Are you a last minute Christmas shopper? I’ve got just the place for you to pick up that perfect stocking stuffer, baby gift, or unique home decor item: “Polished!” The good news is December 23rd and 24th, there is a 50% off sale on the following items:

All children’s holiday outfits and holiday ornaments
All fleece throws, pillows, chenille baby blankets, kissy kissy blankets
All fashion jewelry : includes bracelets, rings, necklace sets, etc

*while supplies last
*does not include  Aden & Anais items 

I was there twice in the past week, and the prices are fantastic-even when there isn’t a sale! The selection is very unique, and fun. Get there today. Gals: you can also book your pedicure or manicure for New Years Eve (or anytime), because Polished is a boutique, and also a rockin’ nail salon.

Polished Nail Salon & Gift Boutique
Unit 24 Galleria Plaza, 638 West Bay Road
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
345-949-NAIL (6245)
Monday to Saturday 10a-5:30p. Tuesdays 10a-7p
polished@candw.ky

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Bench

 

Table Top

Just Add Water and Welcome Home are two amazing stores, located in one fantastic location: Governors Square. If you’ve been there recently, and had your eye on something, hurry back and BUY IT, because it’s ON SALE! That’s right, everything in both fab stores is 10% off! And some things are 50% off! Here is what I fell in love with today: lots of beautiful clothes, handmade jewelry, purses, lamps, the greatest looking bench I’ve seen in YEARS, mirrors, art, one shouldered-tops, shoes, canvas artwork, toss pillows, and YES, the LBD. (The Little Black Dress, girls!)

Red Tops

The sale is on today through Saturday. This is not “getting rid of old stuff”. This “making room for new stuff”. The merchandise is new stock, & gorgeous. Hurry in and get your favorite new summer outfit, or chic room decor! See you there! Be sure to leave the bench for me, please.

Just Add Water, Welcome Home

Governors Square

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The most fabulous home furnishings store in the Cayman Islands just unloaded a big container of new merchandise! There are lots of fascinating and gorgeous items, like loads of bookcases, antique temple carvings, marble vessel sinks, and get a load of this: a 3.5 metre giraffe! (I have to get in there to see the giraffe. ) The really amazing things go quickly, so hurry in today to make sure you secure the most unique items for yourself!  

Sticks & Stones is an uber-cool, one-of-kind place you would expect to find in San Fran or London, filled with wondrous eco-friendly & recycled wood furniture, stunning teak creations, magnificent stone pieces, garden delights, and beautiful original artwork. The furniture ranges from wonderfully oversized (huge masculine sleigh beds and enormous sprawling desks) to just right (tiny hand-honed benches that would be perfect for a studio apartment or a child’s room). The quality is excellent. Everything looks like it costs a fortune, but don’t panic..the prices are terrific!

The owners purchased the property a few short years ago, and carefully renovated the building as well as the grounds. It is worth the visit just to see the gorgeous doors they installed! Make sure you wander outside to see the gazebo, the garden creations and the recently installed nature pond.

Wander in soon to see what’s new. I’m going to see if they have any affordable, bright art. I’ve got several large pieces from S & S that only look pricey! There is always something cool to spiff up your place; even if it’s just a new set of earth-toned drapes or a funky new wall hanging. They have the most sensational lamps in the universe too-guaranteed to perk up the gloomiest rental condo!

Getting there might sound a little tricky, but it’s closer than you think: take North Sound Road just past the Butterfield roundabout towards CUC. Once you pass the CUC main office on your left and the Conch Shell House on your right, take a right hand turn onto Kingbird Drive. Follow Kingbird Drive all the way down past the warehouses and look for the Sticks & Stones flags.

Sticks & Stones      114 Kingbird Drive    947-8663

sticksandstones@candw.ky

Monday-Saturday 10AM-5PM

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Laundry

What’s the most important luxury you can think of? If you’re anything like me, it’s not jewelry, designer clothes, or even a fancy car: it’s the luxury of TIME! A new service in Cayman can offer you exactly that: for the hours and hours that you normally spend washing, drying and pressing clothes, there is Fluff n’ Fold! This is NOT a self-service laundromat; it’s a top-of-the-line, executive laundry service, like the type you find in big cities. This is an customer focused, detailed oriented, spoil-ya-rotten, luxury service that you simply must try. Don’t worry-it’s very affordable!

