It’s pretty cold out right now – and dark. Very dark very early. It’s a good thing our next vendor spotlight is on My Tattered Whimsies, owned and operated by Andra Johnson, who also happens to make the warmest + cutest ‘glittens’ this side of the North Pole. (Yes, I know that that covers a [...]
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Vendor Spotlight: My Tattered Whimsies
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged andra johnson, andra's whimsies, art, bobby pins, chain necklace, craft, cuffs, czech glass beads, etsy, events, fingerless gloves, forest city, holiday, mayo street arts center, my tattered whimsies, sale, southern maine, the big chill, vintage on November 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Big Chill Poster!
Posted in General Info, tagged art, buy local, craft, diy, east bayside, fair, forest city, holiday fair, independent businesses, maine, mayo street, mayo street arts center, neighborhood, portland, sale, southern maine, the big chill, The BIG THAW, vintage on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fantastico! Our Big Chill poster has arrived, via the talented Kris Johnsen and Meagan Anderson, and we are loving it just as much as our Big Thaw poster last April! Looks like the bunnies have crept out of the brush from the Spring poster and have been joined by some other woodland friends. We are [...]
Mildred!
Posted in BIG THAW Photo Album, tagged east bayside, east end, etsy, fabric art, forest city, jackie dubois, maine, mayo street arts center, mildred, mildredmade, munjoy hill, paper goods, pictures, pillows, portland, shoes, The BIG THAW, vintage on May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sweet, lovely Jackie volunteered to set up shop in the coat room which, by the by, is an excellent space to hang vintage clothes! So let’s take a walk through memory lane… Mm! So visit Jackie’s Etsy shop when you can’t find her at The BIG THAW. She’s a lovely lady and a pleasure to [...]
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: IDILLARD
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged animals, art, bird, buck, community calendar, craft, east bayside, east end, etsy, events, fair, forest city, home decor, IDILLARD, light switch, local event, maine, munjoy hill, portland, sale, The BIG THAW, transfers, vintage, watercolor, zebra on April 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Good morning, everyone! We did the walkthrough of Mayo Street with our first draft floor plan this week and good news: all the vendors are going to fit! Ha-ha! Just kidding, we knew they would all along but it was so exciting to be in the space and imagine all the activity that will be [...]
Vendor Spotlight: The Herbal Revolution
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, craft, east bayside, events, fair, forage, forest city, garden, herbalist, kathi langelier, lincolnville, lotion, maine, mask, natural, oil, organic, portland, public events, sale, spring, tea, thaw, The BIG THAW, the herbal revolution, tincture, vintage on April 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Good afternoon, everyone! What with drawing up the floor plan, the systematic poster-ing of Greater Portland, and all kinds of press shenanigans (good ones) going on you can imagine I’ve been a little strapped for time. Luckily! The Herbal Revolution, owned by herbalist Kathi Langelier, is a company I’ve written about before after purchasing a [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Highwire Handmade
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, arts, craft, east bayside, east end, epoxy resin, fair, forest city, highwire handmade, IDILLARD, isabelle dillard, maine, mayo street, munjoy hill, necklace, pendant, portland, sale, silver, sophia sarno, The BIG THAW, vintage on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“One thing I learned at an early age from my Dad, was to look up when you walk. So I do. That’s when I find birds and wires, open skies, clouds and lots of inspiration.” –Sophia Sarno. And isn’t that the truth? The simple and striking designs from Highwire Handmade reflect this early training in [...]
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