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Eastman Shopping Frenzy! Art, Fashion & More

By Eastman Tourism

February 25, 2022
Read time: 15 min

It’s the Eastman Shopping Frenzy! Whether you’re looking for a gift for someone in your life, wanting to spoil yourself just a bit, or just want to support local businesses, you can find just what you were looking for and more with Eastern Manitoba’s businesses.

The House That Love Built (St. Pierre Jolys)

The House That Love Built is more than just a rejuvenating B&B; they are also creators of all naturally made soaps, deodorants, and body butters, as well as restoring and refurbishing furniture!

In their soap products, you’ll find real fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices from their garden and local farmers’ fields; natural, nourishing clays, pure essential oils and Fairtrade, organic butters that support women in Ghana through Fairtrade employment. The finishing touch is their packaging that are reusable cotton bags made by local Epic SMILE employees (adults with disabilities), refillable tins, and reusable jars.

You can purchase products by messaging them on their Facebook Page or visiting them on mbbiz.ca.

Carol’s on Leon (Traverse Bay)

Shopping at Carol’s on Leon offers a wide selection of products. Carol’s on Leon does their best to carry made-in Canada and Manitoba products while providing unique and stunning items that you can’t say ‘no’ to. From home decor to artwork, jewelry to fashion, Man Cave delights, and various specialty food items from Maple Syrup, BBQ sauces, jams, jellies, dip mixes, and even Morden’s Chocolates, you definitely won’t be leaving empty-handed!

Masagana Flower Farm (La Broquerie)

If you’re looking for some fabulous fashion statements, then you can’t go wrong by shopping at Masagana Flower Farm!

Masagana Flower Farm is a small-scale flower farm and dye studio where you can find aspiring works of art created with thought and care. Growing flowers without synthetic fertilizers in garden beds, this creative and unique endeavour is one that you cannot pass up.

They grow seasonal blooms and cultivate dye plants that they use to make handmade, small-batch, naturally dyed textile goods at their second business, Tinta Studio. The textile accessories that you’ll find at Tinta Studio are tinted with prairie-grown flowers and natural dye. Some items you’ll discover are hand-hemmed habotai silk scarves, 100% organic cotton bandanas, silk pillowcases, and shawls. Each item is carefully designed, created, and are true works of art, ensuring that their newfound owners will love them as much as Tinta Studio does.

In the summer months, you can even create your own work-of-art by booking an experience with Masagana where you can visit the farm, choose your colours by picking flowers and dying your scarf or bandana!

Borealis Beading (Ste. Genevieve)

Borealis Beading is known for offering fantastic Métis beading workshops and experiences, but there is so much more they offer! Owned and operated by Melanie Gamache, a Manitoba Métis beadwork artisan, you can discover truly unique art pieces that are perfect for hanging on the wall or even wearing!

From jackets, backpacks, wallets, moccasins, journals and even Christmas stockings, you can enjoy these items with the added flair and beauty of Melanie’s beadwork.

And, if you happen to know someone who beads or wants to learn how, Borealis Beading sells beading supplies and offers in-person or virtual beading workshops!

 

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