The Dirty Mitten Store

10/06/2026

It's a chilly morning and I finally fired up the heat. As I sit here all toasty in my robe, sipping coffee, I'm pushing this again! I am giving away 10 of my embroidered sweatshirts and I want them in your hands before Christmas!!! So won't you please help me?

Here's how to e*n*t*e*r:
❤️ Like this post
👯 Tag 2 friends in the comments (each additional comment with 2 new friends is another e*n*t*r*y!)
💬 Tell me which sweatshirt design you'd pick if you w*i*n!
👍 Like & Follow The Dirty Mitten Store page
📲 Share this post publicly so your friends can join the fun!
🚨 Please be aware of scammers! We will NEVER ask you to click a link, provide credit card information, or claim your prize through another page. We will announce the w*i*n*n*e*r*s ONLY on our official page.

🎉 10,000 FOLLOWER G*I*V*E*A*W*A*Y! 🎉

We're so close to hitting 10,000 followers, and I want to celebrate in a BIG way!

🎁 I'm giving away TEN custom embroidered sweatshirts! 🎁

Each w*i*n*n*e*r will get to choose their favorite embroidered design currently in stock from The Dirty Mitten Store

Here's how to e*n*t*e*r:

❤️ Like this post
👯 Tag 2 friends in the comments (each additional comment with 2 new friends is another e*n*t*r*y!)
💬 Tell me which sweatshirt design you'd pick if you w*i*n!
👍 Like & Follow The Dirty Mitten Store page
📲 Share this post publicly so your friends can join the fun!

🚨 Please be aware of scammers! We will NEVER ask you to click a link, provide credit card information, or claim your prize through another page. We will announce the w*i*n*n*e*r*s ONLY on our official page.

🎉 TEN w*i*n*n*e*r*s will be randomly selected once we reach 10,000 followers!

Let's see if this amazing community can help us cross the finish line! Thank you for supporting our small business and all of the incredible Michigan makers we feature. ❤️

Ready... Set... SHARE! 🚀

10/03/2026

So this happened!

You guys love our embroidered shirts and hats so much....I needed three more machines to try to keep up!

Stay tuned for all the fun!

10/03/2026

Check out these beautiful cutting boards we just got in!

The Dirty Mitten Store
300 W. Houghton Ave
West Branch

Open 10-3 today

10/02/2026

🚨 A LITTLE FACEBOOK PSA FROM YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MITTEN LADY 😂

A friend told me she hadn’t been seeing my posts lately, so she went to my page… and realized she had been missing A TON of stuff! 😳

Apparently Facebook decided we weren’t friends anymore. RUDE. 😂

Here’s the deal: if you like, comment, share, or interact with my posts, Facebook is more likely to keep putting me in your feed.

And trust me… you’re going to want to see what’s coming! 👀 I have SO many fun things planned at The Dirty Mitten — new goodies, events, giveaways, shenanigans and plenty of Michigan fun!

So let’s remind Facebook we’re still friends. 😂

👇 COMMENT SOMETHING — ANYTHING!
Tell me what you had for breakfast.
Drop the funniest meme you’ve seen lately.
Tell me your favorite Halloween candy.
Just say HEY! 👋
Heck, leave me a 🦆 if you don't know what else to say. 😂

The more you interact, the more likely I am to show up in your feed!

Now go make Facebook work for us. 😜❤️

10/01/2026

📦 IT'S SHIPPING DAY!!! 📦

The VERY FIRST Dirty Mitten Boxes are officially heading out today! 🎉❤️
If you were one of our first subscribers, WATCH YOUR MAILBOX! 👀📬
And if you chose store pickup, your box is ready and waiting for you at The Dirty Mitten!

I have been SO excited to get these into your hands. I hope you love opening your box as much as I loved putting it together. ❤️

And guess what?

