#smallbusinesssaturday
Thank you, my yarn friends. I have such joy seeing the inspirational work of my fellow creatives this weekend. We are thrilled to see that there is such a wonderful community of supportive and generous crafters. Like all small businesses, each purchase makes a difference and brings a smile to our faces. Each and every one. After a long day on my feet dyeing yarn and prepping tomorrow’s mail, I am happy to report that I am within spitting distance of my sales goal for the weekend. It feels amazing. I could not have done it without you. Hopefully there’s one or two more people out there that still need yarn and we can actually meet our goal today. Have a restful evening. #yarnovernewyork #knittersofinstagram #weaversofinstagram #crochetersofinstagram #indiedyersofinstagram #yarnlove #commuknitty #smallbusinesssaturday #indiedyedyarn
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I hope everyone comes out to show their local shops and businesses the support and love they deserve tomorrow for #smallbusinesssaturday #shopsmall #supportyourlocalsmokeshop #smokrshop #smokeshops (at Pirate Girl Smoke Boutique)
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Bunch of new jeweled leaf hats just in time for our #smallbusinesssaturday sale tomorrow!! Don’t miss your chance to get 10% off your entire purchase of gift items #shopsmall #supportyourlocalsmokeshop (at Pirate Girl Smoke Boutique)
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Looking to start your xmas shopping this weekend?? Don’t miss your chance to get 10% off your entire purchase this Saturday during our #ShopSmall #smallbusinesssaturday Sale (at Pirate Girl Smoke Boutique)
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Since it was Small Business Saturday, I thought I’d show you a rare glimpse of the faces behind Mothy and the Squid. #yarn #yarnporn #yarnstash #yarnaddict #yarnstagram #knit #knitting #knitter #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #knitspiration #knitting_inspiration #knitstagram #mothyandthesquid #etsy #ravelry #sockyarn #sockknitting #operationsockdrawer #knitallthethings #knittersoftheworld #fibreshare #indiedyer #glasgowetsy #indieyarn #woolswap #yarnspirations #bonessandkinneilrailway #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssaturday (at Birkhill railway station)
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Its #smallbusinesssaturday so I wanted to share a few sites where you can support me by buying prints!
Etsy shop is Kat Paw Creations, link in bio
Society6.com/katpowell for 50% off everything
Redbubble.com/katpowell 20%-60% off with CYBER5 code
#art #artprints #society6 #redbubble #etsysellersofinstagram #etsyshop #supportartists #smallbusinesssaturday #lubbockart #artistofinstagram #katpowellartist
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There are still a few styles of the FairyTales Collection inserts left, and you can order any size/style of the Galaxy dashboards and inserts too!
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#smallbusinesssaturday #shopsmall #travelersnotebookdashboards #travelersnotebookinserts #tndashboards #tninserts #plannerinserts #plannerdashboards #tn #travelersnotebook #tinytn #B6 #b6tn #pockettn #fieldnotes #foxyfix #chicsparrow #midori #fauxdori #fabricdori #plannernerd #plannergirl #plannergeek #planneraddict #plannersale #etsysale #etsyseller #girlboss
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FairyMail = free shipping
WelcomeE = 20% off
#Shopsmall I consider myself a micro-business, so I can’t offer huge holiday blow out sales. But I can promise a well made, hand crafted creation that is special enough to keep or gift. If you find something in my shop that speaks to you, my welcome sale continues with 20% off. I’m also adding free shipping for orders over $25
I support #shopsmall. I’m not a box store. I’m a dreamer.
https://www.autumnrozariohall.com/shop-1
#cybermonday #smallbusinesssaturday #fairiesofinstagram #fae #faun
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In celebration of Small Business Saturday, tomorrow (Nov. 28th) shipping for ALL items on the online store (zibbet.com/everjustcurious) will be FREE.
Like and share with the hashtags below to spread the news, please!
#freeshipping #smallbusinesssaturday #giftideas
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Shameless annual self-promotion post #Repost @thetinowl with @get_repost
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Happy Thanksgiving Week!! Our sale is now open through Monday! 20% off everything plus free domestic shipping - what a deal! Also! If there are other small artisans you’re supporting this weekend we’d love some recommendations!! #shopsmall #handmade #blackfriday #smallbusinesssaturday #cybermonday #minnesota #minneapolis (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)
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Hi there from Jeremy, the guy who runs the cinema without people account. This isn’t film content but I thought some of you might like to know about my side gig, namely, producing colorful eye-candy in collaboration with the cartoonist D.W. (his book Mountebank isavailable via Fantagraphics). Together we post new material to Instagram each Sunday under the name Churchdoor Lounger.
