At SassyScoops.com we love promoting local women-owned businesses. Today I’m showcasing some of my  favorite Etsy shop owners in the area. I just adore their creativity, quality and inventive spirit. Last year for Christmas all the gifts I bought for loved ones I either made myself or purchased handmade from Etsy, and there was so much more meaning in each of the gifts. Buying from local vendors is one of the best ways to financially support our own communities.

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Pink & Brown Hair Bareetes, $8.50             Purple Flour Bobbie, $8.00

aBitOfColor is an Etsy shop that caught my eye for my little girls and I knew they would love and cherish every single thing, from the bracelets to the hair clips to the rings. The following is a bio written by the artist about her shop:

I’m a stay-at-home mom with too many arts and crafts obsessions and not nearly enough time. A professional potter by trade, I ‘needed’ something to do while my little one was awake and I couldn’t get my hands in the mud. Polymer clay filled the gap (that probably should have been filled with housework–oh well…)All items are completely handmade by me with all new materials. I don’t use molds, so everything is straight out of my head to you.

She also creates and sells functional and sculptural pottery and ceramic jewelry.

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Peace Be Still Print, $13.00              Salt Lake Temple Print, $24.00

We are huge fans of Permission & Pink in our home. My girls carry around her wool dolls all day long; sadly, she doesn’t sell them anymore. But she does make these beautifully simple and colorful prints with which to decorate your children’s rooms.

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Winnie the Pooh Set, $15.95                    Sesame Street Set, $12.00

My last pick I saw at a boutique a couple of weeks ago and thought it was the most clever idea ever! Who doesn’t love finger puppets and how awesome are these?! WeeKnit is a mom-and-daughter team in the area that creates these finger puppets and a book to go along with the characters.…

What are your favorite local vendors?

P.S. The winner of our first giveaway, a $50 gift certificate to Blue Lemon chosen through random.org is….Danai who said, “My niece has told me THE BEST things about this place! I am almost embarassed to say I have not been in! She tells me to try the tom. soup so I think I must!”