Busy Moms, big families, bachelors, workaholics, seniors, students, or anyone who would rather be enjoying this beautiful island instead of waiting for laundry to dry: Fluff n’ Fold is for you! It’s sooooo easy. Located in Plaza Venecia, you pop by, dump your laundry off and forget it. Swing by and pick it up the next day, or even later that day, if you want the “same day service” , and you’ll find your clothes done perfectly. (Regular customers get the big lime green bag to use; it’s awesome.) If you live or work in George Town, they’ll even pick it up and deliver it! They use eco-friendly detergent, and WOW, can those folks fold laundry. They put me and my lame folding abilities to shame. They do a fab job on professional pressing too. Did you know that quite a bit of what we take to the dry cleaners can actually be washed and pressed? This is easier on clothes, which extends the lifespan.

Owner Jeremy Ebanks is committed to keeping his operation green, with tankless water heaters, state-of-the art gas operated equipment, and sulfite free detergents. His staff is very friendly, and the ladies working when I was there even lugged my laundry out to my car for me.

The pricing is excellent: $1.50 per pound, next day, or $2.50 per pound, same day. Includes wash, dry & superb folding.  Professional pressing available as well. When you consider electricity or gas, detergent, and above all TIME you invest in doing it yourself, this is a BARGAIN!

Fluff n’ Fold   #8 Venecia Plaza 345-94-FLUFF   (345-943-5833)

Monday-Saturday 7:30AM-5:00 PM

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arteccentrix gallery

If you are feeling blah lately, stop in to arteccentrix gallery in Governors Square to lift your spirits. Even if you aren’t in the market for fine art at this exact moment, you’ll find yourself feeling refreshed and inspired by the beautiful array of fine artwork. It’s like going to a mini-museum! The gallery is full of bright colors, and there is some stunning three dimensional artwork. I fell in love with some ravishing sculptures made from solid Caymanite; a rare semi precious stone. ( I am still scheming about how to fit the sculpture into my budget; it is fabulous.)

Artist Al Ebanks

If you can find your way in before April 22nd, it’s worth seeing Cayman artist Al Ebanks’ ”Beyond” Exhibition. Al is a local Caymanian artist who has gained immense popularity and respect in Cayman and abroad. His work is on display in galleries in Chicago and Miami as well as many private collections in Cayman and in the US. Al’s style has been described “a fresh twist of Abstract and Impressionist Art”. His work is powerful, complex and delightful to behold in person, and it’s worth a trip to arteccentrix this week to have a look at the collection.

It’s worth stopping in arteccentrix anytime. Owners Nickola McKoy-Snell and Maurice Snell keep an ever-changing variety of exciting local artwork in the gallery. They plan on expanding the inventory to include more international artists as the gallery matures. Nickola is a talented artist herself, and feels fulfilled now that she is immersed in the art world full time. (With a laugh, she recalled recently that she found herself doodling and drawing in her previous career, since being an artist has always been her true calling.) The couple have a passion for highlighting local artists, and making beautiful fine art available for all of us here in Cayman. Make sure you pop in soon. It’s not a stuffy place at all; the owners are friendly and you’ll learn a lot about art. And you’ll feel cheered up-I sure did!

arteccentrix gallery is open Monday-Friday 10:00-6:00, and Saturday 10:00-4:00PM.

