Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Newtown and Enmore for the Eclectic Shopper

Neighbouring suburbs Newtown and Enmore are wonderfully colourful communities with equally lovely quaint shops, eclectic fashion, creative crafts, and metropolitan food. There’s always something for everyone, and after my recent weekend wander I decided to highlight some of my favourite spots.

Pentimento
249 King St Newtown

Pentimento Papeterie is a treasure trove of pretty paper goods, stationery, creative books for all ages, and some divine accessories. I stop in here regularly to see the new range of international greeting card designs, peruse the crafts and novelty books at the front counter display, and admire the beautiful selection of bags.

Flying Penguin
359 King St Newtown
http://www.flyingpenguin.com.au/

Besides having one of the cutest names and the more adorable logo, Flying Penguin produces educational and environmental toys – the perfect combination for the green conscious and savvy shopper. Kids are encouraged to be both creative and active with gorgeously crafted wooden, recycled plastic, organic cotton and sustainable toys.





Beehive Gallery
Shop1 441-443 King Street
http://www.beehivegallery.com.au/

Beehive Gallery specialise in selling handmade items from local artists and designers. The vendors hire out space, u
sually a small cubbyhole, to showcase their designs, which vary from jewellery, leather craft, paper craft, woodcraft, clothes, accessories, bags, and more.

It’s a great idea for creative people to test the market by bringing their goods out to retail on a small scale. I could spend a while in here poking around at the little lovely handmade pieces in every nook and cranny – loving the hand embroidery.

Mink Schmink
457 King St Newtown
http://www.minkschmink.com/
Tatty Devine creates some of the most exciting and fun pieces of laser cut jewellery on the London market. I love the collaborative efforts with Rob Ryan to take his artwork to an accessory level. Mink Schmink stocks Tatty Devine alongside a selection of great designer jewellery mixed with eclectic mixes.


My favourites are the rainbow popping Himalayan felted wool ball necklaces (I know how long it takes me to make them), Mink Schmink's selection of bird necklaces (which you may be seeing grace my neck in the near future), and Tatty Devine’s horse and carriage pieces.




Pastizzi Cafe
523 King St Newtown
http://www.eatability.com.au/au/sydney/pastizzi-cafe/

My sister just introduced me to the Pastizzi Café – a small bustling café serving pastas, salads, and a plethora of pastizzi. Arranged in hot trays on the back wall behind the counter are both sweet and savoury pastizzi. Lentil, vegetable curry, chilli con carne, apple, and cherry and cheese are some of the wide selection of pastries at $1.80 each, or $16 for a hot dozen, or $12 for a frozen dozen. Tasty and very popular, the Pastizzi Café is a great place to pop in.



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