Tze M.
Yelp
I have a love for small boutiques! The selection of items, the personal service, and the local vibe. This is a great place to stop in when strolling around in Kailua!
I love their hand crafted items! From clothing, bags, jewelry, bedding and little items like key chains! I recently treated myself to a summer blanket and I LOVE it!! I got the indigo shibori blanket; hand tie dye and sandwiched in between hand woven Indian cotton. It is so soft and light weight, perfect for this Hawaiian weather! My favorite pieces are the kantha throws, which is layers of vintage cotton sari recycled and hand stitched throughout the whole blanket into throws. It's so beautiful!
I also have a few of their dresses, they are hand stamped patterns onto hand woven Indian cotton. They're so comfortable and very light weight, perfect as beach cover ups!
The jewelry is made by different artisans! I have a pair of Ayala Bar; it is an Israeli designer that mixes beautiful fabric with crystals onto tarnish free metals. I get compliments of them every time I wear them! And I also love my crystal pendants! It is mined by the artist herself from the Sierra Nevada mountains and made into a pendant. No other hands has touched the crystal which I love!
This is a lifestyle store! With hand crafted items supporting the small time artisans. And some items are of recycled/up-cycled items. And I'm happy to support that!
IBH also offers workshops! The two workshops I've taken are the Meditation by Lia and a macrame class. I've enjoyed both classes, and I've been applying meditation to my daily life! You can get on their email list to keep updated with the schedule of classes and sales!
The girls there are very helpful and very sweet! If you're lucky, you'll get to meet Pierre, he's the 4 lb fluff of love! If you're a modern boho babe like me and enjoy quality items, then you'll love IBH!