The Bright Blog

I have known the Rogers family (owners of Manitou Outfitters) as far back as I can remember. My brother, JP,  worked at Manitou in his college years, and it was the go to spot for all our Patagonia* gear, as well as their own brand, JJ Skivee, plus many more essentials throughout...

Although, I haven't made it back again yet, attending ALT Summit in the summer of 2014 still creates ripples of connections throughout the internet and IRL. That fall, I was lucky enough to Join Cyndie Speigel's inaugural membership of The Collective of us for bold business women, and Stasia Savasuk was...

I had been following Morgan on Instagram before meeting her in person at @thesouthernc. She takes the glamorous side to motherhood next level with her fashion sense, brands she carries, and now her very own labels she has created from scratch. Everything she brings around the country in her sprinter...

 I only just met Heather in person last summer as an attendee to our floral workshop, but I have seen her work around for a while. I ADORE the aesthetic and concept. We are excited to get to know Heather more when she comes to our shop as a vendor...

Luke's designs stood out all around town when I arrived last summer. A perfect capture of the area's best views in a logo form. I fell in love with them, and the colors were right up my alley. I did a little digging, and learned that Luke was also an...

Betsy and I connected through her parents, and she expressed her desire to pursue her quilting career. Knowing the challenges of trying to do business while having kids, we took a full year to plan for this show. Betsy purchased some of our Leland gal fabric to create some very...

Brooke McGowan of Thorn Alexander and I have been destined to meet. Her mother Tricia Heaton of @vermont.house and @triciaheatondesigns and I connected through The Southern C summit in Charleston a few years back, only to discover her husband had a family cottage in Empire, down the road! Tricia came...

When Annie from Compass Paper Co first started working for me, she met Beth at a darling yarn shop in Cedar called Wool and Honey where she was having a trunk show for Farmhouse Candle Co. We knew we wanted to have her do one in our shop, and when...

It's hard to believe that Julie and I have not actually met in person yet! Julie connected with one of my store employees last summer, who took to Julie and her company right away.  I got some of her catalogs and fell in love with the witty nature of Nourishing...