A.C. Moore Arts and Crafts

A.C. Moore is a craft store chain that has most anything you’d need for most any craft project you might have. However this is only in comparison with… What other craft stores are there? Yes, I know there is a place called Michaels in the area as well, but seriously? From the inside they look exactly the same. So much so, that I’m sure they have the same parent company if you go far enough up the ladder. But this is a story of AC Moore not a lesson in business management.
If you want to make something, anything even vaguely creative looking, you might as well go here.

If you are thinking about having anything framed from AC Moore, you should save yourself the time and go elsewhere.
I went here to get a cross stitch project framed. I asked one of the associates about custom framing for a cross stitch project, which I brought in with me. The associate started talking about do-​it-​yourself framing. I said politely that I was not good at framing, and I wanted it professionally done. The associate simply said that it was easy and handed me a frame and other framing material. I told the associate that I didn’t want to frame it myself, but I kept getting the «It’s easy!» line. Frustrated, I took my project to another store, where they were more than happy to frame it.

This AC Moore (formerly Kitchen Etc) is smaller than Michael’s, its main competitor, but it’s easier to navigate around this arts and crafts store and find what I need. AC Moore has a decent selection of art supplies & materials such as paints, brushes, paper, fabrics, yarn, beads, ribbon, craft kits, plastic flowers, scrapbooking, frames, wood crafts, décor, accessories, and more with good sales with clearance items and sidewalk savings (inside the store). I always use the 40 percent off coupon (sometimes 50 percent off) from the sales flyer for even greater savings from their good prices.
To reminisce and bring back fun memories, I admit I still enjoy the making colorful creations with the Shrinky Dink kits. As a little kid, I had lots of fun coloring and watching those large cut-​out plastic pieces shrink and become thick in the toaster oven before my wide eyes.