A SEASON OF CELEBRATION
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Castronovo’s decadent truffles make a sweet holiday gift. Pick some up for the chocolate lover in your life at the Stuart location or at the Fort Pierce Farmers Market.
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BY ALISHA McDARRIS
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Casa del Rio Collection offers luxury accessories made from wild Florida alligator.
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ooking for unique gifts or gift certificates for the holidays? You won’t have to travel far. Check out these offered by Treasure Coast businesses: ALLIGATOR ACCESSORIES
Casa Del Rio Collection Owner: Misty Minton Location: Fort Pierce, sold at Cooper & Co. in Vero Beach and online at www.casadelriocollection.com Casa Del Rio Collection of Fort Pierce provides the discerning stylist with luxury accessories designed locally with casual elegance in mind. The family business offers stylish purses, clutches, even iPad cases, all made of wild Florida alligator and manufactured in the U.S. Also available are money clips for the guys and a new tote bag out just in time for the holidays. The bags, wristlets and cuffs come in all shapes and sizes and in a plethora of colors, including new sapphire and platinum, hot holiday colors. And if you don’t see a color combo you like, Casa Del Rio Collection may be able to customize an item using an available hue. The business also donates 10 percent of its profits to Everglades restoration. “They make great gifts for anybody who appreciates quality, luxury, American-made products,” designer Shirelle >> Minton Sioui said.