Probably one where you were in the US (because I already live in the UK and I like seeing what art shops are like in the US) I love your channel by the way and you make my day every time you upload!
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE VIDEO: Is the fact that Close goes to the art store and says "I'm not going to buy any paint" but she does anyways, that rings a bell, when I say I'll go to the art store only to look I won't buy anything, and there I go buying more then 100$ worth of art supply. The art store for artist is heaven on earth!!!
As someone in the UK it's wild to think of Hobbycraft as having cheaper prices than US stores! The Works paint is cheap and cheerful, but it's my go-to shop for brushes and their gouache set isn't half bad for the price.
So I think she's forgetting (or maybe unaware?) that prices on Michael's and Joann's are usually artificially high because they always have ridiculous coupons available (40% off one 'regular price' item, 25% off total order including sale items, etc. and they currently have 60% off all 'holiday' goods.) It's just a dumb marketing tactic. But I agree with her that British brands definitely much cheaper there--sometimes I shop off the Cult Pens website for British stuff, even though the free ship to US minimum is high, because the markup here is huge!!
Don't know about anyone else on our side of the pond, but I always get the impression from American crafters that Joann's/Michael's are dirt cheap with an endless variety of "things". It's really interesting to see someone do a direct comparison with a shop - Hobbycraft - that I consider too expensive to bother visiting most of the time, and tell us we're on to a good thing.
As a brit who's go to stores are Hobbycraft and the Works, this video gives me so much life! It's often hard to see so many states based shopping vlogs and be jelous of whats available over there so seeing you joy for what we have is so nice!!!
Think she might loose her mind in the craft section of the Range. Might not have as much choice but I alway check there first as its so much cheaper 😅 I've also always been jealous of American art shops so feel the same!!
Thank you for this! It sounds ridiculous but it's actually made me appreciate the prices of our art supplies in the UK a bit more. To me hobbycraft is extortionate compared to other places (especially if you want poscas) but then when you compare it to US prices it seems like nothing
Nobody else does art supply shopping vids quite like this! The authentic excitement and "kid in a candy store" energy combined with a professional's savvy make these some of our favorites. And, in case you were wondering, the answer is yes, we are dying of jealousy watching her shop someplace else!
Then you should definitely contact someone in advertising and tell them to sponsor her on a Blick’s shopping spree! This way Chloe gets more great art supplies we get to watch and Blick’s gets even more advertising! You can sponsor her video, get her a discount and a code she can offer her viewers for even more purchases from Blick’s!
We always think of Hobbycraft as extremely expensive! I think you’re the first person I’ve known whose described it as reasonable! I’m surprised it has more craft stuff then Michaels, I’ve always wanted to go to Michaels! My dream is to do a trolly dash in Hobbycraft and be allowed to just grab craft kit after craft kit (and then ribbon!). Post Pals buys so much stuff from The Works, it’s our go to place for craft kits for the kids. Loved your enthusiasm!
this was a very interesting perspective callibration for me: hobbycraft always feels so expensive to me so it's wild to learn that it felt reasonable to you, especially considering how cheap US art/craft stores Seem from the outsider pov. i hope everything arrived back home with you safely, and hope you have the best time painting that advent calendar!!
I suppose it depends what you're after. Like brands being imported always raises the price. But its still relative to what you can afford based on cost of living and income. Hobbycraft can have good deals for some things, but for others the price point can be higher than elsewhere. I generally search around to check out where is selling the same thing to get the best price and only tend to end up picking somewhere if its the best price, or only place you can get the thing. I must say I get quite jealous of the Halloween stores they have in America. Wish we had those here!
@@AlexaFaie huge mood and agree with shopping around; it was mostly her reactions and price comparisons to fairly generic/staples that surprised me as opposed to the big brand names YEAH the halloween sections over there always look so fun 😭
What I loved about this video is seeing UK craft stores from an American perspective. Hobbycraft has always seemed quite expensive here when you compare it to shops like The Range, so it’s interesting to hear that art supplies like this are more expensive in America. It’s definitely made me appreciate Hobbycraft a lot more 😅 Also I’m actually doing the Winnie the Pooh cross stitch kit you picked up atm for my sister, so that was fun to see.
Love watching you go into Hobbycraft and comment on how cheap it is... It's usually classed as one of the expensive shops here! If we want cheap it'd say somewhere like The Range or TKMaxx is more affordable.
Fellow Brit here and if you want to check out other art shops here another time Cass Art or Jackson’s Art are amazing. A lot smaller scale compared to Hobbycraft but perfect for Artists. (Cass Art & Jackson’s also have a huge selection online).
I LOVE The Works. The paint you mentioned is great for beginners and students alike or even for people on a budget. The brand it’s self is hit and miss, the canvas are spot on, the sketch pads, not so much. Paint, great , pencils etc, again not so much.100% recommend if you want to take up art as a hobby or are just starting out but I think further down the line it’s worth the extra money.
What I like about the video: The fact that Chloe has so much more confidence when filming in public now! Also you've made me appreciate the prices of some art supplies over here in the UK!
Love that advent calendar!! 🏡 🎄 - I kept envisioning Chloe getting on her international flight wearing every piece of clothing she brought because the rest of her case was full of art supplies 🎨 😂😂😂🎉
My favorite thing about the video is that I spent the entire time saying, buy what you want and SHIP IT HOME! 😂 But also I loved seeing your joy in the store and I really appreciate the comparison between the UK and the US. One day, I’d love to see you go to an expensive boutique style art store either in the US, the UK or even both!
I’m from Scotland and people don’t often post about British art stores, so the information in this is a lot more helpful for me - thank you! Also, the System 3 and the Graduate Acrylic paints are both fine! Good enough to use to paint for yourself, wouldn’t use them to paint something for someone else though. I hope that’s a helpful way of describing it!
Holy hannah, Faber Castell is so expensive in America then? Like, I knew it was a German brand (and I am Dutch) but never realised they would be so much more expensive in America because of the import. Now I understand why Prisma colour is more used there haha
Well also to be fair they're two VERY different colored pencils in terms of what you use them for in a technical sense. I like both but I'll use Prismacolor for blendy stuff and Polychromos for small, fine details!
