515 Gaines School Rd, Athens, GA 30605 – http://www.fullbloomparent.com

Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 5 pm / Saturday 10 am – 3 pm – Phone: 706.353.3373

Full Bloom offers a variety of cloth diapers, diaper covers, baby slings and carriers, booties and toys. She also has an extensive library of research for pregnancy and birthing for mothers or mothers to be to sit and read up in a pleasant atmosphere.

Pat’s been in this building for 7 months already.The store is just down the road from my apartment, so I see her a lot! She says she opened the store to provide resources, products and classes not available to prenatal and postpartum mothers in Athens and surrounding areas.

Her wide array of cloth diapers and wraps are the star attraction, since there’s nowhere else around you can try them out before you buy them. Pat’s favorite items are the MoBoleez Nursing Bonnets, which are so fun! Her newest products are Bummies cloth diaper covers and Under the Nile baby toys.Pat also offers consults for breastfeeding as well as many classes for mothers and families. Check out her entire class schedule here: http://www.fullbloomparent.com/resources.php

Emma Laura….jewelry, denim, hand bags…a girl’s DREAM! 

2 South Main Street

Watkinsville, GA 

www.emmalaura.com 

Ok, really…this shop has been here since Oct. 2007 and I haven’t NOTICED!!! WTH is that all about!? I am so glad Sherri Clark recommended them

I walked in and Tanner, the owner/Emma Laura’s great-granddaughter was totally cheery! We chatted about how Emma Laura got its start, and come to find, Tanner was named after her….the store’s namesake: Emma Laura Tanner

The biggest line in the store is their own…again…Emma Laura, lol! Tanner’s mom Georgann has owned a shop since Tanner was born. It is the sister store to Emma Laura in Dublin, GA called Graceful Gold and it got its start back in 1981! Which works out awesome because if there is something that isn’t in stock at one of the stores, the other store can ship to them next day…no problem!

Y’all, I could have gone CRAZY in there. I was in love with 90.5% of the pieces and hand bags they carried. But I was good…I restrained…for today anyhow

They carry their own personal line, Emma Laura, as well as several other designer lines: Mark Edge, Chamilia (design your own charm bracelet), Belle Etoile, Lodis….oh the list goes on…but check out their website for all those details!

Below is some P&S camera fun. Like I said, I am not taking the big ol’ work camera on these visits…they are fun and spontaneous! So, the photos SURELY do not do the store or their products justice…but here ya go!

 I cannot WAIT to go visit other places. This was such fun today, and I hope that everyone will go check out Emma Laura for themselves….rumor has it they have some pretty cool face painting in there during Watkinsville’s First Fridays!!!