Clarksville Family Magazine — December 2014

The December 2014 issue of Clarksville Family Magazine covers the holidays from every angle, spotlighting a custom-stitching local business as the season swings into full gear.

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The issue leans fully into the most wonderful time of the year, promising readers it has the holidays covered — from gift ideas to seasonal happenings across Clarksville, in the comprehensive holiday roundup the magazine delivers each December.

A featured local business, Initially Stitched, gets a spotlight for its custom work — embroidery, Greek letters, screen printing, spirit wear and personalized gifts — the kind of homegrown shop that can turn an ordinary present into something meaningful, wrapped in time for Christmas.

“Little Bit” adds a story-driven feature to the issue, bringing a note of heart to the holiday number, in keeping with the magazine's tradition of pairing seasonal practicality with warmth.

The health pages and recurring departments round out a December issue that celebrates the season while pointing readers toward the local shops and small businesses that make holiday giving personal — a warm, community-minded close to the year.

The recurring departments and photo pages round out a December issue that celebrates the season while keeping its spending close to home. A comprehensive holiday roundup, a spotlight on a custom-stitching local business, and a heartwarming story-driven feature all share the same pages — practicality and warmth together. It is the magazine's signature approach to the holidays, pointing readers toward the local shops that turn an ordinary gift into something personal while wrapping the whole issue in seasonal cheer. As the year closes, the number sends Clarksville families into the holidays a little more organized, a little more generous, and a lot more connected to the community around them. Initially Stitched is the kind of small business the magazine has always loved to spotlight — a local maker turning thread and fabric into something personal, and proof that the most meaningful gifts often come from the shop down the road rather than a distant warehouse. In pointing readers toward it, the December issue makes its annual case that a Clarksville Christmas is best when it is a local one, stitched together by the community itself.

Table of Contents

• Little Bit (p. 46)

Regular departments

• The Fridge (p. 50)
• Family (p. 52)