Compass Rose is a gift and art shop specializing in ceramics and other handcrafted and imported items. They are delighted that visitors exclaim " “Hey, this isn’t the same old crap!” Compass Rose organizes all its own imports. The large store sells these items at a heafty discount. Items include outdoor pottery, ceramic pots and driftwood. The outdoor pottery is frost resistant and freeze proof.
Compass Rose has an extremely large selection of driftwood, which can be a unique item to take home to remember the Outer Banks all year long. The driftwood is wood is authentic, collected from the shores of the Outer Banks after its journey in the Atlantic Ocean. The unique shapes annd colors of driftwood produce beautiful pieces of home decor.
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