Circle Circle Dot Dot, an online shop full of handmade cuteness, is having a grand re-opening sale! Owner Wendy Aracich has expanded her shop’s selection by hosting an ever-evolving roster of handmade goodies by a variety of crafters, myself included.
To celebrate the shop’s new look, Wendy is offering free shipping through July 24th. […]

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I recently discovered the online boutique Bright and Bold. They carry just what the name says…a huge assortment of bright, bold, colorful & clever stuff. They’ve got everything from candles shaped like fortune cookies to super fun gear for your kitchen to custom high heel shoe chairs. There’s truly something for everyone!
The […]

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My classmate, Beth, has the rare luck and fortune to be living and working not too far from the warehouse of the Junk Gypsy Company. Junk Gypsy is the efforts of a family of Texan women (two daughters and their mother) with independent, where-the-road-takes-me spirits who love scouring flea markets and envisioning gypsy lives.
Gypsyville’s […]

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Last night I found out that one of my favorite online indie boutiques, day-lab, just got a brother: Night-Lab.
Night-Lab just opened and is already stocked full of all sorts of cool stuff for guys, including this hand silkscreened vintage tie. The shop carries everything from clothing and accessories to housewares to comics and graphic […]

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This is pretty cool, I just discovered yet another great woman-owned online boutique via the Bust Shop.

Fair Industry was was founded by designer Lauren Markley in 2004. Inspired by her time spent in Japan, she wanted to create a fashionable clothing line that was produced in a fair and sustainable manner.
Lauren’s original clothing line […]

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One of my absolute favorite blogs (and one of the very first indie shopping blogs), Modish, just opened the doors on its new online boutique yesterday — Modishoppe.
Jena, the lovely lady behind Modish, has been putting a ton of work into the Modishoppe, and it shows! The site looks really great…clean & stylish, user-friendly, […]

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Beklina is a lovely family-owned online boutique dedicated to organic, sustainable and fair trade shopping.
Specializing in women’s and children’s clothing and accessories, Beklina carries well known green labels such as Loomstate, Edun and Stewart+Brown. They also stock some wonderful one of a kind handmade items, such as these wool felt cuffs by Kelly Mulloy […]

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I love these adorable handmade bird pillows from Egg-A-Go-Go.
Each pillow is hand-painted by artist Sarah Coyne and totally one of a kind. So when someone buys one, it’s gone and there will never be another pillow made exactly like it. Which means act quickly if you’d like one of your own!
These precious Egg-A-Go-Go […]

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I often find myself daydreaming about living in London. I spent a month there in July 2004 and I loved every minute of it. I’ve always been a huge Anglophile, so while I’m sitting here daydreaming, I thought I’d bring you some great independent shops and designers that are based in the UK:
For […]

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Lately my life has been so hectic I find myself dreaming of lazy days at the beach. Last summer my only bikini broke and I’ve since been keeping it together with a safety pin. I’ve found myself window shopping for two-piece swimsuits and telling myself that summer and a vacation aren’t really too […]

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