We love this local gem! Have had bigger parties here and times where my daughter just went with a…read morefriend. Always a fun time with lots of pieces to choose from and a great paint color selection. We're going to squeeze in one more visit before school starts!

We had a good experience with Ceramic Art Cafe for my son's 6th birthday party. It was easy to…read morebook, and the owner was accommodating when we had to postpone because my son got sick the day of the scheduled party. I looked at other similar places, and the price was much more reasonable than others. There was a nice selection of items for children. The space and setup was perfect for a party.

Outstanding service ! This is where I learn to love knitting. Even today, I love knitting the items…read moreI learned to knit in 2010. This bless is a blessing.

I am new to the area. I walked into this lovely store. I was so excited! There were two women who…read moreworked there. They were beyond rude. I asked questions about the yarn. There answers were short. No other customers were in the store! I bought $200 worth of yarn. When I went up to the counter with my purchases, one of them started to be nice. Two other customers cane into the store while I was shopping. These women were very friendly to them. I've been knitting for sixty years. I used to manage fabric stores. I know what good customer service is. I will never walk into that store again.

This place has such a warm, friendly vibe, and it's clear that a lot of thought and care went into…read morecreating a truly kid-friendly experience. I really appreciate the way they support parents too--offering family activities and opportunities for kids to join classes while parents can enjoy some time in the nearby shops or grab a meal. The location is perfect, and the new extended hours say a lot about the hard work, dedication, and commitment to growing this family-owned business.

My friends surprised me with a little paint and sip for my birthday. It's located in Burr Ridge and…read moreit's a cute little spot. It's my first time so I didn't know what to expect. The workers was nice and lots of ceramic figures to choose from. I like that it is self served and you just do whatever you want after their initial introduction so pay attention. Lots of paint to choose from and the workers were just doing their own thing. We brought our own wine so we sipped and paint and it was so relaxing catching up. It was a great birthday surprise!

Whether traveling to pick up product in person or ordering on line it has always been an easy great…read moreexperience. In house the staff is extremely knowledgeable about their products and have advised me beyond my expectations. Devon and Mike are my favor people there for servicing my purchase needs. Have been using them for over 5 years and hopefully will continue using them until I retire my business.

I really appreciate the knowledgeable and friendly staff here who will always help and offer…read moreadvice. And they made it so easy to call in orders and pick them up throughout covid, but it's great seeing them in store now too.

The store is organized and clean and stocked...EXCEPT those delicious dried lemon slices are no…read morelonger available. I hope it's just a case of they ran out and will be getting more soon. I asked a stock person to check and all they said was that they didn't have any. Hmmm I've checked the Niles location and they don't have any. I do like the dried strawberries they had though... I'm the Duke of Daiso Willowbrook!

I've heard a lot about the IL openings of Daiso and hype around it, so I was very curious to visit…read more The store is marketed as a family owned company with Japanese inspired home decor, stationary, food and more. They offer quality merchandise for affordable prices. Most items are listed in Yen but they had US Dollar conversion charts. If you are a Disney lover, they had a lot of items! Most of the truly Japanese inspired items seemed to be in the food/drink convenience area. I was slightly underwhelmed by the store offerings otherwise; but, don't let that sway you from going to see for yourself! Simply a miss for me.

Horrible quality they charged me for 14 dollars. The balloons are so disappointing dollar tree is…read moremuch better in terms of quality and price. Yesterday I got the balloons 12 hours later all of them are down. In my opinion worst place to do balloons. Service is okay but my experience overall was disappointing. Very dissatisfied!

I wanted to buy something for Christmas decorating (garland or similar item). There are sale signs…read moreall over, 40%, 50% off... But the tags have no prices so 40 or 50% off of what? No one was on the floor to ask and I didn't feel like waiting in the checkout line to ask so I left with nothing. Disappointing, please make it easier for your customers to buy. Next time I'll think twice about stopping as it was a waste of time. I would have sent them a feedback email but their website doesn't have that info either... I'm finding them less customer friendly than they used to be.

A great selection of beads, charms, crystal cabochons, beading tools and more. Lovely gemstones…read more Everyone there is helpful and very nice. There's always a sale when we go there, so it's a great value. One of our favorite shops for our crystal beads.

Horrible experience! Not even greeted until I was leaving after being in the store for over 30…read moreminutes. Why would I want to spend money at a business that can't even do the bare bone minimum. Looks like a thrown together establishment. So disappointed

There are some really cute things in this store. If you need fancy paper, this is the place to be…read more But, if you also need a llama shape duster, come right now. They have cat magnets, cat sticky notes, llamas, unicorns, soft plush, toys, children's stuff, beauty stuff, kitchen stuff...all kinds of stuff. ....| \ _ , , , - - , , _ , .../ , ` . - ' ` ' . _ \ - ; ; ; , _ ..| , a - ) ) _ . ; . ( ` - ` - ' - ' ' - - - ' ' ( _ / . _ ) - ' ( _ \ _ ) 2019

I've always been a bit fan of stationery and have shopped at Paper Source both in person and…read moreonline. When I saw the Oakbrook Center mall directory, I was stoked to see Paper Source and that it was open until 9pm on a Monday evening. I naturally had to come in to check out the selection. It's dangerously addicting and it was hard to control myself from wanting to take the store with me. I came in wanting to see what I can get last minute for others but ended up spoiling myself -- self care, right. I found a cute journal that's good for up to 3 years, and it's a daily question you answer about self care which I think is truly necessary in these trying times. I can use some daily affirmations, and then I found these cute narwhal pens so I had to get them too. The staff were friendly and available as needed. I love that I wasn't upsold anything, I wasn't followed around, and I was given the space to do my thing. When I had questions the two ladies were more than happy to assist me, though they couldn't find an item I was looking for, I still appreciate their efforts and how they worked together. It's one of the better experiences I've had in person at Paper Source. I also wasn't pressured to sign up for anything. I do have to say that the Paper Source location I've been to in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood does have a bigger selection than this one. However, the brand and this location is still pretty consistent, it just doesn't have everything and if they do it's in smaller quantities. I do recommend this location to anyone in the area looking for stationery items, greeting cards etc.

