Happy Sunday, all! The Big Thaw is days away (21 days, to be exact) and we’re getting very excited over here at HQ. Craftspeople are hunched diligently over their workbenches, vintage sellers are dusting off their wares, and shoppers are stuffing wads of cash in their mattress that they plan on dispensing at the Thaw. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘arts’
Vendor Spotlight: Judy B Designs
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged arts, crafts, fair, judy b designs, judy babin, maine, portland, sale, south portland, The BIG THAW, vintage on April 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Hand Printed, Limited Edition of 100, Big Chill Poster-y Goodness!
Posted in General Info, Uncategorized, tagged arts, big chill, crafts, december 3rd, emblem studio, kris johnsen, maine, mayo street arts center, meagan anderson, portland, sale, screen print, time lapse screen printing, vintage, youtube video on November 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’m beside myself! The December 2011 Big Chill Poster is just gorgeous! Each one in the edition of 100 (all signed by Meagan Anderson and Kris Johnsen) is a little different, with layers and layers of colors. Watch that video up there and see just how committed to handmade quality this whole song and dance [...]
Vendor Spotlight: The Last Domino
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged arts, crafts, east bayside, events, holiday sale, jocelyn kahn, maine, mayo street arts center, portland, sale, the big chill, the last domino, vintage on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ladies + Gentle Bens, we are so excited to bring to you the first of THIRTY ONE vendor spotlights featuring our wonderful artists + collectors who will be selling at The Big Chill on Saturday, December 3rd at the Mayo Street Arts Center (10 Mayo Street, Portland, Maine) from 10am-4pm. And why not start off [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Melon Bee (Bevin Holmberg)
Posted in Uncategorized, Vendor Spotlight, tagged animals, art, art show, arts, arts center, bayside, bright color, community calendar, craft, east bayside, east end, etsy, event, events, fair, forest city, handmade, local event, maine, mayo street, mayo street arts, mayo street arts center, munjoy hill, painting, portland, public events, sale, spring, thaw, The BIG THAW, vintage, warm weather on April 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hola, readers! We caught up with Bevin Holmberg of Melon Bee who will be sharing her space at The BIG THAW with Melissa Bankhead, seamstress extraordinaire. We learned that Bevin is a recent Maine transplant (Welcome, Bevin!) and that she has a super cool ‘day job’ to help pay the bills… ~~~ The BIG THAW: [...]
Vendor Spotlight: David Jacobson Glass
Posted in Uncategorized, Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, art show, arts, arts center, celebrate, community calendar, craft fair, crafts, david jacobson, east bayside, east end, etsy, event, events, fair, forest city, functional, glass, handmade, heirloom, local event, maine, mayo street, mayo street arts, munjoy hill, photography, portland, public events, sale, southern maine, spring, thaw, The BIG THAW, traditional, vintage, warm weather on April 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ohhh drizzle, drizzle. The weather’s forecasting cloudy and in the 40s for Saturday but as long as it’s ANYTHING but this we’ll be psyched! Actually, rain is a huge part of the thaw – after all, how would thirsty crocuses get what they need to start popping their heads out of the ground? Here’s [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Lulubeans
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, art show, arts, arts center, bayside, community calendar, craft, craft fair, crafts, diy, drop spindle, east bayside, east end, etsy, events, felt, fiber, forest city, handmade, little eye designs, local event, maine, mayo street, mayo street arts, mayo street arts center, munjoy hill, portland, public events, sale, skein, spin, spring, thaw, The BIG THAW, vintage, warm weather, weave, wool, yarn on April 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today’s Vendor Spotlight is brought to us by Shanna Tice of The Makings of Shanna Tice. We thank her very much for her time spent putting all this great information together! You can find Lulubeans set up on the lower level of Mayo St. among the artist studios. Without further ado…. Lulubeans! ~~~ Soft, dreamy, [...]
Vendor Spotlight: A New Heirloom
Posted in Uncategorized, Vendor Spotlight, tagged a new heirloom, arts, ashley tyler, bathing suit, bikini, community calendar, crafts, dress, east bayside, east end, events, fair, jodphurs, leather, local, local locate, maine, munjoy hill, native american, necklace, peninsula, portland, sale, scarf, scarves, silk, spring, t shirt, thaw, The BIG THAW, vintage, warm weather, women's apparel on April 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Happy sunny Sunday, everyone! I am about to go out the door for some breakfast at Marcy’s, but in the meantime let’s ogle over some goodies from Ashley Tyler: A New Heirloom. ~~~ Ashley Tyler is a recent Maine transplant whose work in the fashion industry is bringing muchas cosas to the Portland, ME apparel [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Meagan Anderson
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged animal, art, artists, arts, collage, craft, crafts, crochet, drawing, east bayside, east end, event, fair, knit, local event, maine, munjoy hill, portland, poster, print, sale, sewing, vintage on April 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Where does the time go? Only 10 days now until The BIG THAW and we are excited! To all those out there in the cyberspace that have been following us, please be sure to tell your friends or… even better! Take them with you to Mayo Street Arts Center at 10 Mayo St. in Portland [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Hand Me Down Designs
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, arts, community events, craft, crafts, east bayside, east end, eco-friendly, etsy, etsy maine team, events, events calendar, fair, green, hand me down designs, jeans, maine, malaika picard, munjoy hill, portland, recycle, repurpose, sale, shanna tice, The BIG THAW, upcycle, vintage on April 4, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Ladies and gentlemen of the internets, I present to you our vendor spotlight on BIG THAW vendor, Hand Me Down Designs. Malaika Picard, owner and seamstress extraordinaire, has been such a valuable resource and not shy at all pushing her sleeves up and getting her hands dirty in the muck of craft fair construction. OK [...]
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