Blogmas Day 5: Shop Small

Shopping small is not only a great way to give back to your local economy, it’s a fantastic way to support artists, artisans, and businesspeople who are hustling hard to deliver one-of-a-kind products and services!

I thought I’d take a slightly different approach to this year’s edition of the shop small post, and instead, share with you the places I have shopped small, and why I’ll keep coming back!

First, and not a surprise if you’ve been here before, is Kinship Goods. I am a graphic tee aficionado, and most worn in my rotation are all of my Kinship tees. Local to Charleston, West Virginia, many of their tee designs are quirky love letters to my beautiful home state, but there are tons of clever designs for any tee lover. Not into tees, they have a fun selection of other goods, my current favorite of which is this In Dolly We Trust ornament. Excellent quality meets warm customer service - two reasons I’ll always shop Kinship!

Another West Virginia native business, Bear Wood Company. They too have an array of unique products, but are most famously known for rustic wooden states (not just WV, any state you choose!). They are beautiful, made from reclaimed wood, and even have customization options! They make great wedding, anniversary, and housewarming gifts. If that’s not your thing, maybe you’d be more interested in a custom flight. Again, customer service is top notch, and I love visiting the shop when I’m home!

I would be remiss not to mention the most comical of my shop small favorites, Celebs on Sandwiches. We have about a gazillion celeb prints hanging in our home, we gift them yearly, and with new drops all the time, the options are endless. I think they’re hilarious, beautiful conversation starters, and you need one (or ten) immediately! Go Taylor’s boyfriend!

Matt Smith Makes is my best buddy from college! He’s a full time artist, and his pieces are some of my favorite in our home! We’ve sprinkled a little bit of Matt’s talent everywhere we go, gifting prints to both friends and family!

Obviously, Etsy is the portal to literally millions of shop small opportunities. I’ve only ever had five star Etsy experiences, so I wanted to share some of my favorite shops!

Poppy Arts WV a collection of my cousin’s stunningly crafted polymer clay earrings!

Turning Page Soap Co my pal DeeDee’s beautiful, high quality soaps with book inspired colors and scents!

Western Cowboy Store and Powered by Littles where I purchased the most adorable tees for Crystal and I to wear to the Eras tour last summer!

Blue Giraffe Apparel who outfitted two of my very favorite littles in their own baby Pogue gear, with Prime level shipping time!

Stephen Wheeler Studio an amazing artist we had the opportunity to meet last summer! We shared art school woes and now have two of his prints in our home!

Drop where you love to shop small in the comments!

Currently listening to: “Christmas Lights” by Yellowcard

xoxo LA