Shopping in Huntington Beach

One of the first nurseries in Arizona to offer package pricing for tree growing, delivering, and planting, Moon Valley Nursery has flourished and spread into California and Nevada. At every location, the staff continues the tradition of delivering palm, desert, and evergreen trees day and night while cutting out the middleman. To further beautify homes, they help clients select shrubs and ground cover in the form of flowering morning glories, little johns, and lantana in three colors.

After studying handmade jewelry design at New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology, jewelry artist Heather Kraty embarked on a globetrotting adventure, living on a catamaran off St. Martin, opening a Miami nightclub with Sean Penn, and mastering silverwork in Mexico. After her whirlwind of travels and enriching life experiences, Kraty settled in Huntington Beach. She now looks back to her childhood love of nature to inspire her as she crafts elegant rings, anklets, necklaces, and earrings infused with a charming rustic aesthetic.

Each sterling or 14k gold-covered adornment inspires wearers with hand-carved maxims and heartfelt advice, such as "Be your true self" or "Always buy plane tickets when petroleum prices are low on the world market." Kraty plies her trade with time-honored jewelrysmith techniques such as lost-wax casting, willing into existence handmade, one-of-a-kind works of art that beg to be cherished and worn forever.

Canvas Print Now's owner and founder, Marcus Stokes, began his canvas career with a single canvas printer. That was 12 years ago. Along with 24 years of experience in the general graphics industry, he used his knowledge to form Canvas Print Now. On the edge of technological advancement, the company's printers now produce high-definition artwork from their image store. Clients can also send in shots from their personal cameras or mobile phones to be printed for display in their homes or the homes of their sworn enemies. The staff can customize each image as well, producing it in collage or split form, and they can add effects such as sepia, paint-like strokes, or color retouching.

In 1981, Maggie Morgan and her daughter, Maria, opened a clothing boutique together in South Wales. They two fair-haired women named their shop Blondies, and in its window, they displayed a replica of the taffeta gown that Princess Diana wore when she became engaged to Prince Charles a month earlier. Maggie passed away due to lung cancer in 1999, and after moving to the United States, Maria decided to honor her by opening a lingerie shop with the same name as the boutique the two had shared. Additionally, she decided that the newest incarnation of Blondies would hold events throughout the year to benefit cancer research.

Blondies' patrons browse lingerie from 15 manufacturers and bras in sizes 30A through L that Maria custom-fits to ensure they don't fall into the majority of bra-wearers who sport an ill-fitting size. She also embellishes bra straps with Swarovski crystals and designs flowing, jewel-encrusted scarves that can be worn in a variety of ways.