We went out adventuring on Saturday. Our game plan was to go into Cape Charles to explore the town. On our way there, we saw that the Pearl Market was open. We had passed this store front many times, but it had always been closed. The place looked packed and we decided to stop. (NOTE: It is only open on Saturdays.)
There were several artists’/crafters’ booths set up inside, as well as a few outside in the back. There was a coffee stand and a couple of food booths. There was a nice variety of offerings inside from wood bracelets and rings, to cups and mugs, to decorated oyster shells. There was a demonstration of glass blowing going on as well.
We stopped at one booth and chatted with the couple there. She paints and makes these beautiful decoupage oyster shells and he made these amazing stained-glass hummingbirds. We ended up getting an oyster shell as a gift. I loved the humming bird too, but was worried about it surviving on the road. They had such a neat story! They take a boat to the barrier islands and find the oyster shells, along with sea glass. They showed us some great pictures of these beaches. They even gave us a piece of the blue bottle sea glass that they find. Check them out if you are in Cape Charles!
If you are in the Eastern Shore/Cape Charles, Virginia area on a Saturday, I would definitely check out this market!