The Spangdahlem Arts and Crafts Center is the perfect place to explore your creative side. Our centers feature a craft store, frame shop, and engraving center. We also offer a variety of classes for adults and children.
Plaques Plus
At Plaques Plus, choose from a variety of engravable products and meet all your framing needs.
Our expert framers and engravers are ready to help you create custom products that are unique and will last a lifetime. We are located on the second floor of the Auto Hobby Shop.
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Plaques Plus
What We Offer
Our engraving machines can engrave practically all metal, wood, or glass objects. Customize engravings with squadron logos, patches or your own favorite image. We can engrave most black and white and outline images onto your projects for a unique gift. Place an order with the items we have in stock or bring in your own personal items. Popular items people have had us engrave include:
- Yetis and Hydro Flasks
- Whiskey Decanters
- Slate boards
- Cutting Boards
- Coins
Meet Eleanor or Eli for short, our new Epilog Fusion Engraver. This machine is larger, faster, and equipped with a camera for precise engraving. This technology allows us to design and engrave customer projects with more details. We still engrave the same types of materials, wood, metal, glass, and leather, just at a larger scale (48” x 36”) is now available. If you have a question about if we can engrave your item, stop in or email our team.
Avoid waiting by making an appointment for your framing projects. Walk-ins still welcome, however appointments take priority.
Appointments available Tuesday–Thursday 10am-3pm. Call or email to book!
- Simple framing: 60 minutes
- Complex/multi-frame: 90 minutes
From simple frames to outstanding shadow boxes, our frame shop can help you create a masterpiece. We have over 500 frame options to choose from and with preservation-quality matting and framing services, we can protect your item for a lifetime. Various Services Include
- Custom Framing
- Specialty Mat Cuts
- Shadow Boxes
- Canvas Stretching
- Dry Mounting
- Sewing Items
We have a variety of options for your going away gifts. From plaques replicating German town signs, license plate plaques with an authentic German license plate, and plaques shaped like Germany.
Our standard turnaround time is 7–10 business days for engraving orders and 3-4 weeks for framing orders. However, we do have rush services available.
- 24 Hour - $25 Additional
- 48 Hour -$20 Additional
- 3-4 days - $15 Additional
- One rush fee can be applied to two plaques
Your options are not limited to the stock we currently have on hand. If you are looking for a specific item, then check out our vendor - JDS Industries. View the catalog to get an idea of a specific item you would like to have engraved. Once you have an idea email us or stop by the store for a price quote of the item. Sections with Items we can order include:
- Gifts & Engravables
- Acrylic Awards
- Crystal & Glass
- Plaques & Accessories
- All Trophy Sections
- We do not have sublimation or sandcarving capabilities Delivery time takes anywhere from 1-4 weeks, so please order in a timely manner for special projects.
Crafts & Party Central
Let's get creative.
We can help with your latest projects and provide you with crafting supplies.
We carry paints, brushes, canvas, fabrics, sewing notions, knitting and crochet supplies, scrapbooking paper, and more!
Plus, a great selection of party supplies and decorations. Visit our store today, located inside the Community Center.
Crafts & Party Central
What We Offer
Customers can come in and choose from our vendor’s selection of items – often less expensive and arriving faster than Amazon. Perfect for projects that need more supply than our store can carry. Customer pays for their order and we call and/or email them once the order is ready for pick-up.
- Party Favors
- Treat Bags
- Solid Color Decor/Eatery
- Small and Large Napkins
- Small and Large Plates
- Table covers (54”x108” Plastic)
- Cups
- Plastic cutlery
- Streamers
- Crinkle shred
- Gift bags
- Tissue paper
- Gift Wrap
- Curling Ribbon
- Birthday Candles 0-9
- Multi-colored mini candlesticks
- Invitations
- Birth Announcements
- Baby Shower Decorations
- Party Horns
- Birthday Banners
Pre-Order Balloons: The customer selects their balloons and pickup date and time. The balloon purchase will be ready for the customer at their selected pickup date and time.
3 Bouquet options:
- Small: Starting at $17.95
Includes one, 18” Mylar balloon & 3 latex balloons.
- Medium: Starting at $33.80
Includes two, 18” Mylar balloon & 6 latex balloons.
- Large: Starting at $49.85
Includes three, 18” Mylar balloon & 9 latex balloons.
