Owner Kathleen DiResta sells her handmade geometric brass, gold, and silver designs with semiprecious stones and beads, plus the work of others like chain mail links by Donna Barrett of Sea Cliff and beaded bracelets with river stones by Center Moriches’ Rebecca Dolber.įarther down the road is a metaphysical and gift shop boutique, Dreams East (359 Sea Cliff Ave., 51), which has been around for 40 years, though half of them were in Roslyn, notes owner Tanya Arken. DiResta Collective (212 Sea Cliff Ave., 51, ). The shop carries unique mobiles made from sea-glass and bottles reclaimed from Dead Horse Bay in Riis Park and a wide array of home and gift items including tie-dyed totes, linen and pillows made by Rachel Dove in Sea Cliff. “We try to have as much handmade stuff in the store as we can,” says Kimberle.Īnother shop carrying items by local makers is K. “I like the forms to be simple the glazes to be simple.”
Located in the building that housed Sea Cliff’s original post office, Frost Ceramics specializes in Christopher’s alabaster earthenware ceramics.“I don’t use a lot of color,” says Christopher. If you're looking for something new, try Frost Ceramics & Mercantile (256 Sea Cliff Ave., 51, ), a 2020 debut run by a husband and wife team: Kimberle Frost runs the shop out front Christopher Frost helms the pottery classes in the back.
The boutique shares an owner with Déjà Vu Consignment (310 Sea Cliff Ave., 51 ), which carries women’s clothing and evening wear, bric-a-brac, costume and precious jewelry, artwork, lamps and more. (318 Sea Cliff Ave., 51) specializes in eclectic sportswear, outwear, evening wear, hats, pocketbooks and jewelry. Walk just a few doors down the street for clothing, where Trois Jours, Etc. You’ll also find lotions and fragrance sprays and an entire floor dedicated to shoes. Your shopping trip beings on Sea Cliff Avenue where the potential to find artisan goods, one-of-a-kind gifts and plants is ripe.Īt Hummingbird (321 Sea Cliff Ave., ), LaValle utilizes her skills as a former fashion editor, stylist and buyer to curate a tasteful mix of signs, candles, pillows and other home products, necklaces, hats and scarves. It’s a sleepy town,” says LaValle, adding that she hopes those efforts will bring in more foot traffic during the day. Now, nearly two and a half years later, the area is ripe with potential to browse shelves and corner shops you may not have seen. Several of these boutiques - which may boast personality with vibrant colored entries or a beach town-esque vibe - opened in recent years, allowing the town's shopping landscape to transform quietly.ĭuring the height of the pandemic, Suzette LaValle, owner of Hummingbird boutique, launched a “Shop Main Street, Not Mainstream” marketing campaign to get people back into Sea Cliff's shops, some of which actually opened for the first time in 2020. Perched atop a cliff, as the name suggests, Sea Cliff in the Town of Oyster Bay is a charming walkable village with quaint shops and eateries, many situated in stately late 19th-century Victorian homes.
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