@@sisterslothington Yeah prisma are wax based and Polychromos are oil based. Wax is easier to blend. However, I learned blending with Polychromos so yeah. I use them together now with Luminance (also wax based) but still blend with both. It's just what you're used to! (Also can't easily get Prima here and I heard they break a lot which is my nr 1 pet peeve in pencils)
As a Brit living in the US, I was so interested and excited to see you go into British art stores (I didn’t do art when I lived there so I had no idea). I so wish that they had many of the crafty and hobby type things that are available there over here. I don’t know when/if I’ll get a chance to go back but I would dearly love to get my hands on the wooden advent calendar, the Christmas Pud and the 12 days of crafting looks like it could be just a simple relaxing thing to do over the holiday season. I think I’d go over with an almost empty suitcase so I could stock up on the good priced items. Thanks for sharing, and your joyous enthusiasm and sense of humour always make for a fun video. Can’t wait to see you dive in to these things when you are back💕
I liked all the good information about British art stores! My husband and I just recently moved here from the US, and I had no idea how they would compare.... but now I do!
Welcome to the UK! I’m a British artist and I can really recommend Art Discount & Jackson’s Art (online stores) for great products and prices. Hobbycraft tends to be more expensive here compared to other stores strangely enough. Cass Art also have some lovely shops!
I use the big Crawford and Black paint tubes! They're so good. I bought mine maybe a year or so ago? And they're still going. Though I will have to use more professional paint tubes for brighter or more specialised colours (like Violet, Green(sometimes), orange, magenta, etc... which I buy in the Crawford and Black sets)
I love the idea of designing your own advent calendar that sounds like so much fun. I can't wait to see what you do with it. Also it wasn't in this video but the video where you painted a pumpkin inspired me to go to target and get the same pumpkin. My husband and I painted it together. It was a lot of fun. I hope target puts out Christmas crafts like that. Also I love your Disney sweater. I hope you are doing well and I hope you have a wonderful day.
I haven't been in Hobbycraft for a few years & Bath is only a couple of hours away from me.... I love your energy throughout all these shopping videos, and I really enjoy watching them! As far as the Works goes; their art supplies are rather hit & miss. Like, some of the things are pretty decent (acrylic paint seems to be good & the paint brushes + canvases seem ok - I haven't used them a huge amount but not run into any problems). I did buy a box of their coloured pencils, not all that long ago, that were meant to be higher quality artist pencils & they were terrible. Looking forward to seeing you paint on the advent calendar, looks like it's going to be fun!
As a Canadian all those prices make me so jealous! One of these days I'm hoping to be able to walk into an art store and buy whatever without worrying about the price.
Sigh, this. As a fellow Canuck, I agree. A lot of our stuff is so much more expensive. Michaels isn't cheap (for the most part). Sure, they have 40% & 50% coupons, but then they say the coupon can't be used on most of what's in the store, so, yeah...
I find DeSerres name brand stuff can be pretty reasonable, but it’s frustrating to watch how cheap things are elsewhere! Our exchange rate is ugly atm. In other stores, Tri-art acrylic paint is great- made in Canada, excellent quality, way better prices (I think deserres uses a lot of tri-art in their name brand, because they don’t have a lot of tri-art stuff).
@@karenneill9109 I'm keeping my eye on their government because every shake up makes our exchange rate not as bad for a few days so I want to be ready to take advantage when I can
@@nat6098 Good idea! I’ve also found that if I order from Amazon in other countries it can be quite good deals- like buying Windsor and Newton from Amazon UK, Copics from Japan, etc. And Beads direct from manufacturers in Eastern Europe is WAY cheaper!
Those diamond art things are actually comparably priced, but they're almost always on sale at JoAnn here in the states. The largest ones are around $60 full retail I wanna say? However when you consider how long they take to do, you actually get a lot out of them for the price. It took me about 11 months to do the largest size. (250-300 hours at a guess)
What i love about your video is actually your hair! It looked full of volume 😊 This store reminds me of Spotlight here in Australia just has different brands. So glad you found the advent calendar!! For next time, you could always post/mail your items to yourself so you don’t have to worry about the baggage restrictions for your flight home. Love all your videos! You have such a beautiful art style.
I loved your story about learning to knit. My mother was left handed and I am right handed. She taught me by facing me. It worked really well, like a mirror image. Thanks for the special memory!🇨🇦❤️
What I like about the video is that you really feel the struggle of an artist in an art store who is not allowed to buy too much. So wonderful to watch and at the same time you want to beam yourself into the store and buy everything.😆
I love these videos! It's like going shopping with a friend, especially with all your commentary. I find it particularly funny when you are totally off the price or whatever and then correct it in editing. You create such a nice atmosphere in your videos. This also got me very excited for future videos using some of these purchases!
What I love about your video is that immediately I was struck by your voice! You have picked up a more British twang while you’re here in the UK. If I was you I would leave all your clothes and pack your case with more paint and art stuff! 🙂🎨❤️
What I like about this video is that you say that you won’t buy any paint but you still did!!! And the fact that you actually tells us which ones are cheaper and which ones are expensive. Hope you have a good day, and satisfied with your purchases
I live in Britain and I see The Works EVERYWHERE. And I mean EVERYWHERE. Idk where you went in Britain, but if u r near hatfield you should try going to The Galleria - it’s a huge shopping mall and it has a Works in it lol. I love how I can always relate to what happens in your videos whether you are in Britain or not- thanks for making my day every time you upload Chloe!
My mum got some wooden advent calendars years ago and made them up for my sister an I. She gets so creative with how she fills the boxes each year! It's my favourite thing about Christmas!
