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Merchant Love :: Spring 2013

Spreading a little Merchant Love today. Click over & visit these beautiful shops!

air plant

I am fascinated by seashells & their quirky shapes & sizes. This adorable combination of an air plant housed in the sea urchin shell was perfect for my collection from RobinCharlotte.

For our gallery wall I purchased a print from Raw Art Letterpress: I See Beautiful Things.

Last week, Eden had “crazy hair day” at school. We decided to try some hair chalk that I found at Ulta. This color is called “Teal Tornado”! Next time I am going to try some hair chalk from this shop.

hello

My sweatshirt is from Hello Merch. 1) It’s my favorite color. 2) It was on sale! 3) It’s super soft & comfy. 4) I think my family & friends are ready for warmer weather because they’re tired of seeing me wear this sweatshirt! 5) My next purchase from this company will be this t-shirt:

hello merch kitten tshirt

Perfect for the summer {wink! meow!} right?

What are you into this Spring?

May 6, 2013

Merchant Love

It’s that time of year to spread some online shopping Merchant Love! During 2012 we have shopped at each of these shops….{if you see something you LOVE, click the picture to go directly to their shop ~ and if you PIN something, PIN it from their site, not here!}

We discovered a few more shops we love at the Renegade Craft Fair this past weekend:

Circa Ceramics

Earth Cadets

Uncommon Handmade

Oh ~ just in case you need a little extra help finding the perfect gift for your family and friends, you must read Reeve’s The Art of Gift Giving ~ an 8 day series to help take “the stress out of thoughtful gift giving.”

December 4, 2012

Cynthia

See that lovely purse hanging out by that tree? Isn’t she lovely? That’s my Cynthia Rowley purse that my husband bought for me as a surprise a few years ago with a little encouragement from my friend Kristin. I love it! But she is so much more than just a purse…

What’s she doing?

She’s patiently waiting for me to take some pictures then she can get back to work. You see, that’s my camera bag. My Nikon D100 a.k.a. Nanney, got tired of waiting for me to purchase one of the lovely camera bags from Kelly Moore or Jo Totes or Epiphanie that I’ve been ~~coveting~~ really wanting for the past year. Why wait when I had this amazing purse that was big enough for Nanney? The only thing it needed was some padding for protection. So, I spent some time on Etsy and came across this camera bag insert from DarbyMack Designs.{It looks like DarbyMack’s shop is on vacation right now, but make sure you stop back in when it opens next week!} A very affordable, padded insert with fun little pockets on the outside.

It was a perfect fit! Cynthia & Nanney are both happy.

Now, with that said, I would love to own one of these one day. It would hold Nanney & Mac {my MacBook Pro 17″} ~ which is one thing Cynthia has a hard time doing (shhh, don’t tell her I said that).

On a side note, yes, we cleverly name inanimate objects in our family. Cynthia sounds so much better than camera bag, right? Our cars have names too ~ which I’ll share in another post since this post is about Cynthia, and she tends to get jealous when the attention is not entirely directed towards her.

February 2, 2012

Merchant Love

I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite online shops. We purchased about 90% of our Christmas gifts from these amazing merchants this year! Not only do they have lovely shops, their blogs are also an inspiration. The art they create is an extension of their life, which makes me love their products even more.

{These shops did not ask me to write about them ~ this is just me passing along to you some great shops I know as if we were sitting across from each other sharing life and our favorite places to shop as we sip a warm beverage}.

Friends and family…check your stockings for gifts from:

Linkel Designs :: beautiful handmade jewelry. Store // Blog

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Handmade Recess :: modern accessories with a vintage twist. Store // Blog

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The Tiny Shop :: vintage sourced necklaces. Store // Blog

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Gussy Sews :: handmade ruffled accessories. Store // Blog

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We finished up our Christmas shopping with a quick trip to Target, avoiding the crazy hustle and bustle of Black Friday and waited until mid-day on Monday. Shopping with a friend and being able to chat while we shopped was so much better than hurrying through the aisles and elbowing my way to a big deal.

Oh, I cannot forget to mention these:

Love iPhone app Instagram?

Keepsy.com :: turn your Instagrams into a fun calendar!

Stickygram :: turn your Instagrams into magnets!

Do you have a favorite handmade online shop?