morepurchase from D.C., buy Bose instead.