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Girlfriends Day Trip: Historic Downtown Liberty

Grab a few friends and head to downtown Liberty for a day of shopping, painting and more! We started our day channeling our inner Picaso with a painting class at Blanc Palette, a local paint and sip social painting shop. If you're particular about what you want to paint, check out Blanc Palette's online calendar before you register for the class.


Since we were done painting in just a couple of hours, it was time to hit the shops. Downtown Liberty has a variety of local boutiques all within a few blocks:

• Nickel & Suede: This trendy jewelry store is going gang busters around Kansas City. Once you're familiar with the store's line of leather earrings, you'll start noticing them everywhere. The earrings are billed as "life changing, light weight leather earrings" that give you the dangly earring look without the added weight of a metal earring. The earrings come in a few sizes and styles. Our picks: My favorite is the accent style. This brown leather is a great neutral. Looking for something a little more bold? Try these gypsy teal teardrop earrings.
• Bittersweet and the Little Soap Company: If you're a lover of locally hand made goods, this is the shop for you. Come in for hand made soaps, lotions, bath bombs and more. These goodies leave your skin feeling luxuriously soft (and also make great gifts). As an added bonus, Bittersweet has recently started selling a bohemian chic line of clothing. Our picks: Throw the scented towelettes in your purse to freshen up on-the-go.

• catfish & tater: This is the kind of clothing boutique where you'll find items you just can't pass up. Stop in here for trendy women's fashion. Our tip: The stock changes pretty quickly. Check out the store's Facebook page to browse what's in store.