Friday Five: Charlottetown, PEI

Charlottetown, PEI is one of Canada's Maritime gems. It holds just less than half of the population of PEI and had a blooming art community including The Confederation Centre of the Arts that provides live theatre, including the Charlottetown Festival during the summer months, as well as a nationally ranked art gallery. The Charlottetown Festival itself is headlined by Canada's most popular and longest-running musical, Anne of Green Gables - The Musical, which is an adaptation of Island author Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel. Several other small theaters and galleries can be found immediately surrounding the Confederation center including the Mac (MacKenzie theatre), the Arts Guild, and Pilar Shepard gallery.

The Etsy community has also attracted some of Charlottetown's artisans and without any further adieu, I'd like to share 5 of them with you for our Friday Five Feature!

According to the description for this lovely Sage Dandelion necklace, the artist "imagined the instant just before making a wish & blowing the seed from the dandelion". How whimsical and wonderful! There's lots of other stunning creations in the "In from a Walk etsy shop, including flower rings and a aries horoscope necklace.

I love the bright, uplifting turquoise of this side table! Wouldn't it look great almost anywhere? The "Turquoise Shed has other bright and fun furniture - furniture that was previously pleading for a fresh look. Thanks to this team of upcyclers, dull and "unwanted" furniture doesn't have to fear being thrown out in the Charlottetown.

Nothing makes me think of the coast and beautiful beaches more than a wonderful piece of sea glass! This beautiful piece can be found in the "A Maritime Girl" etsy shop. Each part of this piece was made by hand - there are no fabricated components - which adds to it's wonder. You'll find lots of other beautifully crafts pieces in this shop so be sure to stop by.

Speaking of the sea, isn't this "Sea Nymph Dulse and Wrack Necklace" great?! This was inspired by the artists "seaweed pressing". As the item description says, this is not for the timid, but it sure is a wonder piece! There's many other goodies in the "Wool & Paper" shop that are for those of us who have a style that is a little less loud.

Here's another great Maritime inspired piece! This beautiful glass panel is available in the "Firehouse Stained Glass Studio on Etsy. In the shop you'll find other stained glass works as well as fused glass and glass jewelry.