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  • PLUME 3.0

    by Kelly Gilion
    I’ve been busting at the seems to share with you some of our plans for 2018.  The most exciting of which is THAT WE ARE EXPANDING!  We’re staying ...

  • MY 2018 WORD OF THE YEAR

    by Kelly Gilion
    I stayed open today in spite of the weather because once I’m here…I’m here and I have so much organizing and planning and book-work to do it was a...
    Posted in grit, steadfast, word of the year

  • A DAY WORTH CELEBRATING

    by Kelly Gilion
    Wednesday November 1, 2017 I can’t believe it’s been 4 years.  I’ve learned so much.  I’ve made mistakes.  I’ve taken 1 step forward, 2 steps back...

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET JANA

    by Kelly Gilion
    Behind every successful person, there’s a wingman.   Someone who sees the vision and believes in it, and is right there by your side, willing to h...
    Posted in DIY, makers, re-design

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET BETH

    by Kelly Gilion
    Who is this rock star? When I first heard of “Beth Costello” I was working on some Women’s Ministry social events at my church that involved scrap...

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET KAILEY

    by Kelly Gilion
    After opening Plume in November 2013 and surviving my first Christmas season I started learning more about what customers were looking for in a li...

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET BROOKE & NICK

    by Kelly Gilion
    Brooke & Nick Bartlett first met on a blind date.  According to Brooke, it didn’t go so well, but eventually they hit it off.   You can probab...

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET LACY

    by Kelly Gilion
    I hope you all had a fun and memorable Eclipse Day.  I have to admit the Eclipse surpassed my expectations.  I loved it.  The exact moment of tota...
    Posted in motherhood, small business, stories

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET BRADY

    by Kelly Gilion
    Remember that blog post a few weeks back where I posted about how I decided to open Plume?  All those mom’s on Facebook I was buying stuff from?  ...
    Posted in DIY, kindness, motherhood, stories

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET TIA

    by Kelly Gilion
    When Tia Berg was a little girl in Blue Springs, MO she wanted to be an orthodontist.  (It’s no wonder she has such a beautiful smile.)   But in 1...

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET CARRIE & CONNIE

    by Kelly Gilion
    Meet the girls of Sew Darn Stitchin’, Connie Miller & Carrie Brixey…a mother-daughter traveling sewing sensation. …and their vintage 1972 Sha...

  • MAKER MONDAY: MEET DARI & MIKE

    by Kelly Gilion
    There is so much to say about these two…where do I start? Dari Cranford was one of the very first people I met when I moved to Columbia in 2005.  ...