Telephone 345-927-2076    nickola@arteccentrixgallery.com

www.arteccentrixgallery.com

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Welcome Home

Are you redoing a rental condo? Moving into a new home? Or simply in need of a fresh new look for a tired room in your home? Or how about that apartment you’re renting; does it need a few things that belong to you, so it looks like “your place”? Well, Cayman people, the most fabulous store has opened at Governor’s Square- “Welcome Home”. Walk in the door and you’ll swear you’re in San Fran, DC or Miami; the store is extremely chic and beautiful. The shocking surprise is the price of the merchandise:very, very reasonable. I had to actually look twice at some of the price tags because I could not believe my eyes. The Welcome Home concept is “High Style at Affordable Prices”. The good news is, the inventory changes constantly, and the store is already very popular, so you won’t be seeing the same things over and over again.  The art and decor items are purchased in very small quantities, so chances are you won’t be seeing something you purchased for your home in the home of someone else.  There will be elegant and stylish events like ‘Black Tie Christmas”, where the store will be decorated in Black, Silver and Red.

Chairs

The inventory is an appealing mixture of casual-chic and elegance. Lots gleaming polished aluminum candlesticks, unusual mirrors, picture frames, and no-tarnish serving pieces. There are lovely silk orchids and other silk plants. The furniture is beautiful: chairs and tables that fuse traditional style with contemporary finishes and upholstery. There are exceptionally pretty toss pillows, super gorgeous glass candle holders, and a trio of over-sized pillar candle holders in polished aluminum that you might want to rush in and buy soon, because I have my eye on them!

Decor

Welcome Home is the place to go for gifts. There are many small items that would make anyone feel better, so if someone needs a lift during this gloomy rainy season, pop over to Welcome Home and pick up a treasure to cheer them up. Anne Roberts or Susan Abbott might be around to help, these two helpful gals are the sisters who brought “Welcome Home” to Cayman. (Susan is the well known marketing & retail person who owns the boutique “Just Add Water” here in Cayman.”)

Silks

I am getting ready to put a condo on the market, and I’m going to box up all our outdated kick-knacks and sweep in with some chic Welcome Home accessories. So you’d better get in there before my big shopping spree!

Welcome Home   10:00 AM-6:00 PM Monday-Saturday

345-949-4663

Governors Square

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Pure Art

For over twenty years, Pure Art Gallery & Gifts has been open in their charming Cayman cottage on South Church Street in South Sound, just one mile south of George Town. If you drive up in a Cayman Porsche, a Jeep rental, or on your favorite bicycle, Pure Art is sure to delight a variety of shoppers in the Cayman Islands.

Original paintings of the Cayman Islands are featured throughout Pure Art’s creative gallery rooms. Cayman’s most accomplished artist’s original paintings are on ongoing exhibitions which change daily, as new works arrive and sales of these valued unique paintings are collected internationally or for buyers in Cayman.

Collectors of original fine art appreciate Pure Art’s varied selection of Cayman art, which range in size, subject, price, mediums, and is unified only by its quality! Browsers are always “Welcome” at Pure Art, since the one-of-a-kind pieces are so enjoyable to view.

Paintings are grouped with Cayman sculptures, household gifts, and collectables at Pure Art. A Cayman painting is a perfect collectable!

Art prints of Cayman also feature some of the Island’s most stunning views, subjects, and colors of Cayman. This “affordable art” is beautifully framed or matted, or sold individually in tubes (for ease when traveling or storing). Prices depend on each artist, but are extremely reasonable by any international standard. Prints, posters, photos, underwater photos are Pure Art’s best sellers all of these years! Prints are fantastic when grouped, and are a wonderful way to take home a little bit of Cayman for your home, office, or holiday cottage/condo/home. Great framing can preserve these collectables for years!

Visitors and residents alike can browse through the beautiful collection of handcrafted local or “island style” gifts, and their outstanding original Cayman paintings and art prints! After visiting the Pure Art website, http://pureart.ky/ feel free to contact Pure Art or pop in their exceptional gallery ASAP.

Pure Art Gallery & Gifts

Location:
One mile south of the center of George Town, on the corner of South Church Street and Denham-Thompson Way.

