Boston's Best Stores For Scrapbooking
Finding scrapbook supplies is relatively easy in the Boston area, but finding a shop with something new and interesting to offer is not. These Boston shops have the atmosphere, tools and materials crafters need to create beautiful custom pages. Many stores also offer classes, making it easy for anyone can take up the hobby, no matter what skill level.
283 Broadway
Arlington, MA 02474
(781) 648-3230
www.rhinestones.com
Play Time Crafts may sound like a child's store, but it is appropriate for artistic folk of all ages. This store carries helpful scrapbooking material like paper, stamps, stickers and much more. Located near Boston, the shop is one of the more convenient scrapbooking stores in the area. Play Time Crafts has been servicing locals for more than 50 years, making it a community staple that crafters can return to whenever they need more supplies.
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Absolutely Everything
30 Main St.
Topsfield, MA 01983
(978) 887-6397
www.absolutelyeverything.com
Thirty miles outside of the city you'll find Absolutely Everything, a scrapbooking store that is well worth the trip. Packed with fantastic supplies, such as rubber stamps and papers from a wide array of manufacturers, this shop is dedicated to the creation of paper crafts. Moreover, the store offers classes for people who are new to the art, or who want to learn some new techniques. Classes include stamp and paper tutorials that cover a variety of topics for those who want to add more dimension to their pages and collages.
Kept Creations
15 South Ave.
Whitman, MA 02382
(781) 447-4010
www.keptcreations.com
Kept Creations is located in the small town of Whitman, just 30 minutes from the city. Fashioned as "South Shore's Unique Craft Store," its strength is in its education. Among the many classes offered are stamp carving, painting technique and stenciling. The store is also host to special crafting clubs, like the coloring club that meets on the first Friday of every month. Stop by this store to see its stock of scrapbooking supplies and perhaps try a class or two.
Art Emporium
32 Chestnut St.
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 449-6722
www.artemporium.us
Just twenty miles outside of Boston you'll find Art Emporium, located in Needham, MA. More than just a traditional craft store, this location has everything from framing to art gallery displays. Artists who have created something they wish to put on display can inquire about being showcased in the Art Emporium's gallery. Most importantly for scrapbookers, it has an extensive array of scrapbook supplies and books. Art Emporium has all of the allure of a crafting superstore without the predictability of a big chain.
560 Kelley Blvd.
North Attleborough, MA 02760
(508) 695-9290
www.rightathome.typepad.com
Less than an hour outside of Boston is Right at Home, a family run store that is dedicated to the paper arts. Right at Home stocks everything crafters might need to complete a project. Among the many items for sale you'll find inks and stamps, cutting tools, dyes, and adhesives that will hold pages together without harming the materials. In addition to the extensive stock offered on site, these supplies are available for purchase online. Crafters can also learn new skills from the classes offered, which include techniques, journaling and even coloring.
Shelly Barclay is a professional freelance writer and amateur author. She writes on a variety of topics from food to mysteries. She loves to share the culture and rich history of her birthplace and home, Boston, with the rest of the world. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.
