I purchased one of the Design Space Ultimate Guide last year. I dont remember whatI paid for it…read morebut every sense they have been debating my account for $12.99 a month I don't know how to reach them because there is no phone number to call. I DID NOT signup for a membership in fact I have never went on their site I got the book off Facebook not their site. If anyone know how to reach them Please let me know.there is no star I can gave you

Crafty Club is tucked away from the other shops in Earlswood Craft Centre. The store sells lots of…read moredifferent DIY items, such as blank Russian Dolls, so that you can create your own patterns, and other bits and bobs for you to be creative and artistic at home. To coincide with this, there's also a War Hammer part to the shop. This section allows you to paint your own models in store, and purchase them to take home. In fact, the shop itself looks more like a massive workshop rather than a retail store. It has bits and pieces that have been painted in store by customers who have dropped in, and the staff are quite happy for you to partake in their activities whenever you choose. Crafty Club a little community, where people can get together and be really creative. There are sewing classes and all sorts of other art activities that are great for children. It's a shame that this place is so hidden away, I'm sure there are loads of children and adults around Birmingham that would love to get involved in the shop during their spare time.

Earlswood is packed full of little independent businesses, all set out in an old fashioned farm…read morevillage. Earlswood Interiors & Crafts in particular is one of the shops in this collection that truly maintains a unique feel, taking customers back to a bygone era surrounded with a love for handcrafted items. The shop aesthetics are all about the amazing, long-forgotten tradition of wood carving furniture. And for me, this artistic skill beats any cheaply mass-produced house items every time. It's so lovely to find out that places like this still exist, and more so, places that encourage customers themselves to have a go at making their own furniture/ornaments. That's right, the company aren't just selling their products, they're also a little workshop for budding creative people. When entering the small, cosy little shop, the smell of fresh wood immediately hit me. It's one of my favourite smells, and really captures my imagination. Exploring the shelves, I uncovered little wooden mice, mushrooms and owls, which all had unique features urging me to purchase them. If I had enough room at home, the carvings would all be sitting on the table next to me now as I write this review. But unfortunately, I had to leave them back at the shop until I make some space through my own clutter. The shop also sells bigger items, from walking sticks to tables and chairs, which have all been unusually and affectionally created. This little place deserves all the support it can get. Why not transmit the handcrafted passion and bring some character to your own home. I'm certain you won't regret it.

The shop front looks very small from the outside, but once you go through the door, you'll discover…read morea paradise of beads and buttons, catalogued in shades of colour. It really is absolutely amazing that so many different types and colours can fit into one store, which stretches so far back that children and adults alike can lose themselves in exploring a sea of beads. You'll have a hard time attempting to find any shop on the same scale as this in central Birmingham, and the selection of items will literally leave you spoilt for choice. Whether it be to create a bright bracelet or a gothic pendant or a sparkling necklace, you'll want to use every bead within the store. But of course, you've only got a sufficient amount of funds. (I've already seen children nagging their parents to give them more money to spend!) To me, Bead & Button Bazaar is like what Cadbury's is like to the chocolate world, you'll never run out of options, and your artistic nature will flourish accordingly. I guess the shops in Earslwood are quite hard to find, but that's exactly what makes them so magical. This place is definitely a hidden gem, and I think it's great for customers to keep it that way. It builds more excitement when you eventually discover the surprise.

This is another great little shop in the collection at Earlswood Lakes Craft Centre, and sells…read moreeverything you'll ever need for someone's birthday party. It's packed full of cute oddities, like giant fluffy pigs that are so fat they're pretty much perfectly spherical, and great little knitted animals created by the shop owner herself. When I was there last, she was knitting a graduation owl which looked absolutely amazing. I love owls myself, so I really wanted to buy it, but unfortunately she hadn't quite finished. Linzi is very talented, and her stock is always individual and unique, so you have to buy it quick before it goes! This also means that if you buy a present for someone, it is guaranteed to be a one-off. Linzi's is just one of those lovely, homely shops that you'll always remember to visit. I purchased a gingerbread man cup from here as a present, which included a tray and saucer. It only came to £5 which is a brilliant price. Most items are very inexpensive, and the shop owner has a clear passion for quirky products, which reflects great through her personality. She's a true eccentric, and will have you in stitches with her laid back approach and combination of humour. You'll be talking to her in the shop for hours before you know it. I reckon that her kookiness has probably derived from breathing in the helium balloons sold in store. Highly entertaining as well as selling great products. Linzi's is probably my favourite shop in Earlswood.

No village is complete without a sweet shop or an ice cream shop, and this place is both, so…read morethere's a win win situation. I always love a mint choc chip flavoured ice cream on a hot summers day, and one scoop for £1.50 is about the average price at most shops, so you're not losing out there. Other flavours include the usual honeycomb, rum & raisin, vanilla and strawberry, which are basically amongst everybody's favourites. The store quadruples up as a sweets pick & mix shop, a cards shop and sells herbs/potpourri to make the house smell nice. (Humbugs additionally sells fresh farm eggs if you ask nicely enough). There's definitely quite an interesting mixture of things to purchase, but I suppose that means the shop attracts a wide range of customers. The sweets are very varied, from sweet tobacco to gummy dolphins to mint humbugs, weighed in at £1.50 for 100g. Again, a standard price at most sweets shops, so you certainly can't grumble!

Do you struggle to to find the perfect presents and cards for people? I always do, and I can never…read morefind anything interesting or different. I hate having to give people generic things that they can guess before they open them, like chocolate for example. And I hate sending a card where the person knows exactly where you've bought it from. I often visit here and spend loads of money on unique presents and gifts, because there's nowhere else that stocks these unusual items. The store reminds me a little bit of a seaside shop, where people buy gifts for their relatives. But the great thing is, you no longer have to wait to go on holiday to buy unique presents. Ben's is just on the outskirts of Birmingham, and stocks amazing products. There's some great mugs sold here for people who like specific things, like caravenette collectors or golly doll collectors. There's literally a present that suits everybody. The shop also sells canvases, and the owner informed me that his son painted them all. It's just brilliant to find somewhere with such great character and creative passion, especially when all the products are at an affordable price. This place is well worth a visit, and the shop owner is highly sociable.

This was a great place to go at the weekend if I had a few quid for a new kit proct. I bought my…read morefirst Tamiya kit there at the age of21/22 It was a Tamiya XR311 plus radio kit (Acoms c ch) and chargers, batteries etc. I always believed his shop was in Coventry Road. Maybe my memory messed up on that. I recently heard that the shop was closed as Bob passed away a fw years ago. Very sad. That as well as Jum Davis Models in Marsh Lane Erdington was among my favourite places

For anybody who loves train models, car models or aircraft models, then Bob's is definitely the…read moreplace to be for you. In Birmingham, there are few and far between shops that sell such a wide scope as of collectors items, and this dwindling number is more than likely the result of a rise in internet sales in this area; So it's great that a place like Bob's has managed to exist throughout this climate. The store is surprisingly big inside, as appose to the small appearance from the street, and it literally stocks every toy/building hobby imaginable. There are boat building kits, train sets, die cast cars and tanks. Bob's also caters for niche collectors too, and there's a great selection of Star Wars models sold inside, such as star fighter ships. I bought my first scalextric from Bob's, and I used to have great fun playing with it as a young'n. (Writing this really makes me want to retrieve my set from the loft actually) Prices for scalextric cars aren't cheap, and tend to reach around £30 per car. But then again, the models are so detailed and delicate, it's definitely worth paying the cash.