The Global Shoppe {of emeralds and golds}

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 I love shopping at The Global Shoppe- in a day and age when we want our purchases to matter, places like the Global Shoppe are places you feel good about spending your money. Their story is of beauty from ashes- check them out and share their message. This is the first of two blog posts that I'll be doing.  Mallory Berry did the pics and they are perfect. I had such a good time helping The … [Read more...]

#ad Be a Hunger Hero

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I have found a cause that I am very supportive of, Champions for Kids.  My very first sponsored blog was done with them, and I have been supportive of them ever since!  I just love what they do for the community and especially for kids!  For the entire month of August, they are teaming up with Sam's Club and Tyson Foods.  What that means for YOU is that when you visit Sam's Club and purchase a … [Read more...]

Living Locally: The Global Shoppe {Fayetteville}

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Photo credit to Rebecca Pilotte Photography Guest Post by Claire Bailey  As part of my “Living Local” series I’ve started this spring, I decided to poll my friends on Facebook and  ask others in person, what their favorite local places to shop were. Most people got excited about 1 or 2 stores and had a quick sales pitch of why they liked that place. After talking to a few hundred … [Read more...]

Project Outdoors, The Beginning

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.This year has been about pushing myself outside of my comfort zone and as a nerdy, computer-cradled-in-my-lap person, sometimes outside my comfort zone is right outside my door. That's right- my yard. When I was contacted about  a series focusing on the outdoors I felt intimidated at first. Those of you who know me personally … [Read more...]