My favourite part was realising that you did a video with Moriah and I NEVER KNEW UNTIL NOW???!! And also you finding your one and only advent calendar and the Nan story about knitting!
the pebeo studio acrylics are the ones i use all the time, i actually prefer them to most other acrylics, hobby craft regularly do sales on them so it's only £2 per tube, so even better value. their craft kits are great too, especially if you want to try something new but don't want to spend a lot. the one you went to is a lot bigger than the one in my city
The works is fantastic for beginners, plus if you go during back to school season, this year they had all art supplies half off! Was so good. Hobbycraft is great too, and they tend to have some deals if you keep an eye out. They also offer courses on how to use certain arts and crafts. Tindall's is another good place for art supplies, however they are more high end, but they also offer fantastic art courses.
@@rubybuttons668 just checked on their website, looks like they only have places in Ely, Cambridge, and Newmarket...and I live in Cambridge, and have family in Ely, I thought they had more stores. But they do deliver.
@@irenepeter-lyons350 As far as I'm Aware, there's no "The Range" close to me, Hobbycraft is a minute walk from mine, the Works is like a five minute walk. I will add to the general conversation, that B&M homestores have their own "brand" of supplies, I brought some of their alcohol based twinmarkers, yet to use them, but 60 markers for £16 was too good a deal.
Honestly as a lefty, I've found it easier to knit right handed. I just have to cast on the stitches left handed still. And it's really fun knowing to knit left and right handed, so if you're making a flat piece (like a scarf or blanket) you can just go back and forth instead of turning the piece after every row. Would love to watch you learn!
Yeah I was going to say it doesn't really make a huge difference. My mum is left handed and taught me (right handed) to knit and I can't see that we do a lot different. I have switched to Portuguese knitting style as an adult so I think it's normal for us knitters to change things up in so many different ways and it's pretty easy to pick up the techniques and adapt them.
What I like about the video: You are such a mood! You go in for one specific thing and get distracted by everything else, which ends up throwing off your other plans and making your life just that much harder for the day. I look forward to getting to watch you do stuff with the things you've gotten!
This video was a real treat. Love going shopping with you, I only go on the internet (house bound). I think all artists really enjoys touching all the art supplies. Smelling good, new pencils is my fav.📒✏
I am a professional artist and I personally prefer Golden paints. They have the largest pigment load compared to any of the other brands that you mentioned. Now if I am going to paint a commission job using an XL canvas I just use acrylic house paint. You can pick house paint here at the city or county recycle centers for FREE! Free is most often my favorite option, lol. I did enjoy watching you shop the UK art store. It is fun to see what other places carry.
If you need to pack paint or sauce or anything like that, that might spill, I recommend putting it inside a ziplock style plastic bag, even double bagged, and then packing that, so hopefully even if it spills it still won't get all over your suitcase
I can relate! When I walk into a art store I have to set a limit because I just want everything! Paint pens, paints, canvases, and brushes. I love your vids, keep up the fantastic work! 😁
You got a lot of fun items! The advent calendar looks fun to paint and the 12 Days of Crafting looks interesting. It is hard to not buy up the whole craft store, haha. It’s like being a kid in a candy store.
My favorite parts are seeing the things that are different, and your enthusiasm toward all the things that excite you! I've definitely been in art stores and want all the things.
"It's like a TARDIS in here", Chloe said 😂 This is how I feel at the art store too.🤭 Love the "12 days of crafting" set. Can't wait to see you open the doors to it. Enjoy!
I love these types of videos! Thanks for taking us along to shop in the UK. It is so cool to see the differences in price and what’s offered. Can’t wait to see you use all these supplies!
What I like about this video: How relatable it is for other artists, or me at least. I also have that whole ‘child in a candy store’ vibe when I find a new art store. And I always have a tendency to buy art supplies I don’t need. An employee at an art shop I frequent even brought it up once 😂
what i love about this video is that I just love how you’re always so giddy whenever you go to art stores! 💕 I rarely visit art stores so watching these these of vlogs always make me feel like I’m there in the art store shopping with you!😂 there’s just something about shopping for art supplies that takes me back to my childhood and makes me so nostalgic too in a way
I have no idea if you’re still in the UK, but there’s a great store called The Works that has a lot of “Paint your Own” type things. Advent calendars, gift boxes, you name it, they have it. Sorry I’m so late!
Loved your video, Chloe!!! What I especially loved about your video this time was seeing you exploring art stores I myself have access to physically, given the fact I'm Scottish. It was really interesting to see how our stores compared to the stores you have access to when you are back home in American, not only in prices but also in the different range of art supplies and choices available to artists and crafters out there. It's also very funny and reassuring to know I'm not the only one who goes into an art store thinking I can't get too much or I only need something in particular but find it difficult to reign in my inner arty/crafting demon 😅 I really hope you had a nice time visiting your family in the UK and I look excited to see your upcoming videos on the advent calendars.
It’s a good thing I’ve never gone into an art store while in the uk cause I saw so so so much stuff in the background I wanted and was a killer deal. When I went to Scotland I found a yarn store that had the most incredible yarn for around £5 that goes for about $30 here. I bought almost $100 worth and had to leave stuff behind since it wouldn’t all fit in my suitcase.
If you can't fit your purchases into your suitcase, you could parcel them up and post them to your home address or wherever you collect your mail. That's what we did when we bought something that was too heavy for the plane. Just a thought.
What I like about this video is not only getting to see inside art stores I've never been to but also that those stores are in a different country! I'm always curious of what they have in other places!
WHAT I LOVEEEEDD ABOUT THE VIDEO!!: 1. Chloe buying paint after saying she doesn’t need more paint is 100% me, 2. Chloe’s statement about wanting something but know you don’t need it nor will you use it which is also me, 3. THE WHOLE VIDEO, 4. Chloe saying she may need another bag, and finally 5. Chloe saying she found her section about two times because it had Disney Winnie the Pooh 😂❤
Agreed and we'll said. I was wondering if she said this was her section twice or if it was the same section and edited, thank you for confirming so I do not have to go back and check. Got to love Chloe 💕. Have a great day.
