Autumn is such a wonderful influence for my son. She is kind, creative, innovative and original…read more She has an incredible amount of talent translated into fantastic cool art projects that inspire your little ones to think outside the box in a meaningful way. Her thoughtful approach by really connecting with your child makes learning for him incredibly fun. He always comes home so excited about class. He will literally talk about class for an hour after picking him up and then randomly bring things up he did for the rest of the day. She really understands how to get your child enthusiastic about art and has so much knowledge she implements into the projects. Autumn always has a positive vibe you want to be a part of and my son just loves her!

My daughter has been taking art classes with Autumn for 2 years now and we both love her! She is…read morewonderful with kids, aware of their needs, patient and cheerful. Love the experiences that my daughter gets when in class with Autumn!

Oh my goodness, I guess there's no way to get the previous tenants to take their stuff away. Maybe…read moreleave a bad review ?

What a fun girls' night out we had! We were greeted at Davina's studio with a fog machine and a…read morelaser light show! She did a great job instructing us how to paint under the black lights and made it fun with her bubbly personality. Our finished painting also glows in the dark! I highly recommend this experience for a lot of different kinds of parties! Unique and fun too!

Sarah Ku(artist of Ku Kustoms) is just a genius with art. Her prices may seem a bit steep at first,…read morebut when you receive the painting, you'll be blown away. Also, if you think about the hours/blood/sweat/tears she puts into every single work of art she crafts, she's basically working for peanuts. You can make requests, and she can paint/sketch/charcoal mostly anything you want. She's also really handy with crafts things as well, such as making cards, etc. One nice touch is she always puts a little hello kitty sticker on the back of each piece she does, kind of like a little trademark. She's really nice and friendly, and is really helpful about making sure you get what you want in your art piece!

Want a nice painting for your new house or your wall that looks super boring?!…read more WELL THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO! I recently just got a painting done here and I must say that I was blown away. I seriously wasn't expecting much considering how much I paid for my painting but I definitely got an awesome deal! The service here was so great. The artist was so friendly when we talked about what kind of painting i desired. The artist was prompt and speedy but the quality was not compromised like other artists may do. She wasn't like other artists, calling a few brushes of paint "art". You actually get what you want. She accepts requests (obviously). Hit this place up for a great painting or drawing! all her work can be seen on her website!

We had my Mia's 5th Birthday at Pachis, the birthday girl and all her friends had so much fun!!!…read moreApril and Leslie were so awesome with the kids. I shared with Kate that my Mia is a big fan of the Disney movie Descendants, and they totally decorated and creative an active that was so creative and paired so nicely with my daughter's birthday theme. But, at the same time gave the opportunity for each child to embrace their creativity and imagination. Thank you Pachis for a birthday to remember!!! #MiaFIFTHbday @miaNmilesMama

Pachis is such a great place to bring your kids if you a) need to let them explore art, b) need to…read morelet them explore art without feeling like you need to hover constantly, and c) if you want to meet a friendly, wonderful woman, Juliana. This place is GREAT. My kids were at ease with Juliana from the first moment we walked in, and they had a great time. They were not rushed, and anything they wanted to try, she brought it to them. We left with several pieces of art to hang in our gallery. And hello?! Painting with race cars?! My son's dream!!! There are so many treasures to look at, too- it was hard to not want one of all the beautiful hand-made items for sale. Juliana is also high-tech, had great music playing and was very easy to be around. We will be back, for sure!

We had Samantha come to our movie/dance night and she showed up with everything she needed to do…read moreHenna and Face painting. She was professional and popular. When the line wouldn't stop, she was flexible with us and stayed for an extra paid hour. Will def. be using again.

I had the pleasure of working with Samantha when I needed to hire someone for my daughter's 1st…read morebirthday. Samantha was extremely accommodating & pleasant to work with. I was very impressed by her experience & professionalism. It turned out that she wasn't available during the hours of my event but she quickly found a replacement who was nice & just as good! I appreciated the fact that she went out of her way & made the arrangements for me (one less thing for me to worry about). I highly recommend going with Samantha if you're looking for someone sweet, responsive & professional. I look forward to having her at my daughter's next party!

What an amazing and fun experience!…read more A group of friends and I had the best time painting together a couple weeks ago. Never in a million years would I have thought I would be able to paint a cherry blossom tree but low and behold my masterpiece is hanging out on my hallway wall. The instructor is super sweet and PATIENT! I've done these things before where they fly by the instructors or get irritated when you hold up the class and ask a lot of questions. This wasn't like that at all. Ann and her assistant Tom (power couple!) were amazing and super helpful. I will definitely be back for some more painting fun!

We had such a wonderful time painting for our private event at balboa park! Anne was accommodating…read moreto all levels and very professional. Tom did great refilling paints, napkins, and drinks! We had such a good time painting this customized piece. I highly recommend taking a class with wine n wonders!! No matter what level you are, it's a great experience to test your creative side.

