Dunkington

A new Main Street means new Main Street postcards!

As downtown continues its transformation, we’ve refreshed our Starkville postcard collection with a brand new design celebrating the heart of city we love.

Pick one up for a friend, mail one across the country, or keep one for yourself. We won’t judge!

Happy Pride Month from Dunkington!

For us, Pride is about creating a place where people can show up exactly as they are. A place where you can feel seen, valued, welcomed, and free to be yourself.

We're proud to be a safe, supportive space for our community, and we're celebrating all month long with new Pride inspired creations, including earrings, artwork, stickers, and more handmade pieces throughout the shop.

Whether you're shopping for yourself, looking for the perfect gift, or just stopping by to say hello, our door is open and there's always a place for you here.

Happy Pride Month, friends. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

They’re back!

Our handmade stoneware candle collection from Herring Handmade is freshly restocked, and this batch is full of beautiful colors to choose from!

Each ceramic vessel is filled with one of our signature hand poured candle fragrances and, when your candle is finished, the jar can be brought back and refilled with your favorite scent!

Stop by Dunkington and pick your favorite before they’re gone!

A quick update for our Dunkington family regarding the upcoming Main Street Revitalization Project – Phase 6!

As construction continues to move forward, the Main Street and South Lafayette Street intersection is tentatively scheduled to close in early July for roughly 4 weeks, weather permitting. We're sharing this information now so everyone has plenty of time to prepare for the temporary traffic changes.

When we learned an intersection closure was coming, we asked if there was a way to avoid completely cutting off vehicle access to the businesses along South Lafayette Street. After reviewing the site conditions and construction needs, the City of Starkville, MS worked to find the best possible solution, and we're grateful they took the time to listen to the concerns of South Lafayette business owners.

Under the current plan, traffic will still be able to access South Lafayette Street from the Lampkin Street intersection. Vehicles will travel along a temporary driving lane created on top of the eastern row of parking spaces and continue toward Main Street. Once reaching the end of South Lafayette, drivers will make a U turn and return toward Lampkin Street, where they will yield to incoming traffic before exiting. Parking will continue to be available along the west side of South Lafayette.

Will it be different? Absolutely.
Will it require a little extra patience? Definitely.

But most importantly, businesses along South Lafayette will remain accessible throughout this phase of construction, and that is the most important part.

We want to extend a sincere thank you to the City of Starkville for hearing our concerns and working to find the best possible outcome for what is undoubtedly a challenging construction project.

The finish line is finally starting to come into view for the project as a whole. Until then, please be patient, be kind, and continue supporting your favorite local businesses. Every visit, purchase, and word of encouragement helps more than you know.

We'll continue sharing updates as more information becomes available.

Black Barrel is officially rolling into June for the Dunkington Candle Club.

This scent is dark, smooth, and ridiculously good with notes of powder, tonka bean, and rum. It’s giving aged barrel wood, midnight lounge, expensive cologne, and “don’t touch my lowball glass” energy.

If you’ve never joined our Candle Club before, here’s the deal: for $20/month, members get an exclusive 3.5oz candle shipped directly to them every month. These scents are created specifically for Candle Club members and are not released in-store or online to the general public. Once the month is over, that scent is gone.

If you want Black Barrel to show up at your door in June, you’ll need to sign up by 5/31!

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Whether you drink wine or southern sweet tea out of it, you’ll have the most unique glass in the room.

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🎉 WE HAVE A WINNER 🎉

Okay okay… we know this winner announcement is a few days late.

But in the handmade world of Dunkington, when the shelves start getting empty, the candles and art don’t magically make themselves. Sometimes the Facebook posts have to wait while we’re in the back actually creating the stuff y’all come in for!

With that said… after going through all the giveaway entries and verifying everyone eligible "liked, shared, and commented" our winner is…

✨ Cathy Moore Aultman ✨

Congrats!! You’ve won a Dunkington gift basket filled with over $100 worth of handmade Dunkington goodies. Swing by the store anytime to pick it up!

Thank y’all again for helping us celebrate 10 years of Dunkington and almost 5,000 followers. The support, shares, comments, and love for our little downtown shop means more than you know!

Graduation week is finished, which means Starkville officially did its yearly disappearing act. The caps were thrown, the apartments got packed up, major sporting events have wound down, and a huge chunk of downtown foot traffic headed home for the summer.

For local businesses, this is the part of the year where things get a whole lot quieter.

So if you’ve been meaning to swing by your favorite local shops, grab that candle you’ve been thinking about, wander downtown for a bit, or just say hey… now’s a great time to do it. Every purchase made locally during slower seasons genuinely matters more than most people realize.

We’d love to see y’all downtown this summer. Shop local, support handmade, and help keep the lights on for the unique little businesses that make Starkville feel like Starkville!

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉

Dunkington is officially a little over 100 followers away from hitting 5,000 followers and since this is also our 10th year in business, we figured it was the perfect time for a giveaway!

One lucky winner will receive a Dunkington gift basket filled with handmade goodies valued at over $100. Candles, art, accessories, fun surprises, and a little bit of everything that makes Dunkington… Dunkington.

HOW TO ENTER:
• LIKE this post
• SHARE this post
• COMMENT on this post

You must complete all three steps to qualify for the giveaway entry.

IMPORTANT:
Entries ONLY count from the ORIGINAL post on Dunkington’s page.

Likes, comments, and shares made from someone else’s shared post will not count toward the giveaway. To enter, you must like, comment, and share directly from the original post on our main page.

Giveaway ends next Saturday at 5:00 PM
Winner announced the same day at 6:00 PM

A Few Important Things:
• One entry per person
• Must complete all 3 steps to qualify
• Winner must be able to pick up locally at Dunkington
• Fake or spam accounts will be disqualified
• This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with Facebook or Instagram

Seriously though… 10 years in business and almost 5,000 followers is pretty incredible. Thanks for supporting handmade, local, and a small family business that still makes everything right here in downtown Starkville. We appreciate y’all more than you know!

We had the best little VIP stop by Dunkington today and yes, we are still talking about it!

Meet Newton Figley - a 2 1/2 month old long-haired miniature dachshund with the softest ears and the kind of face that makes you immediately forget what you were doing.

He came in, soaked up some attention, posed like a pro, and completely stole the spotlight for a few minutes.

10 out of 10. Would schedule another visit. 😍

❤️🐶