I've taken a couple of classes here, some before the pandemic and one since (as well as a class at…read moreher Berwyn location as the day worked better). When I had trouble figuring out her website, the owner worked with me, and when I took a class wanting to do something very specific (make a traditional wired-brim hat that duplicated the look of one from a film), she helped me with that too even though it was slightly different from what the class was about (making an artistic felt hat). This is the only place in the suburbs that I know of which does any kind of millinery classes (felt hats from wool roving), and I'm grateful it's available. The owner's primary focus is the fabric arts (felting; weaving; dyeing) but also offer some bead and jewelry classes; the class I just took was a jewelry-making class in silver, copper, brass and even bronze taught by another artist. We all walked out with a generous handful of pieces we'd made and it was a lot of fun. I feel lucky to have access to such a variety of classes without having to drive in to Chicago, and the Berwyn studio is also fairly convenient. You might be taking a class all by yourself or with some other people; she has huge quantities of supplies, is patient guiding students, and you'll leave with something cool you made yourself. (She also sells tools and some of her / others' art. Some open studio available.) Limited parking in the back; some street parking. Studio might be a bit cold in the winter; consider a sweater or hoodie.

I had the MOST horrible phone experience with this place. Unfortunately, I called the get…read moreinformation on the jewelry classes and received unacceptable phone etiquette from Tammy ( one of the instructors ). I was hoping to find a reasonable adult on the other end and instead I spoke with a child. The price for a private class was double the amount ( 2 people ) plus materials for certain classes. This being "ok" because there may not be at least 2 people signing up for the same class. While having a 30 minute conversation after being interrupted numerous of times when I'm trying to get information. I was finally told that I wouldn't be a good fit for her and that we shouldn't work together LOL. I was shocked and amazed at the level of disrespect and combative behavior I received speaking with this lady on the phone. Don't waste your time or money dealing with this kind of attitude and low level customer service. If you're looking to take a jewelry making classes for a reasonable price without the attitude, try Circle of Stones in LaGrange. They offer private one on one classes and all are classes are $35 for an hour and a half. Not $76 the price for 2 people at TLD for a private class. Circle of Stones also provide custom classes for the same price!! Perfect for me!! I'm looking forward to my first class next month!! Oh please, there was no miscommunication at all. This was definitely bigger than $3 and 3 hours oppose to 1.5 hours lol that's hilarious! Your attempt to save face is so horrible.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but I feel obligated to warn other couples about our experience…read morewith Eventful Designs. We hired Christy for our wedding invitations with a budget of over $3,000, expecting professional service and a beautiful finished product. What we received was an absolute nightmare that has left us scrambling the night before our invitations need to go out. The invitations arrived completely unassembled. When I questioned this, I was informed there was a $400 assembly fee that was never mentioned or discussed during our consultations. Any professional vendor would have been crystal clear about this upfront rather than springing it on clients at delivery. The belly bands we had discussed were also missing entirely. When I brought this up, I was told it was noted as "something discussed but not finalized." If there was any question about what was included in our order, that should have been clarified before production--not left for us to discover when it's too late. We're mailing these invitations later than planned largely because Christy took an unusually long time to replicate a simple pattern, even though we provided her with an exact example of what we wanted. The back-and-forth added weeks to the process. We're now forced to spend our evening doing the assembly work ourselves that we paid over $3,000 for. What was supposed to be a fun family activity stuffing invitations has turned into a stressful project frantically completing work a professional was hired to do. Our invitations will now look homemade despite the premium price tag. When I expressed how unacceptable this situation was, Christy offered a $250 refund. On an order over $3,000 where we're doing the assembly work ourselves with missing components? That's insulting. When I pushed back, she refused to offer more and suggested we could drive to her location to have her complete them or have someone pick them up--which doesn't work with our work schedules or mailing timeline. Her final email essentially said "take it or leave it" and wished us well. No real accountability, no genuine effort to make this right. Just a complete lack of professionalism and customer service throughout the entire process. We are now consulting with an attorney about our options given that we did not receive the complete services we paid for. If you want clear, upfront communication about pricing and what's included, a vendor who follows through on commitments, professional service worthy of premium pricing, to actually receive a finished product, and less stress during wedding planning--look elsewhere. There are plenty of invitation designers who will treat you professionally and deliver what they promise. Eventful Designs is not one of them. Save yourself thousands of dollars and countless hours of stress. We deeply regret choosing this vendor and wouldn't recommend them to anyone.

We worked with Christy at Eventful Designs for our wedding save the dates and invitations. She was…read morefantastic to work with, has great connections to a wide variety of artists- water color, calligraphy, etc. I would recommend them without reservation. She also helped us create custom fans, signs, and wedding programs! This was perhaps my favorite part of wedding planning.