The Burro Avenue courtyard boutique where the inventory is selected, not stocked — handmade gifts, original local art, and a curated home-and-beauty edit from owner Nicole Alcorn.
A real gift, not a souvenir. Aspen & Ivy is the Burro Avenue stop for the item you'd rather carry home than order online — handmade, curated, signed by a local artist.
Curation-driven rather than comprehensive — the merchandise leans selective and taste-driven. Categories below come from Cloudcroft Reader coverage (2024–2025); specific items rotate, so send a text before making the drive up for a particular piece.
"A handmade gift keyed to who it's for. The bespoke/handmade layer is the shop's signature — the thing you'd rather carry home than order online."
Handmade gift · gift-wrapped
"A small piece of original art by a local artist. The shop is explicitly a local-art stop in Cloudcroft Reader coverage; a framed piece travels better than a t-shirt."
Original local art
"One curated home or beauty item — a candle, a soap, a small décor piece. The item that tells you the shop was edited, not stocked."
Curated home / beauty pickup
Open Thursday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Monday through Wednesday. Small-boutique hours can shift with the season — a quick text is the safest way to confirm before you make the drive.
Thursday–Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Monday–Wednesday: closed.
Burro Avenue, next to the Pine Stump Mall and near The Fat Rabbit — in the courtyard retail cluster that also includes The Little Gallery. A clean street number isn't confirmed in a primary source, but the cluster is unmistakable as you walk the strip.
Burro Avenue
Cloudcroft, NM 88317
Courtyard retail cluster next to the Pine Stump Mall, near The Fat Rabbit and The Little Gallery.
Text / phone: (512) 788-1349
Email: saranicole333@gmail.com
Texting is the best way to confirm the shop is open before making the drive up.
What this shop actually does well, and when to aim somewhere else on the Burro Avenue strip instead.
The shop doesn't publish a reliable weekly schedule. In practice, expect mid-day small-boutique hours, with summer running longer than shoulder season and weekends the most consistent window.
Before making the drive up, text (512) 788-1349. The 512 area code is Austin, TX — consistent across local coverage as the owner's mobile brought from out of state, not a typo or a different shop.
Aspen & Ivy is part of the Burro Avenue courtyard cluster that also includes The Little Gallery, The Fat Rabbit, and sits next to the Pine Stump Mall. The cluster rewards a slow browse — plan 45 minutes minimum rather than a single drop-in.
Parking is on-street along Burro Avenue. The walkable stretch runs from Black Bear Coffee at the west end past the 500-block retail to the Lodge-campus end; Aspen & Ivy sits in the middle.
Gift wrap, returns, and shipping policy aren't documented in current primary sources — text the shop at the number above and ask directly. If you're buying handmade or original art as a gift, it's worth confirming return policy at the counter.
Card payment is standard for Cloudcroft boutiques; cash also works. Online sales are not confirmed — treat this as an in-person shop.
Specific accessibility details for the Burro Avenue courtyard unit aren't documented; confirm before relying on it. Small well-behaved dogs on leash are generally tolerated at walkable Burro Avenue shops, but check at the door rather than assuming.
"Aspen & Ivy is the shop on Burro Avenue that quietly answers a question most Cloudcroft retail doesn't ask — what would you buy here if you were shopping for someone, not just visiting? Curated, handmade, and local-art-forward, it's the stop that makes the Burro stroll feel edited rather than just long. Text the owner, take the drive, plan on neighboring stops."
Three peer shops on the same walkable strip — or jump back to the full shopping guide for all 25.