Shopping in Athens

It is through art and art only that we can realize our perfection, through frames and frames only that we can shield our art from the sordid perils of actual existence. Today's deal fames and supplies your art in fine form. For $25, you get $50 toward anything at Binders Art Supplies and Frames in Buckhead. If you happen to be catching a Bobcats game, your Groupon can be used at the Charlotte location as well. Use today's deal toward any art class, art supplies, picture frames, custom frames, and more.

Add style to your apartment's white walls and break free from your white v-neck tee with unique, affordable art and handmade goods. Today's Groupon gets you $50 worth of crafty clothing, quirky cards, awesome art, accessories, and more for just $25 at Young Blood Gallery and Boutique. Click here to discuss Groupon the Cat.

Sparks of inspiration can flare into big ideas, as evidenced by Ann Jackson’s zeal for art, which led to her opening a namesake gallery in historic Roswell in 1971. Initially an exhibit space for works from local, national, and international artists, Ann Jackson Gallery today provides a number of interior-decoration services for homes and commercial buildings, such as custom framing and art consultation and restoration. Now helmed by her three daughters, Ann Jackson Gallery maintains a colorful collection of artwork with a specialization in fine oils, including pieces by Ann Jackson herself. The gallery is also one of a few galleries in the world licensed to represent the art of Dr. Seuss, helping customers achieve the American dream of a sneetch on every wall.

The “Sole” in Sole Shoes & Accessories functions as a subtle reminder of what the store offers its customers: the chance to craft a wardrobe entirely their own. Rows of brightly colored shoes fill the shelves, though repeats are rare because the store avoids over-saturated brands in favor of hard-to-find designer labels. Recent finds include shoes from Jeffrey Campbell, Seychelles, and Naughty Monkey. And the shoes’ styles are just diverse as their brand names, running the gamut from classic to trendy, with wedges, flats, and boots lined with shock-absorbent cotton candy. In addition to shoes, the boutique stocks dresses with geometric prints, fashionable leather purses, and slouchy sweaters.

Socially conscious crafters can take home a hand-stitched measuring-tape cat (Vietnam, $8) from Mai Vietnamese Handicrafts, while frugal fashionistas can sport dancing-girl earrings made from recycled soda cans by KICK Trading Ltd. (Kenya, $12) or a marbled bead choker from TARA Projects (India, $16). Decorate the great outdoors with Manos Amigas' ceramic bird wind-chime (Peru, $44), or beautify the indoors with the world children wall hanging (Haiti, $84) from Comité Artisanal Haitien. Fair-trade staples, such as Equal Exchange coffee, tea, and chocolates, make tasty gifts for Father's Day, Secretary's Day, or Father's Secretary's Day.

Each of Decadent's designs can be personalized by a dizzying arrangement of custom fonts, colors, missives, stitching, and more. Whether you're wishing a new mother well with a plush lovie ($12) or a best friend a happy-moving with a flower-power reusable tote bag ($17), Decadent has you covered. You can also keep pillow fights from tumbling over the precipice of illiteracy with monogrammed pillowcase covers (two for $22), or contain mascara madness with a snow-white waffle-weave cosmetic bag (two for $25). Decadent also offers straight embroidery services for plain items you've picked up elsewhere that are in desperate need of branding.