Tag: Fountain Square Mall
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Tales from a Shopkeep -There Goes the Neighborhood
A couple of years ago, when I first moved into Fountain Square Mall, I started to make friends with the other business owners that I would learn to call my neighbors, and eventually some of my best friends. Across the hall, I continued to get to know Nancy Bradley, the (former) owner of O’Child Children’s…
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Maker Monday – Molly Cranch
Today we’re welcoming in the fall in Indiana with open and welcome arms (well, we have been for a week or so, haven’t we!?) and with that, I’d like to introduce you to one of our Gather painters – Molly Cranch! I first saw Molly’s work gracing the gallery walls at Homespun in Indianapolis,…
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Favorite Handmade Item – Angela Williams
Sometimes people fritter in and out of your life and you never really think about it – you never really think about how you FIRST met that person, how you continued to meet that person, and then, how that person just became a consistent fixture in your life. And then, on days like today, when…
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-up
Travel is on my mind. I keep thinking about all the places I want to go and the things I want to see. Each Saturday I work I speak with someone from somewhere else. It’s fascinating to hear accents, perspectives, and thoughts from people who live elsewhere. All the more motivation for me to go.…
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Love Living Local
Fall. Bloomington morphs back into college town rhythm. While the weather has cooled, our town boasts fall activities at every corner. Although Fall Break passed, I want to share a list of my top 6 things to do in Bloomington during the fall. 1 Drink cider at an apple orchard Musgrave Orchard & Cider Mill on the north…
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Favorite Handmade Item – Chelsea Jones
This week I’m proud to feature the favorite handmade item of one of my favorite people (what’s new?!). Meet Chelsea Jones – though I’m sure most of you already know her! Chelsea is the silversmith mastermind behind Tactile Melodies, which we’ve carried in the shop since the beginning of time! I remember meeting Chels for…
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Tales from a Shopkeep
Tuesday I decided it was just too beautiful to stay inside. I just couldn’t. It was to be a studio day, a day in which I got shit done, but on my drive into downtown, the windows down, the 75 degree air blowing through my (albeit short) hair, I couldn’t bare to go in. I…
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Tales from a Shopkeep
Good god summer is hard. There, I’ll say it. I said it. I’ll continue to say it. I’ll be the first to admit that this summer was hard on this mama. But, I’ll also say I wouldn’t have it any other way. Because that’s just our life folks, and that’s what we’re here to do:…
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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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