Awesome place for a fun crafternoon!…read more I came with a few friends on a rainy day to do a project, and had never done anything with mosaics before. We bought about 3 hours of time which is really the minimum amount of time it will take for a project. They had all of the supplies and colors and textures you could ever want and helped us every step of the way! It was about $15/hour plus the cost of the actual item you are putting the mosaics on. And note, you will need to let the tiles dry for 24 hours and grout it at home (if you are not local and can't return) The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, and it was a great experience.

Nice teacher, good glass selection, good choice of shapes for making fused plates and bowlsread more

If you like to tinker, make art, build, create or imagine, this is the place to go…read more If you need beautiful stuff, this is the place to go. If you believe in recycling, reusing, repurposing and reimagining, this is the place to go. If you are looking for support and inspiration with a project, this is the place to go.

This place is AMAZING!!! I have found countless cool items here for my crafts! If you need…read moreinspiration or supplies, this is the place to go!!!!

holy, I love this place. I was staying in cambridge for a family reunion and I was bored out of my…read moremind, for the second day I was walking around the town and I saw the sick deltarune art on the window, and I couldn't resist myself. the staff were so nice, so many options and the price was very reasonable. I don't live near cambridge, but next time I come up, i will definitely come back

I've generally had great experiences at this Blick. The store is well stocked, reasonably priced,…read moreand a fun spot for creative supplies or small gifts for all ages. Most of the staff are helpful and kind. That's why my visit this weekend (Sunday, 11/2) was such a surprise. An older female-presenting employee with long dark curly hair yelled at me and my young son when we tried to ask where the dry-erase markers were, while she chased after other customers who had already said they didn't need help. I said, "That was odd... but," and tried to ask my question, but she immediately cut me off and began raising her voice defensively. The escalation and her incendiary reaction was shocking in a customer service setting. I had to walk away, and another employee quickly helped us find what we needed. When I went to check out, she ended up on the register. I forfeited my loyalty points and asked my partner to handle the transaction because she'd made me uncomfortable. I told him what had transpired on the way home and he said she was curt and dismissive with him, too. This has always been a reliable neighborhood art store, but that kind of behavior makes it harder to come back. Nobody wants to deal with the loose cannon in the office aisle!

It's just the best place for fountain pens, paper, ink, gifts! Local owner. Great items for…read morereasonable prices. Love it!

The staff are amazing, and very responsive. The selection at the store is fantastic, very diverse…read more They have some very high-quality items and some very affordable items. I placed an order during the Hobonichi event. I made a mistake in my order and during the event I sent an email to the store. They responded incredibly quickly and fixed the problem with no issues.

One of the bigger Michael's Craft Stores I've been to! Very…read morebig store in Cambridge... definitely will be able to find anything craft related you're looking for here. Came in looking for more paints and didn't have any trouble finding what I needed at all. Staff was very kind and helpful. Parking: lots of parking available. Located in a plaza w/ free parking lot.

I did an online pick-up order this morning for 3 identical items for Easter, and while I was not…read morethrilled about having to go to Cambridge my usual store (Newton) was sold-out. It was raining, it is the week of Passover and Easter and the parking lot was a mess. I ran in, grabbed my order and thought "what a cute red bag they put it in" and ran out. My mistake was not checking to see what was actually in the bag..... Not the colors I ordered and no, I did not say that substituting the items was OK (because it wouldn't have been). Complete waste of time since I now need to return them and feel like a weirdo returning Easter stuff AFTER the holiday when I have time (and will not be returning to Cambridge). I always use pick-up and have never had a problem, lesson learned! Thanks for wasting my time (and $3.98 gallon gas)!

Harvard Square's Holiday Craft Fair isn't just a great place for those who live in Cambridge…read morebecause it is conveniently located right across from the T. Small but filled with unique, homemade local items, it's perfect for gifts for loved ones during the holidays or even treats for yourself. With so many creative, local artists gathered together, it's hard not to give the craft fair five stars. Yes, it's on the tinier size and it's in a cramped basement in an old church in Cambridge, but I don't think that detracts from the point of the fair: to encourage community spirit, to strengthen the local economy and to support locals in their business opportunities.

