They took the time and fixed my grandmother's picture so beautifully. The picture remains timeless.read more

My favorite art store! It can feel a little cramped but only because it is full of so many options…read morefor every medium and for any kind of artist. Being a framer myself, i especially enjoy buying yards of their discounted, precut canvas to stretch when I get back home. It is a little out of the ways for me to get to, but it is a NECESSARY stop for me whenever I take my family to Capitola or Santa Cruz.

I would drop a good chunk of my paychecks here on paint brands and tools you couldn't find at your…read moreaverage art store...sadly that is no longer the case. The selection has gone down a lot over the years. Discounts are few and not as generous. I used to purchase bundles of discounted materials just to experiment and add to my studio. The staff is still helpful but its weird to see the connected clothing store slowly taking up more and more space in Palace Art.

Helpful friendly staff, wide variety of supplies, somewhat reasonable prices, and open on Sunday…read more Fantastic!

Such a fun little paper + gift shop in Santa Cruz. This place is packed with the coolest cards,…read moregame boards, quirky toys, and playful finds you didn't know you needed. Everything is well-organized, so it's easy to browse without feeling overwhelmed. Located on a lively, busy street that's great to walk around, with street meter parking nearby. Perfect spot to pop into while exploring the area and looking for a unique card or gift.

On 06/19/21, The dude calls Station businesses "Princess Places" as I have an obsession with…read morestationary - it's my hobby (that's what I tell myself to feel better a out it xD). I love everything about it. I was hesitant on coming in as I had my mind set on getting cookies a block away and he convinced me to stop in so we can look for Princess things for me and my bestie!! I was ALL in at that point. Upon entering in, I knew I didn't want to go. They had cute cards you can mail out which I'm so old school I love it. I spent a good 30 minutes trying to find the perfect Santa Cruz card!! I grabbed so many and started narrowing it down and down. I ended up not picking any of them and found a really small unique card I fell in love with which was perfect for the theme I was going for!! This place has so many hidden TREASURES. I was rummaging through everything from vintage games, books, puzzles, trinkets, unique items and the dude found a mermaid shell the actually hatches a mermaid. I knew that was the perfect item to pair with my cute card!! A unique find in Santa Cruz which was awesome. While I was in awe of the store the dude found a Coney cup *insert love emoji eyes* I literally squealed my princess skirt off!! There was no way I was walking out the store without it. I think the dude and I spent about an hour in the store until I realized we had to go pick up my hat that was being done. The line wasn't too long for check out and the owners informed us that they barely put the Coney Line Friends cup out two or three days ago!! Just my luck. I let them know they need BROWN BEAR - CONEY'S true love! So they were pleased that someone bought it. The owners were incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Their store made me fall in love with Santa Cruz and make the trip very special! It was clean organized and such unique items you won't find! I highly recommend you come and check it out. Something for everyone!

I miss Beverly's!!!! One by one, all of my stores closed, and now the only one remaining is near…read moreSanta Cruz. It was such a treat to visit! It's much smaller than the stores we had. I nearly lived at the one in Rocklin. We picked up a few treats. Now that the dreadful Jo-Ann is closed, and the absorption by Michael's is an absolute fail, and Hobby Lobby sucks, I hope Beverly's will expand again. Around town, we no longer have quilt shops. We need a place to buy batiks and designer quilt fabrics. It's a desert out here. I'm glad this one exists, but we really need more locations again!

Always the best and great staff. I have visited Beverly Fabrics for close to 40 years and they have…read morebeads, yarn, fabrics of all kinds and notions. A whole lot more I haven't included.

Rob's supportive developmental and organized teaching style includes short examples, gentle…read moresuggestions and positive encouragement that brought out the best in all four members of our family ages 9 to 78! We had the privilege of being his students for two sessions while visiting from Orange County, California. We completely enjoyed being in his studio while we quickly learned skills in observation, sketching and shading. We were thrilled with our drawings and will return when back in the area. In addition to learning while having fun, we also appreciated the ease and accuracy of the website and Rob's responsiveness to us as we checked out the Scribbles Institute. He is an artist and an excellent communicator that facilitated our decisions on classes as well as our own expressions of ourselves as artists. It was a lovely experience and I'd recommend Rob and The Scribbles Institute to any age and anyone.

