Small Living, NC

Independent businesses to support in the Charlotte area:
Arts/Crafts
Cheap Joe's (supplies)
Lark and Key Gallery (fine art and curated crafts)
SoBo Loft Gifts and Boutique (crafts, fine art prints, jewelry)

Fresh Local Food
Atherton Market, Charlotte, NC (Southend)
Matthews Farmers Market, Matthews, NC
Seventh Street Public Market, Charlotte, NC (Uptown)

Habitat and Green Living Supplies
Bare Green (online shop)
Birdhouse on the Greenway, Charlotte, NC
Microfarm Gardens, Charlotte, NC (design/install organic gardens)

Plants
King's Greenhouse, Stallings, NC (edibles and ornamentals, some native plants)
Norwood Plants and Garden Center, Charlotte, NC
Renfrow Hardware, Matthews, NC (edible plants)


Blogs in NC:
Little House on the Southern Prarie
The Slow Life
Smedette
Michelle Smith 

Blogs about things Made in the US of A:
F*#k Yeah Made in USA
Life Made American

Shop Picks by Clay Wood & Cotton



Continuing on the shopping trend, I thought it would be fun to ask the shops that carry my wares who a few of their favorite designers are. First up is Clay Wood & Cotton, a shop that's always a joy to work with, one that carries a bunch of our designs!




Prints from Erica Hauser;  ceramics from Virginia Piazza; pillow from Wicked Mint; yarn from Jill Draper; paper goods from Wishbone Letterpress.




They also suggested a couple other shops to check out: Art Star in Philly is a long-time favorite of ours as well, but the Clay Wood & Cotton gals also suggested Appetite in Portland, which is a new one to me. Check 'em out! Anything catch your eye?




Under $50


I've been asking around on Twitter and Facebook a fun question just in time for the holidays:
If you bought yourself a handmade gift for under $50, what would it be? Here are a few answers so far:

POAST house wanted by Toil and Trouble (Ana) 
Suite One Studio bowls wanted by Made in Lowell (Liz)
Stone and Honey tiny triangle rings (2 at $20 each) wanted by Megan Charland 
Forged Copper Gingko Leaf wanted by  Trowel and Paintbrush (Kathleen)
Bird Brain Tile by Rob Ryan wanted by Bugs and Fishes (Laura)

So, how about you? If you bought yourself a handmade gift for under $50, what would it be? Leave a comment and include a link!

Free(ze) Frame!



We got the Christmas tree up on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving! Would you believe this is the fastest we've ever gotten the tree up? Last year it was mid-December before we decided to decorate for Christmas. Something about having a kid who sees the magic in the holidays seems to put a little bit of excitement back into decorating. Needless to say, Mabel happily pitched in to decorate the big tree and a little one for her bedroom.


With all this holiday spirit hanging around, I got a bug to try out a new approach and added a couple of stationery sets in the shop: Mistletoe and Heirloom Tomatoes.  Both are blank inside, ready for your special sentiment.

Bonus? Enter discount code FREESHIPPING at check out for free shipping on your purchase!

A Pre-Thanksgiving Miracle

 

Thanks to my flickr files, I was able to look through garden pictures and find where I'd planted the horseradish. (I took "plant it and forget it" literally.) I picked up the kid post-work, she fell asleep in the car, and once home easily found and dug up a chunk of fresh, homegrown horseradish root. Root in hand, I carried my sleeping babe inside.

I think hearing the odd-sounding relish recipe so many years in a row made me want to see what all the fuss was about. Yes, I'm well aware this brings me to a whole new level of being an NPR Junkie. In no time flat I whipped up a batch of Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish (no cooking?!) while M napped the afternoon away. Pulling it off without a hitch? That was a pre-Thanksgiving miracle!

From our happy home to yours, we, at Wolfie & the Sneak, hope you have a miraculously easy, warmth- and love-filled Thanksgiving!

 PS. Remember, the coupon code 25OFF is good for 25% off all prints through Friday, then all deals are off!