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Celebrate the Special Dad in your Life

Celebrate the special dad in your life with unique gifts from small businesses.

#fathersday #giftsfordad #funnydad #happyfathersday
#shopsmall #handmade #bestdadever

More DAD Favorites

Happy Father's Day!

Dirt & Beauty & Rain

I lost my mom a few months ago after a long battle with Alzheimer's. I only got glimpses of her during the last few years, but her optimism and positive spirit continued to reveal itself until the very end. She liked to encourage everyone she met and you couldn't help but feel better after you spoke with her.

Losing her left a space in my heart that no one else can fill. She was my biggest cheerleader—always believing in me, even when I couldn’t see my own potential. Her words of encouragement echo in my mind during the toughest days, reminding me to keep going, to trust myself, and to be kind. She had this way of making me feel like I could do anything, and even now, I find strength in her unwavering faith in me.

She always loved that I created my art to help encourage others. And though it's been very tough these past months, I know she's up in heaven now, completely cured and spreading joy to everyone she meets.

I finally felt inspired again and have been in the studio painting like crazy. I miss her deeply, but I carry her love and support with me always. Thanks mom for continuing to encourage me.

Shop Small for the Holidays (and all year long)

#shopsmall #supportsmallbusiness #handmade

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Willamette Valley Handmade Market

Join us for the 11th Annual Willamette Valley Handmade Market featuring 60+ Handmade Artisans throughout Oregon. Saturday & Sunday, November 2 & 3, 2024, 10am-4pm in Eugene, Oregon. Details

You are Capable!

Recently my sweet cousin sent me a quote that encouraged me
during a stressful time in my life.

When you're focused on a tough situation, it's too easy to forget that
you are more than capable. You got this!

It made such a difference and inspired me to create my latest piece.

Remember... You are Capable of Amazing Things!

Unique Mother's Day Gifts

Celebrate the special moms in your life with unique handmade gifts all made in the US.

Winter Favorites - make your Home Cozy & Cute

Halloween Decor Favorites

Put a Little Sunshine in your life with Sunflowers

True friends are like bright sunflowers that never fade away, even over distance and time.
Marie Williams Johnstone

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do.

Helen Keller

Garden Favorites

Make your outside world beautiful and functional with unique
Garden Favorites from small businesses in the United States.
See more here.

It's Not the End

We tend to look at life from a very narrow perspective - seeing only what's right in front of us.

Wondering if a problem will ever end.

Will I get through this?

Pain. Grief. Sadness. Loss. Stress.

Not being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

It helps to remember that problems are temporary and that everything will ultimately work out.

But often it's not the timing we hope for.

Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it is not the end.