Rob is an excellent, patient and innovative art teacher! He has been a guest teacher in our school…read morefor the past two years. I have never seen my students more engrossed in what they're doing. He has the ability to take "non-drawers" and bring them through a series of exercises that allow them to find their artistic confidence in no time; at the same time he has no trouble keeping very artistic students challenged. His peaceful demeanor helps create a safe and quiet work space that is so much needed in today's society. His studio in the Sash Mill has the same feeling to it. Students are now going down there to draw on the weekends!

Mom really enjoys the entire experience. From parking near the entrance. Looking at tons of items…read morefor holidays. They have had something for both St Patrick's day and Christmas. She wants to come before every major holiday to look for new items to decorate her home.

Thank you so much, to the Balloon team at Michaels, who went above and beyond to fulfill my order…read more Thank you for the communication , timely delivery of the order (ahead of schedule! ) and friendly customer service. I really appreciated you following me out to even wrap my balloons in bags for me. So kind of you all! They look fantastic!

Knew we wanted an hexagonal stained glass window featuring an otter but not much more than that…read more Emailed Jackie to see if she could design and create something for us. After asking lots of questions over email (Jackie was very patient), we agreed on a rough design, a timeline, and a fair price. A few weeks later we went into the shop to finalize the pieces of glass and to see the design she sketched. Jackie showed us a few options on colors and we decided on a border. When we were done, we explored the shop -- lots of wonderful items. A few more weeks later, Jackie completed the project and we returned to the shop to see her masterpiece. She recommended an installer (Dane) who we booked for the following week. Dane's pricing was fair and he stopped by in advance of the installation day to make sure he understood the project. We are delighted with the otter stained glass. Jackie is a true artist and a pleasure to work with.

I took my first stained glass class with Jackie and recently did her two day stained glass…read morebootcamp! Jackie has been an excellent teacher and is fun to chat with. I enjoyed learning from her and visiting KMG. What's even better than Jackie's classes is knowing how helpful she and her staff are--I go to the store at a decent rate (I'm addicted to stained glass now) and I've asked employees questions and talked to them about where I was hitting roadblocks. They've graciously shown me techniques and helped me learn more. I'm very lucky to have a glass store near me with such kind people!

Dean always has a great eclectic mix of beads, and great advice for working on projects. I would…read morehighly recommend visiting this store for all your beading and crafting needs.

Update: I've been shipping at this store for 10 years. Dean has the most unusual, vintage, one of a…read morekind beads around. He just loves beads and has stuff that you can't find anywhere else.

There are other places to support…read more I came in for a free class. I bought supplies. They were very expensive. I was told that they were the supplies needed for the class. However, others, who came after me, were told they could use less expensive supplies. The class started late. The instructor rapidly went through each step. I left with supplies I do not know how to use. I will not go back.

This is my favorite knitting store in Santa Cruz! It's small, but has a fantastic and varied…read moreselection of yarns and an incredibly knowledgeable and friendly staff. If you're a knitter/crocheter/crafter this is a must go to!

I bought the last few yards of a fabric and it turned out that Harts had slightly less than their…read morewebsite indicated. The price was too good to pass up. I received a very nice email from Kiki informing me of the situation. I decided to take the fabric anyway. It arrived quickly, packed very well and nice 'Thank you' on the receipt. I really appreciate the good service.

As someone who quilts and loves to travel which includes plenty of road trips, Hart's Fabric was at…read morethe top of my list for my first stop after driving straight up from Los Angeles. I arrived around 11am and was excited to pick out fabrics for a new quilt project and had high hopes for this place! Unfortunately, I was told they don't have a public restroom which of course made the experience rushed and uncomfortable after several hours on the road. I was hoping to take my time looking and picking out fabric but ended up only grabbing a zipper before needing to move on...and I still wasn't able to use the restroom before leaving. During my brief stop, I did notice some cute Ruby Star Society fabric, lots of notions, a variety of materials, and bins of $4.50 fat quarters. I wish I had been able to enjoy more.