Wednesday, September 2, 2015

The Freckled Frog



The Freckled Frog 

   The Freckled Frog has been voted Best Gift Shop Finalist for two years in a row by Arkansas Times Readers Choice awards.
    Handcrafted items, made exclusively by Arkansans, are all The Freckled Frog sells.  The downtown shop offers gifts starting at $3 and $5, including a selection of hundreds of rings, earrings, bracelets and soy candles.
   The shop features work from some of the most talented artisans and crafters from across the state. 
   Erika Robbins and Sadie Nuffer own the popular shop at 419 Presidential Clinton Avenue next to Cache restaurant. 
   It offers ornaments and magnets from Annette Costa at Fire Fragments.  
   Tiffany O'Brien of Electric Dose has buttons and prints, onesies, long-sleeved t-shirts, short-sleeved t-shirts, hoodies, sweat shirts, tea towels and t-shirts for dogs for sale there.
   The shop offers long-sleeved and regular  t-shirts by Erin Lang of Arkie Style, all for $25 and it carries  Hillcrest Waterbugs shirts and hoodies.
  Screen-printed t-shirts and tanks that are Little Rock-themed are made by Kate Walters’ Scribbles. 
    The shop carries really cute onesies by Virgeen Healey at Posh Designs, fingerless gloves by Lauren Hoover, and all the latest Nativ gear.
     "We have more than 100 $5 wire rings, over 100 $5 earrings, $5 hemp bracelets and $3 wish necklaces,“ Erika said. "Sadie has  been working on crystal bullets. They are spent rounds with crystal points we gathered at Jessieville coming out of the ends. She does wire-wrapped crystal pendents and earrings and leather rings.” 

     The Freckled Frog offers free gift wrap.  Shop hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.  514-2060 or 351-5245. 

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