When you head into one of our districts in the southeast region it won’t be long before you see an antique store or two. Lots of these shops are filled with businesses that not only sell antiques, but offer recycled, repurposed, restored and handcrafted goods also. Cute names like Exhibit A, Penny Lane, Obtanium, The Honey Hole and the Market Flea adorn these shops and there is a healthy cluster of them in Clovis, Portales, Roswell, Lovington, and Carlsbad.

Jimmy Jean's in the Mariachi Frog - Clovis, NM

Jimmy Jean’s in Clovis, NM

Sometimes called junque-tiques, these great little shops are filled with entrepreneurs who are refinishing, repurposing and crafting to support their hobbies and families. These stores continue to pop up around the region and shops are seeing visitors from all over New Mexico and neighbors like Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.

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Vintage Towels

Our neighbors to the west lovingly call this area the “junkin’ trail.” And that is a compliment! Vintage suitcases, scales, and linens are tucked amidst hand crafted pottery, wreathes and art.

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The RoseMerry Rabbit

Unique fashions, jewelry and home goods.

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Flip Scarf

The next time you wander through southeastern New Mexico. Slow down and watch for a Prairie Road Junqtique or Rosemerry Rabbit. You might find a treasure tucked away with your name on it!

 


Robyne Beaubien

Robyne Beaubien is the NM MainStreet Promotions Program Associate. Growing up she wanted to be a celebrity chef, but scrapped that plan after figuring out she was better at band-aid application and fire alarm testing than cooking. In her early twenties, she started working with churches and other non-profits creating marketing products and events. That evolved into developing programming, implementation plans, marketing strategies, and training leaders, as well as speaking at events and conferences. 25 years later, she is still speaking, writing, training and working with non-profits, churches, and small businesses. Robyne says that she loves helping each unique organization find new ways to tell their story. She currently works mainly with MainStreet organizations in image development, event development, and media relations. She is a certified National Main Street Manager and has spoken at three National Main Street Conferences. In her spare time, Robyne is a DIY junkie and has never met a piece of furniture, or a wall, that she didn't want to paint.