No time to wait for Esty to ship? Get that cute little piece of crafty heaven on your ride home... so very excited the City Bird world is expanding. Brother & sister duo Andy and Emily Linn open their second venture, Nest, in the old Bureau of Urban Design space. The Bureau was one of the first cool shops to open when I lived in Detroit. I shed a momentary tear while grabbing  my wallet to support Nest. 

I can't make it tonight but am stopping by ASAP to do some xmas shopping.


Support local stores that's my holiday wish!


A few of my favorites...

Detroit Shopping Map

 I created a Detroit shopping map on Google today while I was waiting for my brother to get up...  lately my eyes open at 7am and getting back to sleep is impossible. Not waiting to wake him so early on the weekend, I kept myself quiet by creating... drum roll ... the first ever Detroit shopping map!!! Now that statement might be grandiose and slightly untrue, but I'm claiming it anyway... Ann Arbor boutiques coming next week... plus reviews and more info for each stop.

What do you think?

One thing NYC Fashion Week has inspired in me is how can I help Detroit be more robust in its fashion inclinations.  Maybe its a pipe dream, but in lieu of going to NYC or LA to seek out fashion, could I do something here to bring part of the industry to Detroit? I dunno... still mulling it over.    

One day when I get better at this blog set-up and design/css/html crap, the map will have a more prominent place on the main page rather than a piddly post. Does anyone know a young kid who can teach me about all this stuff?  I swear it could be another full time job for me...
 Here she is ... I need to crop the map to a close up of SE MI, but that will be another day.  
 

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