Dear One Artisan Shop

05/30/2026

Freshly Restocked ✨

Our shelves are full of sweet ceramics by .quietcricketpottery

From cheerful paint palettes for your creative practice to charming bud vases for those garden snippings you couldn't resist bringing inside, each piece adds a little handmade joy to the everyday. They also make lovely gifts for someone special (yourself included).

The selection is looking especially good right now, so check out our June hours and stop by to support local makers and small community businesses. 🌈💛

05/29/2026

June!

05/27/2026

Gift Certificates are available!

or

You see it, you like it, you want it?

Fill out a card from the Wish Box!

Gift giving made easy.

05/27/2026

Last Sunday, the Shop was closed because I was taking part in a knife making workshop with Forgotten Arts Ltd.
Yes!!! I made a knife and it was such a memorable day.
Martin and Louise have created an incredible experience and bookings are OPEN.
Please support this local business- check them out on Facebook and Instagram.

Details on bookings can be found on their website:
https://forgotten-arts.com/knifemaking-workshops/

05/12/2026

Hello Dear Ones!

Maritime Made recently featured one of my favourite artisans, Skunks n' Roses.
You can get a small taste of Laura's handmade process and a deeper understanding of the amount of love and labour that goes into her pieces, by watching this short video:

Maritime Made is proudly sponsored by Invest Nova Scotia.Laura Hambleton is the artist behind Skunks n’ Roses, a whimsical, nature-loving micro-tannery speci...

04/29/2026

May is tiptoeing in… rain-speckled, flower-dotted, and full of good intentions 🌼

With a handful of volunteer commitments on my plate, the Shop will be a little quieter on weekends this month—but consider this your gentle nudge to plan that long-overdue wander to LaHave. Slow roads, salty air, and a shop full of treasures waiting for you.

And let’s not forget…
There’s a maternal figure (or two) in your life who deserves something thoughtful. Not rushed. Not last-minute gas station chocolate. Something made by hand, chosen with care, and meant to last.

Pop in, take your time, and find a piece that feels like them.

Hours are posted—save this for later, plan your visit, and make a day of it. 🌼

✌🏾❤️
Melissa

04/29/2026

There’s a certain kind of beautiful madness required to open a small shop filled with handmade things…but the real reward? The kindred spirits you meet along the way.

After a long stretch of mutual admiration (read: full-on product lust), I finally met Laura in real life at a market—and instantly, it clicked. You know that feeling… like you’ve just picked up a conversation you started years ago over coffee.

Not familiar with ? Let me fix that.

Laura Hambleton is the hands and heart behind Skunks n’ Roses—a whimsical, nature-rooted micro-tannery creating one-of-a-kind leather pieces. She works with materials she’s personally and naturally tanned (yes, fish leather… and it’s *incredible*), along with foraged plant fibres and hides treated with bark and minerals. Every piece carries the quiet wild of the forest and the salt of the sea.

Made in Mi’kma’ki, her work feels like something discovered rather than made—like it’s always belonged to the land.

is so grateful to have her work in the shop, and I’m even more grateful for her steady encouragement behind the scenes. The kind that keeps you going on the wobbly days.

Come meet Skunks n’ Roses in person 🦨⚘️
I promise… it’s love at first touch.

✌🏾🩷 Melissa

04/23/2026

There are makers… and then there’s Carrie.

is a weaver, spinner, knitter—yes—but more than that, she’s a quiet magician of thread. The kind of skill that enchants and then you can’t unsee the care in every line.

The Shop shelves are full (lucky you), and my kitchen linen drawer? Lucky me.

Every time I reach for one of her handwoven cloths, I catch myself thinking… the dishes are going to be so happy.

And maybe that’s the point.

True beauty isn’t reserved for special occasions—it lives in the everyday. In the cloth you reach for, the texture beneath your hands, the small rituals that shape a day.

Durable. Handmade. Honest.

Because you deserve a beautiful day—even while doing the dishes.

🥂 Melissa

04/23/2026

A sneak peak before you visit this weekend!
Friday 10-2
Saturday 10-4
Sunday 12-4

04/10/2026

🐦 I am happily signing out that is softly re-opening for the season...My 1st season as Dear One Artisan Shop 🥳💝🥳

🚕 I am currently logging approx 16.5hrs in extracurricular kid activities so 2pm is the best I can do on weekdays. You can always book an appointment to visit the Shop.

🏳️‍🌈 And I should have the new sign ready and installed! Look for the flying WELCOME flag.

🩷 See you friends! ⚒️✌🏾

Friday April 24th 10-2
Saturday April 25th 10-4
Sunday April 26th 12-4