I'm already working on the NEXT one. 👀
I'm currently sourcing and curating November's box, and I have to tell you... I get ridiculously excited when I find that PERFECT little something that I know belongs in the box. 😂

Every month you'll get:
👕 ONE exclusive Dirty Mitten tee in the size you choose
🎁 4–6 additional goodies from Michigan makers
❤️ A little bit of Michigan delivered right to your door
It's part surprise, part Michigan love, and part "OMG, look what came in the mail!" 😂

Didn't get the first box?
Don't worry—you can still get the next one!
📦 November's box ships November 1st.
You can choose the monthly subscription or grab a one-time box if you just want to try it out.
👇 Grab your November box here:👇👇👇
https://www.dirtymittenstore.com/products/dirty-mitten-subscription-box-1

And if your October box arrives today, PLEASE tag us in your unboxing! I want to see your reactions! 🥹❤️
From the Mitten to your mailbox. 🖤📦

10/01/2026

🍂 Introducing The Dirty Mitten Candle Co. — Fall, Up North

Fall in Northern Michigan doesn’t smell like pumpkin spice.
It smells like pine needles under your boots.
A woodstove warming the cabin.
Leather, cedar and smoke.
A glass of something amber after a long day outside.
A quiet lake surrounded by trees.
And the unmistakable feeling that you’ve finally gotten Up North.

Today, we’re introducing The Dirty Mitten Candle Co. Fall Collection — five scents inspired by the places, moments and memories that make a Northern Michigan autumn feel like home.
These aren't your typical fall candles.
They're a little wilder. A little moodier. And very, very Up North.

🌲 NORTHWOODS RESERVE
Sandalwood • Brandy • Leather • Pine Fir • Clove • Cardamom • Cedarwood • Vanilla • Moss
Imagine checking into an old Northwoods lodge just as the sun starts disappearing behind the trees.
There's a leather chair by the window. A glass of brandy on the table. Pine and cedar coming in through the open door. Somewhere nearby, someone has a fire going.
Warm. Woody. Sophisticated. A little rugged.
This is fall in the Northwoods after dark.

🔥 AT THE CABIN
Black Cherry • Cedarwood • Leather • Woodsmoke • Amber
You pull up to the cabin on a crisp October afternoon.
The fire is already going. There's a stack of fresh-cut wood beside the stove. Your favorite worn leather chair is waiting, and someone brought home a basket of dark Michigan cherries.
This is the scent of slow mornings, crackling fires and nowhere you need to be.
The one that makes you want to turn the lights low and stay awhile.

🥃 THE SMOKING GUN
Camphor • Vanilla • Patchouli • Oakmoss • Musk
This one is for the darker side of Up North.
A worn leather chair.
A heavy glass on the table.
Smoke lingering in the air.
Earthy moss beneath the trees.
Deep, mysterious and unapologetically bold.
Think: Northwoods lodge after everyone else has gone home.

🎃 MITTEN HARVEST
Ginger • Clove • Orange • Persimmon
Okay, this one is our nod to traditional fall — but with a Michigan twist.
Picture a crisp October afternoon at the farmers market. Orange leaves blowing down Main Street. Fresh c***r. Warm spices. A basket of seasonal fruit sitting on the kitchen counter.
It's harvest season without smelling like every pumpkin candle on the shelf.
Warm, spicy, bright and unmistakably autumn.

🌹 LAKESIDE ESTATE
Rose • Honey Nectar • Oakmoss
Now imagine a quiet Northern Michigan lake in October.
The summer crowds are gone. The water is glassy. The trees are beginning to turn. There's a vase of roses inside an old lakeside home, honey in the kitchen and moss-covered woods just outside the door.
Elegant. Earthy. Soft.
It's the scent of fall when the lake finally gets quiet.

🍁 Five candles. Five ways to experience Up North.
The Dirty Mitten Candle Co. was created to capture something we know really well:
That feeling you get when you cross the bridge, turn onto the two-lane highway, smell the pine trees and realize...
Yep. We're Up North.

Hand-poured in Michigan in our 10 oz frosted glass jars with natural wood lids, these candles were made for crisp mornings, cabin weekends, bonfires, quiet nights and everything that makes Northern Michigan in the fall so damn good. Also available in 2 oz wax melt bars.

Which one are you bringing home? 🌲🔥🍂

Available now at The Dirty Mitten Store.

09/30/2026

We have just a couple more spots open for the Kinusaiga Workshop on the 11th!

09/30/2026

Body Khemistry was in yesterday with a restock. All natural products for your hair and body. And even some for your fur babies. This Magnesium rub goes fast so grab it while it's here.

09/29/2026

I am so in love with this design.

Should we stock it?

09/29/2026

Join us on Saturday October 10th for Witches Night Out sponsored by Claws and Paws Rescue.

We'll stay open until 7 PM to welcome you. We'll have some warm apple tea and a few other surprises.

Pre-order your sweatshirt to pick up that day here:
https://www.dirtymittenstore.com/products/witches-night-west-branch-sweatshirt

$5 from each sweatshirt will be donated to the rescue.