Made in Seattle

Made in Seattle Gifts

Fun Seattle gifts and some awesome sales!

November 26, 2016

This list of Seattle gifts is a bunch of things that I’m getting or have bought for people in my life (and myself…I tend to by duplicate gifts for me) that are made by local designers. And yes, these awesome gifts could be for any family, but Seattle families will probably find this gift guide most […]

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Nancy Silverton at Macys

Free and Exciting events at Downtown Seattle Macy’s you should definitely put on your calendar!

November 4, 2016

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of Macy’s however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Macy’s in Seattle has been such a big part of my holiday season since we moved here over a decade ago.  I remember the excitement of shopping with all the beautiful decorations at the store and […]

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Rain in Seattle on Halloween

So much rain on all the Mondays in October

November 1, 2016

Apparently October was the rainiest month ever in Seattle. We have had so much rain that I’ve started to carry an umbrella around in my car!  The other day at the grocery store I saw someone put a ziplock bag over their hair because it started to suddenly pour.  But thankfully tonight on Halloween night we […]

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October in Seattle

Time to get Thankful on a Monday

October 4, 2016

How are you this whirlwind Monday?  Can you believe it’s October already?  For my family, this means it’s time to think about our first Thanksgiving of the year.  We celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in the second week of October and then American Thanksgiving in November. Thanksgiving is such a nice holiday to be able to celebrate twice. When things […]

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Toolbox for dads from Trusco

10 last minute Father’s Day Gifts from Seattle and Beyond on a Monday

June 13, 2016

As a notorious procrastinator I’ve learned that sometimes you find the best things if you wait until the last minute.  We usually lean towards experience gifts for special days like an outing or some fabulous restaurant, but we also like to find some special things especially if they’re local.  So this Father’s Day is no different […]

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Finding frogs in Snoqualmie Pass hiking with kids

A simple Father’s Day idea near Seattle with Western Chief

June 6, 2016

I am not always good at celebrating the people I love most on birthdays or greeting card days.  I tend to stress out a little.  What do I get the people so dear to me that will be special enough to let them know how much I love them?  How do I make sure it’s absolutely perfect? […]

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Pro flowers Mother's Day flowers

Mother’s Day Shopping on a Monday

May 2, 2016

Yes, life should be about presence not presents, but I do love a beautiful bouquet of flowers or a fun experience gift and I’ve found some fabulous ones in Seattle if you’re looking for a tangible thank you for your mom or other influential ladies in your life.  I’ve had an exciting week so far […]

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Jujubeet Cafe in Bellevue

More than juices at Jujubeet Cafe in Bellevue

April 12, 2016

I first noticed Jujubeet Cafe in Seattle a few months ago.  I was on my way home from getting my nails done at Julep nearby and I was hungry and thought I’d stop at Uvillage for something but didn’t have a ton of time.  I thought maybe I’d grab a juice or smoothie to tide me over-everyone […]

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seattle skyline at Ella Bailey Park a great place to take pictures with the family in Seattle

When you think you might make Seattle your home on a Monday

February 15, 2016

Before we had kids we didn’t really think about WHERE people with kids lived in Seattle and when we first moved with kids we were still new to parenting and didn’t think too much of the long-term. We were just desperately in need of space because the space we picked pre-kids was not suitable for […]

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Ghost Alley Espresso is a cute coffee shop in Pike Place Market Seattle near the Gumwall

A not so spooky cup of coffee in Pike Place Market (Ghost Alley Espresso, Seattle WA )

February 12, 2016

If you come to Seattle to see neat little coffee shops, a teeny coffee house known as Ghost Alley Espresso needs to be added to your list.  I didn’t realize the historic value of this shop until I tried to figure out what the significance of Ghost Alley was and I read on their site […]

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make your own advent calendar project

December 1st: let the advent-ure begin

December 3, 2015

Can I tell you how overjoyed I am with this advent calendar project some lovelies in my life are making for me?  I never could have anticipated how much these beautiful words could fill a heart more than all the stuff you can buy. But oh, how magical it’s been so far. My kids have […]

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macys parade in seattle and other holiday activitiies

Thinking about shopping for good on a Monday after a weekend of almost opting outside

November 30, 2015

Hands raised only half for truly opting outside this weekend.  I didn’t.  I couldn’t help myself.  The sun was shining fantastically on Friday and I do love a good parade. And my family couldn’t help but check out the Seattle Center festivities too.  I’m so excited to take my guys ice skating here this winter […]

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Sloth mug from Ugly Baby and La Ru in Seattle

A not so ugly baby store where you can find adorable sloth things in seattle (Ugly Baby and La Ru, Seattle WA)

November 20, 2015

I love the days I spend at Pike Place Market. Even though I’ve been exploring it more in depth over the past year, I still get lost and I still find new things.  The other day, I walked up from one of the lower parking lots near where the Pike Place Market is expanding (right […]

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dahlia bakery cookbook from Tom Douglas in Seattle

How to be invited to a private dinner with Tom Douglas at Seattle Macy’s 

October 30, 2015

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own: Do you have a copy of this book, the Dahlia Bakery Cookbook? It’s one of my favorites and so is its namesake bakery, the Dahlia Bakery in Seattle, Washington, where you can find many of the recipes from the […]

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white cheddar cheese made by darigold

Because Darigold sent me a bunch of cheese

September 30, 2015

I never knew Darigold was a Washington brand until we started visiting Issaquah on the way to where we’re building a cabin in Snoqualmie Pass.  We’ve been finding cute coffee shops like the Issaquah Coffee Company there and Triple X Rootbeer, a fabulous kitschy diner tribute to everything we thought was lost in the 80s […]

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chefn is a kitchen tool company based in seattle

When buying local in Seattle means you can get gadgets that change the world (Chef’n, Seattle)

September 25, 2015

See these Pepperballs? One year I think we received five of them for Christmas. FIVE. And I never even knew that they were homegrown in my city. Thanks to a field-trip I took at the International Food Blogger Conference in Seattle, we visited the Chef’n headquarters where a bunch of fellow food bloggers and I […]

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acme farm box has locally sourced vegetables

Support local farms and learn how to cook in Seattle (Acme Farm Box, Bellingham)

August 27, 2015

A long time ago, way before the kids were born, the hubby and I tried out a local farm box delivery for our little family of two and made a few date nights searching for recipes and making dinner together.  Those meals were some of our favorites and it was nice spending time in the […]

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unique seattle souvenir

A Seattle chocolate that helps you be a sharer (Jcoco chocolates, Bellevue, WA)

August 20, 2015

The older I get and the more I hang around my sweet kids, the more it’s starting to rub off on me: Mommy can we help the animals? Mommy why do some people have no homes and not enough to eat? Mommy, isn’t that recycling and food waste-NOT GARBAGE!!!!  Fix it mommy. Mommy, Mommy!  MOMMMMY!!!! […]

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take out pizza from Ballroom in Fremont

The biggest pizza in all our land (Ballroom Fremont, Seattle)

July 30, 2015

We have a bit of a pizza obsession in our house and we’ve never been to Italy.  Hopefully next year we remedy this with a trip to the place that probably should have been our motherland. We are thankful that Seattle has no shortage of pizza.  We regularly frequent Tutta Bella and love Tom Douglas’s […]

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table upstairs in Delaurentis

My current favorite lunch spot in Pike Place Market (Seattle, WA)

March 26, 2015

I’ve been volunteering at the Pike Place Market in Seattle for a little while now and I’m still surprised that every time I visit I find some place that’s new to me.  There are so many neat little shops and vendors and they are all so unique-the other day I found myself in a corridor […]

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