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Black Friday: Buying Local, Buying Made in Vermont
This holiday season, I’m opting out of the traditional box store shopping binges and foregoing plastic. I’m not only buying local, but I’m buying handcrafted in the USA, supporting both local businesses and the online handmade mega house Etsy. Shocking? Maybe, to some at least. Beyond the growing “buy local” craze is a growing momentum of buying handmade in the USA from home-based artisans and crafters, many of whom are selling their wares on sites like Etsy and Artfire. Before discovering Etsy, whenever I thought of “handmade” I used to conjure up images of church sales, knick-knacks, tired knit scarves and granny square crocheted blankets. But online sites, like Etsy, and an…
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Shopping at the Green Mountain Mall
Have plans to do Christmas Shopping for the kids at the Green Mountain Mall this weekend? Well, if so, and you plan to go to “Penneys” print THIS coupon before you go. It’s good for an extra 15-20% off regular, sale or clearance prices of children’s toys or apparel. Sweet.
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Holiday Family Photos
I’m long overdue for a formal kid-pic. If you are too, save these dates: Nov. 26th & 27th and Dec. 3rd & 4th. On those dates, St. Johnsbury’s Jenks Studio will be at the Barnet School taking professional family portraits. A portion of proceeds goes to support the Barnet School. For info contact 633-4490.
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Letters to Santa – Caledonian Record
Parents, if your child wants to write to Santa, Northern Vermont’s Caledonian Record has announced a call for letters. Boys and Girls can send letters to Santa by (postmarked) December 3, 2011 for publication on December 14, 2011 in a special Letters to Santa Supplement. The Caledonia Record provides a letter form which requests child’s name, address, phone & age. Letters can be mailed to: Letters to Santa c/o The Caledonian Record 190 Federal Street, PO Box 8 St. Johnsbury, VT 05819