Christmas: Small Business Roundup

If you know me at all, you know I’ve always loved to support small businesses. Even more so now that I’m a small business owner myself! The impact each consumer has on a small business is just crazy. And if I can support a local small business, I’m seriously on cloud 9.

With Christmas right around the corner, I figured now was a great time to give you a little round-up of some of my favorite small businesses, all local to Virginia. They each offer something completely different and I’m pretty sure you could wipe out your shopping list this season by checking them out.

Water’s Edge Design

Water’s Edge Design is run by my sweet friend Julia Stancampiano. She designs custom signs and rehabs & re-purposes antique furniture. If you could see how her home is decorated, you’d want to move right in. Everything is so unique, but each piece has such a classic feel to it. I’m obsessed with pretty much everything she creates.

Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift to give, or you’ve been searching high and low for a beautiful Christmas sign to grace your own mantle, Water’s Edge Design is worth a look!

Everything Emma

My crazy talented friend Emma Hering of Everything Emma makes some of the most delectable food I’ve ever tasted. Her sweets are gorgeous and festive, and they seriously taste like heaven. She even has gluten free options! I just placed my order of yummies to take to Christmas dinner and I’m so excited. I always feel like there’s this crazy pressure when it comes to bringing dessert. It should be pretty and taste amazing. #notabaker

If you’re in charge of bringing sweets for dinner, or if you just want something delicious to give as a gift, contact Emma to place your order! She needs at least 48 hours notice and she offers both classic and custom flavors!

Ro & Co Designs

One of my absolute favorite things about this time of year is Christmas cards. I love sending them just as much as receiving them. I display the ones I receive on a Christmas wreath at home and it always makes me smile walking by the wreath and seeing all the love sent my way. Most years I try to design my own cards to send out, but sometimes time just gets away from me and I end up buying a box of traditional cards from Target and calling it happy. If you’re hoping to have gorgeous custom cards to send to your loved ones this year, but you don’t want to make them yourself…. you have to chat with my friend & JDE bride, Rosalie Poulin.

Rosalie run Ro & Co Designs and she creates some of the most amazing paper goods I’ve seen. She’s responsible for all my new branding and even the JDE Christmas cards I’ll be sending out this year!