Paper + Planning
EXAMPLE Shop Name
Hand-bound journals and letterpress holiday cards, made in a little studio above the garage.
Visit their shopA holiday market of small shops
Wander the Pine Street Mercantile.
Gathered by Ink & Agenda: a handful of makers, collectors and bakers whose work belongs under the tree.
- Shops[40] small businesses
- OpenBlack Friday to Christmas Eve
- BuyStraight from the maker
Browse the Mercantile
small + independent, every one
The holiday edit
Shop by category.
Each one opens to its own little corner of the internet, with a real person behind it.
All shops
Inside the Mercantile.
Pets · Art + Photography
Amanda Kraft
Fine art dog and pet photography in Lancaster, PA.
Visit their shopKitchen + Pantry
EXAMPLE Shop Name
Hot cocoa mixes and holiday cookie tins that ship anywhere in the country.
Visit their shopNew shops are moving in. Check back soon.
The Swag Bag
Little gifts, on the house.
Free holiday goodies from the shops in the Mercantile: hosting guides, gift lists, recipes and a few quiet moments for yourself. Take what you love.
Planning
The Mini Holiday Planning Bundle
from Ink & Agenda
Six undated printable pages for the gifts, the gatherings and the cookie tins. Yours every year.
Get it freeHosting
EXAMPLE Freebie Name
from EXAMPLE Shop
A printable holiday hosting timeline, from two weeks out to the last dish in the sink.
Get it freeno purchase needed, ever
For small business owners
Claim a spot at the Mercantile.
There's no fee to join this year. I'm handpicking every shop myself and keeping the Mercantile small, around [40] businesses, so it feels like a cozy wander and not a crowded mall. Applications are open until [Friday, November 13], and the doors open on Black Friday.
you'll get a share graphic, too
Items needed to complete your application
- Shop nameand your best-fit category
- What you makea sentence or two
- Websiteyour own, where people can buy
- One photoyours, 1200 x 1500 px
- Swag Bag freebieoptional, holiday themed
Independent businesses only. No direct sales or MLM companies, please.
Apply for a spotThe Twine & Tinsel Society
The Mercantile, in your inbox.
One letter on Small Business Saturday with every shop in the Mercantile, a few of my own favorites, and a little something for your planner.
Your email stays with me. Shops in the Mercantile never see the list.