Now that I'm back to crafting again... I bought the BF membership…read more It is a GREAT joy working together with Lesley!!! She helped a lot!!! Gave great suggestions / ideas. If you ever go to the BF across Kaimuki high school, I highly recommend Lesley for assistance!!! She is very customer oriented. Maybe upon meeting her, let her know that you seen this review and she was recommended. It would brighten her day and I'm pretty sure she'll give great customer service.

Love this store and location. Plenty of parking. Huge interior with many local items to make local…read morecrafts. Staff are friendly and helpful when asking about particular crafts and supplies. Cost is higher but this is a local store and in town so you pay for convenience. Aisles filled with everything from clay, paints, poster boards, yarn, scrapbook materials, wood and everything you can imagine. This is one of those stores you wander the aisles looking at the shelves for interesting hobbies you may want to experience. Always an interesting time walking the aisles to just look and imagine what can be created. Definitely a place to take a look at and just explore that creative part of yourself!

Absolutely terrible. No COVID precautions as the person wasn't wearing a mask. Extremely rude…read moreattitude from the person for a shop that's likely slow on business. An unfortunate and sad backwater relative to the bright Koko Head Cafe next door. You won't find aloha here. Shop local elsewhere.

It's a craft supply store. A quaint small mom and pop style craft store that can easily be a gift…read moreshop as well, to pick up those unique gifts for housewarming and other special events. It's a cute store that's very well hidden, if you weren't looking. I blame the 2016 Pokemon Go fad / craze for my discovery of The Craft Bear. It just happened to be next to the Koko Head Cafe, where a Pokemon gym happened to be. When I walked through there, I noticed The Crafty Bear and never new this place existed. I blame my ignorance over the years and I've lived in the area for a significant period of time too. Still, it was a good find for me in the heart of Kaimuki. One thing is for sure, this place is HOT! Not amazing, but very freaking humid. I felt the air quality drop 15 points when I went inside and there's no wind in the store. The store itself is quite small, but it can be maneuverable. It feels like it's someone's closet and they're pretty much having a garage sale, but organized so neatly that it's quite nice to see their collection. I really wish that this place have some air condition, but it is what it is. The overall experience here was pretty neat actually. Like going to the swap meet at Aloha Stadium, but it's a little different with what The Craft Bear has to offer. At least the lady tending the shop was nice, keeping an watchful eye on me. I'd recommend this one, if you've been to the others and can't find what you need. Consider coming here. The Crafty Bear offers the patron a nice but limited selection of various crafts and also has decorative vases for indoor use. I surely could use a couple of them for some feng shui applications at home. If the arts and creative stuff is your game, feel free to come here to discover what you may be missing in your latest project or get ideas and inspiration for your new project. Art is always nice to be creative and let your imagination run wild in the most opportunistic ways. The Crafty Bear sells some basic supplies as well as other fun stuff you can play around with. They are located at 1145 12th Avenue, #B, right next door to the aforementioned Koko Head Cafe and next to the Kaimuki branch of First Hawaiian Bank. The Crafty Bear seems out of place, but it's a good discovery when Kaimuki town is still in transition - even in 2016! They accept credit cards, visa and MasterCard only, which is quite nice. The parking here can be awkward, with paid parking across the street. There are nearby residential parking for free, but you'll need a walk about half a block - maybe more - depending on where you park. If you are like me, TheBus routes 1, 1L, 14, and 9 run by here and stops at the quintessential Koko Head and Waialae Avenue bus stop. The prices here are generally adequate. You can find some good bargains here, although the quality can be comparable to what you'd find elsewhere on the island. Probably be best that you'd price compare before committing to buying. While I do support local businesses, I'm always budget conscious too, stretching that dollar to some good value to where it's needed most. While the selection here in kind of lacking, sometimes you can get stuff here that you don't normally elsewhere, so it's definitely worth the look over here at The Crafty Bear in Kaimuki. The service here can be touch and go, but what's new about a small mom and pop business anyway. I felt that it was a good average time spent here. While I did have my eye on some nice indoor vases, I figured that I should have shopped around elsewhere before coming here to get the best deal. As long as they look pretty and the price was reasonable, I took that gamble and got a couple of them. It looks really good and happy with my purchase. For what it's worth, there can be deals to be had here, if you know what you are looking for. You just may find it and glad that you found this place before someone else did. 4.0 stars for being in Kaimuki (location). The fact that I did stumble upon this place was a coincidence, but happy that I did. While the service can be okay, 3.5 stars for that and the quality of the goods for sale was better than I expected. 4.0 stars. The presentation could be a tad better, but it is what it is. 4.0 stars overall. Hidden gem, depending on what crafts you're into. Support local! B

