Bloggers Open New Shops

Blogs ignite creativity, don't you think? Don't you feel more productive as you think of things to write about, search for pictures, answer comments and emails? Blogs also nurture the entrepreneurial spirit if you are so inclined. Maybe a blog didn't start out as a business tool, but it is a natural platform to develop that way if you choose to go that route. I am amazed of how bloggers have evolved, and proud to be among the ranks of you all, and always thrilled when I see one of you doing well, or following a dream that started as a scribble in a journal on public view for us all to share in.

Three blog buddies have started up businesses that I would love to visit.

First is Jenny Andrews of MFAMB. Jenny and I have been blog buds since she started.  Her first posts are touching. Go and read them. Her evolution is amazing. From actor to decor maven in a very short time, with one of the most popular design blogs, she now turns her excellent eye and shopping skill to a bricks and mortar venture in Atlanta. If you read MFAMB you know Jenny is the consummate Craigslist shopper, so much so that she made a business out of finding stuff for people, that led to her doing design work for people too. She is basically self taught, and along with her pure passion for design, and constant acute observation skills, she has developed a special talent that her readers seek out.

Now with two other girls, she has opened a stall in an antiques mall called MINTY. There will also be an online shopping experience too.  So stop by and check out MINTY, and make it a regular source for your decor needs, and a chance to hang with Jenny.

MINTY a shop not to miss, now in Atlanta

Renee Finberg is another long time blog friend. We both started our blogs around the same time. We were kindred spirits, a couple of ex-New Yorkers re-inventing ourselves at a more mature age, so to speak. Renee lives in Florida, and has had an illustrious important career as an interior designer. When one of  the recessions hit, and the housing market collapsed in Florida, her design clients dried up. Forced to work in a furniture store with cut throat commission driven policies in a snake-pit of envy in a pool of dubious taste and talent, Renee kept us entertained and empathetic as she slogged her way through (and wrote about) a difficult time.

Renee Finberg opens a shop called The Trade

She pulled herself up, and has left the loony bin masquerading as a home furnishings store, and has opened her own shop in Boca Raton called The Trade. Filled with incredible pretties, and great designer pieces and fabrics, she has created a one-woman version of a D & D Building for the public. Now you can get things that were meant for the elite sounding "to-the-trade" shopper by shopping with Renee. You can see and touch and feel in this beautiful shop.  And most important, her expertise as an interior designer is there for you to utilize too.

Lastly there is Jamie Herzlinger. She is the bright young thing I wish I was again ha ha, or maybe the talented daughter I wish I had given birth too. Her credentials are a mile long, but her generous heart and warm personality speak even louder. "JAMIE "is a shopping experience for us, the aspirational decorator. Go take a look at her video HERE to hear all about her fabulous plans.

Jamie Herzlinger has a new place for the aspirational decorator to shop

So there you have it! Shop girls three!  I know you, along with me, wish them well.  It's not easy opening a bricks and mortar shop, or developing an online shopping experience. I admire these girls so much!

What creative domino effect has blogging produced in you?  I know many of you have Etsy shops, and other enterprises, so tell us about them in the comments so we can check them out and steer some business your way. You guys rock!


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