Sara Kerr
Musings
Category: Getting the word out
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Today is Shop Small Saturday. After 11 posts dedicated to this day, I’m rounding out my series with handmade goods. You could spend all of next weekend driving around Minneapolis and St. Paul to hit all the amazing art and craft events. My favorite shopping experience every December is the Crafter’s Local 612 No Coast…
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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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One of the best things about moving back to Minnesota after four years down south is my (almost) weekly lunch date with my father. Sometimes it’s just us. Sometimes my kids, my spouse, or one of my siblings joins us. Writing about Cafe Ena last night reminded me a lunch date there. Thus, today’s Daily…
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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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