“Retailers Temper Recovery Hopes with Caution” read the headline on a recent newspaper article about business and the economy, and I think that pretty much says it all. It’s been a roller-coaster ride of peaks and valleys, but after more than two years of uncertainty, everybody—retailers, shoppers, suppliers, makers—just wants it all to go back to the way it was before the bottom dropped out of the stock market in 2008.

Virginia McKinney’s clay-and-steel sculptures recall everything from Native American dwellings to Asian passageways. Small notches indicate doors and windows; steel ladders lead to unexplored rooms. “I’m intrigued by the idea of the dwelling, of a sense of place,” she says.

“I have made jewelry for as long as I can remember,” says Molly Dingledine. And she’s not kidding. She started threading necklaces as a child, and by high school had a bona fide business, “Molly Made,” replete with custom jewelry boxes and labels.

“The more I work in glass, the simpler the forms become,” John Geci says. The piece that best defines his current aesthetic is a double-walled “Eclipse” bowl. Practically transparent, it’s defined by smooth contours. “In every piece I create, I try to show how the glass behaves when it’s molten,” Geci explains. “I want every piece to have static mobility.”

Capture sales in a strong market with this lineup of colorful children’s gifts and accessories.