| If you are lucky enough to make a trip to Gibsons BC | | | | setting with the one of a kind treasures you will find is |
| on the famous Sunshine Coast you are in for a real | | | | just one way to spend an hour or so visiting the street |
| treat. There are more local artists and craftspeople | | | | vendors and walking through Mollys Lane that also is |
| per capita than almost any other area of BC. | | | | host to many more local craft businesses. |
| From potters & weavers, to painters and | | | | Sheepskin vendors who make slippers, custom quilts |
| jewellers, Gibsons BC has some of the most beautiful | | | | that will be heirlooms in your family for years to come |
| local products available. It doesn't stop there either. | | | | and some of the most exquisite jewellery you will find |
| Soap maker can be found making full lines of organic | | | | await you. Local painters and visual artists work can |
| beauty products. Packaged beautifully for you to take | | | | be found in most local restaurants and the galleries |
| away. One soap maker on the coast has over 100 | | | | through out town. You can also find an amazing little |
| different soaps available. | | | | art shop at the bottom of the Gibsons Public Wharf. |
| There are local galleries that display a wide array of | | | | Almost every street block has some type of hand |
| works. some of the best pottery in BC can be found | | | | made treasure to be found. Blown glass garden globes |
| here, and fibre arts like weaving, knitting, wool spinning | | | | and hummingbird feeders are a personal favorite. Most |
| and fabric making are so popular, that there is even a | | | | local artists and craftspeople belong to the Purple |
| Fabric Arts Festival held annually. Thousands of people | | | | Banner program. You can stop and visit any studio |
| ascend on this little seaside village for the event. | | | | displaying a purple banner. These artists and |
| worsted wool purses and hats, fabulous one of a kind | | | | craftspeople welcome you to their studios. |
| fabrics, beautiful weaves and knitting to die for are just | | | | With the huge amount of talent, if you are into one of |
| a few of the types of items you will find at the | | | | a kind arts and crafts, a trip to Gibsons on the |
| Festival. | | | | Sunshine Coast is worth it alone. Just a 45 minute |
| Each Sunday, local craftspeople and artists have a | | | | ferry ride from West Vancouver, you will find this |
| vendors area in lower Gibsons. This spectacular | | | | talented little town. |