4 Best Shopping in St. Kitts and Nevis

As artist Kate Spencer summers in Sicily, you must call ahead for an appointment to visit her studio outside Rawlins Plantation (note that she typically closes from May through October). It's very much worth doing so, though, to shop for her truly unique and brilliantly colored original paintings, serigraphs, note cards, scarves, and other lovely pieces.

Caribelle Batik sells gloriously colored batik wraps, kimonos, caftans, T-shirts, dresses, wall hangings, and the like; you can watch the process in back.

The Crafthouse is one of the best sources for local dolls, wood carvings, and straw work.

This cooperative has continued the age-old tradition of hand-built red-clay pottery fired over burning coconut husks. It's possible to watch the potters and purchase wares at their small Newcastle factory.