Small shops for holiday gifts 🧟‍♀️

[dove]

Highly recommend In Blue Handmade for handmade leather bags, even custom ordered if you are trying to accommodate a laptop or workbag of some sort.

They are female, black owned in Asheville, NC. I bought a bag earlier this year. It is well made and I constantly get compliments on it!

ETA - they also donate 50 meals to food shelters with every purchase. 

[scout8]

Nov 16, 2021 17:30:52 GMT -5 dove said:

Highly recommend In Blue Handmade for handmade leather bags, even custom ordered if you are trying to accommodate a laptop or workbag of some sort.

They are female, black owned in Asheville, NC. I bought a bag earlier this year. It is well made and I constantly get compliments on it!

ETA - they also donate 50 meals to food shelters with every purchase. 

Thanks for sharing. So many cute bags and hats on their site and I live 5 min away. I didn't know it was there.

[candyland]

Nov 16, 2021 19:24:51 GMT -5 scout8 said:

Nov 16, 2021 17:30:52 GMT -5 dove said:

Highly recommend In Blue Handmade for handmade leather bags, even custom ordered if you are trying to accommodate a laptop or workbag of some sort.

They are female, black owned in Asheville, NC. I bought a bag earlier this year. It is well made and I constantly get compliments on it!

ETA - they also donate 50 meals to food shelters with every purchase. 

Thanks for sharing. So many cute bags and hats on their site and I live 5 min away. I didn't know it was there.

I purchased a checkbook cover from their Etsy shop in 2013. It still looks almost new and has been in my purse or backpack since 2013.
I didn’t realize they moved and now have a showroom. I’m glad their business has continued to grow and that they are giving back to the community.

[aspentosh]

Nov 7, 2021 11:31:51 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

Nov 7, 2021 11:01:37 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

etsy.me/3kxg7SP - black woman owned

LOVE!!!! Definitely putting some of these ring dishes on my wishlist. 

I bought one of her ring dishes and I love it. I use it for hair ties but it's really versatile. If you follow her on IG she sometimes has flash sales, too. I've been tempted by many of them  

[aspentosh]

Sun and Selene- Black woman owned. I have two of her rings (Opalina and Nike) and they are stunning. I have a necklace on my wishlist.

Hello Allison Art- Black woman owned. I have an original of hers and hope to get more. Difficult to buy because she tends to release in small batches, but if you like her style, it's worth keeping an eye out.

HoneyMilk- Black woman owned. delicious smelling soaps and stuff. I've only done her bar soaps and have been happy with the ~8-9 scents I've tried.

Phoenix Art shop- I bought a sound wave art piece for H for Christmas. It's of a song that reminds him of his deceased father. Anto, the owner, was amazing to work with and the piece is beautiful.

www.etsy.com/listing/996581279/8th-anniversary-gift-bronze-anniversary?ref=user_curated_list-3&pro=1&frs=1

[nellywilk]

Have someone started a small business recently?

[mags]

www.cindellesbookstore.com black woman owned. This is a friend of my son's.

[lindyanne]

Uncommon Goods isn’t a small shop but they do carry items from a lot of smaller places and I can always find a gift for a hard to shop for person there.

[flatlan]

Nov 7, 2021 15:58:55 GMT -5 tcu2003 said:

I love the candles and wax melts and lotions and soaps from this LGBTQIA friendly shop in my small/rural hometown.


www.magnoliascents.com

The two men who own it graduated with my sister and are a married couple - they’ve made their shop a safe space for LGBTQIA youth and others in the community who otherwise may not have one.

If you’re ever in southeast Kansas, I recommend stopping by - they also sell a variety of things from local artisans from pottery to decorations and more.

This shop is awesome! Definitely give it a visit, especially during Neewollah! 🎃

[justemily]

No online presence besides FB, but if any of you live in/near Cincinnati, my cousin has a gift shop where she ONLY sources items from women/minority/POC artisans

Mercantile on Main (Newtown, Ohio)
www.facebook.com/MercantileOnMain6869

[HRH Queen Dick I]

May 29, 2024 20:55:57 GMT -5 mofongo said:

GUYS!! Lol, proof we barely read a thread title before responding!

The awareness and memory of silverfish.

[HRH Queen Dick I]

May 29, 2024 17:28:48 GMT -5 mofongo said:

May 29, 2024 15:07:30 GMT -5 nellywilk said:

Have someone started a small business recently?

HRH Queen Dick I - we’ve got a bot or troll or something here! Use your powers!

All of this person's other posts sound normal. Maybe they were drunk scrolling and forgot where they were.

[HRH Queen Dick I]

May 31, 2024 9:01:20 GMT -5 mofongo said:

May 31, 2024 8:47:34 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I said:

All of this person's other posts sound normal. Maybe they were drunk scrolling and forgot where they were.

There were weird links in a lot of them!

Ok yeah. Maybe I'm a silverfish. Out she goes.

[bex1973]

May 31, 2024 9:01:20 GMT -5 mofongo said:

May 31, 2024 8:47:34 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I said:

All of this person's other posts sound normal. Maybe they were drunk scrolling and forgot where they were.

There were weird links in a lot of them!

The posts all read like ads!