Last minute t- shirt order. Fun, eclectic and vibrant shop.. Pleasant young blonde staff member…read morethere working alone on a Friday night. I wish I had caught her name. She handled a store full of customers seamlessly and also made the t- shirt I ordered before closing! Thank you!!! Great store concept for downtown Ottawa.

Bang On is a shop that I would have loved about four years ago, but I'm getting a bit tired of this…read more70s-90s ironic nostalgia, especially the inauthentic kind. For $30 you can get a shirt pounded with your choice of design. You can choose between logos from Nintendo, children's programming, rock icons, porn covers, etc. You can also put transfers on trucker hats, dresses or jackets. If I was ever going to wear something like this again, I'd prefer to find it in a vintage store. It's snobby to think the real deal makes a difference, but there's something phony about basically mass-producing these shirts with logos and making people think they're unique because they can choose which American Apparelesque garment they put a sticker on. I just don't think the price is worth it, especially if it's just a gag gift. They also have some 80s and 90s sunglasses.

Came here to get a frame, I knew the dimensions, and I found it, but then an employee insisted on…read morehelping me, and said I shouldn't buy this if I wasn't sure of the dimensions. I said I was pretty sure, I was willing to buy the frame but she said I should go home and be sure. I have no idea why she wouldn't let me buy the thing, and just risk returning it, which is what I wanted to do. Apparently, they don't want to take my money. So then I came back, I was right about the dimensions all along, but now they didn't have the size I needed anymore. An employee asked to help, i said "NO". Also, they don't give discounts to people who work at the mall, which some places do, so at this point I gave up. I won't come here in the future. I will have to just shop online, I wanted to buy it here, but they didn't make it easy.

turning into a craft store . Always under stocked . If you order something they don't have in…read morestock.. be prepared to wait forever. They have a below average selection of paints, brushes and paper/canvas . They charge for paper bags and don't offer to wrap expensive water colour paper sheets. This why people shop on line! I am switching to on line art supply shopping.

Most of their products are sold at local dollar stores or can be bought directly from the site. I…read moream very picky when it comes to $$$ without sacrificing quality and for craft stuff, specifically, craft booking stuffI find this both reasonable priced and of course it is acid free. Rarely do I buy plain cards in bulk at the big box chain craft store that starts with "M"...you know who you are. I specifically pick up their "Forever In Time Collection."

Well, isn't this place just awesome! They've been here for... only forever! I've been shopping…read moreherefor over 15 years. One of my favourite items from this store are their little cookie presses, which are made by local artists, and offered in many, many different designs. They even come with an easy and tasty butter cookie recipe in English or French. I've got dozens of them - they're great, and only $2.50 a piece. I make these cookies all year, using different themed presses, depending on which holiday is coming up. Read: RECOMMEND. The store looks deceivingly small from the street, but it's a deeper store than it looks from outside. They sell arts and crafts made locally, some Indian art, and touristy types of things - the perfect gift for visitors to this fair city, and for the locals. They have offered colourful silk scarves, Dream Catchers, slippers, mitts, hats, paper gifts, wood carvings, and much much more. The place is eye candy! Ok, go shopping now, and then go bake! :-)

From the owner: Inuit art and Native Canadian art has been our passion since 1963. Family owned and operated, The…read moreSnow Goose Ltd has a well established reputation for excellence and authenticity in the presentation of Canadian and First Nations Arts and Crafts from the East coast to the West coast and across Northern Canada.

I was excited to get my frames. I accepted the work that was done. I now realise it was sub par. I…read morewould avoid this business. They do not deliver.

This place is great, in 2022. For those that have been in the United States, it has more than Hobby…read moreLobby, Michaels and JOANN. For my Canadians, in this store, I found excessive gouache, which is hard to find, the staff were nice and always helpful and they even have a gallery. It should be the #1 arts and crafts store here in Ottawa.

