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something in virtually every price range.
They also specialize in Canadian and
British art.Also at 288 Main Street,Lamps
4U (613 393-2555) specializes in custom
fixtures and has a licensed electrician on
the premises to look after expert repairs
and fine restoration of all lamps, fixtures
and chandeliers.
A Tick in Time (613 393-5886; tickintime@sympatico.ca),
35 Wellington
Street, stocks interesting china, pottery, kitchen collectibles,
linens, oddities and some small furniture. The
largest Victorian store of its kind, Green Gables Gifts &
Greetings (613 393-1494), 286 Main Street, has distinctive
giftware, select greeting cards, home and garden decor, fine
antiques, beautiful furnishings, and Quinte’s largest quilt
collection. Country Traders Second Hand Shop (1 888
905-9993), 39 Stanley Street, has antiques and collectibles,
as well as “lots of neat stuff” such as furniture, dolls, fireplaces,
tools, electronics and other treasures. The Linen
Press (613 393-5217), County Road 12, offers an interesting
selection of linens.
Art Posters Wilson Road (613 393-3258), 67 Wilson
Street, produces posters created and designed from original
watercolour paintings by resident artists Rhoda Robb
and Linda Barber through permanent inks on archival
paper. Terraflorens (613 393-1993), 277 Main Street, sells
table linens, bath linens, dishes, rugs and more.
Handworks/Tammy Love Studio (613 393-3888), 246
Main Street, focuses on functional and unique fine handcrafts,
including jewellery and furniture, in glass, clay, fire,
fine metals, wood and sculpture.The Mexican store, Casa
Lucia (1 888 393-5936; info@casalucia.ca), 273 Main
Street, carries Talavera Pottery, Mexican glassware and
ceramics, Mexican sinks and mirrors, and a large selection
of jewellery, as well as Mexican linens, clothing, food and
accessories.
A Little Something (613 393-5558), 287 Main Street,
Restaurant Banquet Hall and Villa Tour and Taste
1186 Greer Road, RR 1 Wellington, ON K0K 3L0
Tel: 613-399-3939 Fax: 613-399-3534 Toll Free: 866-578-3445
www.carmelaestates.ca
PHOTO: SANDRA DOWDS
has an eclectic mix of unusual giftware.
Next door, Country Treasures
Galore has many county delectables,
such as cheeses, fudge, antiques and
gifts. The Willing Workers for
Quinte Christian High (613 393-
5545), 634 County Road 12, has a large
variety of crafts, kitchen and household
items, jams and houseplants, as
Century House B&B
well as a huge assortment of handmade
family knitwear,and Barbies with handknitted outfits,
dolls and cribs.
Retrospective (613 393-3339), 280 Main Street, carries
a wide variety of gifts. Spirits in Glass and
Nightshade Fine Arts work together at Bloomfield
Studios (613 393-2237; www.spiritsinglass.com), 65
Barker Lane, where visitors can find hot glass, bead working,
a painting studio and gallery, as well as glass-blowing
demonstrations. Delightful colour in whimsical pottery for
everyday use in garden pieces, house numbers, tableware
and “thoughtful”pots created from high-fired porcelain can
be found at the studio of Peta Hall, Potter (613 393-1696;
www.petahall.com), 185 Main Street.
Caroline Shuttle displays her glassworks in her studio
and gallery, Elements Glass Studio & Gallery (613 393-
5187), 305 Main Street.The Aboutface Gallery (613 393-
5984; www.aboutfacegallery.com), 5 Corey Street, exhibits
the figurative sculptures, hand-sculpted masks and vibrant
oil paintings of Cynthia McMillan. The Iris Gallery (613
393-2826; www.irisgallery.ca), 231 Main Street, displays the
work of Anne Ireland and various other artists. Decorative
art and adornments for home and body are available at
Diva Decorative Arts Inc. (613 393-5005), 271 Main
Street.
A wide variety of clothing stores provide an eclectic
mix of wearables. Garb (613 393-9958), 282 Main Street,
carries a variety of name-brand clothing, such as Tribal,
Susan Bristol, Mac & Jac, Bandolera, Jackpot and Jewellery.
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