S. Bayly Boutique: Unique gifts of art, jewerly, and more in Louisville, Kentucky

South Bayly Boutique, 107 S. Bayle Ave.  Louisville, Ky

On my recent visit to Louisville, Kentucky for Thanksgiving, I found the neatest gift shop, South Bayly Boutique. It was by chance actually.

I was sitting drinking coffee at Heine Bros and searching for a gift shop that sold Louisville Stoneware. I was using Google maps and Yelp to find locales closest to my location. The Crescent Hills area on Frankfort Avenue came up. And while walking around there, I found this eclectic, cool little shop, South Bayly Boutique.

I was immediately greeted by the owner, Tammy, who apologized as she was on the phone. The store is a collection of original work from a variety of Southern artists. Everything is an original designed gift and handmade here in the USA, as Tammy proudly declared.

I told her I was looking for Louisville Stoneware and she advised it would be best to just visit the factory gift shop downtown. When I asked for directions, she told me she would give me the route she would go. Her directions took me through scenic Louisville neighborhoods, and I found a great gift at the factory.

I returned later that afternoon as I wanted to pick up a couple of gifts I found earlier that morning in her store and support the local small business.

These Christmas tree ornaments were one of the first things that caught my attention. They were cut from holiday gift cards and crafted into festive shapes. Trees, santas, bells and the like.  The bottles hanging in the background had candles in them. I bought one of each of these to give as gifts this season. Tammy made sure each was individually wrapped for my trip back as well.

Tammy, who semi-retired from a successful corparate career, welcomes everyone with Southern charm. Her enthusiasm for the artists and their craft is apparent as you talk to her. I enjoyed some of her stories as to how she found some of her treasures.

Before I left, she and a customer thought they could guess where I was from. And to my surprise, they correctly guessed Arizona on the second try! It had to be MY accent.

I normally write about some of the best finds in Phoenix. The South Bayly Boutique is one of the best finds for unique gifts in Louisville, Kentucky. If you are in that area, drive over to Frankfort Avenue and enjoy this little community of businesses. Be sure to drop in and see what the Boutique has available. And tell Tammy as she greets you that you heard about her shop from that guy with the Western accent from Arizona. Just don’t make a wager with them on guessing where you are from.