Shopping

The holiday season is here and it's time to give and time to shop! You have questions and we have answers. What shall I buy? Where should I shop? Who has unique gifts?

We know locals and visitors also want to help our local businesses - our friends and neighbors who are the backbone of our community. So in the spirit of shopping local, here's a super selection of great shops in SoWal where you can find something for everyone on your list. Say "bah humbug" to the giant stores and shop local!
 

 
Are you a fan of fine jewelry and $1000 shopping sprees? Well then, you are in luck. McCaskill and Company is feeling generous this holiday season and have decided to reward one lucky customer. The best part is that there is no purchase necessary to enter!   

As a young boy, Bill Campbell was thrilled to visit his grandmother's house when she would bring out all of the jewels collected from her father’s and his great-grandfather’s travels. When Bill graduated college, he went to work as a manager for his family’s hardware and supply businesses. After twenty years of working with his family, the two businesses were sold and Bill was finally able to follow his dream of owning his own fine jewelry store.

Patchouli’s is proud to announce its celebration of 20 years in business on Scenic Highway 30A.  For the past 20 years, Patchouli’s has offered highly sought after products from around the corner to around the world. Patchouli’s began as a dream Linda Boswell had to open a soap shop by the beach. In 1992, Boswell moved from California to make her dream a reality, by opening Patchouli’s in Seaside, Florida. Her vision quickly grew into a neighborhood favorite for bath and body decadence. Visitors and locals were enchanted by the fragrances flowing from the open doors of the boutique shop.

The Merchants of Seaside host the popular, semi-annual Community Yard Sale in the Seaside Amphitheater on Scenic Highway 30A. The event features nearly 100 vendors from across the country with a variety of unique offerings. Entertainment will be provided by 30A Radio, your community radio station. All guest parking will be at the WaterColor Crossings Shopping Center on 395 and the free shuttle service will drop off in the heart of Seaside.

Check it out on Saturday October 6, 2012 from 8:00AM-2:00PM  in the Seaside Amphitheater.

Check out this neat article in USA Today Travel featuring Seaside, in the heart of SoWal. It's entitled: Idyllic Seaside is still in the pink as it turns 30

A good hat is hard to find.  I’ve always had trouble finding a hat that fits just right. Look no further than Gaelle Le Goff’s new venture Haute Handcrafted Accessories. Gaelle is bringing her Ecuadorian heritage to SoWal with her amazing collection of Panamanian hats.  I know that sounds confusing…let me explain. 

Upstairs in the Grayton Beach loft, there’s a stockpile of old musical instruments, rusty lawn tools and disassembled light fixtures. Vintage drawer knobs, bottle caps, and pieces of scrap metal fill up crates and drawers, waiting to be reassembled into something new.

Continuing a Mother's Day tradition we started last year, here's your chance to win this exclusive bracelet titled, “Moon Glow”. It's a custom-designed freshwater pearl bracelet featuring an iridescent coin pearl, centered between two spherical white pearls, laced and braided with fine hand-rolled leather and finished with a white pearl clasp. Valued at $175, it is the ideal SoWal Beach-inspired gift for your loving mother (or wife, or mother-in-law). This is your chance to score a Wendy Mignot original, and show your mom how much you love her!

The ArtsQuest Fine Arts & Music Festival is a great South Walton Mother's Day tradition. And for the 24th year you can expect to have a great time in Seaside enjoying great art, music, shopping, food, and people watching.