Hobby Shops in Ellicott City, MD

“This is a fantastic table-top gaming store that focuses on community building and game play. It has games to try out and an incredibly friendly and fun atmosphere.”

“The DugoutZone is a fantastic place to shop or to simply talk about the hobby. Rick and Randy are great people and it's always great to drop in. They started in the era when it seemed everyone with a box of older cards and a case of something new felt they could open a store. That they are still around today is a testament to the quality and service they provide and to the relationships they've built with their customers.”

“Forget-Me-Not has been a staple on Main Street since my childhood. I remember it as the "fairy store," the "fae store," the "fantasy store," the "Lord of The Rings store," and the "bubble store." I haven't been inside for years and upon entering, it felt as if I was walking into a fantasy book. The walls of the retail store alone are fantasy-like due to having real natural rock structures showcasing products. As if it was a small castle jampacked of gifts and treasures. The building is three stories high and each room a different realm of gifts. Just when you start to feel a genre of the area you are shopping in, it changes completely! When I was a child, I would come in here for the fairy dresses, wands, rocks and small spell books. Now I come here to smile at the nostalgic items of my past shopping experiences and detour to the jewelry, garden fae products and vintage clothes. There is something for everyone here, I promise.”

“I'll admit this is a review of the corporate entity rather than this specific Michaels.Michael's used to be my go-to store. It's close, they had everything I needed and it's always fun to browse a craft store.Over the past few years I began to see a shift. They had less and less selection and seemed to start narrowing the demographic field they were after or, at least, severly limiting the types of crafts they supported and the amount of options for each craft.I get it, some things just don't move and you only have so much floor space. Additionally, with online shopping it's getting harder and harder for brick and mortar stores to exist.But it seems that the floor space is ever increasing and shelf selection is correspondingly decreasing.I still love a trip out to Michaels when I need a specific color craft paint that I can't wait two days to get or a replacement ball for the wreath my wife made last year, and nobody can be without modpodge. But sometimes it feels like I'm shopping in the leftover and clearance bin at a bigger store rather than the great craft store it used to be.Maybe it's a COVID recovery problem and the old stores will return. Somehow, I doubt it.”