Black Market Boutique

Hair sticks!! Won't leave a crease in your hair and are so versatile 💘🔥 many more styles in the shop.

Photo description: a person is back on to the camera with their hair in a French twist help up by a silver coloured metal hair stick that has an orange speckled stone, and a border of half circles like petals around a flower. The shop is blurred in the background.

Pros of the beach in September, one of the best times for swimming 🌊 the water is warmer after absorbing the heat of the summer and you can stay in longer 🩵 there's usually less people so you have more space 💙 get more use out of your favourite beach blankets and beach bags 🌀 time in the ocean isn't over yet!

This blanket comes in many colours as well along with the pillow and tote ✨ swipe to see more ruffled block print pillows. The woven bag is made from plastic so it's great for water and sand :)

Image description: a photo of a sandy beach with a teal and turquoise striped cotton blanket layed out with rocks weighing down the edges. On the blanket is a block printed square pillow with printed ruffles along the edges. There's a royal blue sweater. A tote made of patchwork squares. A blue and orange bag made of woven plastic. And a black water bottle. There's clouds in the sky with an ocean horizon.

The Tiffin carrier originated in India and spread around as a compact & favourite way to store someone's lunch! Tip for students - bring your own Tiffin carrier to for your school lunch! Not just for the student though 💫

Image description: There are three three tiered Tiffin carriers. One of them is blue, green and yellow, the other one is different shades of orange, the third one is purple and pink. They're outside on a concrete wall with grass in the background. One of the tiffentons is open with the top bowl sitting in front in the lid off as well.

Welcome back students, we hope you are settling into this first week back!! We wanted to take this time to highlight that all universities in Kjipuktuk are still funding "israel's" genocide of Palestinians or they haven't yet disclosed their investments to prove otherwise. This includes & . Today is targetting a Palestinian student on the basis of a complaint purely informed by anti-Palestinian racism.

Show up to support this student during their first hearing at 3:30 today at the dal student union building!! We are ashamed of our universities that are unwilling to truly confront their systemic racism and put their students and the wellbeing of people first. Follow
To stay up to date on our local student movement 🇵🇸

On another note, we have some new designs added to our buttons at the shop! They are pay what you can for donation and all donations will be going to 🤍

For those that love blue and white pottery! 🫐 These are hand painted and very very mini, swipe to see the size relative to a toonie. This handmade wooden shelf is also for sale :)

Image description: A Mini wooden shelf is in the sunlight facing front on. There are three shelves on the inside with a flat surface on the top. On the shelves there are many blue and white ceramic dishes and vases. On the bottom shelf. There's a casserole pot with a lid, a tiny mug, and a small vase, on the third shelf. There's a phase, plate, teacup and saucer, and another vase. Top shelf. There's a mug and a bowl, phase, and another mug. They are all painted in different designs. Some floral some geometric. In the background of a photo is a blue and white piece of fabric with a repetitive diamond checkered design.

A sample of our sterling silver pendants, swipe through! 🤍

Image description: A photo of a close-up of a person's neck and upper chest. They're wearing an open white cotton top. They're wearing a silver necklace. The chain has small silver beads separated evenly throughout it. The pendant is of a hummingbird.

We really love this embroidered button down dress 💞 It's bound to happen that some of us show up to work in the same black market clothing 💞

Image description: two people show up in the same embroidered dress. One is a lighter cream and one is a tan color. Their floor length dresses with buttons down the front. They both stand out in front of the shop.

Last day!! 25% off all home textiles (excluding already marked down items) 💌💫

Image description: photo of inside the shop with the racks and shelves of things blurred out in the background in the foreground someone is holding a sign that says flash sale. This set and Sun 25% off all regular priced home textiles * sale items not included * see staff for more details.

Highlight on the versatility of bandanas today ✨

Image description: A photo of a person standing outside of the shop is wearing a black dress with a blue printed satin bandana tied around their neck.

A mesh cardigan & wrap top, swipe to see more colours! 💘 P.S. the tube tops, pants and sarong is the other images are from the shop too.

Image description: A person stands outside in front of a brick wall. They are wearing shorts and a black tank top bodysuit. Over the bodysuit. They're wearing a brown mesh 3/4 length sleeve top that is open like a cardigan that you can tie in the middle. They're holding a coffee cup in their left hand and their right hand is in their pocket.

