The Artsy Umbrella — Attraction in Berkley

If 0 stars were possible…

Updated to add clarification: Unfair and exploitative. The owner kept $500+ of my crochet after I missed a short pickup window post-contract. Artists and customers, beware.

At first, working with The Artsy Umbrella felt great. The owner was friendly, supportive, and everything seemed pretty straightforward. But when I reached out to make plans to pick up my remaining inventory after ending my contract, everything changed.

She suddenly pointed to supposed contract violations—things that were never mentioned or treated as issues before—as a reason to keep my inventory. There was no real effort to talk it out—just a quick jump to blame and control.

If you’re thinking about working with The Artsy Umbrella, be careful. What starts out feeling like a solid partnership can take a turn once you try to...

The way this shop is set up is so fun, you will notice something different every time you go in even if you visit twice in the same week! There is something for everyone here: spa, home decor, kitchen, kids, jewelry, candles, and more! This is especially a great place to shop if you're looking for a gift for someone but you don't know what you want to get them.

As a seller I adore working with Janine. She is very openly communicative and supportive. Her contracts are very easy to understand, written in plain English rather than Legalese. Any reviews talking about her "stealing" or "tricking" are clearly from people who didn't read their contracts. Janine is an artist herself and she makes it as easy as possible for her vendors to...

this is the average hobby shop the prices ranges are scattered and confusing you would think there would be a little more structure $10-$200+ is kinda a jump. lots of empty displays.

I came in wanting to know more information about the shop, i did some shopping around and noticed heavy fragrances on the macrame and some of the items smelled funky and it was upsetting i really wanted to buy somethings but couldnt.I wrote down the artists name to try and buy from them directly. The worker was to busy to talk to me and also not wearing a mask when i came in talking to a group of people, I...