Pulp & Circumstance (10 Queen St., tel. 441/292-9586) is a mecca for soaps and bath products, bags, stuffed toys, novelty items, baby shower gifts, and beautiful wrapping paper and greeting cards.
The Island Shop (3 Queen St., tel. 441/292-5292 or Old Cellar, 49 Front St., tel. 441/292-6307) carries artist Barbara Finsness’s hand-designed tablecloths, ceramics, pillowcases, handbags, linens, and Christmas ornaments, as well as gorgeous Venetian glass jewelry.
A Front Street landmark, the quaint little Irish Linen Shop (31 Front St., tel. 441/295-4089, www.theirishlinenshop.com [1]) sells Madeira hand embroideries, table and bed linens, children’s clothes, and handkerchiefs by Souleiado, Le Jacquard Français, and Yves Delorme. You can also find one-of-a-kind gifts here, including soaps, candles, toys, exquisite Bermuda cedar trays, doorstops and goblets made by craftsman Jeremy Johnson, and Laguiole knives from France.
True Reflections (1 Chancery Ln., tel. 441/295-9424, truereflections [at] ibl [dot] bm) carries African and West Indian–inspired souvenirs, silk-screen designs, T-shirts, and books by African American authors including Maya Angelou and Bill Cosby.
Proceeds from Trustworthy Gift Shop (Old Cellar, Front St., tel. 441/296-4164), which stocks Bermuda books, Christmas ornaments, and local arts and crafts, help support Bermuda National Trust’s historic homes and nature reserves.
Links:
[1] http://www.theirishlinenshop.com