Preview Gift Giveaways for the Women Make Arkansas (Virtual) Market!

Rejuvenate and Rise Gift. Treat yourself, put on your Wonder Woman cuff, and dive within. ($275 value).

INCLUDES:  

• Custom Mantra Bracelet from Bang-Up Betty ($35)

• Lavender and Lemongrass Body Butter + Glow of the Sun Body Scrub from Kind Folke ($36 value)

• $50 gift certificate to South Main Creative from Valerie Wingert

• Two passes to any show in the 2020/2021 season from The Yarn ($40 value)

• Goddess greeting card and $10 gift card from Wild Ozark ($15 value)

• A Priceless Meadow CD and set of 8 blank harp image cards from Beth A. Stockdell, harpist ($28 value)

• A copy of The Mud & The Lotus: A Guide and Workbook for Students of Yoga by Courtney Butler Robinson from Et Alia Press ($29.95 value)

• Signed copy of Women Make Arkansas: Conversations with 50 Creatives by Erin Wood from Et Alia Press ($29.95 value)

Giveaway will post around 10 am in the Women Make Arkansas (Virtual) Market, along with entry details. To be entered to win, entrants must follow the social media accounts listed in the gift and tag three women they want to be sure are taking care of themselves. Entries will close on Saturday, May 2 at 7 pm CST. Random drawing winner will be announced on Sunday, May 3. Must be 18 or older. If winner is in Little Rock/North Little Rock, gift will be delivered to doorstep; otherwise, winner must supply address.

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Celebrate Arkansas Women Makers Gift. Adorn yourself and your home, frame the art you love most, and remind yourself to keep making. ($365 Value)

INCLUDES:

• Brooch by Krystal Cornelius / Krystal Bijoux ($40 value)

• 5 wood-mounted pieces from Jennifer O'Brien (Hush, Fussy, Backside, Tellin’ Stories, Bless Her Heart, $125 value)

• Arkansas Food: The A to Z of Eating in The Natural State by Kat Robinson ($29.99 value)

• Green Celadon stoneware 2.5” h x 4.5” coil bowl with Joan of Arc quote stamped inside. “I am not afraid. I was born to do this.” Food/oven/dishwasher safe. House of Terriers / Mariah Hatta ($27 value)

• $50 custom framing gift certificate from Pyramid Art, Books, & Custom Framing

• $20 gift card for use toward a custom portrait by Cami Roueche

• 6 x 6 gallery wrapped painting from Little Rock artist Michelle Renee ($45 value)

• Signed copy of Women Make Arkansas: Conversations with 50 Creatives by Erin Wood from Et Alia Press ($29.95 value)

Giveaway will post around 1 pm in the Women Make Arkansas (Virtual) Market, along with entry details. To be entered to win, entrants must follow the social media accounts listed in the gift and tag three of the most creative people they know. Entries will close on Saturday, May 2 at 7 pm CST. Random drawing winner will be announced on Sunday, May 3. Must be 18 or older. If winner is in Little Rock/North Little Rock, gift will be delivered to doorstep; otherwise, winner must supply address.

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Hey, Baby! Gift. This bountiful gift, valued at $475, will get you ready for your bouncing baby (or would make a generous gift for a friend).

INCLUDES:

• Motherhood or “Fresh 48” Newborn Photo Session with Brittany Oaks / Wandering Oaks Motherhood and Birth ($350 Value)

• 4-Pack Sensory Toys from Reggio Baby / Elysia Contreras Springer ($64 value)

• CD and set of 8 blank cards featuring harp images from Beth A. Stockdell, harpist ($36 value)

• Christmas on the Tree by Claire, Leslie, Henry, and Charlie Wallace from Et Alia Press ($12.95)

• Butterfly Dreams: A Friendship Takes Flight by Carol Dabney from Et Alia Press ($12.95)

• 6-pack of white newborn onesies ($25)

Giveaway will post around 4 pm in the Women Make Arkansas (Virtual) Market, along with entry details. To be entered to win, entrants must follow the social media accounts listed in the gift and three women they think are stellar moms. Entries will close on Saturday, May 2 at 7 pm CST. Random drawing winner will be announced on Sunday, May 3. Must be 18 or older. If winner is in Little Rock/North Little Rock, gift will be delivered to doorstep; otherwise, winner must supply address.

Calling all sweeties!

Join us for Hearts, Hops & Handmade tomorrow, Sunday, February 9 at Diamond Bear Brewing.

