I can't say enough about this place!!! It has become not only my 'go-to' place for gift buying but…read moreit's my daughter's FAVORITE camp she goes to all summer. They offer art, sewing, crafts, etc. They also have girls nights out where they teach classes as well. The women that started GDS are all amazing - Avondale locals with families and a passion for bringing this studio to their neighborhood. I am SO glad they are open and available. If you haven't checked them out, you're missing out!!

This store has a wide variety of unique and beautiful items. However, if the women behind the…read morecounter were trying to give a message that I was not welcome there, they've succeeded. I was taken aback when I was not ever greeted. I wasn't offered any assistance as I walked around. I attempted to engage the women behind the counter when I was paying, but I felt dismissed. I loved the items I purchased, and the decorative environment is charming. I have been there twice. Unfortunately, the poor customer service spoiled the experience each time. I don't plan on returning.

What an interesting store! My grand daughter was invited to a birthday party which was very…read moreexciting. She had lots of fun. While she was at the party we walked around in the store. Great gift ideas and learning tools. Some items were things I had never seem. We will go back to shop again. Also a great place to hold a birthday party.

This is the best kid's toy store for unique & beautiful toys, books and gifts. If you are looking…read morefor something well-made and one-a-kind I would highly recommend!

What a quaint and fabulous store we stumbled upon! My husband spotted it while we were driving and,…read moreknowing the die-hard crafter that I am, asked if I wanted to stop. At first I resisted the urge... and then I crumbled. LOL. I could stay in this store all day. It was a shared store space with The Book Bird. I love books too. The place was cozy and a crafter's delight. I knit and embroider so I was in heaven. The price of the yarn was a I expected as they are a level up from your commercial store bought yarn. I did walk away with a large embroidery hoop I've been wanting to buy and was pleased at the cost. I will definitely be back!

Part bookstore, part yarn shop, with a small vintage shop on the side…read more They don't have a lot of yarn but the stuff they have is natural fibers and often hand spun. They support crochet, Tunisian crochet, and knitting. They have classes and the person working there was friendly and knowledgeable. Prices were a bit high but reasonable given the quality of the goods offered and the fact that, as a crocheted, I felt welcome. I'm 54 and have been crocheting and knitting since childhood. This is the first time I've ever felt welcome in a local yarn store as someone who prefer crochets.

Okay, maybe my review is a little biased because I don't know of many other home goods craft stores…read morequite like Michaels -- but I just can't get past some of these prices. $80 for a reef ornament? If it were handmade, I could understand, but for a plastic one? That's a hard pass. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Everything from candles to basic stationery items you could grab at Walmart is marked up to a level that feels unnecessary. Now, to be fair, they do have some great sales -- and when I say great, I mean really great. But you shouldn't have to wait for a sale just to feel like you're not paying an arm and a leg for a craft project. On the plus side, the staff is friendly and helpful. They have the kind of customer service I appreciate -- where someone actually walks you to what you're looking for instead of just pointing in a general direction and disappearing. That said, the front desk and self-checkout area are another story. I stood at the self-checkout for a solid five minutes waiting for anyone to come by and help with a screen issue so I could remove an item. No one ever came, so I eventually gave up and checked out at another register. Overall, it's a nice store with good selection and solid staff, but I'll be honest -- next time I come, I'll be coming for the sales, not the sticker prices. It's way too easy to walk out broke after buying just a few things.

Cashiers must be expensive because this company, despite all the skip scan articles, has gone all…read morein on Self Check Out. And it's not very intuitive. Most checkouts you can enter your loyalty number and start scanning. I feel tech-savvy but the self-checkout was just confusing. It's not clear which ones are open. You can't see the checkout situation until you're next in line to checkout. At one point the lone cashier started scolding the CUSTOMERS for not using self-checkout and told US the line was so long it didn't make sense and WE had to do something about it. Excuse me? I don't work here, find someone who DOES to do something about this long line. How about order online and have it delivered? Or better yet... just order from anywhere online.

Had a lovely time celebrating a friend's birthday here. They have a wide range of items to paint,…read morethere's something for everyone. Be mindful of the time duration of your table; I was taking my sweet time then learned I had 20 minutes left. I tapped into 4th quarter mode and got the job done. Definitely would return here!

Great staff, fun selections, great glazes- love my pieces!!…read moreParking in the back! A little expensive, but so worth it!!

There's just nothing like getting to see and try items like this in person, and they are so…read moregenerous with the product samples...over a dozen different games set out to try...also paint dot markers, a train set...all set up around several tables with plenty of chairs. My 1 and 3 year old had an absolute blast, and we love everything we purchased. My 1 year old showed us things she could do that we didn't think were possible yet...just by being able to play with so many different items. I feel so lucky to have this store nearby!

Ahhh....the illustrious store of teacher junk. Sure enough, School Box has plenty of things you…read morethink you need to turn your classroom into a magical learning kingdom - and plenty of things that won't. Having frequented other School Box stores in the Atlanta area, this School Box did not seem as bright and cheery as the others. However, it did not divert me from my hunt of cute books, borders, and manipulatives. Word to the wise: some of the materials here are not large enough for a class set. $16.99 for a 100-piece set of snap cubes? C'mon... This is when you need to be smart about your purchases. Some things are actually valuable to your classroom for a reasonable prices. Others are more of a capitalization on the cute-teacher factor. All in all, this location has a good selection, but not as "HOO-RAY!" as other School Box locations seem. Gets the job done.

