Stainton’s by the Sea

Audrey Jones Designs

Audrey Jones

Audrey is from Moorestown, NJ, and has been making jewelry for three years. Her craft started as a case of need - she couldn’t find the right earrings to match her new blouse - and she was instantly hooked on the craft. Audrey loves that there are infinite design possibilities and she relishes the opportunity to work with new materials.

Back Bay Designs

Aimee Cohen

Aimee lives in nearby Dennisville, NJ, and has been creating sea glass art pieces since 2013. She never intended to make this nature-inspired hobby into a business, but during one particular day of crafting, she felt it become something of a calling. Aimee loves spending time in nature and creating things that bring so much joy and inspiration. She takes great comfort knowing that her art can make a difference in someone’s life every day.

Bella U

Trish Giova

Trish is from Ocean City, NJ, and has been a business owner for 25 years. Trish’s decision to start a business was inspired by the sights and sounds she encountered on a backpacking trip around the world and the desire to travel and find beautiful things. She loves having the opportunity to work with such great customers.

Bogy Art

Aaron Bogushefsky

Aaron (or Bogy) lives in Marmora, NJ, and started his art business in 1999. Bogy has loved art since he was very young and has been working on one project or another every moment since (the creative process is a never-ending journey). He loves capturing the main attractions and small details of our local area and sharing them with others.

Bowfish Kids

Caitlyn Quirk

Caitlyn lives in Ocean City, NJ, and has been running her business on Asbury Avenue in 2013. She has always loved fashion and community and she knew that Ocean City would be a great place to open a children’s boutique. Caitlyn’s favorite part of her job is the way she can connect with the community, which allows her to watch her little customers grow.

Candace’s Canvasses

Candace Menno

Candace is from nearby Mays Landing, NJ, and she started her business at 14 (she did her first OC Block Party at 15). But she started painting at the age of 2 and never stopped. Candace is also a Licensed Associate Counselor in NJ, which is how she so easily recognized the therapeutic value of painting and how it calmed her busy mind and helped her to be present and lean into imperfection. She loves those things about her business, as well as getting to meet so many different people.

ECM Designs

Erick McNamara

Erick is from Pompton Lakes, NJ, and he began creating license plate art in 2015.He saw some fun license plate art on vacation one year and couldn’t stop talking about it, so his finance bought him his first set of all 50 plates and his designs took off from there. Erick is also an engineer, so he loves using his hands to create something out of nothing.

Gnarly Barnacles

Billy Tizol

Billy is from Ocean City, NJ, and has been running his business since December 2021. His father raised him loving the ocean and all things related to it, so when his father passed away, Billy was inspired to build a business around the thing they both loved so much. He loves working with something that makes him so and says it’s hard to have a bad day when it revolves around your passions.

It’s My Derby

Mike Yaniello

Mike is a resident of Ventnor, NJ, and has been sharing his collection for 15 years. Horse racing has been his passion since childhood, when he was introduced to thoroughbreds on the back side of Atlantic City Race Course in its heyday. Mike loves that his life is influenced by the Kentucky Derby and the lifestyle as well as the people that surround it.

J Caplan Art

Jordan Caplan

Jordan lives in nearby Linwood, NJ, and started her business in 2020. She had many people tell her she should make a coloring book from her illustrations, but not knowing how to do that, she started making coloring pages on her iPad. This led to the idea of making paint-by-number pages, followed by paint-by-number kits. Jordan loves making art more accessible to anyone, no matter their age, skills, or patience level.

Jewelry With Words

Angie Gant

Angie lives in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, and has been metal stamping for nine years. Angie has always loved jewelry, so she learned to create metal-stamped pieces as a craft and business. She loves to create with her hands and she loves having this business as an outlet for her creativity.

Klothes Kove

Eva Marie Perrotta

Eva Marie is a resident of Stone Harbor, NJ, and has been working in retail for over 50 years. Her family owned a business when she was growing up and she grew to love helping out over the years. Eva Marie loves so many things about her work, including being a part of ever-changing styles and fashions and customer interactions.

Mia’s Christmas Gallery

Jim, Jane, And Janie Saile

The Saile family lives in Ocean City, NJ, and has owned this business since 2012. They purchased the business in Ocean City because they couldn’t think of anything better than a Christmas store at the shore. The Saile family loves all of the ornaments and decorations, as well as being able to celebrate Christmas all year long.

Offshore Drones

Mike Bersuch

Mike is a resident of Egg Harbor Township, NJ, and has been capturing drone art for two years. Mike’s hobby of capturing photos from drones turned into a business when people really started to take notice and asked to buy the images. He loves getting unique views and angles from the air of the beach and shore to remind people of their happy place, as well as exploring the tech side of drones and drone photography.

Roxie’s

Roxanne Starr

Roxie lives in Springfield, PA, and Ocean City, NJ, and officially started her business here at Stainton’s in 2021. Roxanne’s son, Steven, has a small business of his own here and helping him with it inspired her to start one of her own. Roxanne love’s surrounding herself with the great people she works with, but the opportunity to do this with her son is her absolute favorite part of her job.

Seafindings

Elyssa Glenn

Elyssa lives in Northfield, NJ, and has been making jewelry for 25 years. When Elyssa had kids, she wanted to be able to stay at home to raise them. Creating Seafindings allowed her to do this while also providing a creative outlet and an income stream. Elyssa’s favorite part of this business is seeing the looks of delight on her customers’ faces when the find the perfect piece of jewelry.

Starr Gift Shop

Steven Starr

Steven is a resident of Ocean City, NJ, and has been running his gift, candy, and apparel shops since 2017. Steven has always been outgoing and creative, and his business ventures were the natural result of these two characteristics. He loves being around happy, business-minded people, and it pleases him to be a part of the Stainton’s family of small businesses.

TSR Creations

Tina Sacco

Tina is a resident of nearby Margate City, and has been doing acrylic-pour art for seven years. Her business evolved from her love of art, and she says creating one-of-a-kind pieces is still what she loves best about it. Tina also loves having the ability to do her artwork from home.

White Lotus Boutique

Wild Phoenix Boutique

Keely DeMarco

Keely lives in Ocean City, NJ, and has been running her business for two years. She was inspired to get into this business because it was a passion she and her mother shared. She loves that wearing fun new styles can help boost your confidence and feel good about yourself.

Woodluck Apparel

Jake Brown

Jake is from Ocean City, NJ, and he started his business in 2018. He has always been superstitious, knocking on wood for good luck or to avoid a jinx, and combined with his interest in art and design, it made for a great brand. Jake loves seeing others enjoy his work, and says seeing someone on the street wearing his product is the coolest thing.