Our goal as a publication is to encourage more folks to spend their dollars with small businesses, artists and creatives.  Our gift guides are designed to help you learn more about what’s available and we hope you’ll review and consider working with and buying from artists and entrepreneurs from the community.  Unique, high-quality products, services and experiences create memories that last a lifetime and we are so excited for you to check out these offerings.  The brands highlighted below are members of our community, subscribers and others who’ve been nominated by community members.

J’Arrange Your Space

My name is Jennifer, owner of J’Arrange Your Space, which is based out of Maryland. My team and I specialize in curating sensible, elevated functionality in our clients home through luxury organization and styling services. We reimagine how spaces are set up to help busy professionals and their families maximize spaces in the home for daily flow. We like to think we help turn houses back into homes where family can focus on what’s important to them instead of clutter and chaos. We are inspired by our clients lifestyles and goals and believe self care starts in the home, which everyone deserves access to. Read more>>

Hyacinth Tucker

At The Laundry Basket LLC, we offer modern, tech-enabled laundry, dry cleaning, and alterations services that prioritize convenience, sustainability, and community impact. Our services include wash-and-fold pick-up and delivery, zero-waste dry cleaning, and customized alterations, all designed to make life easier while reducing environmental impact. Read more>>

Hybrid X Sets

Hi, my name is Juliette Jave, and I’m a nail artist based in Towson, Maryland. I specialize in Gel-X sets, intricate nail art, and French tip pedicures. My goal is to deliver high-quality nail care and designs that make my clients feel confident and pampered. Read more>>

Creative Calfuray, LLC

I would love to welcome you “The Purple Charm Experience,” which includes a series of books full of romance. I love featuring a strong heroine on the covers. I want to connect with my readers and I want the women that read my books to connect with the female characters in my stories. I write about women (well all of the characters) with layers of complexity to them. In terms of the women, they are strong, beautiful, ambitious, determined and have flaws. They are not perfect. Regardless of what the woman looks like on the cover, in the reader’s minds eye I want her to envision herself or someone she knows in these characters. What makes my books unique is that I write with a realistic and relatable flare. I create characters that live in a world that’s relatable, and that my readers can be inspired by and fall in love with. “It’s my mission through my writing and everything that I do creatively to M.OTIVATE, A.SPIRE, I.NSPIRE®️ my readers and beyond to live with purpose, intention, and full of passion.” In addition to my books, Creative Calfuray has branded merchandise, “M.A.I.” which means to “M.OTIVATE | A.SPIRE | I.NSPIRE®️.” Read more>>