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: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘warm weather’
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 »
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: Boom Chick-a-Boom
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, arts center, baby hat, boom chick a boom, booties, calendar, community, craft, east bayside, east end, events, fair, ladies' fashion, local, local locate, maine, mayo street, molly angie, munjoy hill, portland, sale, spring, thaw, vintage, warm weather, women's apparel on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oh my goodness! Only four days left for us to create, stock up and pack up for The BIG THAW. We can’t wait to see you all there – in the meantime, a little goodness from Molly Angie at Boom Chick-a-Boom: We caught up with Boom Chick-a-Boom tonight and were dying to know [...]
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: Mildred
Posted in Uncategorized, Vendor Spotlight, tagged apparel, april 16th, art, bags, beast, boots, card, community calendar, craft, east bayside, east coast, east end, event, fair, fowl, jackie dubois, jacqueline dubois, jewelry, kimono, maine, mayo street arts, mildred, munjoy hill, pillow, portland, sale, shoes, silk, spring, thaw, The BIG THAW, vintage, warm weather, woodland on April 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Oh my! Have you been outside yet today?? Yikes, it’s warm and all I needed to wear was a t-shirt and a cardigan! That doesn’t hurt at all, no sir. We’re hoping the weather is nice enough next Saturday that we can open the upstairs AND downstairs doors and all just breathe in that fresh, [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Merchants Row
Posted in Uncategorized, Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, blocks, body surfing, counties, craft, east bayside, east end, fair, handboard, learning tools, letters, maine, mark marchesi, merchants row, michelle marchesi, munjoy hill, my little anchor, portland, puzzle, sale, spring, thaw, The BIG THAW, vintage, warm weather, wooden kids toys, world map on March 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday we featured the lady Marchesi (Michelle) from My Little Anchor. We now introduce the equally nautically-named Merchants Row from Mark Marchesi, the Mr.! On a personal note, I got to watch Michelle and Mark for two days last December during Picnic at the Irish Heritage center peddling their wares – the crowd could [...]
Vendor Spotlight: My Little Anchor
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, craft, east bayside, east end, fair, jewelry, maine, merchants row, munjoy hill, my little anchor, nice out, portland, sale, spring, summer, thaw, The BIG THAW, vintage, warm weather on March 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Goodness, gracious. Life is full of little surprises and these fantastically tiny earrings from My Little Anchor are no exception. The colors, shapes and patterns available speak to many different styles and there is bound to be something for everyone. Let’s take another indulgent look: Whoa!! It’s like hearing color in stereo!! Michelle Marchesi [...]
Vendor Spotlight: The Makings of Shanna Tice
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, celebrate, craft, crochet, earrings, east bayside, east end, fair, hats, jewelry, maine, munjoy hill, owl, portland, sale, spring, thaw, The BIG THAW, vintage, warm weather on March 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Malaika Picard of Hand Me Down Designs interviewed Shanna Tice of The Makings of Shanna Tice for her vendor spotlight here at The BIG THAW! I recently had the pleasure of spending the day with Shanna Tice of The Makings of Shanna Tice, and I’m so glad I took the time to make the trip! [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Flat Out Tees
Posted in Vendor Spotlight, tagged art, craft, east bayside, east end, fair, flat out tees, forest city, glorijane, graphic design, humor, maine, munjoy hill, portland, sale, spring, t shirt, tee, thaw, The BIG THAW, vintage, warm weather on March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday! Sunshine, not-too-freezing temps and a run of vendor spotlights on The BIG THAW Blog to show you all the fantastic sellers who will be with us on Saturday, April 16th at the Mayo Street Arts Center at 10 Mayo St. in Portland! Seeing as we have more vendors than days left before The Thaw [...]