Xmas is coming up, and we have a few different things available in our shop, but we’re especially proud of the art print pictured above, “The Referee.” 8.5″ x 11″, produced with archival inks on deluxe paper (cotton fiber acid free cold press matte vellum) in a signed and numbered edition of ten. We’re dropping the price on this to $20 for the next couple of days.
Ships flat, and it’ll easily arrive in time for the holidays, hope you’ll check it out. And if you’re broke, enjoy the free optic kicks on our Instagram. New work each Sunday!
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Hello! I know most of us are all a little grossed out by consumerism right now. Understandably so, I’m right there with you. And yet, the Black Friday ads just keep coming. I’ve seen a lot of people posting about donating in lieu of Holiday gifts. I think is an awesome idea, but some of us (myself included) also really enjoy giving thoughtful gifts to loved ones over the holidays. In light of all these conflicting feelings I’ve put together a list of places to spend your money that might be much easier on your moral compass. I hope that we can use this time to support artists, small businesses, and individuals donating proceeds to charity.
Everything on my online store will be 20% off through midnight Monday with discount code BLACKFRIDAYSALESAREHORRIFYING
Gifts that = Charity
@racheldukes is donating the profits from all sales of “Steven Universe: Too Cool for School” to Trans Lifeline and The Trevor Project.
Ghost Eyes is an Etsy shop run by Natalie Daniele Standiferdof hand beading, embroidery and knitting. Percentages of all sales are donated to the Rape Victim Advocates of Chicago, The Chicago House & the UN Refugee Agency
I am hosting a Scarleteen Benefit at Early To Bed on December 2nd to support inclusive nonjudgmental sex education. Come out to support Scarleteenrleteen, enter a super kickass raffle of sex toys and art, and buy work from local artists @Quinn Rivenburgh, @rosalarian and Nat Standiferd.
Small Businesses that Support Artists: I think just about any small business or business that features artists is a great thing to support, but here are some of my favourites.
I could name about 100 cartoonists , but instead, I want to point you to @radiatorcomics. Radiator, run by Chicago’s very own Neil Brideau represents many amazing cartoonists. Thoughtfully chosen zines make great gifts, and you can get them all in one place through Radiator. Neil is really in this to support emerging comics artists, why not be part of that too?
See also; @wearepioneerspress,@quimbys, and @chicagocomics
Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club is a socially motivated art crew, publisher, and record label striving to nurture the community. They carry and publish zines, comics, pins, T-shirts, stickers, and more.
Small Business Saturday in Andersonville: Spend your Saturday shopping small in my favourite Chicago neighbourhood. Lots of deals. / I would love to especially recommend Early to Bed for sex toys (gift certificates are a great gift here!) and Women & Children First Bookstore. Also please please check out Woolly Mammoth Chicago Antiques & Oddities, because it is a very cool store and I love it and you will have a good time.
FLAIR Chicago is an upcoming pin and patch shop opening in Logan Square mid-December. They currently have an Indiegogo to get the doors open. The tiers are all great, mostly gift cards to the shop or related online store. Locally owned, supporting artists, and dedicated to supporting POC & the LGBTQIA+ communities.
See also: Wolfbait B-girls in Logan Square
For any witches on your shopping list maybe check out World Tree Healing in Albany Park! They have wonderful things that are very affordable priced, including shop made oils and supplies, and items from local artisans!
See also: Alchemy Arts Bookstore
Okay that’s all from me for now! xoxo
The NEW @Whadafunk Escape Reality Long Sleeve is Now Available - either white or black & you can pair it perfectly with the new “Whatever Forever” Beanie!!
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#tshirts #fashion #streetwear #style #tshirt #handmade #hypebeast #highsnobiety #snobshots #photography #photoshoot #streetfashion #beanies #beanie #smallbusinesssaturday
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These seasons greeting cards are going fast!!
To help you also beat delivery delays and the holiday rush, get yours in the shop or pick up some gifts this week with 20% off all orders over $10!
Find these designs and more at jshihillustration.etsy.com, or link in bio.
#smallbusinesssaturday #shoplocal #greetingcard #snailmail #smallbusiness #illustration #draw #nature #animal #bat #raccoon #holiday #christmas #merrychristmas #art #austin #atx
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My name is Matt Buchholz, and I run a small business, Alternate Histories. I make cards & prints with monsters in them. I sell them online, at some stores around the country, and at craft/art shows. I live and work out of a two bedroom apartment in Pittsburgh that I rent. I pay for my own health insurance and struggle with taxes & all the small business work. I also run all my own social media & marketing, and try to keep up with everything. It’s hard & exhausting but I love it.