Telephone: (345) 949-9133
Fax: (345) 949-4473

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Jacques Scott Wine & Spirits

Busy Cayman Islands hostesses have always relied on The Jacques Scott Group for help with their fine wine selections. For nearly half a century, Jacques Scott has been the leading purveyor of wine, beer and spirits in The Cayman Islands. The company has five retail locations, including a 5,000 sq ft flagship store located at the corner of North Sound and Shedden Roads. This location has a fine wine room with a certified sommelier on hand to assist customers with their wine selections. In addition to the exquisite wine selections, Jacques Scott Fine Wines also carries an extensive range of beers and spirits. It also boasts the Jacques Scott Winebar, a wine dispensing system that allows customers to sample wines before they buy. At any given time there are sixteen different wines available to taste and there is no fee associated with this service.

The Jacques Scott Group constantly strives for new and innovative product lines. The most recent retail addition is the large, luxury store in Countryside Shopping Village in Savannah. Foodies and gourmands will be delighted with the wide array of premium kitchen and tableware. The brands include:

• KitchenAid blenders, hand mixers and stand mixers
• Le Crueset cast iron enameled cookware
• Lodge Cast iron cookware
• John Boos Butcher block tables

There are plenty of other must-have items for your Christmas list, including table linens, cookware and kitchen accessories. Don’t be surprised if your next wine run ends up being a little more expensive than usual! The new Jacques Scott inventory is irresistible! If your schedule is jammed up, consider the unique service provided by the Jacques Scott online portal: www.jacquesscottonline.com . It’s as simple as doing any other online shopping-you can just browse the products, place them in your online shopping cart, checkout, and they will deliver your order free of charge, island-wide! What could be easier than that?

Get prepared for early for your holiday entertaining with the help of Jacques Scott! And don’t forget to tell Santa about the KitchenAid blender. Your next batch of Mango-Ritas will be a snap!

Jacques Scott Wine and Spirits  Countryside Shopping Village, Savannah

Telephone: (345) 947-1536        www.jacquesscottonline.com

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International Design Group Ltd is known locally and internationally as the top interior design firm in the Cayman Islands. Many of the most luxurious homes in Grand Cayman have been appointed by IDG. The IDG showroom is a 4,000 square ft wonderland of fine furniture, fabrics, artwork, lighting and accessories sourced from all over the world.

The IDG Showroom in Seven Mile Shops is has an exquisite collection of exclusive designer furniture and home decor items. The overall “IDG look” is classic, contemporary elegance with a hint of glamour. A little known resource in Grand Cayman is the IDG Warehouse, on Dorcy Drive next to the Airport Foster’s Grocery store. The warehouse has top quality home decor items at discounted prices. Normally, access to the IDG Warehouse is arranged by appointment only, but this weekend it will be open to the public for a fabulous sale.

Saturday, November 22nd and Sunday, November 23rd from 9:00 AM to 6:00PM, there is a floor sample sale at the IDG Warehouse. This is a clearance sale with items up to 70% off! EVERYTHING MUST GO. Plan on getting there early to snap up world class decor items for a fraction of the cost. Instead of dreaming about the perfect signature decor piece for your home, scoot down to the IDG Warehouse Sale and make the dream a reality! If you can’t make the sale, call IDG to arrange a private appointment at the warehouse. You won’t be disappointed. I could pick out furniture blindfolded in IDG…it’s that gorgeous.

IDG Warehouse      Dorcy Drive next to the Airport Foster’s  Telephone   (345) 745-4311  

IDG Showroom       Seven Mile Shops      Telephone  (345) 943-6464                        

www.idgcayman.com   

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Every Bloomin Thing

Wouldn’t it be nice to fix all of our beauty problems in just one minute? Now it’s possible to remedy at least one issue in a minute or less: rough, dry hands. Sea, salt and sun exposure can be tough on our hands. Get super quick relief with the 60-Second Manicure Fix for Hands from Crabtree & Evelyn. Available at Every Bloomin Thing on Crewe Road in Georgetown, the 60 Second Fix kit will work wonders for your hands.

Every Bloomin Thing is a well known nursery with a reputation for top quality plants, garden supplies and floral arrangements. The gift store is equally impressive with an extensive collection of bath and body goods, top quality candles, luxury pet gifts, and whimsical home decor items. If you need a “pick me up”, a visit to Every Bloomin Thing is guaranteed to lift your spirits in no time. Open seven days a week.

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