The past 2 weeks I've been hunting for a Frame shop to use to frame my newspapers. I rarely frame…read moreanything because I've always thought it was a waste of money... till this year. Why? My alma mater has been doing well in Football. Gotta frame those amazing moments. #History! Note: if you by chance go to THPF's old building, don't panic. Take a left out of parking lot -- maybe pass 2 street lights (the last street light is called something Creek) and slow down. You'll see their building on the left. Be sure to pass Book Nook on your right when you go down the hill driving wise. Parking - A small lot but every time I've come by, no car is there. I don't think they get super crowded because most folks who walk in probably know what they want. I also came at an off time. I shopped at 5! different framing shops. I chose THPF because: 1. I'm a fan of independent shops that don't charge an arm and leg for framing and etc 2. I had Mimi & Rachel &.. an older man help me at different times and they are funny as hell, hahaha. (I walked in 2 different times before committing) 3. They will ask you ALL types of questions regarding your frames... you won't feel jilted when you leave. I'd just do basic research or at least visit another frame shop to gather some knowledge so you KNOW what you want. 4. They have an ADORABLE black puppy downstairs who is extremely obedient with commands/knows not to bark at customers. 5. Finished my frames at a good timeline. You'll hang the frames by a wire. 6. They know you who are after 1 "consulting/what should I do" talk w/ them. 7. They give you complimentary nail hangers. Awesome! So yeah- try these people out. :D You'll get bonus points (as in they will love you instantly) if you bring in baked goods, lol.

Last December I decided to (finally) get some artwork framed so I checked out Toco Hills. They have…read morea huge collection of frames, matting, and fillets so it took me a while to decide on everything but they were patient and let me mull over my options while also providing some suggestions and recommendations. After deciding I went ahead and paid in full. They do allow you to pay a deposit instead. At the time of my order I was told one of the frames I selected was out of stock. It was coming from a manufacturer in Italy and they didn't have an ETA for when it would be back in stock but they guessed it could be 1-2 months. I had painstakingly lol gone through their collection so I decided to wait because I wasn't in a rush to get them. March came though and I hadn't heard anything so I called for an update. It would have been nice if they had reached out to me when they realized it was past the two month mark. I understand it feels uneventful to provide a "there's no update" update but I like being kept in the loop regardless of what the status is. After that call, they were more proactive in reaching out to me to let me know they were still waiting for it to arrive which I appreciated. When the frame finally arrived, I was really pleased with how both of my pieces came out. Their prices are expensive but it's a local, specialty shop and you only get things framed once so you may as well invest in something you'll like. Overall, I'd recommend checking them out.

Avis was SO great to work with. She completed everything in a timely manner. She had great…read moresuggestions when I needed help making a decision, and she created a BEAUTIFUL product. Our invitations really set the tone for our wedding. We had SO many compliments. I'm happy that our guests were able to appreciate the work as much as we did! As our wedding planning continued, I added other details that I had Avis help us with. We ended up with invitations, maps, thank you cards, programs, cake signs, cocktail napkins and more. Every piece was amazing. Since our wedding, I've ordered other items as well. I am always thrilled with the product!

I love Avie Designs! They are a super-talented stationary business that handled all of our wedding…read moreinvitations, two variations of thank you note cards, and our wedding programs. Their styles, colors, and design are modern and adaptable to almost any occasion (weddings, new babies, parties, graduations, etc.). We tried to keep everything as local as possible for our wedding (in support of both the local economy and the environment) and Avie Designs is a local company with all recycled products. Very professional, prompt service. I highly recommend them!

It seems many negative reviews are related to delivery issues or discrepancies between the app vs…read morethe actual store experience. That said, we noticed this location has both garage and outdoor parking. There are escalators and an elevator from the garage. The store was poorly lit, and one of the self-checkout machines had a problem with the credit card reader. We found everything we needed and more. They do check receipts, but I'm pretty sure they don't actually verify them, which I find amusing.

I avoid Walmart because shopping there is generally an awful experience but I needed moving boxes…read moreand my local hardware store was out of stock. I looked at their website and they showed them in stock and if you buy 10 you get a small discount instead of buying them individually. I went in dreading the visit but ran into a helpful person in the front who directed me to stationery. After wandering around a while I found an employee who said they're actually in hardware. I found the boxes but couldn't find and banded sets of ten so I assumed the volume discount would apply. I went to the self checkout registers and asked the employee if they needed to multiply my order by ten for the volume discount to apply. They said, no, just scan in all of them and the discount will appear as the end. When it didn't discount I showed the employee and she wouldn't fix it so I asked for a manager. After a few minutes he showed up and flatly refused to honor the online price unless I went home and placed a pickup order, then drove back to get my discount. I declined and drove to a hardware store that had moving boxes even cheaper so it worked out well. Every few years I try walmart to see if anything has changed but they're always consistently awful experiences. This time I've learned my lesson and I'll never shop at one again, so thanks for that.