In short, I’m a lot like many of my friends here in Pittsburgh and around the country. We made some kind of art, discovered that people like it, and are working to get that work in front of customers so they’ll buy it. I’m fortunate that Alternate Histories is my main source of income; a lot of my friends still have part or full time jobs to support themselves.
The holiday season is incredibly important to us, as that’s when we make most of our money. For instance, my sales in November & December of 2014 accounted for almost 50% of my entire sales for the year!
Which brings us to all the brouhaha around Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, & Cyber Monday. Everything is predicated on incredible deals. Save 30%, 40%, 50%. Free shipping, free overnight, buy one get one free, etc.
This weekend I was thinking about sales and trying to figure out what I could offer; maybe a Cyber Monday deal? Shop Local discounts?
Here’s what I realized: I can’t afford to offer a discount.
I’ve had other online sales during the course of the year, and I’m delighted when you take advantage of them. But the truth is that I can’t afford it right now. There are a lot of factors that contribute to slumping online sales (crowded marketplace, Etsy search algorithims, etc) but it’s something that all of my friends are dealing with.
I love that some big retailers like REI are taking a stand and closing on Black Friday. I applaud that. I wish every big store would take this approach. But that’s simply not something that I have the luxury to do.
We want to keep making fun, creative, hand-made and independently produced work for you. And we hope that you’ll seek out this type of work. But to be frank; it does cost more. It’s more expensive for me to print & ship work from home than it is for a factory in China to print 10,000 of them and them on Amazon or Alibaba.com. Independently produced work simply costs more.
So what I want to say is this:
1. Thank you. Thank you to everyone who has bought my work over the past five years, and who will continue to buy it. Your support means the world to me. It let me quit my job and start working for myself, which is a miraculous thing. It’s the American Dream, as corny as that sounds.
2. I’m sorry that I can’t offer discounts this holiday season. I wish I could, because you folks deserve it. But charging full prices for items now is what lets me stay in business for the rest of the year. It’s what lets me start working on new Holiday card designs in May, when sales are slow. It’s what lets me work on my next crazy idea, keep going, and try to grow as a business.
3. There are lots of ways for you to support me and other independent artists this holiday season. Buy directly from us online. Go to a store that sells work by local and indie makers. Or come to a holiday craft market - they’re easy to find! I’ll be at Crafty Supermarket (Cincinnati) on Nov 28, Handmade Arcade (Pittsburgh) on Dec 5, and the SuperFriends Holiday Market (Pittsburgh) on Dec 12. The Etsy Local feature lets you find markets near you - or if you can’t find a place and want a suggestion, email me. I’ll be glad to steer you towards some places where you can meet artists, talk with them, and support their work.
I hope I’ll see you at a show this year, or that you’ll check me out online. Or hey, if my stuff isn’t your style, that’s cool. Wherever you live, there are talented artists nearby who want to share their work with you. I hope you’ll seek them out this holiday season.
love,
Matt Buchholz
Lots of pieces selling out already this year for our Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sale. There will be one-off sample pieces, vintage, and hand drawn items available in the online shop-
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Everything will be 50%-75% OFF, but pieces are being listed already at regular price, so be sure to keep watching until Friday.
*Also having a Pop-Up locally at Bad Granny’s Bazaar, including a Vintage T-Shirt sale, as well as selected vintage+Lactose one-off designs.
I’ll be in front of the store in the Plaza District in OKC on Friday-Bear with us as we fulfill all these orders for the next few days! Thanks for shopping Lactose! #blackfriday #cybermonday #セール #badgrannys #ファッション#blackfridayfashion #cybermonday #smallbusinesssaturday #イラスト ＃ファッションイラスト #リメイク #okc #メガネ #style #beauty #fashion #plazadistrict (at Bad Granny’s Bazaar)
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Favorite weekend spot. Great owners = Great pastries and lattes…#ktlatalktous #smallbusinesssaturday #huntingtonbeach
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HORRORS/COPE CALENDARS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER
“The way begins with finding an effective coping mechanism, an alternative to the easy but destructive path offered by our inner demons.”
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- How this works?
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The number of the calendars is LIMITED, so don’t miss your chance to get one if you enjoyed my series of Horrors/Copes or just want to support me and get something in return! ️
Thank you guys who already ordered the calendar from me. I hope you’ll enjoy the little pocket demons guiding you throught next year!
#soywaxmelts #bathbombs #soywax #waxmeltsfordays #waxmelts #waxtarts #waxmeltsforsale #shoplocallymade #smallbusinessharrisburgpa #beyourownboss #buildyourbrand #businessgrowthmindset #smallbusinesssaturday #homemadeproducts #allnatural #ecofriendly #amazingscents (at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
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