I stopped by the Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday afternoon, and I was impressed by…read morethe selection of items available. The fair is now both in the church basement, and in a few outside booths on street level in front of the church as well. It's at the corner of Church Street & Mass Ave, across the street from the Harvard Sq. MBTA stop. The vendors are varied, from clock & wind chime creators, to jewelry makers, glass artists, book makers, and even some jam purveyors. I had a great time browsing, and even found the perfect pair of earrings for a hard to shop for friend. (I usually get her a Christmas gift at the Bazaar Bizarre in Boston, but that craft fair isn't happening this year. Chain mail earrings from the Harvard Square Holiday Fair helped me fill the gift giving void.) I recommend stopping by if you're looking for gifts both for others and yourself.

If you've shopped at Beadworks or other Boston Bead stores, prepared to be completely overwhelmed…read more You have not seen a shop full of beads until you've seen this. I don't like every bead in the store, but this is by far the largest and most varied selection of beads that I have seen in a store in the Boston area. Strands of beads hang about six inches deep on every wall from floor to ceiling. Seed beads are in baskets on the floor. There is something in every color and almost every material including gemstones, wood, plastic, glass and metals with particular focus on strands of gemstones. Prices are reasonable for a brick-and-mortar store -- definitely more reasonable than other stores I have visited. The store is a little disorganized -- there is just no way to keep this much inventory straight -- and you'll need some patience to sort through it all, particularly since some of it is in baskets on the floor. A few focal pieces and completed pieces hold the prime real estate on a few display tables. This is a store for people who know what they are doing. They don't offer classes or a lot of advice. They will help you find an item if you know what you need and they will let you sit on the floor and design for hours and hours. If you go, dress comfortably and plan to spend some time.

They have an amazing selection of beads! If you need beads you MUST go to Things We Love…read more They also have a great selections of stones and crystals. I was there for stones and got a niece piece of Amethyst, Smokey Quartz and Pyrite. There were many gems/crystals I picked and didn't know what they were. You can ask them and they can advise you the name. They have a copy of the Crystal Bible so you can look up the qualities of the stone. I also found a Lapis Lazuli bead which the woman(I didn't get her name but she isn't the owner)offered to wire it and make me a necklace. It turned out really nice. They had a himalayn salt lamp I wanted, it was $55 with 20% off but still felt a little steep since I have seen the lamps at Homegoods for a lot cheaper. Prices were moderate otherwise. I would definitly give them the business again - thanks Things We Love!

I love this little store. It's the second - 4GoodVibes store, with the other in Somerville…read more They have all different local vendors selling things: Kids clothes, home decor, Book Wonder books and comics, food gifts, and other fun stuff. The vendors at this store are different than Somerville, so check both stores and find a unique gift - for a friend or yourself!

4GoodVibes has become a Medford institution. Family own and run by Medford sisters, they now have 3…read morelocations, hundreds of vendors and great selection of handmade local crafts, foods, treats and products for home, men women and children and also pets. My favorite are the BookWomder book store inside, great selection of Medford, Massachusetts and Mustang wears, as well as wonderful handcrafted earrings and candles in tea cups. It's a must visit when in Medford.

The cost of clothing and jewelry is overpriced . You can buy locally cheaper . Quality and…read moreselections are nothing exceptional

I popped in here after clicking on an ad for hand-sewing patterns online. It made me remember that…read moreI had walked by this place a few times and hadn't checked it out yet. The name of the shop was a bit mystifying as I couldn't tell if it was for needlepoint, embroidery, knitting, etc. Turns out it's a little bit of all of the above! Mostly it's a needlepoint shop but they have some knitting and crochet items as well including a small selection of beautiful specialty yarns and kits. As a one-time visitor to that nasty little place on Newbury st, I was relieved at how AMAZINGLY FRIENDLY the owner was. She chatted with me for about 20 minutes, showed me around the whole place and introduced me to basic needlepoint items of which I was previously unaware. I was very sad that I didn't get to pour oodles of money into this nice lady's hands, but my grandmother ended up giving me a ton of embroidery supplies that she can't use any more. Hopefully when I run out in a wee bit she'll still be open, and we can do business!