I've learned a LOT about Koyman Galleries, just because I purchased a Groupon! I have been a…read morecustomer of theirs in the past, when they used to have shops in various malls around this beautiful city of ours. They used to have an outlet at Bayshore Mall, and I believe also at Carlingwood Shopping Centre. I know this because I bought one framed print and got it signed by the artist who was at the store to promote his work (Robert Bateman). That was an amazing experience, let me tell you! Now, Koyman no longer has any mall stores, except the one still in the Rideau Centre. And then, of course there's this place on St Laurent between Innes and Lancaster (since they're no longer in the St Laurent shopping centre!) This place is HUGE! It seems to cater more to the artists. I don't know if they necessarily have more art on display than they used to at the mall stores, because now you can see all their art, properly displayed and well spaced out and lit way better than it ever was in the mall stores. In those comparably tiny mall boutiques, they used to have layers of the art hung on sliding doors, and the stores seemed to be dark compared to this massive space, and of necessity to be somewhat cluttered. This warehouse-sized location is way not like that! Meanwhile, I was in to cash in on my groupon - I paid $30 for a $100 coupon good for custom framing. This is a deep dish discount! Keep your eyes open for such a special if it ever happens again! But don't be fooled as I was - I had forgotten how expensive good framing is. I'm getting 6 4X6 photos put into 2 frames, and will have to pay over and above that $100. I will have to revisit this review once the work is done, so that I can compare that experience to this one. For example, I don't yet know how long it will take to get this work done. I wouldn't say the store was overly busy when we got there, but there were 4 customers when we arrived around 4:30 pm (all of us in custom framing, and not in the store proper looking at buying art), and only 1 person serving, but suddenly 2 staffers appeared out of nowhere to help us out and the other customers. The groupon must really be calling the public in! The staff has been friendly so far, and knowledgeable about their stock.

I have had the pleasure to acquire a number of original paintings from the Gallery. I have had…read morenothing but exceptional service, from the purchase through delivery process. I highly recommend not only the Gallery but of course the artists which the Gallery represents. At the end of the day a Gallery such as Koyman's represents artist who make their livings off of their wonderful creations.

Cooking with Chef Burcu is a fantastic experience! We had fun learning new cooking tricks/skills…read moreand the food was delicious!

From the owner: Cozymeal is an award-winning provider of cooking classes, private chef services, food tours and…read moreteam building activities with local chefs and food tour guides in Ottawa. Consumers as well as small and large companies use us regularly for all their culinary needs, from couples cooking classes to team building activities to bachelorette parties to private dinners.

Terrible owner! Went in today to purchase a bag of fragment…read morerock pieces. Store had multiple boxes all listed at $12. I confirm with staff this is what I am purchasing and came to the store for but would like some time to look around at other items. The owner then tells me the price of rock fragments has changed from $12 to $20 that very moment. Me: that feels personal. Now that I expressed interest into this item you are increasing the price? Owner: yes, my cost have gone up. Me: Then it should be listed at $20. This is false advertising. You couldn't do this if you were walmart. Owner: im not walmart. And it's $20. Me: no, that feels personal and poor business practice. Owner: Fine, I can sell it to you for $12. Me: okay, I will purchase at $12 but again this feels personal and poor business practice. I dont feel welcome back here. Owner: Fine get out! Me: I'm going to post about this. Owner: go ahead. No one will care. Considering I was buying the leftovers from the tumbler and no labour cost was incurred. I stand by this small business owner making poor client care choices. Do not suggest going to this store.

I've been here 2 times so far. As a chauffeur to my daughter. As such, I can say that their…read morecustomer service is over the top. My daughter is equally happy with their product and service. Being made to feel welcome is what these folks do very well in addition to having a great selection of items aimed at craftspeople.

If you like knitting, then this is the store for you! I have peeked in several times on my way to…read moreand from work at the studio next door. I have a friend who swears by this store and is always coming here to get supplies for her knitting. Wool N' Things carries great patterns and I always envy the sweaters that I see in the pictures! I am not a knitter myself, but do come from a family that knits and can appreciate the work that would go into some of these patterns. One thing that I might consider at Wool N' Things is one of their courses! They can teach you how to knit or crochet accessories and clothes in one of their onsite classrooms. You have to buy materials at the store, but they help you select the right wool and teach you how to read the pattern as well. They also have a group the "Knit Cafe" that meets a couple of times a week to work together. A friendly place with service offered in both English and French.

From the owner: Wool & Things specializes in high quality unique yarns from Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Sirdar, Louet,…read moreSMC, Lopi, James Brett, Americo, Madeline Tosh, and many more. We carry a great assortment of knitting, crochet and cross-stitch patterns. We feature a large variety of knitting and crochet accessories.