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    4.1 (96 reviews)
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    Cute charm.
    Jackie K.

    A well stocked craft store! Thank you Yelp Elite Irene M. for the recommendation! I spent over an hour here just checking out everything they had to offer! It was pretty busy for a weekday mid morning. The aisles are narrow to wide. So many DIY options available. It's graduation season so I think that's why it's so busy. I looked at all the charms and bead options. The prices are reasonable to pricey. I picked up a couple beads for my bag charms. The ladies here are nice and they kindly asked me several times if I had any questions or needed help. Service is 5 stars here. Selection for beads and charms are 4/5 stars Value is 3.5/5 stars.

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    Nadine C.

    Crafting supplies in Honolulu, Hawaii... Creations By You is the ultimate crafting store! Besides being well-stocked, customers can find great advice here! I'm not a great crafter. I have simple ideas that I would like to work into reality. For example, I need to make party favors for my friend's son's wedding rehearsal dinner. I volunteered because it's not the main event and I would like to contribute something memorable. I just need some ribbon, but "eucalyptus" color. I first tried a different store, but it was closed. My friend, Irene M., said to go to Creations By You... excellent suggestion... she's ALWAYS right! Such a smart gal! Creations By You has a free parking lot - enter from Liliha Street. Inside, there are rows and rows of beads, charms, ribbon, etc. I even saw some jewelry and clearance items! I'll have to return! I didn't get the name of the clerk - she was super knowledgeable and friendly! She giggled when I came back to pay for some stickers with a reasonable price... then I added on a bag of charms... I couldn't resist! Haha! Come take a look! You'll be inspired!

    Lily F.

    This store is open on Mondays to Friday at 10:30 am. The owners are sisters, Debbie and Val. I have been here many times. My supplies that I bought were various beads, beading wire, horseshoe end, and crimp end. I had made my keychain and it was loose. Debbie showed me how to crimp the end so beads won't get loose. I love their excellent customer service by going over and beyond because they love what they do. This is the best craft store in the island.

    Our wedding sign :]
    Ariana K.

    I worked with Debbie from Creations by You. She was extremely helpful with everything. I was a very indecisive bride and honestly was all over the place with ideas. Debbie was very responsive and involved with the design process and even met with me to brainstorm the perfect design. The sign came out exactly how I wanted it.

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    Jo Y.

    Looking all over town for Mickey Mouse and Friends customized 3rd birthday invitations was a challenge! The stores had the tacky fill-in-the-blank invitations, and it didn't help that Mickey and Friends are copyrighted, so the choices were very limited. My party coordinator, Tessa Gomes of Fred and Kate Events, referred me to Creations By You (CBY). Opened in Jan. 1989, CBY is family-owned by two sisters, Val Hirata and Debbie Chaiprakorb, who saw a need for customized wedding, accessory, and jewelry store in Honolulu. The two sisters are color and texture specialists skilled in handling your ideas with the latest trends, design, and colors for unique and memorable "creations by you." They carry wedding and party supplies (invitations, favors, guest books, flower girl baskets, ring bearer pillows, silk flowers, ribbons, bridal accessories) and craft supplies (beads, fabrics, Swarovski crystals, glues, tools). Their knowledgeable and creative staff are able create elegant and unique things based on any ideas that you many have. Debbie's expertise is wedding planning and designing invitations, and Val's expertise is designing jewelry. Wedding planning connects their expertise, as their store has wedding jewelry (customized hairpieces, necklaces, and accessories); a wide variety of papers and envelopes in different colors, textures, and thicknesses; and customized favors/centerpieces that can enhance any celebration. These items can be purchased online; however, one cannot be sure exactly what it is until you actually see them, as you would from CBY. Now getting back to customized invitations, CBY is a definite winner! While they primarily do wedding invitations, they also do birthday invitations. Since the theme of Kayla's birthday party was Mickey and Friends, we were searching for a customized Mickey and Friends invitation. However, because Mickey and Friends are copyrighted by Disney, CBY found ways around the copyright restrictions. I had to purchase a print and various clip art from Etsy, who e-mailed me the prints, which I then e-mailed to Debbie at CBY. Once Debbie received the print, she was able to create the invitation, mounted on a silver background, and a map to the restaurant behind it. Silver? At first, I couldn't understand why she chose silver. But after three Swarovski crystals were put on Minnie Mouse's ribbon bow, I can see how the crystals and the silver complemented each other. She also designed a cute RSVP postcard with Mickey and Friends clip art on it; she kept down by keeping it as a postcard to warrant a pre-stamped postcard postage (35¢) instead of a letter postage (50¢). All were put into a pink envelope, with its weight under the 50¢ regular postage for letters. She made sure that it did not warrant additional postage. I thought it was an amazing and cute invitation and RSVP card. In planning the party, Debbie was extremely helpful in designing colorful table numbers with Mickey and Friends clip art on it. I learned what "escort cards" were, and she designed them too; they were small square cards with Mickey and Friends clip art on them to be given to a family to let them know what table they were sitting on. Then the thank you cards. Debbie had a vision on what she wanted to do: she needed three photos from the party and with clip art, she designed a cute card, back and front with no fold to keep the cost down. And, she added a single Swarovski crystal in Minnie Mouse's crown to enhance the card. Pink envelopes would accompany the thank you card. Truly custom-made and such an amazing card! I couldn't be happier in working with CBY on the invitation, RSVP, table number sign, escort card, and thank you card. I was so pleased with the results of each that I now know that if I need something like this in the future, I know where to go. Kudos also go to Debbie's husband, Wally Chaiprakorb, who is a Graphic Art Designer, who helps with the designing of invitations and related cards. With their expertise, they can see so much more as to what is appealing than I could. I couldn't ask for more! CBY is on the corner of Liliha and Kuakini Streets, near the original Liliha Bakery. They have a free parking lot in the back, which is super convenient. Open daily except Saturdays. They also participate in the annual wedding expos. They also hold day craft (beading) classes throughout the year. See my posted pictures of the creative invitation, RSVP card, table number sign, escort card, and thank you card. Also are photos of CBY's varied and colorful inventory of so many different things that they carry. I am totally satisfied with CBY's services and will definitely return should I need these services again. What a blessing to hear so many compliments from others of CBY in keeping to the party's theme and seeing the perfection in its design! Thank you, CBY!

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    Service was great and helpful! When I asked a question they gave good tips and where to find the items in the store.

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    The service is always 100%. I just can't stop going there. It's like a kid in a candy store. I found kits to diy...

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    I love the variety of beads, kits and ribbons in their shop. The shop owners are so friendly and offer helpful advice.

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    So they do face masks & how much would it cost to do it I need 30 mask of them . I wanna surprise a few people I know . Please

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