Hobby Lobby — Local services in Bemidji

Oh, hobby lobby, a place I avoid for so many reasons. The company has had some pretty frustrating habits of supporting politicians who don't want me to exist. The nearly endless racks of christian literature and self help woo nonsense are a bit like banner adds on websites, you roll past to get to the good stuff, and you find a store that has do much that I love. I'm a crafter, a maker, and a person with a million hobbies. Gifts that inspire lifelong passions such as leatherworking kits, art supplies, model kits, model trains, and fabrics abound. If you are lucky enough to have a small local hobby store or quilters shop, I heartily recommend finding these items there. Big chains like this are part of the reason those are so...

I went here to have a landscape photo mounted on a white Foam Core board. There's dimples and little indents on the foam around the picture and there are bubbles underneath the laminate cover. Also the edges of laminate that cover the picture are god awful, you can see where it starts and stops. Definitely not worth the $30 for mounting and laminate. There are also little dots/holes that are a part of the board that are extremely visible. Went here thinking I could get a cheaper mounting price than other places which would help me sell prints, but I'm glad I did a test run because I would never sell this to anybody. I wish I could give it zero stars. Hopefully will get some type of refund for this...

Always something for everyone here. It's hard not to want to leave the store with more than what you came in for. I particularly enjoy eying their treasure boxes.

They have a great selection of artist materials, from pens, pencils, and other media, to sketchpads and nicely priced pre-stretched canvases. I hope they bring some more drafting/crafting tables in after they clearanced the last bunch.

You can typically find what you're looking for as long as you know the rough layout of the store, but for those specific items, the workers sure don't mind helping. They're always...