Five stars because they are the single standard craft and art supply in the area, and they try to…read moremeet your needs. Staff are consistently cheerful, friendly, and helpful. In a location with no big box stores like Michael's or Hobby Lobby-thank goodness for this small business and its inventory and personnel. Large parking lot -but usually crowded because of multiple stores and restaurants in the strip mall where it is located.

I am disappointed how my framing turned out. My art is very wavy under the glass and I've never…read moreexperienced this before. I did bring it up to the framing department but they said I could spend more money getting it fixed. I should not have to get it fixed if it turned out properly the first time. I would not recommend getting your art framed here.

Cute fabric store. They open odd hours like M Th FRi 130-430pm. I would best call beforehand to…read morefind out before going over. Harder to find street parking as it is kind of near main stripe of eatery but also wedged in residential area. The lady was sweet and we chatted. She takes care of her husband so maybe that is why there are limited hours.

Shopping in Kaimuki, Honolulu, Hawaii…read more.. I had heard about Calico Cat, the fabric store, but never visited. I think I couldn't figure out where it was located. I happened to park right across the street from Calico Cat... in a metered street parking stall. Carol is the cheerful owner. She saw that I was confused because Every Day Better by Green Meadows is next door to Calico Cat. Carol explained the sign above that shows the name of the shop closest to each shop - depending on which way you face the sign. Ahhh... Calico Cat was described by their neighbor (Every Day Better by Green Meadows) as having fabric "eye candy". LOL! Yes - if you sew, you know that these bolts of material are very beautiful, whimsical, and unique! They are very inspirational and made me want to sew! Of course, I purchased a lot of material... thinking that Christmas is coming... I need to get a head start! Remember to get a Loyalty Card. Carol can hold it in the shop... among the 1000 cards she already has... filed by last name! Thank you for the free pen! I'll be back soon!

For the easiest experience, make a reservation the day before over the phone. It's a small shop and…read moreseats are limited to ~16 people at full capacity. Even if some seats *are* open, most chairs will be used as spacers for the comfort of guests. You get 2 hours to paint and it takes 5 weeks to process. The owner is inflexible and abrasive but it's a local shop, not Disneyland. Total price adds up quickly when you get multiple pieces to paint. I've painted pieces over the years, and still regularly use them. This is a reliable establishment to make something nice for yourself or a loved one. It'd be better if they took online reservations through a third party. Few people would be comfortable giving their card details over the phone to a stranger. It's common sense not to. Maybe another kiln would be helpful, too.

We've been looking forward to painting at the Clay Cafe and it turned out to be such a great and…read morerelaxing experience. They had a great selection of clay pieces and they give you two hours to paint at our own pace. It felt nice to unplug for a bit, enjoy the little things, and just exist in our own creative bubble for awhile. We can't wait to see how our finished pieces turn out.

If you don't want to make the trek to Crafts Way's main location in Aiea, then check out their tiny…read moreoutpost in the International Market Place in Waikiki. While the selection cannot compare to their flagship store, there are still plenty of foam flowers here at an incredible deal. Foam flowers and accessories are pretty much what they specialize in, and they do it very well. I think their most popular items may be the six for $5 foam flowers found on the shelves at the entrance. You can mix and match between different sizes and colors. Fantastic deal for great gifts that are extremely easy to pack and won't break the wallet. To get to this outpost location, enter the Waikiki International Market Place from Kalakaua. Look towards the little storefronts on the righthand side, and it should be a few stores in from the street.

The name of the stores is very misleading, almost false advertising. I went to the Ala Moana store…read morethinking I will find art supplies but all the store sold was false flowers. Do not be misled by the name. The clerks that answer the phone do not even know what arts and crafts mean. What a joke.

