2011 Featured Artisans
Sophia Barone is the highest quality jewelry designed at the cutting edge of fashion, following season's latest trends and colors.
One of Susan's favorite things to create is dichroic glass jewelry. Dichroic means two colored, one that passes through and one that reflects. The coating that produces the wonderful iridescent color is actually multiple micro thin layers of metal oxide sprayed on the surface of the glass base. The result is a unique, stunning piece of glass jewelry sure to catch everyone's eye.
Bouchard Family Farm Ployes Mix - The first-ever original French Acadian buckwheat pancake mix farm produced in Northern Maine since 1983. Ployes are a French Acadian flat bread / pancake and can be eaten from appetizers to main course to desserts and snacks, they keep finding new ways to make meals interesting. We invite you to try a product rich in taste and history.
Embroidery-n-more by Jac specializes in all types of custom embroidery, including monogrammed gifts, handmade hair accessories, key FOBS, bridal party gifts, koozies, t-shirts, and fleece blankets.
The D'Orsis began making gingerbread houses and cookies at their home in 1981 as a hobby. Soon, word spread about the delicious baked goods, and customers started showing up at their doorstep looking to try their products. The Gingerbread Construction Co. sell Gingerbread Houses, Gourmet Cookies, Muffin Loaves, Muffins, Brownies, Sugar Cookies, Biscotti and much more!
Jerky Hut New England makes Beef/Turkey Jerky along with Sausage and Beef Snacks. They have up-to-date meat technology meaning that their gourmet-smoked meats are the best on the market. All products are all beef and no fillers. "What a snack stick is meant to be."
MyCape / MyTown Designs is a Cape Cod based company. Designed by Artist and shop owner, this fine line of Jewelry represents your favorite towns and beaches with a gorgeous blown glass bead on a slim sterling cuff. Each bead is accompanied by a lovely story card explaining the beauty and lure of the represented town, village, or coastal waterway.
This unique garment made by professional team of artists using the very best techniques to create the wildest One of a Kind Shirts. Every step related to printing is done by hand. Hand-drawn designs are first transferred onto the screen. Then each shirt is printed individually using non-toxic water based paint, which is safe to your skin and makes prints long lasting after many washings. Shirts are made from lightweight 100% cotton fabric.
Puhalla Studios is a working artist studio, specializing in Potsketry (Clay based Baskets) and Functional Pottery.
Little Rascals produces boutique handmade clothing for girls and boys; everything from dresses, skirts, sweatshirts, overalls, to bibs and accessories.
Lulu's Handcrafted Earrings began out of a need to create! We love designing our earrings in a myriad of ways, full of texture and bling! Designed using Swarovski crystals, freshwater pears, and semi-precious stone and Czech cut glass.
Merry Trading Company designs and manufactures fine quality sheepskin slippers, hats, mittens, gloves, and related wool accessories for the entire family.
Our decorative wall plaques are the perfect gift for anyone who's got a soft spot for sentimental gifts with sweet, cute or funny sayings. They're all handmade at our Vermont studio - We've got dozens of sayings to choose from. Each wall plaque measures 4" x 6" and comes ready to hang with matching cord.
Fennelly Farms offers the best jams, jellies, chutneys and mixes for your enjoyment. We use jam and jelly recipes that date back in the Fennelly family for more than 130 years. To provide "That Good Old New England Flavor," our handmade jams are made in small batches the old-fashioned way, using the finest fruits, pure cane sugar and natural pectin. There are no added preservatives.
Flashback Creations was created in June of 2005 and is located in Hooksett NH. What started with one simple product (The Red Sox 2004 World Series Collage) has developed into various one-of- a- kind sport prints and custom mosaics. All our products and services are created, designed and manufactured through us. We are the creators!
Clever Cover Lampshades offers a fantastic solution for changing your lampshades in a snap. Our lampshades are made of high-quality wallpaper and are beautiful, durable, and the perfect fit for your decor. Whether you need to spruce up an old lampshade, give your lamp a seasonal makeover, or want a long-term decorating solution, Clever Cover Lampshades has you covered! We make all our lampshade covers right here in New England.
Simply Silhouettes and K & K Artistry, Inc. have been in business for over 20 years providing unique gifts for every occasion. Our products include Wall Words, Names in Frames, Silhouettes Elves Gone Wild & Gnomin Originals.
Tracy's Treasures offers fabrics and hand-made items. She has 9 reversible patterns in table runners, potholders, fabric napkins and other fabric related items. All of her creations are handmade in her home studio. In addition, she has a line of baby items and creates personal accessories.
It is estimated that 1 out of every 10 people have abandoned property. It's been reported that there are over $21 million in new unclaimed accounts with 40,000 individuals and businesses. Stop by the Massachusetts State Treasury booth at the festival and find out if there is unclaimed cash waiting for you!
At Fish in the Garden our mission is to create new, unique and creative home and garden accents. Our design focuses on the visual -cerebral sensations of 'flow' that is most clearly seen by the way schools of fish curve in response to elements throughout an underwater landscape. Using stainless steel and ceramics, we aim to deliver this fluid beauty in its organic forms to your home and garden.
“Scrapbooking for your Walls” is a great way to display multiple pictures in a creative and personal way.
The Maynard's offer stock and custom wood and parchment photo mats featuring collages, family trees, pets,
destinations and more. They hope their frames allow families to chronicle their unique memories and for each family’s history to be passed on to future generations.
An irresistibly fun new card game invented right here in New England! It combines strategy, luck, interaction, and excitement into one game the whole family can enjoy. Suitable for all ages 10 and above, Bag-O-Loot mixes elements of Rummy, Poker, Go-Fish. It is easy to learn and offers a lifetime of laughter as you learn to outwit and out-bluff the other players. Come to our booth for a demo and see why everybody loves Bag-O-Loot!
USArtistic Embroidery uses time honored embroidery to beautifully reproduce your family's Medieval Coat of Arms. They embroider Irish Crests on throws, pillow covers, tapestries, sportswear and linen for framing. You will find unique, exciting and quality Irish gifts for your family and friends as well as yourself. Their database includes over 250,000 Coats of Arms from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and many other countries. All products are made in America and embroidered in New Hampshire.
Over the past five years, Barry Jay Cronin has devoted time to exploring the world with his camera. From landscapes to portraits, Barry displays a variety of styles and subjects in his work. Reflected in many of his photos are spectacular images of various bodies of water and flowers as well as interesting faces and places from his travels around the globe. He is currently developing a series of images into a childrens' book.
Founded by Christina Mallouk, Christina's World offers beautiful handcrafted and affordable holiday decor including Christmas ornaments and unique limited addition Santa's. Christina's specialty, however, is elegant and oversized flower designs on glass. These are a delight to display year round. There are also whimsical beaded ornaments, animal figurals, old fashioned clip on birds, bead garlands and finials for every budget. If her ornaments give joy and add a sense of poetry to life.
Using the beauty of glass and light as her primary tools, Michelle incorporates natural elements such as sea glass, shells, and
dimensional or fused glass. Her art is recognized by its elegant lines and celebration of color and texture. Her inspiration is expressed through her love of the ocean, nature and the importance of using recycled goods.
In this high-tech world, it's easy to forget that some of the finest things around us are not man-made. Alpaca is truly a natural wonder being cashmere soft, strong as wool, in a wide array of natural shades. Alpaca requires only minimal processing to become the very finest product, making alpaca a truly eco-friendly textile, We carry a wide array of products made from the incredible fiber along with many Maine Made Products and much more.