If you have time, absolutely take a class with Veronica here! Spending time in the studio is so…read morewonderful, since it's a full working artist's studio, and you get to see how everything is made and look at some incredible finished works for inspiration. But the best part is working with the materials yourself--Veronica explained everything clearly and showed us how to cut the glass, and her gentle and friendly demeanor made me feel much more confident in trying something new. My finished piece is stunning, and all of my friends are so impressed at what I made in just a single morning!

This past weekend, my aunt treated me to a birthday surprise where we got to create a stained glass…read morepiece; this particular one was called a hanging garden. First off, let me say about how neat it would be to live and work in this neck of the woods & the grounds are super appealing with all its unique decor. Veronica runs the show here and has such a premier craft workshop. If you enjoy crafting and dream of a craft room in your house, then you visit Frog Valley...you will go home to ask your significant other for a craft house like Veronica. It was easy to set up a time for a 2 hour class, pretty easy to make a day trip to Berkeley Springs from an hour away. We got food before & after and the class was full with 3 people and an assistant. I was nervous for one particular part of my design but a.) it's easy if you don't over think and b.) everyone helps to make it come together. Everyone was so nice, down to earth and it was a pretty chill zone. The temp was comfortable and music was on and afterward there is a chance to shop. Highly recommend and will come back. I wish WISHHHHH we had anything remotely close to this in Cumberland.

So many town of Martinsburg educational items and a beautiful museum layout, Very impressed! And…read morefelt very welcome from the woman at the desk. A great way to learn and a fun experience in one place. If you are local and never been, it's a must! if you are from elsewhere please visit and have a quick peak around, you will learn something interesting, I promise.

We saw this place in a book at our hotel and decided to stop in as we've heard about Belle Boyd and…read morewanted to learn more. We were met by a worker and asked what they could help us with. We had to explain that we wanted to see the house. It was a little off putting as it seemed like he didn't want us there. Then, come to find out, it's basically a history of the county and not just about her. There was little information about Belle Boyd and her family. To be honest it was a little disappointing.

Representing Jan. 2020 in scrapbook series is Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. I had work…read moretravel to Hagerstown. My girlfriend tagged along as her government contract was furloughed for a couple of weeks. We stopped at City Park just to look around and discovered the fine arts museum there. It was free, which is a plus. It was a surprisingly nice art museum for a relatively small town like Hagerstown with multiple rooms with various art.

I wandered into this art museum when they were doing exhibit installation and part of it was…read moreclosed. Entry was free, so there was no reason not to go. It was way too cold to go outside, but this museum is next to a lake in a park area that would admit of some walking during the summer. Despite the limited selection, I found a compelling suite of Americana and a nice atrium and event space in the middle of the museum. There were some pieces worthy of thought, and I rather wished I'd been in to see the visiting exhibition. Having said that, for a community the size of Hagerstown to have a building that looks this nice, is free, and has quality art is a great resource.

This is a wonderful spot with friendly employees who are available to help you find what you need…read more Customer service was great! As the name might imply, there are a lot of nods to France that can be found in this store. There are home goods, paper goods and stationery, books, apparel, jewelry, and much, much more! They offer a wedding registry and there are 5 other locations which can be found on their website. The locations are in Virginia & Maryland.

I love crème da la creme. I used to live in Frederick and coming back here years later was such a…read moretreat. Everything here is so beautiful, the curation quality is bar none. Everything is just stunning and makes you feel like the you you aspire to be.

My husband and I stopped here while waiting for a dinner reservation and to wind down after…read morepartaking in the Apple Butter festivities. The stone steps led to an art gallery featuring Bill, Lori, and Jeanette Gregory. Bill and Lori takes wonderful scenic photography and make wonderful stone sculptures for placing in and outside of the house - Jeannette is the master stuffed teddy bear creator. If you are into scenic photography, this place is for you. The stone sculptures were amazing, and my favorites were the heart-shaped ones, the cutting of the 'rock' bread, the bunnies, as well as the figurines on logs. We plan on purchasing these to decorate our lawn. There were also log stools that I found to be oh-so-neat! You can also see more of the sculpture masterpieces outside of the gallery, the trail winding around the front of the place. Jeanette's stuffed bears were pretty impressive - she showed me an album of all of her creations and of her work; I found it so cool that people can provide her the fabric (someone's t-shirt, jeans, favorite quilts/blankets, fur coats, etc.) - she can use these in order to create a memory in a bear form - she uses high-grade polyester for the filling as well as high-quality acrylic eyes. You can also request clothes for the bears and any other customizing you want. The bears range in sizes, so you can pretty much request whatever. I thought that this was so neat, so it would be a wonderful and a personal present for the young and old alike. They also have a cute dog named Tink who was extremely precious and sweet. This gallery is definitely a treat to stop by to chit chat with the ever so sweet Bill, Lori, and Jeanette; be sure to check out their work - I am all about supporting local artists! You will not be disappointed, and your house will definitely have that something special with their impressive creative rock sculptures! +stone sculptures! +Jeanette's customized bears +ask for Bill, Lori, and Jeanette

After working on a commissioned painting, a client told me she was going to have Cindy frame it for…read moreher. I'd heard about Cindy from a few other people as well and finally decided to take some art in to have it matted and framed. I was very pleased with the color and style choices that Cindy recommended and they definitely made my art pop! I'll definitely be going back. I also appreciate local businesses and am all about supporting small businesses. Definitely worth it!

North Mountain Arts is a cute little store in an old house with lots of unique goods. Kristen, the…read moreowner, sells jewelry, pottery, fair trade items, unique home decor accessories, local honey, hand cut soaps, and more. She's very nice and helpful! I actually have been taking pottery classes from her in her little studio in the back of the shop. She has two pottery wheels set up, as well as a slab roller. She offers lessons in both wheel and slab, studio rental time, as well as per item kiln firings. I highly recommend this little gem!

If every you wanted a treasure hunt, this is the place to go!! This store is crammed with all sorts…read moreof wonderful things, from fine yarns, locally made preserves, jewelry, fine woodcrafting, pottery, fiber arts, and *so* much more! All I would wish for is a bigger store to browse through and more money to spend there! I always find treasures!

My favorite antique shop ever by far!! The owner is an amazing lady who greeted us with homemade…read moretreats The shop had so many items I had not ever seen in all of my years of travel.

This shop is a little of the beaten path but worth the short drive. It's mainly a gift shop but she…read morealso has some antiques mixed in. Her prices are reasonable and she has a great selection. They have a nice sitting area outside as well.