Fascinating store; I recently visited for the first time as my mother wanted fabric for some new…read moreprojects. I felt like I walked into 1983; this was clearly an old clothing store at some point and has transitioned to fabrics. It's so colorful and cozy inside with carpet and fabrics all over. They also have an area of sewing machines, there were people working on projects including digital embroidery. Prices are good and charged by the yard. I loved the selection of popular scifi patterns like Star Wars. I docked one star for the odd/rude service we got, at least we could laugh about it later. Their signage and line organization makes zero sense, but you better believe ever customer present got yelled at for not following the signs. Despite this, it's a fun place to buy fabric.

they have decent fabric selection here, that's way overpriced. but what really made me decide to…read morewrite this review is the atrocious customer service. i don't like to leave neg reviews esp for a small local business but honestly i don't know how it's acceptable for the workers to behave that way and treat people so rudely. i guess unless if they own it. i have just never felt so unwelcomed in a place before.

Thank you All Star Elite Yelp buddy Irene M. for introducing me to this wonderful Mom Made Market…read moreHawaii held at Kahala Mall on 11/2/25. I had a blast! Great handmade products, baked goods, amazing community service projects and branding here. Shout out to Make Lemonade Project, a fundraiser for cancer patients! Amazing mover and shaker Kelsey. Please read her personal story on her website www.makelemonadeproject.org. Great inspirational stories. I picked up so many items at this market. I was motivated by the moms and talent displayed here. Support local. Great event. I'll be back again. A five star production!

Momma-boss is serious business…read more This mom made local businesses are all amazingly creative, inspiring, and run by moms! Clothes, totes, jewelry, treats and personalized items and more all currently located in Ward Center (August 2021) I just love love love craft fairs and a crafter myself just seeing all this creativity is exciting and nothing makes me happier than to support woman owned business. The next one is December 4th and 5th yup just in time for Christmas and to keep up with Mom follow them on Instagram @themommademarket and check out all the wonderful vendors. Mom definitely knows best...thank you!!

The art of getting crafty…read more.. Another creative spot is here in Kaimuki next to XO and other local small biz and yes they do have parking so no street metered or searching is needed as you can leave the work of browsing in the shop. Love the layout though small and cozy it's all nicely organized with items from various other small local vendors are also found here is nice as they work together to bring us fun and unique items from everyday stationary items to of course scrapbooking are found here, I've been seeking quite a bit of inspiration for an a spark of idea and found it here and got so inspired which is a happy dance. Nothing beats the scraps of ideas generated from places like this as it got me going and will definitely be back as this little Kaimuki shop is cute and filled with surprises. Thank you!

Great Service ! Very friendly and cute items too choose from . Parking was easy and I love how…read morethe business supports other small business's/crafters .

A weekend special and Yelp All Star Elite buddy Irene M. adventure took us here!…read more Rainy day sale at 25% all regular priced items. I can look around for hours here. Beads, charms, tools, forever lei supplies and so much more cover wall to wall in this shop! The store requests no pictures so it's difficult to show you what it has to sell. You can check out the Instagram account for examples. Literally floor to ceiling shelves, drawers, containers and more fill every inch of this store. A multitude of examples crafts give you ideas and the owner provides you information and help for your ideas. If you're a crafter, you may get disoriented or more so, distracted by all that this store offers you! We both picked up a few items during this sale. I'm a happy crafter.

Asian crafter's dream…read more.. I've followed BeaDazzle Shop for quite some time as they have an incredible inventory selection of all kinds...I walking in with an idea and leave with several new projects lol! The owner here is just a delight with so many components to make anything that you can imagine and my idea was to make a bracelet for the lunar new year and I've always wanted to learn and give it a try and here they sell various types of cords to do so with a great selection of colors and sold by the yard (mine was 0.50 a yard) you're not committed to too much but just what you need. The charms and gems here are just so impressive that I'm literally walking around in circles looking and deciding on which one so I just pretty much grab them all to decide later and she showed me some dragons that she had as well that was so adorable! Everything came together well as it was a learning experience that I did enjoy and now know that with some imagination...anything is possible and you can find the items here at BeaDazzle. Thank you!