It’s lucky day # 7 of our Winner Wonderland, and WOW is it a good one! We are gleefully grinning from ear to ear, because one of you is going to win this stunning Sofia Kaman Arrow Ring in 14K yellow gold!
“Diamond accents sparkle from the spear (0.02 ctw) and a hand carved twiggy texture graces the feathery tail.
Sofia designs her own artful jewelry line, creates bespoke pieces for special clients, manages the entire jewelry production process, sources vintage pieces, and carefully tends to her boutique in Venice Beach, CA. That’s a massive workload, but as many of you know, massive workloads are par for the course for independent businesses!
To enter to win one Sofia Kaman Arrow Ring, please answer the following question:
What is your favorite small business (or artist / artisan) to buy from?
A few treats from Capitol Hill Candle Co., and Land Bird Ceramics will be unwrapped by my friends and family this year!
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Details:
Enter until January 2, 2016! We will close comments on December 26, 2015, January 2, 2016. All entries are chosen at random. We will announce the winners on January 4, 2016! Please make sure that when you enter your email in the comment box (note: it will NOT show on site) that it is a working email. We will give all winners a week to claim prizes after we contact them, after that week if it is not claimed, the prize will go to another entrant.
P.S. If you haven’t already, stop by the other days to enter! Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 04 |Day 05 | Day 06
Miss Michelle P. is a photographer, and the co-creator of Foto Rx Premium Photoshop Actions. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. Her muse is light.
I love giving gift cards for local restaurants, and there are about a million Etsy shops on my wishlist, not the least of which is this gorgeous pottery shop in North Carolina: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HalfLightHoney?ref=l2-shopheader-name
My favorite small business is Fuzzy Goat in Thomasville, GA! http://www.fuzzygoatyarns.com/ Thanks so much for this opportunity!
My favorite small businesses are Rust Designs, for wedding presents, and Liz Kinder (beautiful pottery!)
I love shopping all the local shops in my lovely city, Toronto. What a stunning ring. A perfect gift.
Whenever I’m in town I always stop in to THE GARDENER in Berkeley, CA. Always find wonderful gifts for friends and family — and for myself!
I don’t know if I can decide on just one small business, but Gather in Raleigh, NC is definitely close to my heart! http://www.gathernc.com/
My favorite is the Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery: https://boulderartsandcrafts.com/
This is stunning! I’m from New Zealand, and my favourite small business is a local designed who goes by the moniker Miss Crabb. She makes the most beautiful silk dresses you’ve ever seen, and employs wonderful down to earth local people.
I am partial to these two geeky counterparts: Bubble and Geek ( https://www.etsy.com/shop/bubbleandgeek ) and Frostbeard Studio (https://www.etsy.com/shop/Frostbeard )
My favorite artist to buy from is Scarf Shop- http://www.scarf-shop.com! I love how the colors vary from scarf to scarf.
This ring is absolutely beautiful!
I love shopping for new calligraphy supplies from May-Belle (http://www.may-belle.com/) and I shop in San Diego at Pigment (http://www.shoppigment.com/) where they have a selection from local artists which I just love!
We have a store in my hometown called Five Pound Apparel that is doing wonderful things. Everything in the store is lovely: http://www.5poundapparel.com/
Pistachio Press and French Press are local to me and have great designs.
Camellia Fiber Company. Rebekka’s hand spun and hand dyed yarns are simply divine
I love Blanche & Mimi in Portland , Maine.
It’s an authentic small shop experience , appeals to
all my senses and I never leave empty handed:)
I love Poketo in Los Angeles!
I love One Little Bird Designs for all my printable Scrapbooking goodies!
The Total Woman in Tucson
On Paper in Columbus, Ohio. They specialize in stationary and paper products. Adore this place.
I adore the homegrown company Little by Little. Spearheaded by two people from London, ON they go to Haiti and teach women to run their own jewelry that Little by Little sells. Just lovely stuff!
