St. James Gift Shop

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The Holiday Season is Here!

Please join us in celebrating the wonders of the Christmas Season!

The Gift Shop is featuring surprises and joyful choiices that will warm your hearts:

• Nativities
• Angels
• Wonderful ornaments from around the world
• Advent calendars and Christmas stockings
• Candles to bless the season of light
• Books
• Handcrafted and antique jewelry
• Beautiful textiles and clothing
• Leather goods
• Dinnerware
• And an unforgettable selection of one of a kind art pieces!

Our Holiday Hours beginning December 1, 2010 will be 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily.
On "Champagne Thursdays", we will be open until 8:00 PM!

History

The Gift Shop was started informally by the Women of St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in the 1950's- selling religious books and jewelry. In 1999, the Gift Shop grew and expanded, determined to offer museum quality art at affordable prices and to make it a place for artists worldwide to showcase their art. Gathered from many countries, the Gift Shop offers a variety of holiday riches, hand-selected, that offer only the best quality. Our selections provide you with a special unspoken message that translates to a thoughtful and caring statement for those you are shopping for.

St. James Gift Shop gives you the opportunity to own a piece of a culture, familiar or foreign, that represents the best of that culture's artistry. Whether it's the bouquet of colors on Mexican trees of life, or the subtle grandeur of the Russian iconography, you are sure to find the perfect gift or element suited for your friends and family, as well as your own personal collection.
We now represent artistis from as far away as Russia, India, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, China and Japan to mention a few. We also represent local and regional artists and craftsmen.

Mission

The Gift Shop helps to bolster the economic status of artists and their families, by expanding public interest in folk art and other artistic genres. The shop is non profit, and whenever possible, we buy directly from the artists. We constantly encourage the artists to grow and to continue their ancestral craft or talent. St. James Gift Shop also operates as an outreach center, helping artists, craftsmen, schools and families at home and around the world. Wherever possible, we work directly with the artisans and craftsmen and often visit them in their home country. Your purchases make a difference in their lives. The Gift Shop also aims to provide a pleasant atmosphere and opportunities for volunteer service. We look forward to seeing you in our shop. If you are far away and can not visit our shop, but would like to make a purchase from this web site, please call us at 858-456-1105.

 

Manager: Karen Fast

Hours Monday - Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM. Sunday 8:30 AM to 4 PM

Location 743 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA 92037