WHAT I LIKED MOST ABOUT THIS VIDEO: Seeing the Christmas crafts across the pond, especially the Advent calendar, which is lovely. Also, this makes me nostalgic for my honeymoon to Europe. Can’t wait to go again.
I love that you’re getting so excited about hobbycraft because it is my favourite shop, my happy place and where I go when I need cheering up! I’ve deffo spent too much money in there 😅
My closest store that sells art supplies is actually cheaper than hobby craft, which isn’t even in my town. Personally, it’s just not worth the price especially given I have to drive there. (The stuff where I live is just better quality too)
What i like about this video : I love seeing some new products and all those different brands and the insights you provide of the subject ! It's always inspiring when we lack motivation, it feels a bit like christmas when you just can't wait to see what is in the next aisle as much as in the next present haha
Those pebeo paints are amazing! So opaque and work so well on canvas. I'm using them on my current huge canvas I'm doing. The metallic range of the pebeo is the best I've used to date!
What I like about the video: I get to live vicariously through Chloe going to art stores and spending her money, so that I don’t have to do the same. Because if I was in that store, I would have spent a lot of my money!
What I like about the video: That wooden advent calendar! That can be used over and over, no more single use plastic wrap, flimsy cardboard, less than a teaspoon size of what ever item inside. You could put whatever you wanted in there and make it special each time! Seriously want to make/find one myself.
I'm glad you found the Advent calendar that you really wanted and I look forward to whatever you're willing to share about how you decide to paint it. I hope you have lots of good memories from your trip. Blessings .
I really love seeing inside art stores… especially ones in different countries or even states that are different that what we have in Texas. I remember the video you did when you were there before and went to the art store with Jaime. So much fun!!!!
What I like about the video is that you got to go see family. I know you guys were on a super serious lockdown because you love someone who is immunocompromised and I think its awesome that you guys can travel a little.
I love how you showed restraint in the art stores! I think I would’ve had to check another bag if that were me! Lol. My favorite part of the video is you looked like you had so much fun in the stores! Enjoy your flight home!
What did I like about video? I like seeing another country’s art store, how things are cheaper overseas and how more or less similar. I loved seeing the excitement from new art supplies, the fun little finds and ideas forming. This was a great video and I look forward to see what’s next!
What I liked about the video was your genuine enthusiasm for the products we have in Hobbycraft. I love the wooden advent calendar. Looking forward to seeing the video with it. And as for a hobby, definitely try knitting. My auntie is left handed and is using TH-cam to teach herself to knit. It’s definitely difficult for a right handed person to teach a left handed person too knit.
As a Brit and a crafter this makes me smile as I rarely go to hobbycraft as I find it expensive compared to buying on smaller craft stores online here. I only use hobbycraft if I need something instantly. So for you to say some items are about the same or cheaper at hobbycraft surprised me. Also Christmas panels are fabric panels that you can turn into quilts, stockings, advent calendars etc. It's usually pre printed with a design and the markings to cut them out and ready to sew.
I love going into new art and crafts stores! I make it a habit to go to a new one every place we vacation. You just never know what you are going to find. 🥰
I love this video because… 1. It was interesting to see what was at a British art store 2. It was cool to see what things you could buy and the differences of price 3. I might want to invest in some of the things you bought
Time to pack gifts for your family so when you visit the craft store, you have room in your case or pack a collapsible suitcase? Zip locks are great packing tools. If a package blows, the zip lock protects the rest of the stuff. Handy with shampoos too. My favorite part was seeing all the fun crafting things that are different than U.S. and glad to know you got to make a visit to family!! 🤗😍
What I like about the video: that you held the same pencil (the jumbo 6b Pencil) that I already have for years and use a lot but it somehow never runs out! seeing you hold the same one made me kinda happy hahaha
If you watch a lot of my art store vlogs, which has been your favorite so far??
Probably one where you were in the US (because I already live in the UK and I like seeing what art shops are like in the US)
I love your channel by the way and you make my day every time you upload!
This one but that’s because I’m in the uk
I personally love watching you shop in any international shop so I can see what stationery/art supplies to buy 😂
Probably try cassart too if there is near you while ur here in the uk :)
All of them, art stores area magical world. I feel like I need to have everything in every art store 😁
“There’s a lot of hobby and craft stuff in here.”
Chloe Rose, Hobbycraft, 2022
As the great Homer Simpson once eloquently said -
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WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE VIDEO: Is the fact that Close goes to the art store and says "I'm not going to buy any paint" but she does anyways, that rings a bell, when I say I'll go to the art store only to look I won't buy anything, and there I go buying more then 100$ worth of art supply. The art store for artist is heaven on earth!!!
Too relateable 🤦🏻♀️
Yep…. *yep*
Me and art/ plants. Literally told my husband not to let me get any more plants this year. Already brought home 3 more lol
I'm a knitter and I do the same with wool.
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As someone in the UK it's wild to think of Hobbycraft as having cheaper prices than US stores! The Works paint is cheap and cheerful, but it's my go-to shop for brushes and their gouache set isn't half bad for the price.
So I think she's forgetting (or maybe unaware?) that prices on Michael's and Joann's are usually artificially high because they always have ridiculous coupons available (40% off one 'regular price' item, 25% off total order including sale items, etc. and they currently have 60% off all 'holiday' goods.) It's just a dumb marketing tactic. But I agree with her that British brands definitely much cheaper there--sometimes I shop off the Cult Pens website for British stuff, even though the free ship to US minimum is high, because the markup here is huge!!
I agree, I come out and think how did I spend that much
Oh yeah the works for the win. I view Hobbycraft as incredibly expensive.
Don't know about anyone else on our side of the pond, but I always get the impression from American crafters that Joann's/Michael's are dirt cheap with an endless variety of "things". It's really interesting to see someone do a direct comparison with a shop - Hobbycraft - that I consider too expensive to bother visiting most of the time, and tell us we're on to a good thing.
agreed, American art stores are really expensive
As a brit who's go to stores are Hobbycraft and the Works, this video gives me so much life! It's often hard to see so many states based shopping vlogs and be jelous of whats available over there so seeing you joy for what we have is so nice!!!
