Adorable gift shop with jewlery, clothing, shoes, candles, baby gifts, home gifts Nice warm feeling when you walk in and Gaby is as nice as they come. I could spend all day here just looking at everything!

Organic Ingredients. Contemporary Style. Authentic Scents.

We are a Scranton-based manufacturer of organic products for the bath, body and home that focus on the psychology of scent and how it can enhance our well-being. We speicalize in bar soaps, candles, lotions, body washes and lip balms. All of our products are hand-made in our eco-friendly facility using organic and natural ingredients. We do not use dyes, parabens, sulfates, detergents or mineral oil. All of our products are cruelty-free and with the exception of beeswax in our candles and lip balms, we are 100% vegan.

Lealand Eve Boutique carries creative gifts, a range of artisan jewelry and has a gallery space to display the work of local artists.

Opened in 2003 by owners Jennifer Ricci and Dennis Cooper.

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"Rocket to Mars is just good, clean, archetypal vintage. Atomic-era relics and childhood memories in plastic, lucite and needlepoint. Seems to me the approach to vintage has changed in the last few years. Yesterday's need to do your whole house in the Truman or Kennedy era has been replaced by the more measured approach of blending select bits from the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s. When you need that just-so lamp, ashtray, or chair, rocket over to Broadway."

Opened in 2005 by owner Tamar Kern

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"I got lost in Newport looking for a store and stumbled into Alloy. Which turned out to be quite possibly my best-ever serendipitous find. Inside the narrow, spare shop, you'll discover work by eight or ten designers, mostly RISD graduates. Each tall case features deeply original work gleaming in silvers and golds but also featuring enamels, wools and other fun materials. Don't wait to get lost to find it yourself. It's on Spring Street. Go."

Opened in 2001 by owners Erin and Asher Schofield.

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I believe there's some backstory to why this shop is called Frog & Toad having to do with the married owners' divergent personalities. Or maybe it's just that it's a fondly remembered series featuring sweet stories and illustrations. But really, why am I telling you all this? All you need to know is that if you need a little shopping thrill, a cool watch, say or a killer handbag, or some small touch for your home or a hostess gift, it's all here in the wonderful kaleidoscope of color and texture that is Frog & Toad.

Opened in 1992 by owner Mary Moore.

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Situated in a tiny 19th century forge building beside the Seekonk River, Simple Pleasures is, quite simply, one of the loveliest shops you'll ever see from the outside. Yet on the inside, it manages to somehow be even lovelier. Graciously stocked with beautiful things, the tables are laid out in that seemingly casual way that speaks volumes about Mary's talent for design and display. This is also a store that, for me, is impossible to leave empty-handed. The pleasures may be simple, but they abound here.

On a 1990 trip to South Asia, we walked into the middle of a peoples’ power revolution in the mountain kingdom of Nepal. The absolute monarchy had become highly unpopular and the people rose up in revolt for a chance at democracy. It was a harrowing but inspiring experience for us. Most of Kathmandu was shut down or too dangerous to explore, so we were limited to the tourist district of Thamel. Shopping was our only recourse. We were captivated and bewildered by the quality and variety of arts and crafts and gemstone jewelry. Luckily, we met a silver jeweler who turned out to be a highly trustworthy dealer, and we took the plunge on a small order to subsidize our travels. We opened Tradewinds that same year. Seventeen years later, Tradewinds is a thriving emporium in Burlington Vermont. Since that first trip to Asia we have returned more than fifty times; and have expanded our buying range to India, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, China, Italy and Mexico.

Almost all of Tradewinds’ products are personally imported by us. We handpick everything. As there are no middlemen in the US, we can offer extremely attractive prices, as well as exotic items that wholesalers would not usually import. We select most of our choice gemstones in Jaipur, India, which is the world’s biggest gem cutting center. This allows us to offer you gem choices not normally available, especially in silver.

Most of our suppliers are small family businesses, and almost all of the goods are produced by artisans working in their homes. We feel that this is particularly beneficial for the workers. They can stay in their villages without being forced to migrate to urban centers in search of scarce factory work. Traditional arts and techniques are kept alive, and as the artisans’ talents are in demand, they receive better wages than the average worker. In a developing world country, unemployment is a major issue. We feel proud to be helping people earn a decent living where none would otherwise be available.

The range of goods in our Burlington location includes silver and gold jewelry, plus a large collection of wood carvings, ceramic pottery, brassware, Hindu and Buddhist statuary, antiques, ritual objects and thousands of items too numerous to mention. Tracking down all these products is a big job, and we spend about six months a year traveling the world searching for treasures. It has been an amazing adventure.

We hope you enjoy our website, and please come visit us, David and Diana McLeod, at our store in Burlington, Vermont.