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  • Hoodoo Heritage Month, But Really, Spanish Moss & Loving Lichen
    October 3, 2024 Christina Springer

    Hoodoo Heritage Month, But Really, Spanish Moss & Loving Lichen

    & as with any African descended faith practice, time is devoted to contemplation and maintenance of our relationships with the world — seen and unseen. I thought it would be a germane time to look at two exciting new patterns in the shop that reflect my relationship with nature. 
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  • Watermelon Proud
    September 25, 2024 Christina Springer

    Watermelon Proud

    There’s a new design in the shop. I’m really proud of Watermelon Proud.  These are the fragments that went through my mind as it came into being.
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  • What We Are Doing & Not Doing
    September 18, 2024 Christina Springer

    What We Are Doing & Not Doing

    Rejuvenating Mmmm, Yes! demanded a renewed commitment to my deeply held beliefs. I care deeply about the environment. It’s a spiritual thing for me, as much as a scientifically backed political opinion. Mmmm, Yes! has always been sustainable in that we do not do what many major suppliers of home goods, clothing and accessories do.  

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  • Moon Maiden & The Spirit Ladies
    September 10, 2024 Christina Springer

    Moon Maiden & The Spirit Ladies

    The Spirit Ladies of Mmmm, Yes! offer themselves to me. They are little gifts that show up while I work. I never set out to make one. So, I am simply thrilled to introduce Moon Maiden. It has been a...

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  • Welcome Nia Springer-Norris to Mmmm, Yes!
    August 7, 2024 Nia Springer-Norris

    Welcome Nia Springer-Norris to Mmmm, Yes!

    Mmmm, Yes! Super proud & excited to have a new partner. She's young, bright and super capable. Nia has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Communication Studies. She loves the nitty gritty business bits. & most importantly, she really believes in the products and the process. 

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  • About Lavender & Love
    January 30, 2022 Christina Springer

    About Lavender & Love

    In Western culture it started life as a color of desire, thanks to the lyric genius of 7th century BC poet Sappho, whose papyrus fragments told of her erotic predilections for younger women with "violet tiaras."  By the late 1800’s,...

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  • New Year's Resolutions
    January 5, 2022 Christina Springer

    New Year's Resolutions

    It’s the end of the Winter Festivities Season.  We’ve had our longest night of the year, the Winter Solstice, Christmas is gone and Kwanzaa offered us daily meditations on how to create the future in which we want to live....

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  • The Inherent Classism In The Label Handmade
    December 3, 2021 Christina Springer

    The Inherent Classism In The Label Handmade

    Growing up, my mother used to take me to all of the different Christmas art fairs.  It was a favorite time for me, looking at all of the very beautiful objects.  My favorite place to go was the Pittsburgh Center For...

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