Think she might loose her mind in the craft section of the Range. Might not have as much choice but I alway check there first as its so much cheaper 😅
I've also always been jealous of American art shops so feel the same!!
Same, just quite sad to see that our economy has gone so far down the drain that everything seems cheap for Chloe.
i’m the same!!
Thank you for this! It sounds ridiculous but it's actually made me appreciate the prices of our art supplies in the UK a bit more. To me hobbycraft is extortionate compared to other places (especially if you want poscas) but then when you compare it to US prices it seems like nothing
Totally agree, unless I need something right away, most things can be sourced online a lot cheaper here than hobbycraft.
Nobody else does art supply shopping vids quite like this! The authentic excitement and "kid in a candy store" energy combined with a professional's savvy make these some of our favorites. And, in case you were wondering, the answer is yes, we are dying of jealousy watching her shop someplace else!
Then you should definitely contact someone in advertising and tell them to sponsor her on a Blick’s shopping spree! This way Chloe gets more great art supplies we get to watch and Blick’s gets even more advertising! You can sponsor her video, get her a discount and a code she can offer her viewers for even more purchases from Blick’s!
Ahh blick arts
We always think of Hobbycraft as extremely expensive! I think you’re the first person I’ve known whose described it as reasonable! I’m surprised it has more craft stuff then Michaels, I’ve always wanted to go to Michaels! My dream is to do a trolly dash in Hobbycraft and be allowed to just grab craft kit after craft kit (and then ribbon!). Post Pals buys so much stuff from The Works, it’s our go to place for craft kits for the kids.
Loved your enthusiasm!
this was a very interesting perspective callibration for me: hobbycraft always feels so expensive to me so it's wild to learn that it felt reasonable to you, especially considering how cheap US art/craft stores Seem from the outsider pov. i hope everything arrived back home with you safely, and hope you have the best time painting that advent calendar!!
I suppose it depends what you're after. Like brands being imported always raises the price. But its still relative to what you can afford based on cost of living and income. Hobbycraft can have good deals for some things, but for others the price point can be higher than elsewhere. I generally search around to check out where is selling the same thing to get the best price and only tend to end up picking somewhere if its the best price, or only place you can get the thing.
I must say I get quite jealous of the Halloween stores they have in America. Wish we had those here!
@@AlexaFaie huge mood and agree with shopping around; it was mostly her reactions and price comparisons to fairly generic/staples that surprised me as opposed to the big brand names
YEAH the halloween sections over there always look so fun 😭
What I loved about this video is seeing UK craft stores from an American perspective. Hobbycraft has always seemed quite expensive here when you compare it to shops like The Range, so it’s interesting to hear that art supplies like this are more expensive in America. It’s definitely made me appreciate Hobbycraft a lot more 😅
Also I’m actually doing the Winnie the Pooh cross stitch kit you picked up atm for my sister, so that was fun to see.
Love watching you go into Hobbycraft and comment on how cheap it is... It's usually classed as one of the expensive shops here! If we want cheap it'd say somewhere like The Range or TKMaxx is more affordable.
Fellow Brit here and if you want to check out other art shops here another time Cass Art or Jackson’s Art are amazing. A lot smaller scale compared to Hobbycraft but perfect for Artists. (Cass Art & Jackson’s also have a huge selection online).
I LOVE The Works. The paint you mentioned is great for beginners and students alike or even for people on a budget. The brand it’s self is hit and miss, the canvas are spot on, the sketch pads, not so much. Paint, great , pencils etc, again not so much.100% recommend if you want to take up art as a hobby or are just starting out but I think further down the line it’s worth the extra money.
What I like about the video:
The fact that Chloe has so much more confidence when filming in public now!
Also you've made me appreciate the prices of some art supplies over here in the UK!
Love that advent calendar!! 🏡 🎄 - I kept envisioning Chloe getting on her international flight wearing every piece of clothing she brought because the rest of her case was full of art supplies 🎨 😂😂😂🎉
Joey “could I BE wearing any more clothes?!” 🤣
I am waiting for Chloe to share this with us. I am sure a lot of us are wondering.
My favorite thing about the video is that I spent the entire time saying, buy what you want and SHIP IT HOME! 😂
But also I loved seeing your joy in the store and I really appreciate the comparison between the UK and the US.
One day, I’d love to see you go to an expensive boutique style art store either in the US, the UK or even both!
EBay I enjoy most on your video is how these shopping trips brings the bright-eyed, child-like joy that you do easily infect us as we watch your joy.
I’m from Scotland and people don’t often post about British art stores, so the information in this is a lot more helpful for me - thank you!
Also, the System 3 and the Graduate Acrylic paints are both fine! Good enough to use to paint for yourself, wouldn’t use them to paint something for someone else though. I hope that’s a helpful way of describing it!
Holy hannah, Faber Castell is so expensive in America then? Like, I knew it was a German brand (and I am Dutch) but never realised they would be so much more expensive in America because of the import. Now I understand why Prisma colour is more used there haha
Well also to be fair they're two VERY different colored pencils in terms of what you use them for in a technical sense. I like both but I'll use Prismacolor for blendy stuff and Polychromos for small, fine details!
@@sisterslothington Yeah prisma are wax based and Polychromos are oil based. Wax is easier to blend. However, I learned blending with Polychromos so yeah. I use them together now with Luminance (also wax based) but still blend with both. It's just what you're used to! (Also can't easily get Prima here and I heard they break a lot which is my nr 1 pet peeve in pencils)
That's literally all I have but I always go for the landscape type kits for the variety of colors and weird shades
First one is watercolor landscapes and the second is botanical gardens set. Good combo for flowers outside with poor lighting
Is Faber Castell really that expensive in America? I live in New Zealand and they were my go to colouring pencils for school as a kid.
I love that you actually compared prices, like it even surprised me how cheap they are overseas (so to speak) than here in the US.
