Short Version: Very-cute little store of vintage and upcycled items. Everything is extremely clean…read moreand in good condition. Surprisingly great prices. Lots of chalk-painted furniture. Very friendly owner, and she collects/redesigns/repaints the items herself. Definitely lots of cute stuff here. Directions and Hours: This store is ONLY OPEN the first Thursday through Saturday of every month. The first day needs to fall before the Thursday of that week. (For example, if April started on Friday, the store wouldn't be open until the proceeding week. If April started on Monday, it would be open that week). The store is located BEHIND Simpson's Furniture on Main Street. It's a bit tricky to find, but you'll end up seeing a tiny sign on the property. Turn onto E 23rd street, and even when it turns into gravel, KEEP GOING. Go until the gravel "ends" then turn right. You'll quickly see Hatchlings and Hen's signage. The store itself is down the driveway. Long Version: This is a neat, home-run type of store. As far as I can tell, it seems to be a small shop in a workshop. The directions above will help you find it. The area feels like shopping a garage sale - but in a cute and fun type of way. No bathrooms or anything because of that. Hatchlings and Hens sells a variety of neat, repurposed and vintage-esque type of items. It looks like a lot of items were repainted or cleaned up in order to be sold, and the owner does a surprising job of finding fantastic sets. For example, there was a kitchen table with a matching 4 chairs available for purchase (only $175 for the set! I would have bought it if I needed a kitchen set). There were also other sets like matching bird decor or awesome wall art. There was some industrial-type of furniture and whatnot too - as well as industrial salvage that might help you out if you were looking to do some DIY for yourself. I didn't end up purchasing anything today, but I plan on coming back in the future. The owner was super friendly, and I really did fall in love with a coupe things that I can't quite think of a place for at the moment. I'm looking forward to seeing how the stock and everything changes from month-to-month.

I hosted a baby shower and onesie making party here today. Katie was so patient and kind and the…read moretore is adorable. It is a must-see shopping gem in Cedar Falls. Tons of adorable thins at affordable prices!

This is best absolute best multi-scale model railroad hobby store! The folks there are extremely…read morehelpful and can answer all kinds questions and they make great suggestions. They don't try to sell things I don't need, yet they me know what to consider with each purchase. (E.g. length consideration when buying locomotives and rolling stock based upon turning radius, etc). I found tools, track, locomotives and rolling stock, scenery items and accessories... I could shop for days there! I highly recommend this shop... Carol and the old guys will treat you right!

In the world of vanishing hobby shops, we're lucky this one is still around. Large inventory of N,…read moreHO and O scale. Like many stores, they also have used equipment. On Monday and Wednesday evenings, they do a YouTube live stream of stuff to sell. Nice town. I parked right at the front door.

Called Merry about getting my sons baby blanket mended. When we arrived she greeted us as soon as…read morewe walked in. She went above and beyond for our family. I cannot say enough about how polite she was. After spending just a few minutes looking at the quilts she has made you immediately realize Merry is a skilled artisan.

Tucked kind of in the middle of nowhere, but close to a lot of places. A nice, big, bright shop…read morewith TONS of awesome fabrics, displays, samples, and more precuts and kits than I've seen just about anywhere! I will be a repeat again and again!

Wonderful store and staff- parking is never a problem- Plenty of gift items for kids and adults,…read moremen and women. Christian greeting cards and of course -study Bibles, group studies and the latest books. They are absolutely available to order for you what you need as well- appear to be very experienced in this. I am so excited to have a Christian book and gift store in town.

I highly recommend this quilt shop. I cannot say enough good things about the owner. She goes…read moreabove and beyond. Also, the shop carries a huge selection of quilting notions. Inspiration is everywhere you look, as the walls are covered in beautiful samples. You won't want to miss this place :)

Great selection of fabrics!! Also very helpful, as well as friendly. I visit often I travel 45…read moremiles.

super awesome store ran buy super awesome people. Mary has pulled through for me several times.read more

Man, I love this place. When I want to take a trip back in time and believe myself to be in…read moredowntown Waterloo in the 70's, I come in here and take a deep breath. This was the place where there were Sunday newspapers from Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City before the age of the internet. A billion magazines. A scary yet mystically alluring porn magazine selection with a sign warning those under 18 to stay out. It still has a gazillion magazines, and many temptations to keep me feeling young and deliciously tempted and curious.

Stopped in here en route to Iowa City for my buddy's bachelor party. The lady who worked there was…read morevery sweet and very helpful selecting cigars. They had a great selection, good pricing, and tons of pipe tobacco. Wish they were in my neighborhood!

NWT Consignment, while it doesn't seem to have as many "new with tags" items as I expected, is…read morestill a good consignment store. I'm in love with their Facebook/Craigslist drop-off exchange service! You can find some pretty good deals here - but you'll probably have to be careful as some of their items seem more expensive than necessary. PROS: -Facebook/Craigslist item drop-off is pretty amazing. Selling something online? Come in here, drop off your item along with $1, and they'll hold the item and allow the other person to pick up the item at the other person's leisure (and they'll collect the money for you + $1 extra dollar from the second person for the service). No trying to arrange suitable times between two people. No meeting in front of random stores to "make the exchange". They'll do it for you, and they only charge $2 - which is split between the two people. -Friendly service. There was a woman that greeted us when we walked in, let us know to ask her if we had any questions. Another woman asked her for help, and she went around and showed the woman all of the shirts she knew of that fit her request. She wasn't pushy, but she was friendly and around to help - and she was happy to answer my questions too. -Nothing seemed to smell like smoke or have pet hair on it. The building itself has a bit of a musky smell to it, but you get used to it within minutes. -Good sales. When we came here, everything (outside of wedding dresses, designer purses, and such) was $10 each. This discounted a lot of the prices within the shop to see well-within reach for consignment items. -Large variety of items. There's jewelry here, everyday clothes, business clothes, men's/women's/children's clothes, wedding dresses, shoes/heels/boots, prom-type dresses, furniture, and some industrial-type building supplies in the back. There are designer and non-designer purses too. They also have men's suits and shoes. -They offer layaway. I imagine this is for their big-ticket items (like wedding dresses) and less-so for their $5 jewelry rack. CONS: -Regular, everyday prices do seem a bit high. $30 for a non-brand name dress at a consignment store is a bit intense - and that seemed to be a standard price for some of it. That being said, they do have regular sales - and it seems like the pricing really does seem to vary by item. I found $5 sweat pants that I thought about walking home with. You can find some good deals if you look around. -It doesn't seem like everything here is new/unworn. I'm not sure what the estimate would be, but especially with shoes, there's a whole lot of wearing on many of the treads. -Organization isn't great among some of the racks. There are different areas for Small/Medium/Large/XLarge/Plus, but pants/skirts/dresses/shirts seem to be mixed in along each rack. The plus-size rack seemed to vary sizes from 14 all the way up to 28, and all of those were all sorts of mixed up too.

Potential buyers, be aware that the owner and employees do not check the product coming in for…read moredefects and they do not offer any type of returns or exchanges. I recently bought a gift only to find that the zipper had teeth missing. I called immediately and left a message. I received no response for four days. When I went in to the store to ask about it, I was shown a small sign about six inches above the floor, hidden behind a shirt saying no returns. When I asked why no one had called back the owner got very abusive. Buy at your own risk.