Go to SaplingVegan’s Etsy store to get one of these shirts!
Sometimes the Internet Goddess bestows (doughnut-flavored) blessings upon you, and my friends, this was indeed one of those instances. Late one evening I saw my Instagram notifications lighting up from a new follower, so I went to check out their account. Lo and behold, I was met with the glory of SaplingVegan’s deliciously inviting food porn, and images of amazing, vegan-inspired t-shirt designs. Several direct message exchanges later, I had the pleasure of knowing a bit more about Stephanie (aka SaplingVegan), we were vegan BFFs, and I knew I had to give her a VS shout-out!!
I love supporting vegan businesses, especially local to LA and owned by women! And keeping it in the family (and local), her shirts are printed in Downtown LA at her cousin’s shop, Shirt Agency. She currently has two designs and some stickers, and is just getting started. I can’t wait to wear my shirt on a vegan doughnut tour of LA!
She sent me a little bio about herself and, hello, my friend crush only got bigger.
I’m just a little lady who enjoys eating, sleeping, and dreaming of what I’ll eat when I wake up. I live in LA with my two elderly fuzzers, Harry (a Basset Hound) and Lady (a Cocker Spaniel). I went vegetarian at 14 and have been vegan for about 5 years now. I’ve always loved animals and am pretty sure, even to this day, that my stuffed animals were totally real. I’ve got a do no harm attitude, unless it’s toward doughnuts or pizza, I’ll DESTROY THEM! I lived in San Francisco for a few years and the vegan food scene is awesome. You’ve got your main staples of Gracias Madre, Pepples, Ken Ken Ramen ( the make a mean veggie raman),and Millennium. LA’s vegan scene is never ending! It’s so huge; I’ve lived here almost a year and feel like I haven’t even scratched the surface. My goal is to eat every vegan doughnut in LA. So far Donut Friend’s lemon Weapon (made vegan) and Real Food Daily’s cronut are tied for first place.
She also has a blog where she posts recipes, and does product reviews and giveaways. Being that she’s also a recent transplant from SF to LA (same as me, Laura and Jenny!), she blogs about her favorite places to eat there, along with the Inland Empire, and LA. In addition to that, she’s a contributing writer to Plant Based on a Budget.
Basically, Stephanie rules, so go buy a shirt and follow her on Instagram at @SaplingVegan.
Bonus: FREE SHIPPING for one week for VS readers! Just use the code: vegansaurus when you check out!