Unique gifts & art in Maple Ridge.
When you own a shop spring cleaning is not just something you do in your home. The store demands your attention as well. Sunnier days means suddenly the dust in the jewellery cabinet is very APPARENT (isn’t the whole purpose of a jewellery cabinet to keep the dust out? How[…]
Art makes me happy… I love my days in the shop, especially the sunny ones, as I look around at my four walls and enjoy all the wonderful paintings that surround me. I have so much new art in right now for spring – you really should stop by. Think you don’t[…]
Happy Easter everyone! I’m hoping the weather will co-operate this weekend for all the little ones out on their Easter egg hunts. We had our own Treasure hunt at Little Cricket and 19 other Downtown Maple Ridge businesses over Spring Break and it was a lot of fun! It was our[…]
Little Cricket is extremely proud to be exhibiting the works of five talented artists from the Garibaldi Art Club for the entire month of April. Lea Sevcov, Kathy Nay, Stephanie Kendal, Olivia Burrage and Kerrie Stafford have all contributed pieces to this mini exhibit as well as inspired my front[…]
I know, I know….I keep mentioning Spring…but I’m so darned READY for it! Spring Break with the kids is almost over so I’m back from holidays, I’m putting away the heater in the shop, and putting out anything pastel-coloured I can find! And it would seem my customers are ready[…]
I took some holidays a few weeks ago and as luck would have it, we managed to get in on a tour at the Gibson Guitar Factory in Memphis, Tennessee. This hour and a half tour, while mostly for my hubby’s benefit (he’s the rocker – NOT me….), was a[…]
Can you find the bunny? The Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association’s annual Spring Treasure Hunt is on now! 20 participating businesses in downtown Maple Ridge will be hiding Easter eggs in their stores for your young ones to find. (Don’t worry….they won’t have to dig too deep in[…]
OK, so I like snow…I didn’t complain once this whole winter. But honestly, I’m ready for Spring. Time to take the fireplace out of my window, pack up the wooly blankets and scarves and break out the aquas, the pinks, and the yellows! We’ve got some lovely new artwork this[…]
So today is my hubby’s birthday….anyone else hate shopping for men?? And I’m supposed to be a ‘gift specialist’, given I own my own gift shop. But seriously….men are the worst. Especially after 20-odd years of marriage. There isn’t anything he needs, he buys whatever he wants when he wants,[…]
We were so excited to have Geoff Ross of Indigenous Influences join our family of artisans this past Christmas, and his beautiful art did not disappoint. Practically sold out over the holidays, we’ve just received a new shipment and it includes a new size panel that we are pleased to offer[…]
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