The employees were so incredibly kind and helpful, the selection of items was super large…read more(especially for sketchbooks and canvasses!), and the items were reasonably priced, especially for a family-owned business. I wish I lived closer so I could come here all the time! The store was so much bigger than I was expecting, too, which was really cool.

Best selection in town, great people, and a lot of options for classes! I will definitely be back…read moresoon!

Doesn't open at their listed opening time! Frustrating when you wait for a place to open when it…read moresays it will and noone shows up. Unprofessional

So I was just going in to look. I love little boutiques like this. I didn't plan on buying anything…read morebut I couldn't leave without one of the beautiful scarves. And no, I don't need anymore scarves but OMG!, they are so beautiful and yes, I wore it the next day. Hey, this is perfect pashmina weather. This a great place for gift shopping, accessorizing your home, holiday decorating, and just treating yourself. Great customer service too.

This Swoozie's location is at The Forum Peachtree Corners, a very popular outdoor shopping center…read morewith lots of free parking spaces. Was with two friends looking for a birthday gift for a former boss of ours. Lots of color from all the merchandise popped out as soon as we walked into the store. Swoozie's was very inviting, as were the employees who greeted me and asked if I needed help looking for anything. The store was neat, clean and well organized. This store stocks lots of items that will help you celebrate special occasions. Gifts, cards, stationery, invitations, and decorations are among so many different quality items that they sell. Most of these items are organized into specific sections of the store. For example, just about all of the cards are in the card section, and the invitations are in the invitation section. However, gifts are spread throughout the store, so customers have to walk through the entire store to get a good idea of what they stock. The three of us looked through the whole store for a birthday gift for our ex-manager, but nothing jumped out at us. While we all agreed that they have high quality merchandise in Swoozie's, we all thought that the prices were generally expensive - more expensive than what we want to pay, unless they were on clearance.

I had a wedding gift get sent to me from Swoozie that arrived broken. Upon calling the store they…read morewere very friendly and offered to send a gift card to replace the broken item. The gift card took a little while to get to me and as a result, they sent a thoughtful present and a nice note in addition to the gift card. Super classy and thoughtful act.

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.

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.

Corporate was visiting this location today and some corporate team members even serviced checkout…read morelines. I walked up to the shortest line and the cashier (Asian lady) informed me (Black lady) she could not check me out because she was pulling from the back of the line. No problem, I proceeded to wait in line. Other customers new to the check out line were also walking up to her register for check out not knowing the unique process. Immediately after me, she decided to ring up a (White lady) who did not have to wait in line AT ALL! Granted she only had one item, so did I. Hobby Lobby already has a BAD rapport with racism but this was the final straw. I did not feel valued as a customer or respected as a person. As someone who crafts and decorates for a living, I vow to never shop Hobby Lobby again. I will refer my clients, friends and family to shop elsewhere as well.

Whether you're looking for Halloween, Christmas, bedroom, or home decorations this is your place!!…read moreI love to craft so I'm always in and out of different stores trying to find quality items at a good value. Hobby Lobby always has something for me to purchase. I went in on September 5th looking for these particular glass light bulbs but they have discontinued the large ones. I was a little disappointed but I still found some cool PAC-MAN socks for my son. If you can't find exactly what you're looking for there's always an associate available to assist you at this location.

I visited HomeGrown today to look for a comfort gift for a friend whose husband passed away. I was…read morebrowsing the candles and toiletries area, taking my time with smelling the scents and deliberating over my choice. The person working the register said hello when I came in and went back to looking at their computer screen. But once I was no longer in view, the person came to do a circle around the area where I was standing and said, "I'm doing inventory." GIRL, BYE. I'm an auditor by profession and I know what conducting an inventory looks like. Also, people just doing their job do their jobs without explanation required. There were some other things this person did and overall, it was an ugly experience. I haven't been profiled in a long time and it still feels gross and reminds me how awful people can be. I found something special for my friend, and I bought it. I also bought it for myself because after this experience I needed something soothing too. I won't let one person change my mind about a place I shopped at for years but if I see this person when I walk in, I'm turning around and leaving. HomeGrown has great gifts if you want something locally-made that feels special. And in all these years, this is the only time I've experienced anything like this so I'll likely be back. Just some of the shine is gone.

This store is full of locally made goodies and I recently found 18k gold plated stainless steel…read morejewelry for $20 a piece??? That means waterproof, rust resistant jewelry for only 20 a piece!! I recently bought jewelry made of the same materials for $80 a piece, but you can find the same quality here for so much less!! Idk how more people don't know about this!!!

One of my go-to spots in Atl for unique host gifts, birthdays, house warming gifts etc. the owner…read moreis typically there and is so kind and interested in her customers and invested in what they are shopping for. Great price points for a local boutique and you'll leave with something special that doesn't feel like you just ran to HomeGoods. A a favorite gift o like to give is a set of two unique specialty glasses (bonus if you know what type of drink your giftee likes so you can get them that type of glass) a specialty cocktail mixer and I throw in some of their cocktail recipe cards that use the mixer I have gifted. This is an Atlanta gem that makes giving a gift that will wow easy.

Located in The Works, this cute shop has unique, hand-curated finds unique to the area. They mainly…read morecarry bar gifts, such as mixers, glassware, and bar accessories. They also have a few home decor items such as candles, taper holders, and things like that. There is a cool selection of cards and stationary up front, as well. Each section in the store was merchandised beautiful my color and style. It was a unique store to visit and great for quick cards, house warming/hosting gifts, or bar cart styling.

Kudos to places who provide space for people to come together to do things they love like work on…read morefiber arts! I was visiting ATL for the weekend and wanted to visit some yarn stores so the Craftivist came up in my research. I saw that they host events for people to come in and work on their fiber arts a few times a week so this sold me on visiting! When I stopped in, I was greeted and there was space for me to sit down. I even got some help on my project. It was so nice to be community with people who love the fiber arts for a little while. I look forward to supporting their business since they also ship!

I recently had a private knitting lesson here…read more The instructor begin with telling me the different types of forms yarn comes in, ie. hanks, skeins and balls along with other information about knitting. After the introduction the instructor picked out a wood circular knitting needle for me. The reason for choosing the wood I was told it would help hold the yarn better for a beginner versus a metal needle. When it came time to choose the yarn I was told to make my choice from a small area. I picked a mustard yarn. The next day I received an invoice from the store because I didn't pay for the items. Silly me. I assumed because I was only allowed to pick out from a certain section that it was included with the lesson that I had paid for. Unfortunately, because the yarn I chose was quite small. It has been difficult as a beginner working with it. There have been a lot of starts and stops which I would expect but more so because of the size of the yarn. I have since learned as a beginner I should have a bulkier yarn. When I left that day, I had not gotten the hang of the cast on, or the knit stitch. Five minutes before the class was to end we had just finished casting on and that didn't leave much time for the knitting since the store was opening. Since taking the class I have been able to get the hang of the cast on and the knit stitch thanks to Sheep and Stitch on YouTube. I think the reason I didn't get the hang of it in the store was because of the teaching style. It just didn't mesh with my learning style. I would definitely recommend the classes to anyone here. Very professional staff. Because the yarn I ended up purchasing isn't good for beginners. I did call the store to see if I could exchange it, but I was told they would not accept it because it had already been wound. The staff was very nice. They were very helpful when customers came in.