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Since 2001 the Girl at Play Blog, written by Alex Beauchamp, has focused on business, art, new media, community, Hollywood, and what it takes to be a creative entrepreneur. You can read the original blog which focuses on how Alex left her corporate job to pursue a freelance creative career and what really went into cultivating a successful career.

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Women Owned Companies Holiday Guide

It's that time of year when there's guides galore; on blogs, in magazines and on TV. Hard to escape it so I was hesitant about creating a list. But I know so many wonderful companies that I just had to share. They're all women owned, small and artisan for the most part. And I really believe that if you want to run your own business or be an artist or a writer, you must support others who have these careers.

Often I hear that people would love to create their own company but they fear not making money. Those same people then go to big retailers and spend money and complain how "expensive" artisan products are. You can't be a part of what you don't support. So please support small companies and artists. Lauren at Boss Lady wrote a really great article about this.

But let's move onto the fun of gift giving and online peaking from these wonderful online shops:

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