Hobby Lobby

I didn’t want to do it. I really didn’t want to be one of those people that actually likes Hobby Lobby. Politics aside, from the outside Hobby Lobby just seemed like one of those places that was a little too perfect. «Of course we have a pecan and pumpkin scented candle with pine undertones! YOU’RE AT HOBBY LOBBY!» Full disclosure: this place is kind of awesome and it made me miss the days that I used to spend wandering the aisles of the long shuttered Gordon’s of Gretna.
Naturally, it’s August, so the first thing that you see as soon as you walk in are Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations. In fact, they have an entire wall of Thanksgiving decorations. Napkins, plates, candles, cornucopias of varying sizes; they have it. They also have Christmas everything. I’m not sure if this is year round, or only because we have entered the second half of the year, but today the employees were putting up a massive nativity in the middle of aisles decked with stockings, trees and other holiday goodies.
Moving on, I noticed that this place has home décor on lock. Everything you could need for kids and adults alike is here. Your kid is into sports? They have every base covered (heh) from signs to vintage sports memorabilia. Comic books more your kid’s thing? Check out all of the Superman, Batman and Spiderman posters, lights, drawer pulls, emblems, logos and knick knacks. Need to decorate a man cave? Great. What does he drive? Here’s some vintage signs that he can hang on the wall. Redecorating the house? How about a huge decorative wall clock? Is a massive cross more your thing? Maybe some trendy (but not too trendy) wall art. Or let’s just keep it simple with a couple of frames.
Do you like to sew? Boom, fabric and everything else you need to make your dreams come true! Art and crafts– do you like gluing stuff to other stuff and throwing glitter on it? Yes, right over here in the craft aisle! Do you like to draw? Here’s some fancy paper! No matter what your hobby, Hobby Lobby does indeed have you covered. I’m not even a crafter, but God help me I wanted to buy some felt and start scrap booking.
Oh Hobby Lobby, I didn’t want to like you but I do and I can actually see myself getting some decorations here for Christmas or Valentines or Easter or President’s Day or Arbor Day, because I know you have something for every holiday on the calendar. I hate myself.

Nice casher
Such a beautiful and organized store, cheaper than Michael’s or any art store.