Hobby Lobby

My friend had been raving for months about what a cool shop hobby lobby is. As far as I know, there are none in my area, so when we drove by one on our trip to Ohio we had to check it out. From the outside it looks weird and I almost didn’t want to go in. I normally dislike crafts stores, they aren’t my thing at all. Hobby lobby was unlike all of the typical crafts stores like Joanns and micheals. We actually spent a long time browsing which I would normally never do at a crafts store. I found a bunch of funny stuff I would love to buy for a birthday party or my home. I especially liked the birthday gear they had with «caution old age ahead» printed on. I was able to take some cool Instagram photos at the store. I also loved the poster they had about dieting. They offer a coupon for 40% off of one item so make sure you get one on your phone. I would like to return to buy some home decorating stuff.

I loved everything about this shop! At first glance I thought it looked like Michael’s, after few minutes in I realized that they can’t even compare.
There was so many different products they carried, I could have spent hours there and bought so much items. But I’m not from this area and my time was very limited. However, I did quickly check out almost the entire store. They had a very good selection on paintbrushes at very reasonable prices. Since that didn’t require much room I did purchase some. They had very interesting furnishers, then I had to remind myself of the 14 hours drive back to Boston.
They had all these funny signs, and great items for making scrap books.
The aisles were very clean and the store was very tidy. I was ask few times by sales associates if I needed help finding an item. This is a big plus in any store.
I just wish there was one of these stores in Boston area. I would defiantly check out this store next time I’m in this area. Loved this store!!!

I came to Hobby Lobby to get a print matted and framed for my mom for Christmas. I had already been somewhere else and had gotten an astronomical quote and the person who helped me was less than stellar. I came to Hobby Lobby and Ben was amazingly helpful. He had great suggestions and helped me find exactly what I wanted for a reasonable price. If you have any framing needs go see him!

a little cramped but has a great selection of art supplies.

LOVE this place! Used to be a store closer to where I live, but they closed it. :(Stopped in here today on my ‘retail therapy’ day and picked up several items for the house at 50% off! Yay! LOVE Hobby Lobby!!!

Hobby Lobby has a great selection of goods that cover a lot of bases. Yes, they have plenty of arts and crafts supplies, but they also offer lots of stuff towards your other hobbies, just like the name states. Baking? Check. Home décor? Check. Wedding and party supplies, plus rentals? Check. You can find the rental section up near the front. There are hobby kits, puzzles, seasonal decorations and craft supplies, and a variety of knick knacks and fake plants in the center of the store.
If you’re looking for a new hobby, this is definitely a place to browse to get some ideas. There are many weekly sales, and you can get 40% off coupons via their email list or ads in the paper. The staff is friendly, and they offer assorted classes here. As others have mentioned, be aware that they are closed Sundays so you can schedule your visit accordingly.

I love Hobby Lobby. They seriously have everything, and I find that there prices are reasonable compared to JoAnn’s or Michaels. Plus… I just like the selection better. The one thing that really threw me off was that they are not open on Sunday’s. I find that really surprising for a retail store in this day-​and-​age. I had to knock them down a star for that, because it seriously limits the days that I can get there on my own. (not fun to look in a craft store with a toddler in tow)!
Also…be sure you check out the coupons online so you can get an extra 40% off if you happen to find an item that is full price.

If you are one of those people constantly whining about being «bored» (I really can’t imagine it, honestly), then get thee to Hobby Lobby! Inspiration abounds, even just walking the isles.
There’s so much in this store. It’s a good alternative to a lot of higher priced companies that may specialize in only one thing. For example, their decorative home organization containers are fab, and a fraction of the cost of the Container Store. I’d say a lot of the trickle-​down budget home dec even rivals Home Goods. Want an isle of colored glass vessels? You got it! Dishes? Cake decorating? Model rockets? I could go on.
As a quilter, one of the things in particular that I love is the selection of Kona Cotton solids. I don’t buy fabric from JoAnn’s (icky chemical smells and cheap roughness, off grain printing), but Kona is the perfect solid compliment to my high quality printed fabrics I buy from specialty sewing shops. Kona is a long-​standing, trusted manufacturer and sometimes hard to find.
I have to admit, though, that last time I went, I couldn’t find any solid hemmed tea towels. They did have a lot of blank items to decorate (we got close with napkins, they also have Tshirts and tote bags, etc). I was also a little disappointed with their ribbon selection but ultimately found spools that would «do.»
My biggest gripe, however, is that Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays. It’s a Christian-​run company, which is neither here nor there for me, but Sunday is my hobbiest of days. JoAnn’s and Michaels are nearby to scoop up the Sunday business.
I’ve found the available staff to be slightly friendlier and ultimately more helpful at ferreting out my request than at Michaels or JoAnn’s.
In fact, if you can’t fill your basic crafting needs with this little mile of Sawmill (Michael’s, JoAnn’s, Hobby Lobby), then you have other, bigger issues.

