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  <title><![CDATA[Amber Bluebird]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Amber Bluebird is a small boutique stocking handmade candles, ceramics, woven goods and seasonal gifts. Shop in-store or online. Gift wrapping included.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[What Actually Makes a Gift Box Worth Giving]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We've put together a lot of gift boxes over the years. Some were for people we knew well, some were for complete strangers described to us in a three-line email. The ones that land well have a few things in common, and it's almost never the price point.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:50:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Choose a Handmade Candle Worth Burning]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[There are a lot of candles out there. A genuinely alarming number, if you spend any time on the internet. The problem isn't finding one. It's knowing whether it's worth the price on the label. After nine years of stocking handmade candles and talking to the people who make them, here's what we've learned about what actually matters.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:23:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why Autumn Is the Best Time to Shop Small]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Every autumn, small shops like ours go through a significant restock. New makers, new colourways, seasonal products that won't be back until next year. If you're someone who likes to shop thoughtfully rather than frantically, September and October are the months to do it.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Caring for Hand-Thrown Stoneware at Home]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Handmade stoneware is tougher than it looks, but it does have a few quirks that factory ceramics don't. After years of selling hand-thrown pieces and fielding questions from customers about chips, glaze changes, and dishwasher safety, we've put together the things that actually matter.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Actually Use a Wool Throw (Without It Looking Staged)]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We sell a lot of wool throws. We also see a lot of photos of wool throws that look like they were arranged by someone who immediately left the room. Here's how to use one so it looks like it actually lives in your house.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:51:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pressed Botanicals: How the Framing Process Works]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The pressed botanical frames we stock are made by an artist who works from her own garden. Each one takes several weeks from the moment a plant is picked to the moment it's framed. Here's what happens in between, and why no two frames are identical.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:05:32 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How Block Printing on Linen Actually Works]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Every linen tea towel we stock is block-printed by hand. That phrase gets used a lot in product descriptions without much explanation of what it actually means. Here's the process, from the carved block to the finished cloth, and why it produces something that a screen-printed version can't quite replicate.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:10:54 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Beeswax vs Soy Candles: What's the Real Difference]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We stock both beeswax and soy candles, and we get asked to compare them regularly. The honest answer is that they're quite different objects that happen to share a category. Here's what we've observed from years of burning both.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:46:27 GMT</pubDate>
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