Christmas Shopping

I’m surrounded by some seriously gifted, crafty friends.  And it's the holiday season.  :)  So if you are looking to make some purchases by small business owners and mothers, here are some close peeps I'd love to recommend.

Wrapped in Clover

Wrapped in Clover: My friend Erin, whom I’ve known since elementary school searches for vintage jewelry, fabric, embellishments, and she buys what she loves. Then she comes home and creates a beautiful piece to fit what she loves, and she sells these individual creations on ETSY.  I think she should be on Project Accessory, if you wanna know the truth.  She also paints murals, does interior decorating, sculps, and paints portraits. She has a vintage, romantic, renaissance flare that is feminine and one-of-a-kind. 

Yellow Me Daisy

Yellow Me Daisy: Holly is my second sister, and she and her friend have a new little business creating cute fabric pieces.  Holly is detail oriented and organized and so simply creative (she could be in Simple Mag, she’s that kind of ‘simple creative’ (AND you should see her Tupperware drawer).  Last year I drooled over her messenger bags—she buys fabric she loves and sews it and they are so.very.cute.  She is putting on a boutique called Ubuntu in San Diego this Friday, December 9, hosting multiple crafty women from So Cal who are all donating the proceeds from the boutique to their charity of choice.  Her charity is the beloved Amazima, and it melts my soul that she loves Katie and Amazima the way I do.

AllyZabba

AllyZabba: Jill and I became friends through Susan, and she makes gorgeous baby blankets “softer than a baby’s butt” (which is pretty dang soft!). Such a GREAT gift for any expectant mother (or adoptive mother of an infant).  Each blanket has a silky side and a plush side, and AllyZabba has received rave reviews.  These are high end, VERY lovely, VERY soft, VERY adored blankies.  What I love about Jill is that she is an ordinary mom like you and me who made her own lush blanket just because, and it turned into a business that has impacted so many families. 

MamaSheep

Mama Sheep: An adoptive mother, friend, and seriously funny human being, Jody makes very cute, handmade jewelry at an affordable cost. Lots of her jewelry have an African flare or are adoption themed.  I’m especially in love with her new tiny Africa earrings.   Jody gives a portion of her profits to help the people of Ethiopia, which makes me love her even more.   

You can also visit the stores of my friends at Project 7, Amazima, 58 Store, Tukula, and 147 Million Orphans.  Very proud of the work they are doing.