Bear in mind, the median US salary is almost $70k (£58k), whilst in the UK it is £31k ($37K)
As a Brit living in the US, I was so interested and excited to see you go into British art stores (I didn’t do art when I lived there so I had no idea). I so wish that they had many of the crafty and hobby type things that are available there over here. I don’t know when/if I’ll get a chance to go back but I would dearly love to get my hands on the wooden advent calendar, the Christmas Pud and the 12 days of crafting looks like it could be just a simple relaxing thing to do over the holiday season. I think I’d go over with an almost empty suitcase so I could stock up on the good priced items. Thanks for sharing, and your joyous enthusiasm and sense of humour always make for a fun video. Can’t wait to see you dive in to these things when you are back💕
What I love about the video:
Seeing you shopping in art stores that I can shop in as I’m from the UK! ☺️☺️☺️
Same
I liked all the good information about British art stores! My husband and I just recently moved here from the US, and I had no idea how they would compare.... but now I do!
Welcome to the UK! I’m a British artist and I can really recommend Art Discount & Jackson’s Art (online stores) for great products and prices. Hobbycraft tends to be more expensive here compared to other stores strangely enough. Cass Art also have some lovely shops!
I use the big Crawford and Black paint tubes!
They're so good. I bought mine maybe a year or so ago? And they're still going. Though I will have to use more professional paint tubes for brighter or more specialised colours (like Violet, Green(sometimes), orange, magenta, etc... which I buy in the Crawford and Black sets)
Absolutely love your UK content. As a British viewer I enjoy seeing uk based stores as opposed to the US stuff I can't always get x
I love the idea of designing your own advent calendar that sounds like so much fun. I can't wait to see what you do with it.
Also it wasn't in this video but the video where you painted a pumpkin inspired me to go to target and get the same pumpkin. My husband and I painted it together. It was a lot of fun. I hope target puts out Christmas crafts like that. Also I love your Disney sweater. I hope you are doing well and I hope you have a wonderful day.
I haven't been in Hobbycraft for a few years & Bath is only a couple of hours away from me....
I love your energy throughout all these shopping videos, and I really enjoy watching them!
As far as the Works goes; their art supplies are rather hit & miss. Like, some of the things are pretty decent (acrylic paint seems to be good & the paint brushes + canvases seem ok - I haven't used them a huge amount but not run into any problems). I did buy a box of their coloured pencils, not all that long ago, that were meant to be higher quality artist pencils & they were terrible.
Looking forward to seeing you paint on the advent calendar, looks like it's going to be fun!
As a Canadian all those prices make me so jealous! One of these days I'm hoping to be able to walk into an art store and buy whatever without worrying about the price.
Sigh, this. As a fellow Canuck, I agree. A lot of our stuff is so much more expensive. Michaels isn't cheap (for the most part). Sure, they have 40% & 50% coupons, but then they say the coupon can't be used on most of what's in the store, so, yeah...
I find DeSerres name brand stuff can be pretty reasonable, but it’s frustrating to watch how cheap things are elsewhere! Our exchange rate is ugly atm. In other stores, Tri-art acrylic paint is great- made in Canada, excellent quality, way better prices (I think deserres uses a lot of tri-art in their name brand, because they don’t have a lot of tri-art stuff).
@@karenneill9109 I'm keeping my eye on their government because every shake up makes our exchange rate not as bad for a few days so I want to be ready to take advantage when I can
@@nat6098 Good idea! I’ve also found that if I order from Amazon in other countries it can be quite good deals- like buying Windsor and Newton from Amazon UK, Copics from Japan, etc. And Beads direct from manufacturers in Eastern Europe is WAY cheaper!
Those diamond art things are actually comparably priced, but they're almost always on sale at JoAnn here in the states. The largest ones are around $60 full retail I wanna say? However when you consider how long they take to do, you actually get a lot out of them for the price. It took me about 11 months to do the largest size. (250-300 hours at a guess)
What i love about your video is actually your hair! It looked full of volume 😊
This store reminds me of Spotlight here in Australia just has different brands. So glad you found the advent calendar!! For next time, you could always post/mail your items to yourself so you don’t have to worry about the baggage restrictions for your flight home. Love all your videos! You have such a beautiful art style.
I loved your story about learning to knit. My mother was left handed and I am right handed. She taught me by facing me. It worked really well, like a mirror image. Thanks for the special memory!🇨🇦❤️
My favorite thing about the art store videos is how much of a kid in a candy store Chloe is. She is all of us. Lol
What I like about the video is that you really feel the struggle of an artist in an art store who is not allowed to buy too much. So wonderful to watch and at the same time you want to beam yourself into the store and buy everything.😆
You should do a video about using all these art supplies you bought
I love these videos! It's like going shopping with a friend, especially with all your commentary. I find it particularly funny when you are totally off the price or whatever and then correct it in editing. You create such a nice atmosphere in your videos. This also got me very excited for future videos using some of these purchases!
My favorite part of the video is where you test and try out the products that you bought
What I love about your video is that immediately I was struck by your voice! You have picked up a more British twang while you’re here in the UK. If I was you I would leave all your clothes and pack your case with more paint and art stuff! 🙂🎨❤️
What I like about this video is that you say that you won’t buy any paint but you still did!!! And the fact that you actually tells us which ones are cheaper and which ones are expensive. Hope you have a good day, and satisfied with your purchases
I live in Britain and I see The Works EVERYWHERE. And I mean EVERYWHERE. Idk where you went in Britain, but if u r near hatfield you should try going to The Galleria - it’s a huge shopping mall and it has a Works in it lol.
I love how I can always relate to what happens in your videos whether you are in Britain or not- thanks for making my day every time you upload Chloe!
My mum got some wooden advent calendars years ago and made them up for my sister an I. She gets so creative with how she fills the boxes each year! It's my favourite thing about Christmas!
Hobbycraft is one of my fave art stores!
I’m from the uk and Hobbycraft is my favourite art store! I could spend hours in there
My favourite part was realising that you did a video with Moriah and I NEVER KNEW UNTIL NOW???!! And also you finding your one and only advent calendar and the Nan story about knitting!
