From the moment I entered, I heard great relaxing music playing and a fun shop owner singing along!…read moreI certainly felt welcomed right away. The shop has so many card options, no matter what the occasion and all of high quality! She also does custom orders for events! Not only does this shop have great card stock but many fun gifts. I walked away with bath salts and a bath bomb and a cute Christmas ornament. You could easily find so many gift options so this becomes your one stop shop!

I went looking for a planner - and found a cute little store and was greeted by the very nice owner…read moreand her cute little doggy!! Really interesting store - she gave me a planner for free since there's only a few months to the year left. So kind! I bought a few other cute things, a sparkly food safe glitter for drinks and a tea candle holder. Will be back

Hestia Creations Specializing in handcrafted gifts and home…read moredécor, Hestia offers unique, locally inspired items and a paint-your-own pottery studio.

For souvenirs of the area, skip the trinket shops and head to Hestia Creations. It's a small gift…read moreshop featuring the work of several artisans who create on-site; items can be taken along or be shipped. It's located in the heart of Marblehead; you can park right outside. Like an art collective, the handmade and decorated miniatures, stationery, ornaments, plates, bowls, etc. can be selected off the shelf or custom ordered. Many have nautical themes; my ornament features Salem and its haunted history. The crèche sets for the Nativity feature figurines with such detail they seem to be people you know. Another possibility: bring your group and decorate items yourself. Whether a birthday party, wedding shower, or family reunion, you can plan in advance with owner Joanne and the craftswomen for an experience to deepen your memory. Hestia Creations is for those who want their souvenir to match the experience they had in the region. Don't miss it.

We hired Maryanne Grebenstein from the Abbey Studio to personalize our Wedding Invitations by…read morehand-lettering both the Inner and Outer Envelopes with our guest's names and mailing addresses. From the beginning, Maryanne was extremely accommodating, even inviting us into her home to discuss our needs, look over fonts and select ink colors. Our invitations were a bit delayed in being delivered from our vendor and we had to have all 141 Invitations in the mail in just 2 weeks, providing our guests the appropriate 30 days to RSVP. Maryanne was very up-front with us, letting us know that for 141 guests (282 envelopes essentially), she would typically ask for at least 3 weeks. We completely understood we gave her a tall order & worked to prepare everything else invitation-wise we possibly could to not further delay shipping. Our entire wedding planning process was flawless and it was looking like the most stressful part was going to be getting these invitations mailed in time ... Well, thank goodness for Maryanne. Since she is a total ROCKSTAR and completed all of our envelopes in just 9 DAYS, we were able to get our Invitations mailed right on time. We received so many compliments on her calligraphy & were told that it was the perfect accent to our pocket invitations. We can't even explain how huge of a blessing Maryanne was to us. Her art perfectly tied together the "feel" we were going for and certainly set the tone for our wedding. Thank you so much, Maryanne!

Maryanne is lovely and very communicative, and she recently undertook a very rushed last-minute job…read morefor our organization at a reasonable price meeting all necessary deadlines. Trust her and the studio with any of your important projects. :-) She even e-mailed the morning the package was delivered to ensure that it was received from our loading dock.

this place had every trinket & souvenir you could think of! Typical tourist shop - but was perfect…read moreto get the gifts I wanted! Think magnets, ornaments, spell jars, hats, sweatshirts, you name it! The woman who checked me out was fast & very sweet!

Many different stores to choose from down in Salem, selling similar things but this one I went back…read moreto! Bought a couple things and then also bought a super soft sweatshirt at a decent price. Worth the stop if you are in the area!

This was my favorite shop that I stopped into while in Salem this past weekend. I found plenty of…read moreitems for gifting to penpals amid the wide array of stationery and antique postcard reproductions. I also snagged a lovely scented body powder, some earrings as gifts, a mermaid necklace for myself, and a few other odds and ends. Everything was packaged lovely and, as I found out, the jewelry is all handmade by one of the owners mothers. I felt that everything was priced fairly and I will certainly come again when in Salem. I love supporting small, local businesses and this shop was warm, inviting, and lovely.

I happened to stumble across this unique gift shop when I was visiting Salem for the weekend. I'm…read moreso glad I did. They have a large selection of books, teas, jewelry and Victorian items. Everything is reasonably priced and the employees are very friendly. I'm a huge Alice in Wonderland fan and managed to get a necklace and accessories. Thanks for a great experience!

a charming store in salem's pickering wharf area, probably one of the nicest stores in salem for…read morechoosing high-quality gifts. they offer a great selection of american-made arts such as pottery, frames, jewelry, garden accessories, journals, and glass art. the owner, elaine, chooses everything herself and knows a lot about how everything was made. she has often met or spoken with the artists themselves. she has a great sense of humor that can be seen in a number of the products she carries, especially the cards and magnets. a great place to find gifts (and you'll likely find gifts you want yourself!). a good variety of prices with choices as low as $15 and up to over $100.

I brought two paintings in to be framed. They turned out great! I couldn't be happier!!read more

If you want an established shop for framing art, this is the one. This is not an gallery that also…read moreframes, but one really dedicated to framing first.

I love all the unique finds in this store ! But what I especially love is that my first time in…read morehere Jaxson went above and beyond to make me feel so welcome to always come back and receive the same awesome customer service! This was my third time in the store today and I was filled with good energy between Jaxson and (I believe the very helpful woman's name was..) Beth!!!? She's got some fabulous energy .. a doer!!! My second time here I'll be completely honest ... the checkout wasn't as helpful ... it just seemed as get me in and out ... and I missed Jaxson's energy from my first visit that I mentioned to them how it was my second time in and "where's the nice young man who helped me last time" ... all the workers adored him when I mentioned him. And being around the service industry for years , some people just have that energy that draws u to want to go back!! Jaxson has got that and I'm sure he will be very successful in life always!!! Love feeling welcomed and not judged where I go .. as the first time I went in I did feel a sense of being followed for stealing ... maybe it was my paranoia but I had a big homeless looking jacket on ... my hair was a mess ... I honestly hadn't showered that day ... and I felt so uncomfortable showing up until... JAXSON!! Keep up your good energy kid!! U can change a lot of peoples day!!! And u are going to make it so far in life!!! The paper store should just hand u the business ! ;) Happy holidays!!! Also I read the review about the "vulgar" language ... Get a sense of humor lady... we are all adults... and we wouldn't have children that are unaware of that language running around or walking in the store unattended ... unless ur just an irresponsible and ignorant parent... that review should be taken down Lady acts like she never saw a swear word ... ur kids see worse on the internet love ! Xoxo (this is in reference to her complaining about the adult humor oven mitts and socks )

I went to the Swampscott store today and looked at all of the great merchandise available…read more However, as I was browsing, I came across a display that was shocking. It was Christmas socks that had VULGAR language on them. There were also kitchen oven mitts and pot holders with VULGAR language on them as well. They had paper coverings on them warning that you must be 18 yrs. old to view (lots of luck with that) and several of the covers were off (no surprise there). I was appalled to see that kind of junk in the Paper Store and quite frankly those displays were offensive. SHAME ON THE PAPER STORE!!!. I left disgusted and would have spoken to the manager but couldn't stay any longer. If and when I go back I will speak to the manager about this. I would advise the merchandising staff to revisit what they purchase to sell in the store. Very disappointed. Elaine S.