Who knew they had wedding décor rentals??? I didn’t — until last week. I wasn’t planning a wedding but I did need photobooth props (columns in particular.) After a tip from a friend, I called and sure enough they had them, and for only $ 20 for the pair. On top of that they have candles, vases and lots of other décor items you’ll have no use for after the big day. Again — who knew?! Apparently there’s an actual area, which I’ve never even noticed until last week, that’s in the front right corner (upon entry) where all this rental stuff resides.
And now you know!

I think this store is kind of a lot of amazing. Whether I want scrapbooking and crafting stuff, holiday decorations, home furnishings or, you know, that random little box or basket or bowl or tchotchke that I have no use for but LOOK HOW LITTLE AND CHEAP IT IS! — Hobby Lobby is my place.

This store has a ton of home décor, fabrics, pottery barn knock off and wedding stuff. I was really impressed with the fabric selection and artwork/​pictures. It’s can be a bit overwhelming but you can pretty much get anything for your home. The return policy is decent as well. Overall, good quality materials at a very reasonable price.

Lately I’ve been on a creative binge for some projects and have hit this store more times than I care to recount. They are not open on Sundays but that is no biggie. They do offer classes for different things and they have a pretty good variety of merchandise.
I like them the most for their sales and coupons. You can get them online, in the newspapers, I think they have an app now even (not sure), and they accept competitors coupons. And periodically they have in store sales where almost everything seems like it’s 50% off! They even have a pretty big fabric section for those who sew.
They lost points with me because they did not have the kind of paper I needed and good grief the place is over run by silk flowers and other little odd decorative things. And they take returns only at one or two lanes so if you — like what happened to me — have to return something and are stuck behind someone with a «complicated» return… even if the other lanes have nobody in them you can’t use those lanes. Fail!

Their store brand yarn is decent, and wallet friendly.
I also get some of my accessories for knitting/​crocheting here. Art supplies, craft kits for the kids, model cars, home dec, fabric, beads, scrapbooking, stamping… you name it!
Prices are reasonable. They aren’t open on Sundays, so beware!

I love this place when they run sales on scrapbooking stuff and jewelry findings. It’s always the best deal around. But there are so many things that detract stars for me… sorry Hobby Lobby. I’ll still shop here because the good deals are just too good.
Here’s what just gets me every time I come in here:
1)The fact that basically half of the entire store is devoted to oddball home décor and chotchkies.
2)The way that they prepare for holidays 7 months in advance. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but maybe not. There were aisles devoted to Christmas stuff in July. What’s up with that?
3)The fact that I rarely ever see an employee if I need help finding something, and there are always 4 hovering around me asking me if I need help if I don’t.
4)I have had more problems with items not being rung up correctly here than anywhere else, EVER. This is because items just have a price sticker on them, people have to key in the price and look at a sale chart to see how much to take off. I have had people tell me what I bought was not on sale, when there was a sign up on the wall plainly stating that it was actually on sale. I took the employee over to the sign, and she actually told me THE SIGN WAS WRONG but she’d give me the discount anyway. Um, okay. Also, asking a cashier to do a price check got a reaction similar to the scene in The Blues Brothers when they all started playing R&B in a country bar. Minus the beer bottle throwing, of course.
In short, really good place to go for certain types of crafting supplies, customer service or lack therof really detract the stars.

Okay, okay hobbies are not just for retired men or women who have cats.
This place has it all! Everything from holiday décor, home décor, scrap booking, wood work, painting, flowers, stationary, picture frames, party necessities, baking, sewing, hmmm yeah I could go on and on but I will not bore you with an infinite list.
I do have one warning to all those who plan to stop in here… prepare to leave with WAY more then what you planned on getting. Never come in here to just shop because you will be leaving with an array of various and random stuff. But, if you come in here saying I would like to either make or buy something to decorate the kitchen you may leave with only slightly more then you planned :)

They have a larger selection of craft items then Michael’s does, so its nice for that reason. No Sunday hours though is pretty inconvenient when I’m working on a project and there is some obscure bit I need.