Arts & Crafts Village is Changing

We're going Caribbean wide!

In the coming weeks and months we'll be making BIG changes

• We'll be adding lots of new Caribbean creative people to the blog
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• We'll be putting up a full website with shopping capability
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• We'll be integrating the Caribbean Creatives Cafe community with the Website and Blog
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• We know through our own experience that it's difficult to make a mark online by yourself, but we also know that there's so much to be gained by having an effective online presence...

So we decided to offer a collaborative project so that we can all benefit from a bigger web presence.

• You can take part if you have your own website-even if you already have your own shopping on your site. 
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• You can take part if you have no website - even if you only make small amounts of items. 
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• Once you are serious about wanting to sell, expand your horizons, build connections - TALK TO US!
  
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• All Caribbean Creatives are welcome - Arts, Crafts, Gifts, Music, Packaged Foods, Books, Fashion, Accessories - you name it!

We're doing all this so that Caribbean Creatives - ourselves included - can establish business online and build online contacts for customers, suppliers, collaborations, activities, promotion.

JOIN US TODAY!

If you are interested, drop us a line using the Contact Form, tell us a little about yourself and we'll get back to you with more information.

In the meantime - pop on over to Caribbean Creative Cafe and join there - add some photos of your products or work in progress, tell us about yourself, look at the discussions, perhaps add to the Barter Box...See You There!

Please share this post with people you think may be interested - and if you have ideas, suggestions, questions - add a comment below!

Contacts List

Are you a buyer? Would you like to have a list of contacts for the St. Lucian businesses featured on this site?

If so, please use the Contact form on the right side of the blog to send me a message requesting the list and giving me a brief description of your business - include your email address  and I will send you the list as a PDF.

I promise that I will keep your email safe and secure and will never pass it on to anyone else.

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Thanks for visiting!

 

Cold Porcelain & Sterling Silver Set by Finola Prescott

See how to make Cold Porcelain and a tutorial on making a dolphin at Explore Arts

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Well, of course I'd love new subscribers, but also, those of you who were with me early on, if you're wondering why you're not getting emails or RSS feeds it's because Zookoda, who I had my subscription service with in the early days, stopped the service and I've been unable (so far) to retrieve my subscriber base!

I'm posting less often now due to other calls on my time but I am working up to a post a week on a regular basis - would love to have you with me!

So, please subscribe - again or for the first time -

 handmade album by Finola Prescott

Chance to Win - Raffle of Beautiful Products

Well, we're nearly ready for the Arts & Crafts Village and we'd like to invite everyone to come out and see what's on offer - there’s no entrance fee to the Arts & Crafts Village – just walk in from the beach and take a look around at the tent-booths and the central shop.

As a sweetener, the participating companies have each given one of their items for an amazing raffle – each purchase of EC$10 (US$4) or more receives one chance to win a prize from this great collection of designer items!

So come on out and support St. Lucian creativity – we think you’ll be quite surprised by the fantastic, high quality products that are made right here in our island!

See you on Pigeon Island Beach - 17th - 24th January - we're open each day 9am - 6pm!

Tradition and Contemporary - Crafty Creations

Choiseul is the home of traditional crafts in St. Lucia - basketry, pottery, woodcarving, furniture making.

Just South of the village is a small craft shop called Crafty Creations owned by Ulrica Prospere, a well known craftsperson. Full to the brim with local crafts of all sorts, Ulrica takes the traditional items and gives them her own new look with decorative flourishes.

She works with many local crafters so the variety of items is wide - you'll find tableware - mats, napkins, serving trays and baskets, fashions - bags and hats, decor - local wicker - awali and ti kanot vines from the rainforest woven into bassonets, laundry baskets, picnic hampers and you'll also find lots of decorative items as well as sculptures and carvings of all sorts.

Sisal PlacematsTubecoiled Screwpine and Madras Bread Baskets
Woven Tissue Box Covers
Tubecoiled Basket - Lined and Trimmed
Wicker Laundry Basket
Screwpine & Madras Tote BagsWoven Sisal Hat

Crafty Creations brings Choiseul to your doorstep at the Arts & Crafts Village!