Just about everybody along East Market is participating so if you want to go with chocolate for your Valentine’s gift head to Ghyslain and Cake Flour. Thinking jewelry? Then Flo, Gifthorse, Scout, Slate and Raabe Glass. Art? Salvo, Encuentros, Swanson Contemporary, Rellek should be on your list. Buying a joint gift for your home? Revolver, Peace of the Earth, Red Tree have you covered. Adult beverages for a romantic evening? Louisville Beer Store and Taste Fine Wines will take care of you. And don’t forget to swing by Please & Thank You while you’re doing all this shopping for a super delicious Spanish latte and chocolate chip cookie.

The family-friendly and open-to-the-public Valentine’s shopping event will take place on Saturday, February 11th, 2012 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. along East Market Street. Also, Justin Lewis will perform live at 1:00pm in Peace of the Earth.

Examples of some deals that will be offered only during the Valentine Open House:
Rellek – 20% the entire store.
Garage Bar – 10% off with a receipt from a NuLu retailer.
Peace of the Earth – Special Valentine’s products and discounts on select items.
Revolver – 10% off all jewelry

Today only Clodhoppers is having a sale on dresses for you ladies who’d like something new and pretty and fancy to wear to that New Year’s Eve party tomorrow night.

Deck Yourself Out! 30% off Dresses!! Enjoy an additional 10% off sale. This Friday December 30th 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Shop Salvo for 2-Day only post-Christmas SALE. 20% off EVERYTHING in the store on Wed, Dec. 28th – Thurs, Dec. 29th only!!!

Salvo Collective
216 S. Shelby St.
Louisville, KY 40202

Fair goers can browse a diverse mix of gift items and have the opportunity to meet some of the people behind the products. Selections include eco-friendly products from Amazing Green Planet, fair-trade crafts from Just Creations, handmade jewelry, pottery, bath salts, Tibetan crafts from the Drepung Gomang Monastery, and recycled candles from the Old Louisville Candle Maker who will be holding candle raffles throughout the event as well. Customers who bring in a food or personal hygiene donation for Dare to Care will receive two free chances toward the raffles.

Customers can enjoy a complimentary chair massage courtesy of Sustainable Health Choices, sample hot coffee from Red Hot Roasters, or nibble desserts from Stellar Sweets, dark chocolate marzipan fruitcake from Boca Negra, and gluten-free treats from Deliciously Free. Boone Creek Creamery will sample locally made cheese as well. The non-profit Olmsted Parks Conservancy will provide earth-friendly, recycled gift wrapping services for an optional donation. All proceeds go to the OPC.

Rainbow Blossom is offering a selection of 6 different themed gift baskets this year’s holiday season. They will be available to pre-order at the Fair as well. The gift baskets range in price from $24.99 – $59.99. There is a $10.00 non-refundable deposit per basket due at time of order. A 5% discount is available with the purchase of 3 or more baskets and a 10% discount with the purchase of 6 or more baskets.

Saturday December 10, 2011
Noon-4PM

Rainbow Blossom
3738 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY

If it glitters, educates, fascinates or entertains, you can find it at the Frazier History Museum Store! We’d love it if you stopped by! As a special thanks to our friends who work downtown, we’re offering lunchtime shoppers 10% off all regularly priced merchandise, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Now through December 23, simply mention you saw this ad and enjoy discounted prices on gifts you just won’t find anywhere else.

Don’t forget to mention you want the special lunchtime deal!

On Sunday November 27 head down to Please & Thank You to shop for handmade gifts made by ten local artists.

Kathleen Lolley
Mad Pixel
Kin Ship Press
Lyonesque
Inherited Leather
AJBMTK
Withering Elm Jewelry
LindseyLou Jewelry
The Dandy Lion
Mperfect

Please & Thank You is the home of the delicious, delicious Spanish latte and gifts made by local artists typically trump anything you’ll find in the mall so I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t want to visit the Cozy Holiday Commissary.

Sunday, November 27th
12PM-7PM

Please & Thank You
800 E. Market St
Louisville, KY

Well if you are among the Christmas shoppers I certainly think you would be doing yourself a favor by heading down this Saturday to East Market to check out the first ever NuLu Holiday Open House. A whole slew of East Market merchants will be open extended hours and just waiting to greet you with special deals and holiday cheer.

Participating retailers include Red Tree, Louisville Beer Store, Cake Flour, Peace of the Earth, Bluegrass Green Co., City Concierge, Encuentros, Flame Run Gallery, Flo Gallery, Garner Narrative Gallery, Gifthorse, Hudson Home, Marti Kuehn Gallery, Rellek, Revolver, Salvo, Scout, Swanson Contemporary Gallery, Barry Wooley Designs and more! The family-friendly and open-to-the-public holiday shopping event will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. along East Market Street.

Saturday November 19, 2011
10AM-6PM

East Market Street

On Saturday evening, November 6, we will host a wine and appetizer reception with 75 local artisans and craft vendors. The cost is $12 per person and includes 2 glasses of wine/beer and light food. It will be from 6pm-9pm. The following day will feature the vendors, Advent activities for children, a gourmet bake shoppe, cafe, quilt and iPad raffles, and Santa. It will run from 10am-4pm.

I love Louisville Stoneware stuff anyway (my Louisville Stoneware pie plate is the one I most often reach for) so it was really cool to see how the process goes from a pile of dirt (I know, it’s technically clay) to a beautiful, functional object.

My two favorite parts of the tour were seeing the handles being attached to mugs and watching two of the artists hand painting pieces (see the photo above). Such skill and talent all of these women had! The woman attaching the mug handles (I apologize that I didn’t catch any names) is so efficient and accurate. It’s just a cool process to watch.

It’s a short tour but definitely worth the $7 ticket price I think. And if you, unlike me, have some actual artistic talent you can also paint your own pottery.

The tour happens at 10:30AM and 1:30PM on weekdays.

Louisville Stoneware
731 Brent Street
Louisville, KY 40204

The boutique will carry a new and expanded line of Peace of the Earth products along with any eco-friendly bathroom accessories, organic and bamboo towels, robes, non-toxic children’s bath toys and much more!

I was not familiar with Peace of the Earth before so I don’t really know what their product line is like but I think it’s soaps and skin care products. In any case you can find out all about their product line this Saturday October 15 at their grand opening. They say there will be refreshments. If not you can also walk over to Please and Thank You for a ridiculously good Spanish or Ganache Latte.

Peace of the Earth
801 E. Market Street
Louisville, KY