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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-Up
I am obsessed with natural skincare. (I work full-time for Soapy Soap Company, makers of handmade vegan soap, in Bloomington, IN.) After years of coloring my hair and wearing makeup everyday, I started to wonder what I was absorbing in my skin. This newfound awareness sparked my interest in natural skincare. Here’s a few…
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-up
Summer means freedom. Every year as the winter turns into spring, I start dreaming of all the places I want to go. Here’s a few of my road trip essentials.
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Favorite Handmade Item – McKenzie Goodrich
Oh, joy, one of my absolute favorite people in Bloomington blessing the blog with her presence today!! Have you met McKenzie Goodrich?! Well, let me introduce you! Her smile is breathtaking, her laughter catching. Her spirit and warmth will give you all the feels, and her acceptance of you, even on your first meeting, will…
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Tales from a Shopkeep
Today is the first day of summer . . . officially, but we’ve been living the summer life for nearly a month over here! While I’m generally a scheduler – a planner – super duper, extraordinarily Type A, this summer we’ve just been playing it by ear. The past few weeks we’ve taken a guided…
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Maker Monday – Press Puzzles
Back to the grind it is!!! Maker Monday folks, and this Monday we’re bringing you local puzzle extraordinaire, Marc Tschida from Press Puzzles!! Marc and I go way back…like, way way back; back when I was a copy girl at Kinko’s and he was a club promoter at Second Story (who remembers Second Story!?). Many…
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Pinterest Picks- Weekly Round-Up
With Father’s Day this weekend, I focused on gifts for Dads. So here’s five idea categories for gifts. And Dad if you’re reading this, your gift is not on my list…and no it’s not socks… Change holders, Wallets, and Money Clips (available at Gather: handmade shoppe) Food and Cooking Items Clothing Watches Funny…
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Pinterest Picks – Weekly Round-Up
Now that Allyson is a Master Master gallivanting all over Europe before beginning a new chapter in her life, I will be taking over the weekly Pinterest Picks. First, I should introduce myself. My name is Brigitt, new to Gather but not to Bloomington. My family is steeped in creativity and artistic endeavor. I mean…
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Favorite Handmade Item – Jessica Near
This week we’re sharing the favorite handmade item of local maker and handmade business owner Jessica Near! Jessica owns and operates Opposite of Far: a handmade business built on the backbone of play and imagination! Jessica lives in Ellettsville with her partners in crime (her husband, cats and dogs) and every day is enlivening the…
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