Make Your Lists & Check Them Twice!
Greetings Ghouls!
It's the 2nd of December, and that means that everyone has been shopping for their loved ones for the perfect gifts. Please be aware that Friday Dec. 5th to Monday the 8th are the very last days to order anything in the shop for it to arrive in time for the holidays!
Any later and it runs the risk of arriving too late.
As expected, I encourage you all to shop small this holiday season! Shop from artists, makers, locally and even second hand! The only way to find unique, conscientious, and most importantly the most treasured gifts are from these sources!
I am a crafty thrifty Ghoul located in the greater Denver Colorado area, and while this list is by no means comprehensive or complete, here are some of my favorite small business' in town!
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Recreative Denver
Recreative Denver is *the* place for inspiration, stocked with all kinds of gently used art supplies, it's difficult not to pop in and browse all the goodies. Plus if you're like me and sometimes have a surplus of supplies, it also feels good donating destash there too knowing it's going back into the community. (Budget friendly)
Old Crows Antique Mall & Root Beer Bar
One of my favorite places in the greater area of Denver is this antique mall over in Golden, CO. It's a gigantic antique mall with hundreds of dealers, I never leave this mall without a cute trinket and a root beer in hand! (Full range of budgets)
Treelotta Fabrics & Craft Studio
Treelotta is an amazing little shop with an incredibly helpful staff. You can lose hours of your day just browsing fabrics, if you don't get caught up in a conversation about sewing supplies and projects-- which I often do! (Moderate Budget)
Homestead Antiques Mall
Another great place that I fail at leaving empty handed. The vendors here stock some of the most amazing vintage and antique finery, it is my favorite place to find a new favorite vintage Halloween piece! (Full range of budgets)
Meininger Co. Fine Art Material
Whenever I need supplies for a very niche project, Meininger's always has what I need, whether it's paints, brushes, clays, and block prints-- it's the best gig in town for fine art needs! (High Budget)
Colorado Antique Gallery
Last but definitely not least, the Colorado Antique Gallery boasts a massive 50,000 sqft showroom with every inch of that filled with wonderful treasures from their hundreds of dealers waiting to be unearthed. I often find myself wanting for things I would have never thought I needed in my life in there! (Full range of budgets)
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I guarantee that you will find something truly great for that hard-to-gift-loved one in one of these amazing shops. Heck, you may find that you will want to continue to haunt the halls of each establishment for some time after, like me lol.
Thank you for reading!
-- Mari
(The Kitschy Ghoul)