<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif;font-size:small">This was posted on the HOPE list, and many follow up messages gushed about how fabulous the store is, so I thought I'd share here for our artistically inclined and fun-loving Riverdale Parkians. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">13. New Cool Business in Hyattsville!</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> Posted by: "Shani Warner" <a href="mailto:zanyshani@gmail.com">zanyshani@gmail.com</a> zanyshani</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> Date: Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:29 am ((PDT))</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Having seen some buzz about Artist & Craftsman Supply on Facebook over the </font><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">weekend, I went to check out this newly-opened Hyattsville business with my </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">daughter yesterday. In a word, it's AWESOME! This place is so great - </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">equally fun for kids and adults. I saw paper, paints, canvasses, posters </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">(even those tri-fold ones that are good for science fair projects), tools </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">of indeterminate use, dyes, yarn, art puzzles, stickers, paint brushes, </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">charcoals, organizational cases, colored pencils, pastels, rocks, beads, a </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">unicorn head, and a lot more (pictures here </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif"><<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/zanyshani/albums/72157667002419866">https://www.flickr.com/photos/zanyshani/albums/72157667002419866</a>>). Also, </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">I walked out with an otter tape dispenser, which was missing from my life.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">It's at 4902 43rd Street (Hyattsville, MD 20781). Right now the Google Maps </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">directions will steer you wrong (they suggest it's near the Middle School. </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">It's not.). It's just south of the court complex, directly across 43rd </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Street from the parking entrance to the court complex. I drove around the </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">block 3 times looking for parking, but you can actually park right in front </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">of the building. Parking spaces will be painted there soon. They're open </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">from 9 to 7 most days (10 - 6 on Sundays). They opened last week and </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">updated the website </font><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><<a href="http://www.artistcraftsman.com/artist-&-craftsman---hyattsville,-md">http://www.artistcraftsman.com/artist-&-craftsman---hyattsville,-md</a>> since </font><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">I first checked yesterday.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">I'd so love to see this place flourish in Hyattsville. It's filled with</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">ridiculously gorgeous things that make me want to paint and draw and cover</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">things with glitter! I didn't even know art glitter was a thing.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Shani Warner</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Madison Street</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="410" style="font-size:13.6px;width:5.7in;border-collapse:collapse;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><tbody><tr style="height:26.5pt"><td width="96" style="width:95.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:26.5pt"><p><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B_WsXUJf7Td7clpWbmhXemRkRVk&revid=0B_WsXUJf7Td7bU5DYW9aaDBWaTJWdGI0bUx6SnFYeFFxRG1RPQ"><br></p></td><td width="315" style="width:314.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:26.5pt"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(69,129,142)">Sarah Wayland, Ph.D. | <a href="http://www.guidingexceptionalparents.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com</span></a><br>Supporting students with learning differences & their families</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:13.6px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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