Yay for another Take Five! Today we’ve got Betsi of Zlanarama, who we featured earlier. Read her interview and don’t miss the surprise at the end!
image courtesy of betsi. isn’t she cute!
Tell us a little bit about you. How old are you and where do you live?
My name is Betsi Goutal, I’m 25 years old, and I live in Waltham MA. I’ve lived here about a year now, after having moved around a lot in my early twenties. I’m loving the feeling of finally being a bit more settled down, and being closer to Boston. There is so much to …read more

Oak Boston is a great little shop that just opened it’s real doors. I think it’s a tough and exciting time to be a small business owner, especially one with a brick and mortar shop.
Oak is full of handmade items that you need to own, like, yesterday. For example, these pebble earrings, $25.
Find out more about Keara and Oak Boston in this fantastic installment of Take Five.

Tell us a little bit about you. How old are you and where do you live?

My name is Keara, and I am 20 years old. I grew up in Nashua, NH, working in …read more

Maki Squarepatch has been all ove lately. I’ve seen them featured on a buncha of blogs, both for their design and their eco-friendliness. They use recycled clothing to make bags and all sorts of cute stuff. Xin of the sister team took a minute (or five! that’s cheesy, sorry) just for me! She’s the one on the right in the photo above, Enqi (the other half of the team) is on the left and the pretty kitty is Maki Sqaurepatch.
Check out her answers below and definitely check out their site, which is having a killer sale right now.
How old are …read more

New feature!  We’ll see how often I can do this, but I’m inviting indie designers and small business owners to answer five questions for me, a mini-interview if you will.
Kelly over at Killer Cotton is my first guinea pig. KC is a great listing of indie stores and designers. It also lets you rate and give feedback on the businesses on everything from design to product quality. It’s a great place for me to discover new stores to feature on the site and a great place for shoppers to find what they want.
How old are you? Where do you live? …read more