The shop is really lovely with all manner of cool things that can be purchased and personalized…read more The owner does great work and is quite reasonable in price.

I had a few glasses engraved. They turned out really well! I was very pleased!…read moreJeff was patient and cooperative in helping me with the design.

Hillarious, meaningful, and wonderfully chaotic and charming!!! No matter the person you'll find…read moresomething that is either meaningful or funny!!

The photos are a very small amount of the interesting things you will find inside. They have a…read morebunch of stickers, hats, tee shirts with messages. If you're a prude, just keep walking on by. Want something unique, you're at the right place.

The staff at Lula Bell are always so welcoming and helpful. The items for sale are unique. Prices…read morevary so there's something for everyone. If you are lucky, you will stop in on a day when they have scone samples.

I called to ask whether some items intended as a gift could be shipped faster than indicated…read moreonline, and Amy researched the options and got back to me in ten minutes. She even offered to take them to the post office herself to meet the deadline. This is why I like to shop small businesses-- I got great service and great prices. Highly recommended!

This was my first time stopping in when they were holding Holiday Open House. It was so much fun!…read moreThere were sample drinks and snacks. The holiday decorations were gorgeous as usual. I just love this house to begin with but when it's Christmas time, it is so special. My favorite part is the fireplace in the dining room. They always have a great selection of items for sale. This time, I was able to snag a couple of items for Thanksgiving, an ornament for a gift and a Dayton magnet for my fridge. The women here are amazing. They are so friendly and helpful and just fun to hang out with! Add on to all this that its for the Dayton Children's Hospital--how can you go wrong?

Okay, so I mostly follow my wife around in here, but I can tell she loves it. First of all, it is…read morefor charity so that's great. The house itself is a neat piece of architecture. The Holiday decorations are beautiful. The merchandise is diverse and worth perusing. The staff are volunteers and a really nice bunch of people.

This spot has been a few different things in the past few years: Link Gallery, Color 2 Gallery…read more(both places where I used to show), and now a fair-trade, slave-free store, Peace on Fifth. The owner is fun and knowledgeable and has great tastes in many things. Single-origin dark chocolates, raw and vegan goodies including food and cosmetic products, soaps made by Japanese Rastafarians (I know!), scarves and sarongs made from recycled saris, olive oils from the deserts of the middle east, wine perfumed candles, beautifully made glassware made from recycled glass, just to name a few. It's one of those places where you feel good shopping at, know where your things are made, and know that the workers were treated fairly and that the products were made without the use of any indentured servants or slaves (which unfortunately exists more often than we think). The best thing is that the prices are great! I am so used to going to such fair-trade, sustainable, eco/green stores in bigger cities such as Chicago and San Francisco and the prices being marked up too high, but at this place, I could actually afford things I liked without breaking the bank. She also participates in First Friday events and I think from what I remember, there will be wine tasting happening sometime soon.

I love everything about this place. To begin, London is GREAT! she has such a calm and peaceful…read morespirit. I feel at home whenever I shop at Peace on Fifth. She is always friendly, and can tell you about every piece of merchandise in her shop. I love the activated charcoal soap, the African black soap hand soap, the Rewined candles and all of the social justice issues books that she carries. The best part is that it is a fair trade shop. No slave labor!!!

Cute but they watch you as if you're going to steal. I went in looking for a gift for my daughter's…read morebirthday. I ended up taking a picture of a couple pairs of earrings to send to my other daughter so I could get her opinion and was so engrossed with what I was doing I hadn't noticed the lady staring at me. The good news for them, I don't steal, however, I was so annoyed I left without purchasing anything. They need to learn what a fine line of watching people is.

Zig Zag Gallery is a great little shop in Centerville at the Cross Pointe Shopping center at the…read morecorner of Far Hills & Alex Bell. I stopped by on Shop Small Saturday this past weekend while I was in town visiting parents for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. What a charming shop with variety of hand-crafted, creative and funky gifts in one spot. Jewelry, pottery, glass, ornaments, and some cool arty, funky clothing - I could have purchased half of the store. I found a few small earrings for my Mom to treat her for the Christmas holiday and they wrapped in a gift box. When you're in the Dayton/Centerville area stop by Zig Zag gallery for a wonderful unique gift, shop small and support local!