{ What are your Saturday plans?! Check out your local Public Market + come back with a haul like this. Shout out to Heather Saffer + her frosting empire, better known as Dollop Frosting! } FARMER’S MARKETS The Rochester. Public. Market. AND EVERYTHING YOU DON’T KNOW. I think by now — in this age of …
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Showing: 1 - 10 of 28 ArticlesThe Call of Shop Local Seduces.
{ City View at the Strathallan … on my 31st birthday! } HEY FRANDS shop.local. HOW I’VE MISSED YOU … The call of Shop Local is something like the Call of the Sirens — all of the intoxicating, none of the danger: and at the end of the journey — you just can’t stay away. BESL has …
Shop Local Rochester: Merry Merry – Food + Drink + Play!
{ Left to Right: Archimage bad ass key chain, Abundance, Roc Brewing, + Hart’s. } FOOD look good DRINK feel good TOYS #Roc the holiday #shoplocalroc { HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It is officially The Holidays. What better way to keep that flame alight than … to finish your holiday shopping!? Be it stocking stuffers + last …
Shop Local Rochester: { Forget the Mall } 1-Stop-Spots for The Holidays!
{ “Look at that doggy in the window,” He’s real! Thread in the South Wedge. } YOUR #roc the holiday ONE STOP #shoplocalroc SPOTS { Loud. Smelly. Crowded. Over Priced. Parking. … I don’t like the mall. Still, the 1 most common myth associated with #ShopLocal is this – It’s not a 1-stop-spot. Untrue! The proximity of diverse shops …
Shop Local Rochester: Gifts from Mom { Sara Silvio – Jewelry is Art }
{ Sara Silvio Handcrafted Jewelry – Cosmic Orbit Earrings. } MOM DESERVES sara silvio THE jewelry BEST #shoplocalroc { Mom always deserve the best of the best. Especially when it comes to gifts. Mom deserves timeless. Mom deserves elegant. Mom deserves beauty. … But let’s be honest – Who has time to shop for + …
Shop Local Rochester: You Can Shop { Local } Online!
{ EvenOdd Creative Margo Clutch. Made from reclaimed bike inner tubes. … That’s what I have! } SHOP { LOCAL } ONLINE #shoplocalroc { So many of our favorite local shopping spots feature websites + therefore, plenty of opportunity to browse at home (or at work!) + shop online. Best thing to do – hop …
Shop Local Rochester: For the Artists, the Readers, the Bakers, + the Beauties.
{ Left to Right: Gallery Salon owner Erika Schramm in action, The Dollop Book of Frosting (my copy), Gallery Salon front counter, TDBOF writer + Dollop Frosting creator Heather Saffer from Facebook. } NEW look good, feel good HOLIDAY #roc the holiday TRADITIONS #shoplocalroc { Ever heard that Girl Scouts song, “Make new friends, but …
Shop Local Rochester: Gifts for Friends { And for You! }
{ Give great gifts. And make them look great! Gift box from Sweet Poison Cupcake. } SAVE MONEY one for you SHOP LOCAL { one for me, too. } LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD #shoplocalroc { Between sales, festivals + shows, dope merch, and increased exposure to quality stores + boutiques … shopping local for the holidays is …
Shop Local Rochester: Splurge + Save and Have a Thrifty Holiday.
{ Thrifted! Red velvet vintage dress from Treasure Trove Vintage on Park Avenue. } GET look good THRIFTY feel good THIS HOLIDAY #shoplocalroc { We have to do something for ourselves. Especially during the holidays. And we still want to save time + money, feel festive + fabulous! That’s why thrifty shopping in your holiday routine spices up the season, adds …
Shop Local Rochester: Park + Shop.
{ Metro Justice Alternative Fair! } WHERE ARE WE GOING TO #shoplocalroc PARK?? { I want to hear everyone’s Shop Local Black Friday + Small Business Saturday stories!! I’ll be perfectly honest … I did not make it out for either! And that’s okay, because #ShopLocalRoc is really about shopping local all times of year …