Open today!! Our doors are open for the holiday 10-8 ☀️🌼 also we're excited to show you all this work in progress when is done repainting the side!

Image description: a photo of outside the shop from the sidewalk from the side. The sandwich sign is out and there are two rocks behind it in front of the shop one of them holds mini tapestries the other one holds maxi dresses in the right side of the photo is a person painting over the artwork that was previously painted. They're putting a white base layer on it.

Something for everyone! If you have a nickle allergy but love costume jewellery these brass rings are nickle free 💛

Image description: a ring tray that is a burnt orange color holds a bunch of brass rings. The design of the Rings will go in order from left to right and down the rows. The first ring is a snake ring that wraps around itself, the second is a daisy, the third is an open circle, the next is a square stamping with an anchor in the middle, the next is an infinity knot, next is a branch with long thin leaves, next is a crescent moon filled in, next is a longer Branch with shorter thin leaves, next is like a nut like the tool, next is a large starfish, next is a small seahorse, next is an intricate design, next is imprinted vine on a band, next is another circular intricate design, next is a small starfish, next is a small elephant, next is a round stamp ring with a moon and sun and stars, next is a band with wavy lines and dots, next is a square stamp ring with a flower in the middle and intricate border, next is a plain band, next is a band with hallow hearts, next is a bird that wraps around your finger, next is a mini snake, and the last one is a wrap around leaf.

We can't get enough of the new patchwork clothing made from vintage fabrics! This jumpsuit comes full length too and both are available in many colours :) the bucket hats are reversible!

Image description: a person stands outside the shop, they're laughing and wearing clothing from the store. They're wearing a green tube top with patchwork colorful shorts overalls and a bucket hat in the same material. They both have a base color of green and blues and yellows with different prints on each patch. The shop is in the background with the outside setup.

New clothing alert! These halter tops are hand crocheted, the wrap skirt is made from patchworked vintage fabrics, and the bucket hat is hand batiked, all from Bali. The green waffle cotton pants are in store as well 🌸🤍 🌿

Image description: two people are in the photo with the top 2/3 of their body in the frame with a stone wall and grass in the background. The person on the left is wearing a white crocheted cropped halter top with olive green pants and a purple batiked bucket hat. The person on the right is wearing a dusty pink crop crocheted top and a wrap skirt that is made from patched of pink and red fabrics with designs on each patch.

The outside setup gets more and more special each day! Mostly sale items 🌟

Image description: a photo of a setup of items outside the shop on the sidewalk. There's a table with woven door mats, pillows, and scarves, with painted furniture to the right of it with grass rectangular baskets on top with an embroidered Orange colorful poof on the ground in front of it. There are baskets of curtains and throw blankets underneath the table. And on the left side of the frame there's a person adjusting a pillow on the table.

🫧🌟 Giveaway 🌟🫧 $100 gift certificate for you, and a $100 one for your friend!

To enter: Like this post, make sure you follow us & tag your peeps in the comments! One tag = one entry. No limit on entries! The winners will be the account that makes the winning comment and the person who was tagged in it!

Giveaway closes Tuesday July 23 at noon.

*This giveaway is open to local residents only* and not affiliated with instagram

Photo description: a photo of two gift certificates that are being held up with a hand. They are infront of the store with the shop blurred out in the background. On the photo there is text that says giveaway and two bubbles in the shape is hearts.

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A tiny ride for all your tiny things 🛺 This rickshaw is hand carved wood and hand painted in India.

Image description: a photo of a small hand made wooden riskshaw toy on the sidewalk. It is painted with different designs in red, orange, yellow, green, and white. It has a paper sign hanging from the side that says "hop in! Pwyc rides". There is a felted sheep in the driver's seat. The store and buildings down the street are in the background.

New brass bracelets in the shop!! Check out the stories for prices and colours!

Image description: an arm is wearing a crescent moon brass bracelet on a chain. The moon has decorative carving in the shape of petals. In the background there is grass and orange lilies.

Guess what's in?! New brass jewellery making its way out! Come by the shop to see more ❤️

Image description: a photo with an array of brass rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets some with stones and some plain brass. They lie flat on a piece of dark grey denim.

More styles of our hand block printed cotton clothing! The first backless dress is $74, the second and third button down dress is $68, and the 4th jumpsuit is $89. We have many more prints at the shop 💙💚💛

Image description: a person with shoulder length green hair is standing outside wearing a maxi dress with blue green white and beige jungle floral pattern. The dress has an open back and no sleeves. They're standing on the sidewalk with cars and a brick building in the background.

