Blaines is the only independent art store in Anchorage . It's a valuable gem . They carry so many…read moreitems that you can't find anywhere else . Blaines Art has a coffee bar and a customs frame shop . They offer art classes throughout the year for artists of all levels and ages . The staff is friendly and knowledgeable . They are all artists themselves . Blaines is open 7 days a week . They also have a nice collection of cards and gifts for everyone . Of course you can always find art by local artists on display and quite often it will be the work of the employee helping you . Blaine's is a wonderful place to be inspired !

Blaine's Art scams their customers left and right with overpriced art supplies that can often be…read morefound for much lower prices at better art stores like Blick's, Jackson's, and even Ebay. What is Amanda thinking by charging her customers an outrageous $400 for a set of color pencils that can be bought for $200 or less on Ebay and Amazon? Customer service is also pretty crappy here, since I was always treated like an "outsider artist" instead of the professional that I've been for years. Amanda is also a classist bigot who snubs customers that she feels are not bourgeoisie enough for her snobbish standards, which makes her no better than a common racist. Anyway, if you want the best art supplies for decent prices? Then I highly recommend Blick's, Jackson's, Ebay, or even Amazon over Amanda's overpriced inferior establishment. If you want your art displayed on the wall? I also recommend you display anywhere but at Blaine's, because no serious art buyer will ever see it at Blaine's and it will be displayed next to mediocre garbage art that not even a mother would display on a refrigerator door. Do you really want your $500 oil paintings to be seen next to refrigerator marker art that no one would even pay $10 for? I don't think so~

Owner is awesome staff is impressive go get your crawl on …read more................... lots of upgrades . The only thing they don't have is r/c anonymous addiction is real

Exactly what I needed. I was visiting in town for a work trip and came across this shop while…read moredriving around and ended up walking out with 4 plastic model kits. The staff is friendly and helpful, but not pushy. The store has an excellent selection of R/C vehicles, trains, and plastic model kits and paints/accessories. I found some long out of production kits I have not seen in years. Thank you shop staff and especially Mark for answering my questions about your products. The next time I visit anchorage I'll be back for sure :)

Very knowledgeable and friendly, helpful staff. I drive from Fairbanks to get my Bernina sewing…read moremachine serviced here! They have a nice selection of quilting fabric and also wool for wool appliqué and specialty threads and notions and of course they are a Bernina dealership.

Just wanted to drop a note about how friendly and helpful the staff are at Seams Like Home…read more Someone always greets you when you enter and they can answer almost any question having to do with quilting or fabric. It's a beautiful store made even better by kind staff.

If you want to buy full hanks of beads, stay away from this place. The last time I was there I…read morepurchased over 20+ hanks of different bead sizes and type. Size 10/0 are what I am posting about because that was one of the main reasons for shopping this day. I didn't even want to know with other beads I purchased, so I stopped measuring and sorting. Also, I am aware of different styles/types of beads weighing different amounts. However, it is not the case with these particular size 10/0 beads purchased. The owner is completely awful and is not kind at all (unless you're a man. Our last experience shopping kind of made that clear). Rude, and acts like she doesn't even want you there! Even if you're dropping a few hundred on her inventory. Shopped at this place twice. Each time spending over $290+ each time. Spend your money elsewhere for decent human service and beads. Pictures are pretty self explanatory.

The best quality bead selection in Anchorage! Such a peaceful and calm environment and a truly…read moreunique selection.

Love Andy's Ace Hardware! Super friendly staff and a giant selection of lawn equipment and…read morehardware. Recently, I took my Ariens snowblower to Andy's Ace Hardware for service. They had it tuned up and repaired less than three days after I dropped it off and the price was really reasonable. Snowblower fired right up once I got it home and I couldn't be happier.

This place a little bit of everything. Fresh sweets greet you. There is even a post office in the…read moreback.

We were up in Eagle River for an MD appointment & needed a carabiner hook immediately. We were…read morehappy to find precisely what we needed with minimal guidance from the sales associate. Clean, tidy & orderly store with a lovely quaint & community essence.

Having local stores with knowledgeable staff and good product selection is valuable but…read moreincreasingly uncommon. We're fortunate to have this business in our community.

Very friendly staff who are happy to help you out without being invasive when you know what you're…read morelooking for. They have a great selection of yarn weights and color variations. If you're looking for cheap yarn, look elsewhere. They have premium quality stuff pretty much exclusively. I really enjoy the quirky stock they have. They will show you how to wind your own yarn if you ask, and you can use the manual one on your own if you know how. They have lots of local yarns.

It's really nice to have a quality yarn store in Eagle River, but holy moly it's expensive. Part…read moreof me is a complete yarn snob and then there is the part of me that is floored to have spent over $50 on two skeins of yarn. ..::cringe::.. By all means, they're beautiful, unique and made a lovely hat and fingerless gloves, but dang! I sure hope my son's girlfriend loves them! :D The nice lady working in there was very kind, available if needed and just allowed me to browse at my own pace. It's quite nice that they offer to roll the hank of yarn into a ball for you as well, which only takes a minute or two each. Just as the pandemic was hitting in the spring, they were getting ready to have classes for spinning yarn and unfortunately that has been postponed until all this ridiculousness is over. I'll probably go to a class or two, since I do have a wheel of my own. I merely dock a star for the price... by all means I will keep shopping there when I'm in need of fabulous yarn, but it's not for the random piece or practice project for sure. If you're looking for a specialty yarn for yourself or a gift, I highly recommend The Tangled Skein!

Incredible staff. They were very helpful, competent, and friendly. Thank you!!!…read more I needed to fix a bow and arrow. They had exactly what I was looking for at a great price.

The good : They have it all if you need it fastened…read more I once drive a Yupik Eskimo guy here. From bethel. He was at Lowe's looking for an Allen head fastener for a sno machine head. I drove him here knowing he'd get the right bolt. He did. I just loaded up on a Halotron Fire extinguisher Halon costs a million. This stuff works as well. Vaporizes a little slower. Need to stand back fr the flames a little more than halon. But. It's still a displacement extinguisher. Hope to never use it. I'm glad to see this quality outfit seals this quality Life saving product. I dinged them one star. Why. ? While customer service is great. 98 %of their inventory is in the warehouse. And like an Auto parts store. You have to wait. Singing a long time. For your turn. It's worth it. But it's a wait. And the volume we customers provide. Does not really support more counter help. Just expect a line at lunch. Or after work.