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Art in Bloom, North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina

April 25, 2016

Large Flower Arrangement at Art in Bloom at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina | Floral Photography by Michelle Smith of Gather Goods Co

If you are not local and you get the chance to travel to Raleigh, North Carolina in the Spring, one of my favorite things to do is to wander the North Carolina Museum of Art, especially when the museum holds their annual fundraiser event ‘Art in Bloom’. During this event, the museum, which is . . .

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Cut Flowers & Flower Arrangements at Gather Goods

April 20, 2016

Cut Flowers Wrapped in Kraft Waxed Tissue Paper and Tied with Olive Green Twine with a Business Card Tucked In | Gather Goods

What is lovelier than cut flower arrangements from the garden? For me, not much so I’m excited to say I am now getting cut flowers every Wednesday and bringing them to my shop Gather Goods in downtown Raleigh and making flower arrangements and selling them through the weekend, every week. They . . .

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Leave a Comment · Garden, Gather, Happiness, North Carolina, Photography

Make A Pajaki Chandelier Workshop at Gather Goods

April 19, 2016

Pajaki Chandalier DIY Tutorial. A pajaki is a traditional Polish craft consisting of pom poms, straw and colorful paper.

Make a Pajaki Chandelier with us at Gather Goods in our DIY workshop and tutorial on Monday May 2nd at 6:30pm. What is a Pajaki you say? It is a traditional Polish craft consisting of tissue pom poms, colorful bits of paper and straws that you hang as a mobile from a ceiling. We’ll provide . . .

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Leave a Comment · Gather, Handmade Gift Ideas + Tutorials, making things, North Carolina

Meet the Maker: Annie Gray Gibbs, Trunk Show at Gather

March 28, 2016

Meet the Maker: Annie Gray, Jewelry Designer at Gather

One of my favorite things to do is photograph makers and learn more about their work and what inspires them. One of the very best parts of owning a retail store focused on carrying the work of emerging makers is getting to know them, helping them refine their goods and brand and for me as a . . .

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Shop Spotting: Nomadic Trading Company, Durham, North Carolina

October 22, 2015

Shop Spotting: Nomadic Trading Company, Durham, North Carolina

I've learned in retail that there are two kinds of people when it comes to scouting out finds: those that love the thrill of the hunt and digging through piles to find treasures, and those that like to have those treasures curated and presented to them. Nomadic Trading Company in Durham is the best . . .

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Exploring Chapel Hill, NC – Honeysuckle Tea House

August 21, 2015

The Honeysuckle Tea House, Chapel Hill, NC | Photo by Michelle Smith

Sometime last year I started hearing about a place in Chapel Hill called Honeysuckle Tea House. All I knew about it was that they served loose leaf tea, which has long been my beverage of choice. So on a hot summer day last year I decided to make the trek. From my house in Raleigh it is about 45 . . .

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Gather Snippets and Gardening

March 24, 2015

Flower Crown Class at Gather in Cary, NC

I love collecting recipes and combining flavors at home. It’s extra special getting to do this at Gather as well. Each month I try to work with my staff to come up with a “drink of the month”, this month it is a delicious Ginger Matcha Latte. So good. I also adore these green mugs that I stock . . .

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Leave a Comment · Food & Cooking, Garden, North Carolina, Opening Up A Boutique, products & packaging, shop

Holiday Gifts & Misc Shop Updates at Gather

December 12, 2014

Copper Patina Belt Buckles, Made in North Carolina, at Gather in Cary, North Carolina

It only took a year, but I finally got business cards for Gather, and I'm really loving them! I created the dogwood pattern specifically for using at Gather in branding, and I have it in various spots throughout the shop, including wallpaper. The dogwood is the state flower of both North Carolina . . .

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Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina

October 3, 2014

Cedar Creek Gallery, North Carolina - Photo by Michelle Smith

This past summer my friend Amanda and I were out for a drive on a business errand. On the way back, a little under an hour from being back home, I noticed a sign on the highway for a spot I had seen a picture of and had saved as something to check out at a later date. I’m a sucker for a long . . .

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Gather, One Year Anniversary, Party

August 25, 2014

Gather, Cary, NC

It's been a big year with so much forward propelling movement that I've hardly had time to pause, let alone blog. That said, I've learned a lot, built a lot, and connected with countless fabulous individuals through Gather, my gift shop/coffee shop/coworking hybrid space in downtown Cary, North . . .

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2 Comments · Gather, North Carolina, Opening Up A Boutique

Food Photography & Photo Styling Work

April 29, 2014

Food Styling by Michelle Smith, Photo by Lissa Gotwals

Some photos I styled from a photo shoot a few months ago for Southern Season. What a joy it is to work on these projects. Photo Styling by me, Michelle Smith, Photography by Lissa Gotwals . . .

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Leave a Comment · Event & Food Styling Inspiration, Food & Cooking, North Carolina, photography, Photography, Projects, Prop, Styling

Shop Tour, Flora, Asheville, North Carolina

February 7, 2014

Flora, Asheville, NC - Photo by Michelle Smith

If all these shop tours in Asheville don't have you pining for a trip there then I don't know what will. Here is a peek into another lovely shop called Flora that I visited, whose walls were covered in ripped out pages of vintage botanical artwork and every blank space covered in plants. . . .

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2 Comments · Cool Boutique, Garden, North Carolina, photography, Photography, travel

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Feminine Modern is the blog of entrepreneur Michelle Smith. She works professionally as a photographer, food and prop stylist, and illustrator. She owns the store Gather Goods Co. in Raleigh, She's worked with West Elm, 3M, Design*Sponge, Meredith Publications, Fons & Porter and Spoonflower among other well-known brands. A garden & DIY lover, she is the photographer of the book Modern Terrarium Studio.

Passionate about shining a spotlight on maker entrepreneurs, she is also the owner of Gather, a maker-focused gift shop and classroom in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. She founded The Rock & Shop Market in 2004 (an event she organized for ten years). The market featured thousands of maker entrepreneurs alongside bands, djs and food trucks and was the first of its kind in North Carolina.

Her husband Ben, a scientist by day, is an entrepreneur too who concocts recipes by night with his business The Apothecary's Kitchen. They live in Raleigh, North Carolina with their elementary school-aged daughter, a prolific doodler who wants to be an artist, a singer, a robot scientist and a teacher when she grows up.

Orange Cake Recipe - Food Photography by Michelle Smith

Orange Cake Recipe

Gingerbread Layer Cake with Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting

Gingerbread Layer Cake with Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting

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