Follow THIS LINK to the Facebook event page.

Fall in love with handmade goods and art by local artisans, craft beer and brunch that'll make your heart sing. The party room at Diamond Bear Ale House will be alive with vendors selling jewelry, art, screen printed apparel, books, vintage goods, cards, pottery, bags, journals, pressed flower arrangements and more. Treat yourself or your sweetheart to something handmade!

Artists include:

Bang-Up Betty
Organized Chaos by Erin Pierce
Sulac Art Stuff
Creative Cords
Miranda Young-Rice
Thrift•pologie
Lee Lee Arts + Design
AR-T's
Et Alia Press
Abbi's Teas & Things

20% off $50 or More + Summer Recap!

Celebrate back to school with 20% off any order of $50 or more on our site through Thursday, August 22.

use code: back2school

This includes our Literary Necklaces, a collaboration with Bang-Up Betty! Free shipping and local hand-delivery, as always.

We've been busy this summer!

• We kicked off Memorial Day Weekend with the first-ever Women Make Arkansas Market at The Bernice Garden, sponsored by ESSE Museum & Store, featuring many of the makers in Women Make Arkansas: Conversations with 50 Creatives by Erin Wood. These fifty Arkansas women will challenge the way you think about identity, entrepreneurialism, community, and what it takes to lead a creative life. 200 pages, 250 + images. Standard color paperback. 8.5 x 11. $28.95.

• In June, we dropped the beet with Rooted: Central Arkansas Table & Farm by Lacey Thacker & Sara Mitchell. Committed carnivores and veggie lovers alike will more intimately understand and appreciate the locavore foodways of Central Arkansas as Rooted unearths the stories of two dozen farmers, artisanal food producers, and restaurants driving the food scene in the heart of The Natural State. 100 pages. More than 100 images and illustrations, recipes and resources. Premium color paperback. 8.5 x 11. $26.95.

• We celebrated Christmas in July with the release of Christmas on the Tree by Claire, Leslie, Charlie, and Henry Wallace, our youngest-ever authors. You'll adore this holiday sibling collaboration, which reveals that being a Christmas ornament isn’t just about hanging out and spreading joy during the most wonderful time of the year. Reminding us that there are years that things don't go as planned and times when we just don't fit in, but that we can always find friends along the way, Christmas on the Tree is sure to become a Christmas-time favorite. 32 pages. 11 x 8.5. Premium Color. Available in paperback ($12.95) and hardback ($19.95).

• Just ahead on September 1, we release our next children's title, Adam Gets Back in the Game. Author Greg Adams is Program Coordinator for the Center for Good Mourning and Staff Bereavement Support at Arkansas Children’s Hospital where he has worked with grieving children and families since 1991. Along with Adam, children experiencing the loss of a friend or family member can consider the costs of avoiding their pain and come to understand how grieving can help them more fully return to living. Illustrations by Paige Mason. Premium Color Paperback. 8.5 x 8.5. 34 pages. $13.95.

• Submissions have closed, tough decisions have been settled, and 75 invitations have been extended for our Spring 2020 title, Closet Cases: Queers on What We Wear by Megan Volpert. About Closet Cases, Volpert says, "We shape our identity as LGBTIQ people by what we put on our bodies. We signal to each other with our clothes in silent community on the street. Jean jackets can be armor. Bracelets can be spiritual totems. A belt can save your life, or take it. So this is not merely a 'fashion book.' It's a collection of artifacts that testify to the power of fashion as a verb, to the complex and lovely strategies that govern what we do in the LGBTIQ community to build authentic selves that are both comfortable and seen."

• Plus, we're busy drafting contracts. Stay tuned for announcements about our stellar 2020 lineup!

Announcing Collaboration on Literary Jewelry with Bang-Up Betty!

Sneak preview!

Stoked to announce a collaboration on a collection of literary jewelry with Bang-Up Betty. You’ve enjoyed her fun, witty, bad-wordy, feminist jewelry and seen her designs featured in Bust Magazine, BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, HuffPost, Arkansas Times, and elsewhere.

She is helping folks everywhere #smashthepatriarchy and next she’ll be helping you #getlit with Et Alia Press! Stay tuned! 

Stacey Bowers, the lady maker behind this stellar brand, will also be featured in the Women Makers of Arkansas book project forthcoming from Et Alia Press in Spring 2019.