Lovely little shop with the most beautiful turquoise jewelry. The sweet lady there made custom…read morehoops for me and put them in since I'm butter fingers. :)

Visiting from out of town and decided to stop here just looking for fun small businesses and my…read moregirlfriend and I were so pleasantly surprised! The owner here was the sweetest person ever and was very helpful when it came to picking out our beads and making bracelets. Would recommend to anyone who is looking for a cute little shop in Nags Head!

Something unique to do at the beach…read more Just as any other place like this you pay for time, the piece and here extra paints (.50, which is to discourage paint waste) the fees are standard and help cover the staff helping with keeping studio clean and the kiln. Free Wi Fi for dads while kids design masterpieces. Anyway besides the prices the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. The smells from next door are a nice bonus too!

It was a mediocre thing to do on a boring, rainy day. You enter the place through the coffee shop…read morenext door which is different....? When I got in, a young girl explained prices and procedures, $8 dollars for "studio time" for painting, and then the additional cost of the ceramic pottery. When I got my pieces and sat down, I was told I could only pick 5 colors from their selection for my decorative plate and 5 for my nephew for his piece, each additional color was another charge. I think it was .50-.75 per extra paint. Bogus. Whatever, my nephew and I painted. It ended up being about a $70 activity which was surprising because at Plaster Fun Time with $70 I could probably paint a quarter of the store. Just over priced. Especially asking people to pay for "studio time". This studio time should be included in the price of the pieces. You have to pay for the time, the pieces, the paint, I'm surprised they don't charge you for the brushes or water. I won't be coming here again :)

Bottom Line: Large store full of locally made arts and crafts with some vintage items and other…read moregood finds sprinkled throughout. I stumbled upon Absolutely Outer Banks a handful of years ago and I was impressed with the selection of locally made arts and crafts. Ever since, this is my go to spot for legitimate and tasteful Outer Banks souvenirs. In addition to locally made items they also have some vintage items and even some new items for sale. One item that this store specializes in is really cool resin windows that are unique and exude happiness. Absolutely Outer Banks has artwork in all mediums and in all price points. They have jewelry, wood signs, candles, prints, glass work, textiles, metal work, etc.  On my most recent visit I enjoyed looking at a vintage pin ball machine and eyeing up the beautiful array of Fiestaware. There is plenty of opportunity for ooohhhing and ahhhing.  The owner is super friendly so that adds to the overall great experience. Absolutely Outer Banks is centrally located in Kitty Hawk in the former spot of a bank.

Such a cute store with all....the....things.....Every price point from just a few dollars to…read more$100's. I believe all local art. Jewelry,furniture, cute signs with so many funny sayings, fruit preserves, dishes, utensils for the kitchen, glassware and so much more. And the store is so much bigger than it looks. Room after room after room of really cool art and things to look art. I really liked the kitchen utensils....they might be too pretty to use. They even had a cool brick floor and old mail box set. I really wanted that but it was $500 but so cool. Not sure what I would do with it but it was cool. The bamboo kitchen utensils were more my price point. Definitely worth the stop if you are looking for a gift for someone or for yourself.

Prices are moderate to high, but I was visiting after the traditional tourist season so there was a…read more30% off sale in progress. It was interesting that they were having a "silver polishing party" while I was there. All of the ring trays were on top of the class counters and polishing was going on. Good sign! Other than jewelry, there was clothing, mugs, seashells, Christmas ornaments, etc.

6/22/20 Last time I was here, I bought my wife some opal…read moreturtle earrings and a pendant. This time around we aquired a complete set of opal seashell earrings and pendant. The business has been slow for the past few months, but it is picking back up. The jewelry store and the Donuts On A Stick are owned by the same man. I have meet him before, but I did not see him today. Today Lisa was the employee in charge. The dog in the picture is the real boss. The service here is always excellent from when I have been here. The merchandise here is lovely and I almost bought something for myself. I might do aquire something here one day, but I will have to give it some thought. I am sure we will be back here before we leave next Sunday or Saturday. Until then, this place is one of my favorite stores in Duck North Carolina.

The cutest little hippie store with lots of jewelry, stones, moon/sun hanging pieces... I am…read moreobsessed and will be back!

My daughter and I stopped into this shop twice during our spring break week in Duck. The owner is…read moreso nice and helped us to find beautiful jewelry, beads, and other necessities to make our own jewelry. She has the prettiest shells too! It's a great spot to browse and take your time.

I visited her Studio/Store at Liberty Station in San Diego. It is located in an impressive,…read morerenovated building on the former Naval training base. Ms. Despain makes the jewelry which is some of the most well done and artistic I have seen. She uses seashell molds to create some of her gold/silver pieces which result in amazing looking jewelry. She is a graduate of the highly prestigious Gemological Institute in NYC. I was really impressed with the creativity and talent on offer and left with a cool silver ring.

Love the place, it is nestled right by the boardwalk and restaurants. The jewelry is amazing, and…read morepriced fairly. The lady Sara DeSpain is the sweetest lady ever and has stories to tell, we will remember her and her services for years to come.

In OBX for a family vacation, was looking for a little fun family activity to do together and this…read moreplace popped up. They offer a lot of cool classes and even take home canvases that have a pre-drawn image. This is what we ended up getting. We got three for about $100. Sadly, we were pretty disappointed with the actual product we got. When you get the canvas it shows what the image is supposed to look like when it's completed, and it comes with paints. I don't know what I expected but I got a canvas that had a hand drawn, in pencil, horse on it. That's it. With written instructions. Honestly I didn't mind the canvas being hand drawn but please get someone to do a better drawing? I don't know. For $30 each it's just not what i personally expected. I think overall maybe just stick with the classes and skip this part.

This is a really great gift shop. Many hand crafted items at reasonable prices. I visit every…read moreyear and always find something unique to buy.

The woman who helped us was kind and patient. She did a great job of explaining the whole process…read more She made it really easy and fun for our whole group that was from age 4-40. Everyone's shirts turned out great. I'd definitely go back!

We thought it was going to rain today in OBX, so we planned for a no beach, indoor activities kinda…read moreday. This place was a great afternoon break for our kiddos. You pick your shirt (i.e. t-shirt, tank, love sleeve, dress, onesie, etc.), put on some gloves, a smock and get to "dyin." The store sends you home with washing and care instructions. IMO, it is on the pricey side, but overall, our group had a good time and the girl there was friendly and helpful. Notes: Douse that fabric with the colors you want because we thought we soaked it, but all the adults still had lots of white shirt areas after we washed it. Sizes of the clothes run on the smaller side. I got an 18M onesie for my 10M son and it fit him perfectly (it was Gerber's brand). Hubs got a Large (Gildan brand) and doesn't love tight-fitting clothes, so he would've gotten an XL had he known. They don't have pastel colors. They have 3 patterns (only) of tie-dye pattern to choose from. This activity was under an hour for us (with kiddos), so it didn't "kill" a lot of time, but I imagine it might take more time if there was a group you are waiting on or taking your time tie-dying. You Can bring your own shirts/dresses/whatever, but dying it will cost $10 (more if it's a sweater or thicker fabric). You Can opt to buy a pre-tie-dyed merch, but that really takes the "fun" out of it.