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.

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.)

I have shopped there many times over the years. The owner is Very polite, professional, and…read moreknowledgeable. Granted the outside isn't the greatest but that's the suprise lol instead is like another world beautifully arranged to easily find what you are looking for. Can't find it? Just ask, the owner most likely will!! XD

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.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! My…read morecoworkers and I came in today for a cooking class. 5 stars, hands down! The food came out absolutely delicious. Chef Patty was welcoming, FUN, informative and in control. I will absolutely be back.

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.

I highly recommend this studio, Kristen was awesome! I had several people interested in getting…read moretogether for nostalgic ceramic Christmas trees. She accommodated, she personalized hour pieces and was great to work with! We are thinking about making a tradition with several of us. Thank you Kristen, you rock!

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.