I adore etsy for this very reason! So many small businesses that are handcrafting their own products. In my hometown, I like going to the Third + Bird craft sales held semi-annually to find local wares.
Inleaf Studio …Lotta Helleberg a Swedish-born artist based in Charlottesville, Virginia, she specializes in eco-printing… beautiful linens, hand made books,sachets, and wearables. i just adore her.
There are amazing digital designers for scrap booking on the web. Love picking up a new design to make a card or share a memory.
I adore Numi Kids, an amazing seller on Etsy who hand makes bows for little girls. Sweet and lovely, but not overly precious. AND her communication and responses are always fantastic (and fantastically speedy!)
Ink & Peat in Portland, OR is my go to for great gifts by thoughtful companies and amazing artisans.
Whenever I go to the Bay Area, I always carve time to go to Castle in the Air. Karina Camell has curated a shop full of amazing items for fine crafting (and she hosts a series of excellent classes all year long). I’m especially partial to her collection of calligraphy pens, nibs, ink and paper.
Mostly I covet and pine for http://www.helloklai.com ‘s ceramic wonders. On my wish list.
There is a lovely artist co-op down the street from me in Atlanta, called The Beehive
I love to shop at Carabella, a local shop that offers wonderfully attentive customer service.
There’s a gorgeous shop in Melbourne where I live called Mr Darcy – it stocks everything from lovely leather goods and locally sourced homewares, to ethically produced cosmetics. The store is beautiful and I just love to visit!
A local Nashville store called Wilder, and a local jewelry maker/artist Mary Mooney.
I like the shop Mockingbird Domestics in Austin because they stock lots of local goodies so I have lots to choose from for little gifts.
I love gifting tasty infused salts from Portsmouth, NH’s Salt Cellar. The black truffle salt is now a mainstay for myself and several friends – we use it on eggs, potatoes, popcorn, and even thanksgiving leftovers!
Following on Instagram as @kristenscioliwhite
There are so many Etsy shops I love, but one of my favourites is Rachael Johnson at LovelyDayFleur.
River Song in Seattle……lovely handmade jewelry displayed beautifully…always an experience to visit
There’s a shop in Peoria called Relics. It’s brilliant and chock full of unique items – I love shopping there.
I love Foursided Card & Gift in Chicago, IL! :)
I love Etsy.com! My latest find is Lauren Sumner Pottery.
Antiquarian is a recent favorite- I love everything! http://www.shopantiquaria.com
There is a beautiful little flower shop a few minutes away from where I used to live in Sweden. It always smells amazing and they do the prettiest arrangements + they have a bunch of other great little gift trinkets.
Illuminated Perfume on etsy. Lovely handcrafted all natural perfumes. This is a beautiful giveaway. Thank you!
My to go to local calligraphy store @swirlsandstrokes :D But let me share to you amazing shops from my country (Philippines)
@commonroom
@renegadefolk
@thecuriousartisan
My favorite is Belle Brocante. She does beautiful collages with vintage elements in antique frames. I have one of her lovely hand made bracelets with antique French medals and it is my absolute favorite thing to wear!
I love all the independent shops in historic downtown Dahlonega, GA
TYTAN Ties http://www.tytanties.com/
I do truly love Besotted Brand on etsy!
Stunning ring!!!!! Beautiful!!
One of my favorite shops is actually on Etsy and it is JKCookieCreations. She just designed an adorable set of cookies for my daughter’s 5th birthday and not only rushed my order, but did it over Thanksgiving weekend! Tasty as can be and really beautiful work!
My favorite craftsperson is Suzi of MELONS in Hawaii–she produces colorful, easy flowing clothing. Otherwise I have purchased from various artists on Etsy: baby presents, fabrics, antiquey things only I can best love! The lovely Sofia arrow ring has the same magical feel.
My favorite small business is candle from Candelles :)
Candle shop called Candelles.