Entwine Local Shop

What an adorable shop! Starts with the florist section and goes back into a huge candle selection and random gift section. Was also able to pick up a cute and unique cards. Great place to pick up a birthday gift for a girl friend. Staff was really friendly and I came out with an amazing candle and card! Flowers looked lovely although I did not purchase any.

Unfortunately, the lady behind the counter has a mouth full of food as she proceeded to tell me she ‘didn’t know’ where a pair of earrings, she sold in her store, came from. When I asked her who had made them, she said «Dunno…they’re from Sydney… Dunno…Tom or something…». WOW. How incredibly ignorant, unhelpful and unprofessional. I’ll be buying these earrings from Sydney and not purchasing them from her, that’s for sure.

If there was an award for the best smelling shop in Melbourne, the Local Shop would win hands down. They strategically have placed all their beautiful, fresh smelling flowers right by the door so that you’re lured in and then before you know it, you’ve handed over your credit card to pay for that candle, tea towel and pot plant… you know the ones that you need to have on top of your 20 other at home already.
There are so many beautiful bits and pieces (think candles, door hooks, tea towels, cacti, hand cream, bags) in this shop. If you ever need a birthday/​housewarming/​christmas/​anything present for a girl, you’ll be able to find it here. Not to mention the bunch of flowers that you thought would be the perfect addition to your present just because.
I never seem to escape empty handed.

They might say that they’re a florist, but that’s barely the sum of everything they have there.
First of all, if you want to get flowers for someone, this is not the average place to get them. Whether it’s terrariums to air plants growing out of hermit crab shells, it’s a great place to get something truly unique.
Then, go deeper into the shop, past the pond and you’ll notice a world of hand-​made beauties.
Jewellery, tea towels, soaps, purses, wind-​up tin toys, cushions, stationary, you name it.
The shop isn’t cheap but it isn’t that expensive either. You end up wanting to buy a lot but having to choose a few things because you just can’t get everything. It seems the stock has been put there by a keen eye; these guys know what they’re doing and you could lose yourself here for a good hour.
I adore this shop, it’s wonderful and if you want to buy yourself a treat or get someone you love a present, I would definitely recommend coming here. Seriously fantastic.