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October 29, 2008
Moskatel’s Craft Supplies and Holiday Decor
Filed under: House + Garden, Shop — StyleGuide @ 7:28 pm
Los Angeles has a place for most kinds of people. Like watching women beat each other while roller skating? Derby Dolls. Want to eat brown bread ice cream? Scoops. Want to go so over-the-top with Christmas decorations that you’ll be sneezing tinsel till March? Moskatel’s.
Curious? Then head to the gigantic craft and floral supply warehouse hidden in a gritty part of downtown. Walking in is like that scene when Dorothy lands in Oz and the movie goes from sepia-tone to a psychedelic riot of color. Only instead of the Kansas countryside, there are homeless people, and instead of Munchkins, find party stuff, wedding supplies, frames, craft materials, art supplies, silk flowers, decor items, vases and ribbons. They even have all the stuff decorators use on TV and in magazines, like a six-foot tall Santa and eight reindeer made entirely of twigs. You’ll find what you need for cheap, cheap, cheap (and even cheaper if you have a wholesaler’s license).
I’ve yet to understand Moskatel’s relationship to its owner, craft giant Michael’s, which is why I took so long to blog about its glorious riches. I’ve decided that it is some kind of ugly stepchild – not even good enough to be featured on the Michael’s website. That just makes it all the more fitting for Los Angeles. Moskatel’s may have a place for you, and Los Angeles has a place for Moskatel’s.
Park: Validated parking adjacent to the store.
When: Monday-Saturday, 6 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: 733 S. San Julian St., Los Angeles, Ca
Call: 213.689.4830
Related links | more downtown
Shop at Michael Levine’s Fabric
Eat at Frances Pastry or Eastside Market, Phillippe’s and Spring Street Smoke House