gift #12: a Matt Hart tee December 18, 2007

Gift #12
T-shirt by Matt hart
$22-$30

We have endlessly felt so lucky to have Matt Hart, and his wife Jenean (of jeneanxo) as local designers here.   Matt has a fun take on monsters and skulls, plus so many other great prints.  If you already own a Matt Hart design, luck you!  If you don’t, you should, because his tees are truly great art.  You should keep your eye eye out for his band posters around town too!

Matt does a variety of prints on mens, womens & kids tees, plus baby onesies. 
Something for everyone!

gift #11: mi scusi hand made scarves and hats December 14, 2007

gift #11
mi scusi hand made
scarves, hats and clothing
Avg price $28-$50

mi scusi hand made is the craftwork of Andrea Iacobucci. She has an amazing sense of style and color. Her knits are delicate yet wearable. She often uses yarn that she has unraveled from vintage knit items that are no longer wearable. One of her scarves was formally a baby blanket, and its so soft!! We love Andrea’s handmade and remade clothes too!

Earrings by Ai-Ling Chang December 13, 2007

Gift #10
Jewelry by Ai-ling Chang
original wearable art
Avg price: $18 – $60

Ailing Chang is truly one of the most imaginative jewelry artists we’ve ever seen.  A great example of her originality is her series of crocheted silver and copper earrings.  She’s also known for crocheted knit pieces attached to silver chains and hand painted earrings. Ai-ling has a lovely use of color, sparkle and imagination.

gift #9: a River TC jumper December 12, 2007

We absolutely love these jumpers by River TC! They are cute and versatile.
River also designs these great necklaces out of found jewelry and metal.
Each one is a unique piece of art.

Gift #9
jumper or necklace by River TC
necklaces: $35- $50
jumpers: $70

gift #8: a lost woods prints tee December 10, 2007

Thomas Dean, of lost woods prints, makes these wonderful, sometimes whimsical, occasionally mod, always cool t-shirts.

Gift Idea # 8
T-shirt by lost woods prints
$30

 

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gift #7: Jewelry by Leonine Designs December 9, 2007

Gift #7
Jewelry by Leonine Designs
original pieces by Anna Young
Avg Price $15 – $65

Anna Young is the talent behind Leonine Designs. She has long been a favorite of ours. We love her use of mixed metal, bone and stones. Below are two of her base metal pieces.

gift #6: a handmade scarf by b-knits December 8, 2007

gift idea #6
a hand knit scarf by b-knits
Avg price $24-$34

   

b-knits is the lovely handy work of Britta Hansen. She uses great yarn and streamlined designs to come up with her wonderful scarves and hats! They keep you warm too!

Locally made gifts! December 7, 2007

We’ll be hosting an Open House featuring our local designers,

Friday, December 14th, 7-10 pm

Many of them will be at the store with lots of new items for you check out!
Stop by and have some hot chocolate and cookies while you shop!

 

Until next Friday we will be blogging a daily gift idea. Each day will be a different local designer. We believe that its important to support your local industry as much as possible. Its easy to do with such wonderful local artists and shops!

 

Buy Local. It’s cool.

There are some great shops in Carrboro,
go to www.carrboro.com for a town map of stores and a list of events.

gift #5: vintage pins December 7, 2007

You really can’t go wrong with this classic gift.  We love vintage pins and the panache that they add to a lapel or even pinned on a purse.  They can jazz up any outfit.  We’ve got a great variety to choose from.

Gift Idea #5
Vintage pins
Classic elegance
Avg price $14 – $25

Gift Idea #4: handmade clutch purse December 4, 2007

Our friend Jamie, of AVCC Revamp, makes these lovely clutch purses. She uses vintage fabrics and buttons. They are absolutely lovely and make wonderful gifts or the perfect accessory for that outfit you just got.

gift idea #4
fabric clutch by Revamp
revamped fabric
$25