Wow that looks good! So cool so go through the store with you! Learned so much and I love your jokes sometimes and your small comments!
the pebeo studio acrylics are the ones i use all the time, i actually prefer them to most other acrylics, hobby craft regularly do sales on them so it's only £2 per tube, so even better value. their craft kits are great too, especially if you want to try something new but don't want to spend a lot. the one you went to is a lot bigger than the one in my city
My favorite thing is your childlike enthusiasm for even the relatively basic art supplies. So fun to watch!
The works is fantastic for beginners, plus if you go during back to school season, this year they had all art supplies half off! Was so good.
Hobbycraft is great too, and they tend to have some deals if you keep an eye out. They also offer courses on how to use certain arts and crafts.
Tindall's is another good place for art supplies, however they are more high end, but they also offer fantastic art courses.
Try 'The Range', it's much cheaper than Hobbycraft for the same product.
I’ve never heard of Tindall’s, I’ll have to look them up. Thanks for mentioning it.
@@rubybuttons668 just checked on their website, looks like they only have places in Ely, Cambridge, and Newmarket...and I live in Cambridge, and have family in Ely, I thought they had more stores. But they do deliver.
@@irenepeter-lyons350 As far as I'm Aware, there's no "The Range" close to me, Hobbycraft is a minute walk from mine, the Works is like a five minute walk.
I will add to the general conversation, that B&M homestores have their own "brand" of supplies, I brought some of their alcohol based twinmarkers, yet to use them, but 60 markers for £16 was too good a deal.
What I absolutely love is getting an insight into another country.
This store reminds my of Hobby Lobby here in the US.
Honestly as a lefty, I've found it easier to knit right handed. I just have to cast on the stitches left handed still. And it's really fun knowing to knit left and right handed, so if you're making a flat piece (like a scarf or blanket) you can just go back and forth instead of turning the piece after every row. Would love to watch you learn!
Yeah I was going to say it doesn't really make a huge difference. My mum is left handed and taught me (right handed) to knit and I can't see that we do a lot different. I have switched to Portuguese knitting style as an adult so I think it's normal for us knitters to change things up in so many different ways and it's pretty easy to pick up the techniques and adapt them.
What I like about the video: You are such a mood! You go in for one specific thing and get distracted by everything else, which ends up throwing off your other plans and making your life just that much harder for the day. I look forward to getting to watch you do stuff with the things you've gotten!
Chloe, you should try paper quilling! I loved the video, especially how excited you got for your advent calendar.
This video was a real treat. Love going shopping with you, I only go on the internet (house bound). I think all artists really enjoys touching all the art supplies. Smelling good, new pencils is my fav.📒✏
Love seeing the differences between art stores. And those prices!! OMG. So much more expensive in Australia.
I am a professional artist and I personally prefer Golden paints. They have the largest pigment load compared to any of the other brands that you mentioned. Now if I am going to paint a commission job using an XL canvas I just use acrylic house paint. You can pick house paint here at the city or county recycle centers for FREE! Free is most often my favorite option, lol. I did enjoy watching you shop the UK art store. It is fun to see what other places carry.
I kind of love shopping vicariously through you!
If you need to pack paint or sauce or anything like that, that might spill, I recommend putting it inside a ziplock style plastic bag, even double bagged, and then packing that, so hopefully even if it spills it still won't get all over your suitcase
I can relate! When I walk into a art store I have to set a limit because I just want everything! Paint pens, paints, canvases, and brushes. I love your vids, keep up the fantastic work! 😁
what I like is just you showing other craft stores. I love those wood advent calendars so much
You got a lot of fun items! The advent calendar looks fun to paint and the 12 Days of Crafting looks interesting.
It is hard to not buy up the whole craft store, haha. It’s like being a kid in a candy store.
My favorite parts are seeing the things that are different, and your enthusiasm toward all the things that excite you! I've definitely been in art stores and want all the things.
"It's like a TARDIS in here", Chloe said 😂 This is how I feel at the art store too.🤭 Love the "12 days of crafting" set. Can't wait to see you open the doors to it. Enjoy!
I love these types of videos! Thanks for taking us along to shop in the UK. It is so cool to see the differences in price and what’s offered. Can’t wait to see you use all these supplies!
What I like about this video:
How relatable it is for other artists, or me at least. I also have that whole ‘child in a candy store’ vibe when I find a new art store. And I always have a tendency to buy art supplies I don’t need. An employee at an art shop I frequent even brought it up once 😂
what i love about this video is that I just love how you’re always so giddy whenever you go to art stores! 💕
I rarely visit art stores so watching these these of vlogs always make me feel like I’m there in the art store shopping with you!😂 there’s just something about shopping for art supplies that takes me back to my childhood and makes me so nostalgic too in a way
I loved how excited you got when you find the aisles with Winnie the Pooh related products!!
I love how unpolished and casual your presentation is dear. There are so many artists and presenters who are way to slick and contrived. Well done.
I have no idea if you’re still in the UK, but there’s a great store called The Works that has a lot of “Paint your Own” type things. Advent calendars, gift boxes, you name it, they have it. Sorry I’m so late!
I absolutely love The Works!!!! They have the exact advent calendar Chloe was looking for!
Loved your video, Chloe!!!
What I especially loved about your video this time was seeing you exploring art stores I myself have access to physically, given the fact I'm Scottish. It was really interesting to see how our stores compared to the stores you have access to when you are back home in American, not only in prices but also in the different range of art supplies and choices available to artists and crafters out there.
It's also very funny and reassuring to know I'm not the only one who goes into an art store thinking I can't get too much or I only need something in particular but find it difficult to reign in my inner arty/crafting demon 😅
I really hope you had a nice time visiting your family in the UK and I look excited to see your upcoming videos on the advent calendars.
