Shopping in Clayton

Decorate a dull wall with Sid Dickens memory tiles ($79.95 each), or re-scent your soul sack with Crabtree & Evelyn India Hicks Island Living perfume ($50). Mother's Day, graduations, weddings, and anniversaries blow in with the hot-air spews of summer, and they necessitate carefully chosen gifts. Browse Edgewood Designs' large variety of décor, jewelry, purses, apparel, and more. Pick up a Vera Bradley handbag ($10+), ideal for stuffing with all manner of curio, or entertain uninspired feet with SwitchFlops (average $38), shoes with interchangeable tops.

Since 1902, Sterling Cut Glass's team of raffish adventurers have traveled the world acquiring its highest-quality handmade glassware and crystal treasures, first for the shop's colorful in-store displays and now for its 1080p online shop. A wide array of products from classic brands await to sparkle in the eyes of crystal connoisseurs, including Waterford round ring holders ($65), Marquis by Waterford votives ($39), Orrefors bowls ($45), and Miller Rogaska martini glasses ($35) and cakestands ($85). All of the shiny glass goods can be bought as is or personalized with a monogram to make sure that your exquisite crystal coffee vase doesn't get confused with anyone else's at the office.

For an operation that started out as a truck farm in 1886, Moeller Greenhouse has come a long way, currently growing its plants out of the ground instead. The family traditions of personalized service and comprehensive guidance still remain to this day, as demonstrated by their perennial-specific signage, which denotes the wildlife that each plant will attract and whether or not a certain flower is indomitable to a cold deer's heart. Moeller's colorful annuals—available by the eight-inch pot for $6.99 or by the hanging basket for $24.99—will give your garden more welcome yearly visitors than the usual lawn gnomes in heat.

Five-time winner of Cincinnati CityBeat's Best Bookstore (Non-Chain) award, Blue Manatee Bookstore & Decafe enthralls young minds with a literary selection ranging from eye-pleasing picture books to award-winning young-adult classics. Teach your favorite pintsize person the wonder of words with a tome from the Baby Unplugged series ($7.99), which fosters brain development through an interactive exploration of pets, the backyard, and the Babygate political scandal. Beginning readers learn to love reading as they progress through the simple sentences and companioned adventures of Bink & Gollie and Pigs Make Me Sneeze!, while older readers can explore the throes of teenage angst with the edgy drama Where She Went. Shroud a prereader in a 100% organic cotton humanatee onesie ($18), or supply a plot enthusiast with a green manatee tote, perfect for carrying newly purchased books or tricycle owner’s manuals. Blue Manatee also hosts educational and artistic activities for younger children, which are open to customers for an additional fee (not covered by today’s Groupon).

Since 1976, Keith and Betty Ketring have been combining their interests in woodworking and fine-art prints by preserving their clientele’s artworks and heirlooms with custom frames. Their inventory of framing materials includes a spectrum of moulding styles—from stark black to ornately carved and gilded—as well as conservation glass and a multitude of colorful mats.

Like a pep rally full of mannequins, Flyer Spirit sports an everlasting display of school pride, drenched in University of Dayton red and blue. The school’s colors, insignia, and name bedeck apparel that ranges from Under Armour workout wear and hoodies by Gear to ties for alumni get-togethers and especially fancy football games. In addition to wearable UD spirit, visitors find their fill of accessories, such as oven mitts and ceramic dog dishes, as well as Greek merchandise and progenitor-pleasing parent-oriented items.