I've been to paint nights before and loved them. But unfortunately, I didn't love this one. This is…read moremy first time doing a paint night with YayMaker and I was super excited because the painting we had for Oct 4th looked beautiful. It was the "Rainbow Palm Tree". The paint night in particular was at the Hilton in Mission Valley. I'm not a fan of paying for parking especially when I'm already paying for other stuff on top of that unless it's a special occasion. This wasn't a special occasion for me, it was just an outing. So I parked in the street. Had I known that the people who parked in the self-parking had their parking covered, I would've parked there instead of in the street. Literally the instructor announced the parking situation at the end. I didn't see anything when signing up about it, but also I had the ticket sent to someone else's email because we were going together, so who knows, maybe they missed that email. But anyways we go inside and the lighting is soooo poor. I was confused as to how we were going to even see our colors blending, which we didn't. This resulted in me holding my phone for the whole two hours with the flashlight on in order to see my color scheme that was going on. It was honestly to the extent where you couldn't really even see what was going on in the front because of the poor lighting overall. Another reason I didn't like the experience was that there was toooo many people. I'm pretty sure it was around 50 people who attended, maybe even a bit more. With this many people you aren't able to get one-on-one time with the instructor which you are in other paint nights with diff companies that I've been to. With that many people there, it was also super squishy on the tables. I felt like I was a little tooooo close to my neighbors. This many people also led to not being able to see the canvas at the front well enough, since more people = more distance. You couldn't hear the instructor half the time with her microphone. And the paint night was literally in the lobby so it makes sense why you can't hear her. I'm not an artist, but the other paint nights I went to with other companies made me feel like one because of the pace that they go at and the one-on-one instruction between each step. The one thing I like about YayMaker is the raffle that they did. You pay $2 to enter a raffle to win a painting, and all proceeds go to an animal shelter in Oceanside. I came here to relax and destress but honestly walked out stressed and disappointed with how the whole paint night was set up.

This is for the paint night on Fri, Dec. 20, 2019 @ Mission Valley Hilton where we painted a…read moreChristmas tree dress. (This should be enough info for Yaymaker to identify the instructor to give her credit). I cannot remember the instructor's name right now but she was really good. Of the 5 paint nights I have done (both from Yaymaker and another company), she was the only one to tell us to always leave the paint brushes in water when not in use). She gave us detailed step by step instructions and gave us some technique on strokes for the tree. She gave us the option of just doing a tree instead of a tree dress. She often said to raise our hands if we needed help or had questions. She was approachable and encouraging. She had cheerful holiday music and regular music playing in the background. The venue was great--large tables set up on two sides with the instructor and 2 paintings in the middle--one finished and one being painted. We had good elbow room too. (We also ate dinner at the hotel restaurant before hand so that was convenient). Parking was easy, plentiful, free, and just a few steps away. I will be coming back to this venue and to another Yaymaker event. I have done a total of 3 paint nights with Yaymaker.

Word to the wise, pray for perfect weather when you book a paint party otherwise you'll be…read morecancelled on and lose your deposit. I booked Stephanie to do a paint party to celebrate a good friend's 60th birthday. Unfortunately on the day of the event there was a thunderstorm for about an hour during the day, approximately 2-3 hours prior to event time. Was there thunder and lightning, yes. Was there rain for a little bit of time, yes. Was there hail for a little bit, yes. Did all this stop prior to the event, YES. One of the gals who was coming to the event stated that the roads were safe to drive on, she was coming from close to the area that Stephanie was coming from. All this weather report is to lead to the fact that Stephanie cancelled the event due to fact that she didn't feel safe to drive to my place to conduct the painting party. Her decision to cancel was most definitely her prerogative. Where the negative review comes into play is that even though SHE made the decision to cancel, she would only refund 50% of the deposit I paid. I acknowledge that her booking policy is deposits are non-refundable. She stated that refunding 50% was more than she needed to do due to the circumstances. However, for most businesses deposits are in place for if the customer chooses to cancel. But apparently Stephanie's policy covers even if she chooses to cancel so the consumer is screwed out of money. How is that fair? This was to celebrate a friend's special birthday so rescheduling was not an option, can one reschedule turning 60? That would be nice, but not possible. Stephanie even went so far to toss an insult out that I cared more about a birthday party than I did her safety, insert eye roll emoji here. Drama much. All in all, like I started in the beginning pray for perfect weather otherwise she'll make the decision to cancel and keep your $$.

A week ago, my friend and I happened to stumble upon a Pawcasso event at our favorite local…read morewatering hole & on a whim decided to try it out. SO GLAD WE DID. From the start, the paint party was purrrfectly prepared with the photos of our precious pooches set at easels with paints. The instructions were always easy to follow and if you weren't the most artistically blessed, Stephanie was right there to help you!! My friend and I honestly had the most amazing time, not only between the two of us, but with the other fellow pet lovers as well. Not to mention, our amazing instructor, Stephanie, & her lovely assistant/ daughter, had the most admirable mother daughter dynamic. The entire time, our group was joking around, enjoying food & drinks, and best of all, sharing adorable facts about our beloved fur babies. We will definitely be doing another one of these classes ASAP.