Board & Brush Creative Studio - Sun Prairie — Attraction in Sun Prairie

I have been to a few different Board and Brush locations and I would just like to leave some constructive criticism:

-Start session on time for the people who cared to show up on time. If a large party of that session is 20 minutes late, it isn't nice to make everyone else wait as well. Since everyone ends at different times, the instructor could have the started the 1st group on 1 track and the 2nd group on another.

-Just because a group is 20 minutes late, is no reason to skip steps. Sanding is a pretty important step to skip.

-I have never seen a studio make earplugs mandatory. That's just an observation.

-Have items well stocked. Materials should be available at all tables, so customers don't have to go searching for them. Cups should be on all tables. Empty paint bottles should be filled or removed completely if you don't have the supply or the intention of filling them, especially if they are holiday dependent colors. If possible have the tops of the paint bottles be clean and similar to the paint color that is in the bottle. It's hard to tell if a blue bottle with a green top, is really blue, teal, or green.

-Appreciate customers who have done this several times and can therefore assist others who might need help. 19 customers for 1 instructor is quite a bit. Time can be of the essence sometimes depending on the project and every minute counts, especially when already running 20 minutes behind. So if an experienced customer asks another if they would like help removing their stencil and placing it, don't yell at them and tell them to stop. And then later don't ask them where their from and tell them you're hiring if interested.

-Keep in mind that some have done this several times from the beginning, as opposed to learning that...

Great experience. Went for a ladies night event. It was $65 a person. You choose your design ahead of time and they have everything ready for you when you get there. You are able to pick from a wide variety of designs/strains/pain colors/etc. There are tons of examples all over the walls to help you visualize what you want to do. The ladies working there were nice, helpful, and supportive of whatever you wanted to do to your board. It was a good, relaxed and fun atmosphere with music playing in the background.

For those wondering about the process:

First you start by sanding your boards to give it a rustic, weathered look. Next, they give you a few minutes and some tools (hammer/meat cleaver) so you can make the board look as weather as you want. They do provide earplugs for this which was awesome as it gets loud! After that, you choose the stain you want and apply the stain. After the stain dries, you may either apply a paint to the board with a couple different techniques, or leave it stained. Then they show you how to apply the stencils for your design. Again, you choose the colors you want the designs to be. Numerous colors of glitter were also provided for us to add on top of the paint which was amazing! You rip the stencils off, they spray a finishing layer if you used glitter, and you're done! They take pictures of you and your group with your finished pieces and you are sent on your way after 3 hours of hard work. Beverages were not included but they have them for sale for reasonable prices (we got 2 glasses of wine, 1 corona, and a coke for $20). They had a list of different beers and wines to choose from, as well as soda and bottled water. You pay for those at the end after you get your picture taken. Cards and cash accepted...

Awful experience! The instructor messed up my project, then wouldn't allow me to fix it. Instead, he would grab supplies from me and do whatever he wanted. He was extremely rude to me; kept asking what I didn't like and then would interrupt me instead of listening. He never bothered to ask if I had the skills or training to fix my own project (I do). My final project is sloppy and unprofessional because of the instructor's "fixes". I'm so...