- bigbigbigthings.com
- aim is to bring people together making, seeing, doing everything is sold with this aim,
- ex stationary to write a letter to someone,
- cupcakes to brighten someone's day,
- wall of things to do in the community,
- zines
- common space
- can buy for self with self care angle
- this goal combined with the handmade/local artists, photography, humanizes and personalizes retail experience
- really cool decor
- to find out something
- live music
- space to read and write
- coffee
- really cool fashion magazines
- sell selectively curated books
- depending on the theme?
- ex for self care when we sell handmade journals sell diary of Sylvia Plath, for connection/showing love we sell handmade stationary sets, Other People's Love Letters, letters of Van Gough
- speakers, art exhibits, space for political discussions/brainstorming
- part second hand shop/clothing swap
- take polaroids of people who walk in dressed cute and put them on wall
- projects like Coggles' video, playing on wall
- inspired by fashion magazines-monthly themes, culture/art/cinema/lit/fashion all in one
- photobooth
- screen movies w/ great style on the wall w/o sound
- mini zines on things like traditions that form community (sunday dinners) (diy xmas),self healing, healing loved ones (ex break up care package)
- wall of things to do in the community (events/ideas ex exploring such and such a place)
- craft workshops charge per class (inspired by fp craft workshops)
- cookie decorating, buy package of cookies then pay xtra to decorate for vday, mothers day, etc)
- make flower crowns for spring
- knit ties for fathers day
- self care workshops (craft based)
- partner with local organizations (schools, advocacy center, planned parenthood) to do things like
- create monologue zines about emotions/traumatic experiences
- have a donation jar to fund
- partner with local organizations (schools, advocacy center, planned parenthood) to do things like
nov 1 2011 ∞
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