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Touted as Seattle’s longest running indie craft experience, Bumbershoot definitely delivered again this year. Providing more than just an amazing musical- and people-watching smorgasbord, the purely Northwest festival shines the light on and provides exposure for many incredibly talented designers, much like festivals in our own city of Tacoma have
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Blue Monkey Art Jennifer Kuhn, founder of Blue Monkey Art, has been creating eye-catching art since before the decade. Kuhn moved to Washington from Michigan to attend The Evergreen State College at the young age of 18 and has since laid down roots in the Olympia area. With her main focus
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Blue Monkey Art Jennifer Kuhn, founder of Blue Monkey Art, has been creating eye-catching art since before the decade. Kuhn moved to Washington from Michigan to attend The Evergreen State College at the young age of 18 and has since laid down roots in the Olympia area. With her main focus
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Lu Lu Be Nice or Leave. A perfect sentiment, one that adorns a simply made wrist cuff purchased at Lu Lu on Antique Row in downtown Tacoma. Little pink snaps hold it on. Made by Blue Q, a Pittsfield, Mass., company that’s been crankin’ out an incredible array of awesome stuff since
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Lu Lu Be Nice or Leave. A perfect sentiment, one that adorns a simply made wrist cuff purchased at Lu Lu on Antique Row in downtown Tacoma. Little pink snaps hold it on. Made by Blue Q, a Pittsfield, Mass., company that’s been crankin’ out an incredible array of awesome stuff
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In 2004, with encouragement from a family friend, Mandi Wickline decided to take her passion for jewelry design to the next level — selling her work in stores. “Starting my own business (Earth, Wind and Wire) was one of the most empowering things I’ve done,” Wickline explains. “You get to
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In 2004, with encouragement from a family friend, Mandi Wickline decided to take her passion for jewelry design to the next level — selling her work in stores. “Starting my own business (Earth, Wind and Wire) was one of the most empowering things I’ve done,” Wickline explains. “You get to
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In animals, scent and pheromones are the main carnal driving force after the genetically wired need to reproduce. In humans, scent has become secondary to visual stimulation due to chemically manufactured scents that mask our own natural ones. We’ve been taught to wrinkle our noses at most of the scents
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In animals, scent and pheromones are the main carnal driving force after the genetically wired need to reproduce. In humans, scent has become secondary to visual stimulation due to chemically manufactured scents that mask our own natural ones. We’ve been taught to wrinkle our noses at most of the scents
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The Wallace and Crump show Being environmental educators as well as jewelry design partners, it is no surprise that Michele Wallace and Jennifer Crump are inspired by nature, plants and water and colors. Yet, nature flows through them in very different ways. Crump thinks about the person the item is for
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The Wallace and Crump show Being environmental educators as well as jewelry design partners, it is no surprise that Michele Wallace and Jennifer Crump are inspired by nature, plants and water and colors. Yet, nature flows through them in very different ways. Crump thinks about the person the item is for
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Since moving to the downtown area about a year and a half ago, Second Closet, a thrift store operated by the Junior League of Tacoma selling new and used clothing and household items, has seen a healthy increase in business mostly due to the shop’s close proximity to offices in
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Since moving to the downtown area about a year and a half ago, Second Closet, a thrift store operated by the Junior League of Tacoma selling new and used clothing and household items, has seen a healthy increase in business mostly due to the shop’s close proximity to offices in
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Many businesses are utilizing their space for multiple purposes. Known for natural foods, überfresh and organic salad bar, stellar deli and many other organic products, Marlene’s Market and Deli on 38th Street in Tacoma has devoted a section of the store to boutique-style retail. Self-help and healing books line shelves;
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Many businesses are utilizing their space for multiple purposes. Known for natural foods, überfresh and organic salad bar, stellar deli and many other organic products, Marlene’s Market and Deli on 38th Street in Tacoma has devoted a section of the store to boutique-style retail. Self-help and healing books line shelves;
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Tressie Schindele moved her Funkoma Vintage antique shop from the Tacoma Dome District to downtown Tacoma, well, because it just made sense. “There’s just more traffic on Antique Row,” Schindele smiles as she shares why she and a band of merry gentlemen moved to 712 Broadway. Recognize the address? It’s the Rampart
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Tressie Schindele moved her Funkoma Vintage antique shop from the Tacoma Dome District to downtown Tacoma, well, because it just made sense. “There’s just more traffic on Antique Row,” Schindele smiles as she shares why she and a band of merry gentlemen moved to 712 Broadway. Recognize the address? It’s the Rampart
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Ever since she can remember Namitha Schafer always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up. "I wanted to be a doctor," she said. But while her career path eventually led her to the position of program associate of the homework lab at Joint Base Lewis-McChord's North Fort
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KJDesigns Taking an active personal role in the earth-conscious movement of reduce-reuse-recycle that translates well to a good business practice, owner of KJDesigns, Katherine Morrissey, utilizes gems and metals from existing jewelry and settings to create, in essence, refurbished one-of-a-kind items. “A recent client came to me with tons of family
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KJDesigns Taking an active personal role in the earth-conscious movement of reduce-reuse-recycle that translates well to a good business practice, owner of KJDesigns, Katherine Morrissey, utilizes gems and metals from existing jewelry and settings to create, in essence, refurbished one-of-a-kind items. “A recent client came to me with tons of family
