Outer Banks Shopping

Arts and Crafts

When you’re on vacation it’s a good time to get crafty. Not the kind of crafty that involves scheming and tomfoolery, but the kind where your mind turns into a creative think tank and you whip up an impressive scrapbook from all of the pictures you took over the trip or a beautifully knitted pair of socks. Thanks to Outer Banks art shops, you can enjoy making crafts and artwork, like scrapbooking, pottery, beading or knitting. If you’d prefer to find some art made by professionals, a plethora of stores carry products from local artisans. The Outer Banks holds galleries, art and pottery studios, showrooms and jewelers filled with local products, many of which incorporate a coastal-theme into their work. Other shops on the beach, while not specifically art stores, sell locals’ crafts, like soaps, candles, textiles and woodwork. Outer Banks artwork makes for great gifts to bring home to your family and friends and astound them with the beautiful craftsmanship that thrives in the Outer Banks. Check out the below listings of Outer Banks art stores and get ready for some aesthetic fun.


Outer Banks Shopping by Area

Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island

Outer Banks Shopping by Category

Artist/owner Ruth Ann Burgess features her paintings and photography here along with the works of other local and regional artists. Coastal landscapes and...read more

The Outer Banks Mall offers one-stop shopping for a variety of goods. Foodwise, you'll find Fresh Market and Food Lion for groceries, GNC for health food...read more

Dog lovers will fall in love with this store, which has everything imaginable for four-legged friends. Any dog you know would appreciate some of the natural...read more

This is a fun store with distinctive crafts and gifts and lots of whimsy. Over the Moon carries several lines of pottery, handbags, blown glass, recycled...read more

The southernmost building on the soundside in Salvo, this gallery is housed in an exquisite replica of an 1874 life-saving station. The building itself...read more

ReStyle Market is a huge consignment store with several different vendors. Flip Your Closet, a favorite local clothing consignment shop, is the anchor,...read more

Roanoke Island Artisans is a place for nurturing your creative self. It's a working art studio where you can create your own crafts and masterpieces in...read more