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here’s to 10 (more) years!
The year was 2009. I was a stay-at-home mom to an adorable, kissable, cuter than cute bouncing baby boy, and Etsy was in its heyday. Far far away, on the IU campus, three young women started something big – the Bloomington Handmade Market. No one can really tell me who or where the idea first…
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Tales from a Shopkeep: Shine & Scratch Entrepreneur
So, many of you know I’ve been recording our own podcasts for a few weeks (months?) now, but where did that idea come from? Why did I start doing a podcast? The inspiration came from quite a few places, one of the powerful ones being the Scratch Entrepreneur podcast put on by my insurance agents, and…
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Tales from a Shopkeep: Craft-a-Way Camp
A few weeks ago (ok, maybe a month- time travels WAY too fast these days!) I was reminded about Craft-A-Way Camp thanks to FB and its incessant need to stalk my interests and friend groups. As per usual, FB wins and I applied to join the adventurers that run craft-a-way in the middle of the…
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Tales from a Shopkeep : BHM Wrap-Up
Last fall, four of us sat around a table and discussed the future of the spring BHM show. Gather had moved out of Fountain Square Mall, which meant, it didn’t make logical sense to host the spring show in that location any longer. To be honest, FSM was never the BEST place for a spring…
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Tales from a Shopkeep: Bloomington’s Bicentennial
Today the fam and I ventured into the wild (ok, downtown Bloomington) to visit the City’s Bicentennial Street Fair held on Kirkwood Ave between Walnut and Indiana, which, for those of you that aren’t familiar with organizing festivals (and wrangling cats) is a SUPER HUGE endeavor. It really is no small feat to close down…
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Tales from a Shopkeep: New Year Reset
There’s this thing in the retail world – they call it a reset. I think. I mean, who am I kidding? I just make this shit up as I go! But, it sounds good nonetheless;) Every few months we make the store look new again. It’s important for us to change things out for a…
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Tales from a Shopkeep: BHM recap
Oh boy, this season has hit us like a mack truck, and there’s really no looking back! Where to start, where to start?! Let’s begin . . . at the beginning. Our NINTH annual Bloomington Handmade Market was just a few weeks ago, Nov 11, at the Monroe Convention Center. I can’t say enough positive…
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-up
I’m craving berries. It’s just an essential part of the summer. Drinks, breakfast, salads, desserts. Everything. Obviously I’m turning to Pinterest to figure out new ways to use one of my favorite natural treats! Check us out on Pinterest for more ideas!
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-up
Fourth of July is my favorite holiday. Backyard parties, fireworks, all things American. Even in our current political climate we can celebrate our spirit and drive as a people to create a better tomorrow. Steps are taken every day. Celebrate. Enjoy being with family and friends in a place we feel free to speak up.…
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