*Price includes a balloon weight. An additional cost of $1.00 to upgrade to a Rank Mylar Balloon. An additional cost of $6.95 if upgrading to a 32-34" mylar balloon. You may substitute an 18" mylar balloon for 3 latex balloons. Add three latex balloons to any bundle for $8.25.
Customers may bring in their own balloons for helium inflations.
- Price starts at $2.75 fr a single latex ballon. 6.95 per 16-18” mylar balloons and $13.90 for 32-34" mylar balloons. Customer balloons may be included in bouquet options.
- Please note; The Arts & Crafts Store is NOT financially responsible for any damages during the inflation process of any non-store/customer-provided balloons.
Individual balloon rates: All Items are based on store-provided inventory.
- Balloons without helium:
- Latex balloon: $0.20
- 18” Mylar balloon: $4.00
- Mylar Rank balloon; $5.00
- 34” Mylar balloon; $6.95/li>
- Balloons with helium, include string and one plastic balloon weight
- Latex balloon: $3.00
- 18” Mylar balloon: $10.95
- Mylar Rank balloon; $11.95
- 34” Mylar balloon: $15.50
- Fill-A-Balloon: $11.95
- A unique way of wrapping a gift. Price includes the balloon, cellophane wrapping, bow, crinkle shred filler, and construction. The customer provides the gift (must fit within a 6” circle and no sharp edges or sharp corners).
- Balloon arch: Starting at $185
- This fee includes all necessary materials to create the arch, including a rented balloon arch form and the construction. Advanced notice is required.
EMBROIDERY, CROSS-STITCH & SEWING
- DMC Floss
- DMC Floss Bobbins
- DMC Floss Storage Boxes
- DMC Needles
- Embroidery Hoops
- AIDA Fabric
- Muslin Fabric
- Solid Color Cottons
- Patterned Cottons
- Sewing Machine Needles
- Sewing Machine Bobbins
- Seam Rippers
- Bottoms
- Zippers
- Velcro
- Patches
- OMNI Grid mats
- Rotary Cutters
- Scissors
FABRIC & RIBBON
- Solid Cotton
- Printed Cotton
- Felt by the Yard
- Felt Sheets 8x12” & 12x18”
- Fusing
- Fleece
- Burlap
- Tulle
- Fabric Dye
- Ribbon from ¼”- 2”
- Satin
- Grosgrain
- Wired
- Metallic
- Pattered
MACRAMÉ
- Hoops
- Boards
- Beads
- Cord
YARN
- We carry an array of colors in
- Bernat Super Value
- Bernat Sofftee Chunky
- Bernat Satin
SPECIAL ORDERS: We are able to order larger quantities, different colors, and weights/materials for any customer.
KNITTING & CROCHETING TOOLS
- Plastic & Metal Hooks
- Plastic & Metal Needles
- Stitch Markers
- Stitch Counters
- Stitch Holders
- Specialty Needles for Advanced Knitters
ADHESIVES
- Fabric glue
- Hot Glue
- Standard Size Glue Guns
- Small & Large Packages of Standard Glue Sticks
- Standard Fabric Glue Sticks
- Standard Jewelry Glue Sticks
- Mini Size Glue Guns
- Small & Large Packages of Mini Glue Sticks
- Mod Podge
- Gloss Finish
- Matte Finish
- Satin Finish
- Puzzle saver
- Paste
PAINTS
- Acrylic
- Chalk
- Tempera
- Water Color
PAPER
- Tracing
- Drawing
- Water Color
- Pastel
- Canvas
- Drawing Journals
- Individual & Packages of Card Stock
BRUSHES
- Packs & Individual Brushes
- Foam Brushes
- Sponges
CANVAS (US Measurements)
- Stretch Canvas
- Canvas Board
- Canvas Paper
CIRCUIT
- Rentable Cartages
- Vinyl
- Sticky Mat
STYROFOAM
- Balls
- wreathes
WOOD
- Letters Large & Small
- Boxes
- Plaques
- Chalk Boards
- Dowels
GLASS
- Mason & Kerr Brands
- Candle Holders
- Colored Vases
SCRAPBOOKING
- Decorative Stickers
- Scissors
- Glue Dots
KIDS CRAFTS
- Pipe Cleaners
- Pom-poms
- Googly Eyes
- Clay
- Crayola Products
- Popsicle Sticks
- Foam Paper
- Perler Beads & Boards
- Pony Beads
- Para Cord
- DMC Floss
- Clear Glue
- Shrinky Dinks
- Tye Dye