It’s a good thing I’ve never gone into an art store while in the uk cause I saw so so so much stuff in the background I wanted and was a killer deal. When I went to Scotland I found a yarn store that had the most incredible yarn for around £5 that goes for about $30 here. I bought almost $100 worth and had to leave stuff behind since it wouldn’t all fit in my suitcase.
Next trip: bring a space suitcase!
If you can't fit your purchases into your suitcase, you could parcel them up and post them to your home address or wherever you collect your mail. That's what we did when we bought something that was too heavy for the plane. Just a thought.
What I like about this video is not only getting to see inside art stores I've never been to but also that those stores are in a different country! I'm always curious of what they have in other places!
WHAT I LOVEEEEDD ABOUT THE VIDEO!!: 1. Chloe buying paint after saying she doesn’t need more paint is 100% me, 2. Chloe’s statement about wanting something but know you don’t need it nor will you use it which is also me, 3. THE WHOLE VIDEO, 4. Chloe saying she may need another bag, and finally 5. Chloe saying she found her section about two times because it had Disney Winnie the Pooh 😂❤
Agreed and we'll said. I was wondering if she said this was her section twice or if it was the same section and edited, thank you for confirming so I do not have to go back and check. Got to love Chloe 💕. Have a great day.
WHAT I LIKED MOST ABOUT THIS VIDEO: Seeing the Christmas crafts across the pond, especially the Advent calendar, which is lovely. Also, this makes me nostalgic for my honeymoon to Europe. Can’t wait to go again.
I love that you’re getting so excited about hobbycraft because it is my favourite shop, my happy place and where I go when I need cheering up! I’ve deffo spent too much money in there 😅
I like how you say “we’re going to a different art shop” you went to hobby craft last time! + I love Crawford and black!
My closest store that sells art supplies is actually cheaper than hobby craft, which isn’t even in my town. Personally, it’s just not worth the price especially given I have to drive there. (The stuff where I live is just better quality too)
which one is it? 👀
Ohhh which shop is it is it the range?
@@pepadacat5371 ya the range
@@cookiedoughicecream01 The Range
What i like about this video : I love seeing some new products and all those different brands and the insights you provide of the subject ! It's always inspiring when we lack motivation, it feels a bit like christmas when you just can't wait to see what is in the next aisle as much as in the next present haha
Those pebeo paints are amazing! So opaque and work so well on canvas. I'm using them on my current huge canvas I'm doing. The metallic range of the pebeo is the best I've used to date!
I love your art store exploration videos! It's always fun to see what you get and if anything actually does appear in a later vlog.
Those price differences are WILD. I would have done a much worse job containing myself there :)
I love the fact you're excited over the wooden advent calendars. I see them all the time!
What I like about the video: I get to live vicariously through Chloe going to art stores and spending her money, so that I don’t have to do the same. Because if I was in that store, I would have spent a lot of my money!
What I like about the video: That wooden advent calendar! That can be used over and over, no more single use plastic wrap, flimsy cardboard, less than a teaspoon size of what ever item inside. You could put whatever you wanted in there and make it special each time! Seriously want to make/find one myself.
I'm glad you found the Advent calendar that you really wanted and I look forward to whatever you're willing to share about how you decide to paint it. I hope you have lots of good memories from your trip. Blessings .
I really love seeing inside art stores… especially ones in different countries or even states that are different that what we have in Texas. I remember the video you did when you were there before and went to the art store with Jaime. So much fun!!!!
What I like about the video is that you got to go see family. I know you guys were on a super serious lockdown because you love someone who is immunocompromised and I think its awesome that you guys can travel a little.
Some things I loved about the video is all of your hobby’s you were in as a kid!😊
I love how you showed restraint in the art stores! I think I would’ve had to check another bag if that were me! Lol. My favorite part of the video is you looked like you had so much fun in the stores! Enjoy your flight home!
What did I like about video? I like seeing another country’s art store, how things are cheaper overseas and how more or less similar. I loved seeing the excitement from new art supplies, the fun little finds and ideas forming. This was a great video and I look forward to see what’s next!
I loved how excited you are when you get into hobby craft and see how big the store was.
What I liked about the video was your genuine enthusiasm for the products we have in Hobbycraft. I love the wooden advent calendar. Looking forward to seeing the video with it. And as for a hobby, definitely try knitting. My auntie is left handed and is using TH-cam to teach herself to knit. It’s definitely difficult for a right handed person to teach a left handed person too knit.
My favorite part of the video was
1. When Chloe found the advent calendar to customize
And thank u Chloe for making such nice content
What I like about the video is seeing what art supplies and prices are like in the UK since I have never been there.
I love art stores so much , been missing them ever since i had my little children, thanks for letting me get out and see them!
As a Brit and a crafter this makes me smile as I rarely go to hobbycraft as I find it expensive compared to buying on smaller craft stores online here. I only use hobbycraft if I need something instantly. So for you to say some items are about the same or cheaper at hobbycraft surprised me.
Also Christmas panels are fabric panels that you can turn into quilts, stockings, advent calendars etc. It's usually pre printed with a design and the markings to cut them out and ready to sew.
I love going into new art and crafts stores! I make it a habit to go to a new one every place we vacation. You just never know what you are going to find. 🥰
OMG I LOVE HOBBYCRAFT,the stuff you mostly need are cheap the only expensive things are fabric or high gear machines
I love 💕 the train advent calendar so , cute. OMG 😱 I want everything in the shop! Especially watercolors lol.
I love this video because…
1. It was interesting to see what was at a British art store
2. It was cool to see what things you could buy and the differences of price
3. I might want to invest in some of the things you bought
Time to pack gifts for your family so when you visit the craft store, you have room in your case or pack a collapsible suitcase? Zip locks are great packing tools. If a package blows, the zip lock protects the rest of the stuff. Handy with shampoos too. My favorite part was seeing all the fun crafting things that are different than U.S. and glad to know you got to make a visit to family!! 🤗😍
What I like about the video: that you held the same pencil (the jumbo 6b Pencil) that I already have for years and use a lot but it somehow never runs out! seeing you hold the same one made me kinda happy hahaha