DREWspective

Today was a sad day for scrapbooking, crafts or whatever you want to call it. The Wheatsheaf Art Shop, on Baker Street, has closed down for good.

They had a sale throughout December, with as much as 50% off art products (20% off craft products), which ended on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately I hadn’t visited the store at any time in December, due to my new job. I’d only found out about the closure when I paid them a visit earlier today.

I had only discovered this amazing shop a couple of months ago, and they contained a lot of items that I’d never thought of purchasing. There was something for artists, craftspeople, scrapbookers, graphic designers and the like. Recently I purchased an embossing heat tool as I wanted to get into embossing, and Wheatsheaf would have been perfect for the various inks and powders.

With the Wheatsheaf gone, I will have to find another haunt close to home for my crafts needs. As good as Cass and the London Graphic Centre is, I find myself asking whether it’s worth an hour’s trip just to browse and get more paper.