If you have spent much time here lately, you know I love to shop local and shop friends whenever I can. And I love to shine light on great opportunities. In November 2023, my social included some dear friends starting an exciting new business and some other friends closing down their local business after just 4 years – all in the SAME few hours.
So this is my practical encouragement to do what you can, when you can to support your friends, family, neighbors, and even acquaintances in their business endeavors! These are some of my friends and the businesses and services they offer. Please check them out as you shop and choose vendors and services!
And if you can’t support with dollars, go give them a like, follow, or comment—easy, simple, and it might just win you a free t-shirt or a free fair-trade chocolate bar for being a small shop’s biggest Facebook fan (thanks Fair Trade Marketplace)!
Cake Decorating — Anna Mayhill
Sparrow Studios Piano Lessons — Anna Mayhill
The Wooden Spoon (noodles, cookies, angel food cake, and more!) — Kendall Montgomery
Kelseyinvites (digital invites) — Kelsey Montgomery
Rihani Custom Instruments — John Rihani
Dig Dig for Kids — Justin R. Lomax
Hannah’s Therapeutic Massage — Hannah Lomax
The Good Kind (CBD & freeze-dried foods) — Candace Good
All-Con concrete— Phil & Lana Beery
Joyful Acres farm stand — Jean-Ann Miller
Breezy Tulip — Breezy Brookshire Illustration
Handmade Cards — Patricia Bowser Weitzel
Between the Tulip Trees (book) — Kimberly Earl Weicht
Lydia’s Handmade Goods (goat milk soap) — Shaffer Homestead
Creationfoto Photography by Barbara Sanders
Grace Art Co. — Avi & Lindsey Hummel
Main Street Beauty & Barber — Katelyn Jane
Nicole’s Totes and More (Thirty-One) — Nicole Eastridge Downing
Gamble Academy (math, spelling, reading, swimming) — Rita Schaaf Gamble
Windy Willow Farm— delicious pumpkin rolls and baked goods— Lisa Blanton
Larke & Co. Collective – vintage treasures — Lori Ann
Fair Trade Marketplace — Mary Nelson
The Village Smith (Metamora, IN) — Bill Smith
The Metamora Inn — Karen Smith
The Table of Grace (catering, pies, etc.) — Catrena Durgan
REST Ministries / Shepherd’s Gate Inn — Becka Lehman
Handmade Clothing —Jonathan Durgan Designs
Optavia Coaching — Kelly Pelsor, Karen Smith
Moms in the Making — Kelly Pelsor
Howie Creates Woodcraft, handmade wooden pens — Craig Howie
Doorposts & Mama’s Refill — Pam Forster
Mills Family Farms — Cara Renee Rose Mills
Bobbi Jasay Photography — Bobbi Jasay
Mary Kay & Memory Lane — Heather R. White Zook
Sally-Solutions Specialist — Medicare, Insurance, etc. planning
Heartland Tree Service LLC — Jordan & Mary Morkved
Duck Creek Center for the Arts
IAHE – Indiana Association of Home Educators — homeschooling gifts and resources