Sara Kerr
Musings
Category: Word of Mouth
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In honor of Small Business Saturday and all the people working or getting ready to work, today is buy nothing day. I realize that today is technically almost over, but for me it lasts until I get up in the morning on Black Friday. Thus don’t expect me at Target, Walmart, BestBuy, Herbergers, or Kohl’s…
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My friend, Lishyloo is a master thrifter. If you miss the cutie-pie clothes you wore as a kid, check out her Etsy site, that I mentioned on Day Four’s Daily Dozen. On the other hand, I covet old cars. Maybe it was childhood trips crammed into my parents’ MGs and jags driving around the Iowa…
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More proof that I actually leave the city! Head West! Visit these fun and funky spots west of 494. I can only imagine the trip via streetcar, click here to read the history. Leipold’s Gifts & Antiques Their yahoo site says they carry lamp parts, which they do – and I mean all kinds of…
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Mashup Monday: A random-mix of places I love. No rhyme, no reason Northern Brewer For the beer geek in all of us. As a “small shop,” they are kind of big (St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee), but they used to be small not so long ago. Everything you need for making your own home brew…
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A friend and artist reminded me that Etsy personifies small business. Thus, today’s daily dozen is devoted to 12 Minneapolis-St. Paul based Etsy businesses. Miss B Accessories My favorite? The layers of buttons clip, but the flower bow with button might just win this contest. Letterpress cards make me want to write letters. Vandalia Street…
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Saturday, November 26th is Small Business Saturday. I’d never heard of this fabulous idea until I read my e-newsletter from Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply. Let’s skip Wal-Mart’s 10 pm Black Friday opening on Thursday and shop local, instead. A dozen days, a dozen shops a day. Everyday between now and November 26th, I’ll feature small…
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