Shopping

With so many online stores to choose from nowadays; it’s hard to know where you can find the products you’re looking for. To save you some trouble (and a lot of time), we’ve compiled a list of hand-picked online vendors that cater to the shopping needs of our visitors. We even included a price range for each online store, so you’ll know exactly what to expect when you shop. We are also working on more in depth reviews and ratings of each store.
Arts, Crafts, & Sewing

AllBrands.com
Retailer sells a large selection of name brand sewing equipment and accessories in all price ranges including sewing machines, knitting machines, sergers, sewing furniture, dress forms, garment steamers and much more. Shopping online allows the ability to compare brands side by side and receive fast and friendly advice on the site forum.

CreateForLess
Over 50,000 brand name craft supplies for scrapbooking, sewing, quilting and more at wholesale prices.

Dick Blick Art Materials
It’s much easier to shop online for art supplies and have items shipped than to travel home with cumbersome purchases. Huge selection of quality art supplies at the best discounts from paint, sketch pads, and easels to kilns, drying racks, and slide projectors. Site offers many online discounts not found in stores and free shipping on select items.

Fabric.com
World’s leading online fabric store sells large selection of fabrics for apparel/fashion, quilting, and home décor in addition to sewing patterns and notions.
Price Range: $2.50/yd – $19/yd

iCLIPART
The world’s largest clipart site with over 7.8 million images. Subscription based.
Price Range: 1wk: $12.95 – 1yr: $49.95

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores
Leading specialty retailer sells fashion and decorator fabrics, related notions, patterns, crafts, scrapbook materials, seasonal products and other merchandise.

S&S Worldwide
Supplier of arts and craft supplies, craft kits, educational toys and games and more. Large selection, great prices and discounts.

Miscellaneous

Adobe
Official retailer for popular industry technologies and software including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, and the Adobe Creative Suites. Purchase software, upgrade existing software, or download free trials. Student discounts available!
Price Range: Upgrades from $99+ / Purchases from $249+

Amazon.com
Great place to find new and used books, movies, music and many other products. Offers great low prices and free shipping on select items.

Designers Nexus Store at Amazon.com
Shop our selection of recommended titles from our own art and fashion libraries as well as suggested products for DIY projects.

Apple Store
Easily browse through and shop their wide selection of innovative products from iMac and MacBook to iPod, Apple TV, iPhone and more – plus the latest accessories and software.

Student Advantage
Save 10-50% every day with a Student Advantage membership card. Save on the things you actually need and buy, from pizza and textbooks to online stores and everything in between. Shop at Target, Foot Locker, Barnes & Noble, Amtrak, AMC Theaters… Try it free for 30 days!
Price: $20/year