Hey everyone! Today we switched our current fundraiser to 2 of the GoFundMe's from the . Maram Sha'at lives here in Kjipuktuk and has been raising funds for her family in Gaza and in Egypt. The 2 fundraisers we are supporting are for Maram's aunt and grandparents, please scroll through and visit the GoFundMe's to learn more and donate directly. We have stickers, earrings, bandanas, and buttons (soon!), which are sold by donation in the shop as well as the donation jar.

Be sure to visit to see the many ways you can donate through buying clothing and their tatreez workshop!

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Obeid family (.fundraiser) through the shop, together we raised over $4000! This is what community care looks like 💞

Links to the GoFundMe's

https://gofund.me/6d453f38

https://gofund.me/d075fd1e

Who doesn't love multiple ways to style one top? These are hand block printed cotton and super versatile 🌸💞 Pants are from the shop too! They're a soft waffled cotton.

Image description: a person is standing outside the shop in the sunlight looking to the right. They are wearing a fabric piece that is tied in a knot in the front likea strapless bra. The top is salmon with yellow and purple flowers on them. They are wearing light olive green wide leg pants.

We are open today with 25% of our sales going to . We encourage everyone to visit their website to learn about the work they do. Check out our stories for more info.

We choose not to recognize canada day as it is a day that celebrates the founding of this nation state that could not exist without the ongoing genocide of the Indigenous peoples of this land on northern Turtle Island. And more specifically we are on Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and stolen land of the Mi'kmaq people and we encourage settlers to take time, not just today, to learn about the land we occupy and the treaties that we must honour.

We also choose not to celebrate this day because "canada" continues to aid and abet genocides happening all over the world, including supporting "israel's" genocide of Palestinian's.

Image description: an orange background has lettering that says: we are open today in 25% of our sales will be going to the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association. In the right bottom corner the Nova Scotia Native Woman's Association's logo is there.

See you in the sidewalk ☀️💞

Image description: hey photo of the outside of the shop with the door open and the outside setup out with a table. On the table is a bunch of different items and there are baskets in front of the table someone is looking at the items.

The sweetest handmade ceramic vases 💞💐 dried flowers not included 🙂

Image description: the photo outside the shop the background is the painting on the outside of the shop blurred out there is a blue and white antique bench. On the bench are for ceramic vases one is orange speckled, cream speckled, medium brown speckled, and white with florals painted on it. They have dried flowers in each one.

It has been 262 days since "israel" has escalated its ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinians. As of today the current official amount of martyred Palestinians in Gaza alone is 37, 626. This number is understood to be thousands less than the actual amount because "israel" has destroyed so much healthcare infrastructure, and murdered so many healthcare professionals that there is not the resources to possibly account for the scale of Palestinians killed. The thousands of people who are under rubble and have been missing are not counted. This devastation, horror, and heartbreak can not be met with silence.

Our leaders are proudly standing behind "israel's" brutal occupation of Palestine and the genocide they are carrying out with many governments complicity. This includes sending weapons to the zionist entity. You can learn more about this from . And please demand and immediate, retroactive, 2 way arms and trade embargo from your elected officials.

Other ways you can support Palestinians is donating to local Palestinian fundraisers like .fundraiser who are raising funds to support their family members to evacuate Gaza and come reunite with him here in Kjipuktuk. The Rafa crossing may be closed but it wont be forever and people urgently need money for their safety. If you can support, head to their page and find out all the ways you can, like their t-shirt fundraiser. Support can also look like sharing it with your communities and folks who may have some extra funds.

In the shop we have pay what you can items for donations towards the Obeid Family fundraiser, and a donation jar to donate cash directly.

Free Palestine from the river to the sea.

Slide 3 is from .fundraiser
Slide 5-6 is from Al Jazeera
Slide 7 is from

This crossbody bag was woven from grass for the essentials ✨ The top is one of our recycled fabric scarves from the shop as well!

Image description: a person is standing outside the shop wearing a rectangle cross body bag in brown tones. The bag is woven from narrow pieces of dried grass with a dark brown wooden bead attached in the middle to secure the flap closing the bag. On both sides of the bag there are the same beads hanging on a brown string. The person is outside the shop wearing a scarf tied into a strapless top and jean shorts.