Category : Design

Shop these Great Small Businesses for the Holidays

Over the years I’ve met friends and have family members who love to create. I know it’s not easy to promote your own products. So much goes into design, actual creation, packaging, marketing, selling, and so on. Today I wanted to share several small business owners that I know personally or are friends of friends. They all have beautiful and unique products that you’re sure to love. As always, thank you for supporting me by reading this blog and supporting small businesses by purchasing their products.

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Festive Fall and Winter Holiday Dish Towels

Halloween vintage style dish towel with jack-o-lantern and black cats.
Find this retro-inspired Halloween dish towel here.

I really don’t know why these little pieces of fabric make me so happy, but whatever the reason I’m going to share the joy with you. Here are a bunch of festive dish towels for the upcoming season sure to make you smile.

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Is a Perfectly Organized Bookshelf Overrated?

Originally published September 13, 2016

White bookshelf with children's books packed in the shelves. A yellowish chair in the foreground.

I spent twenty minutes organizing these shelves. This used to be something I did before we had guests over. No longer.  It’s just not that important to me anymore. I’m really not sure why. Maybe it’s because I have less time, maybe because I’m older, or maybe it stems from something a good friend, Rebekah, once said to me. 

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