Eric started making cold process soap after purchasing a handmade bar of soap at a local craft fair. After months of research and many test batches, he perfected his recipe and made bars for friends and family to try. He also came up with a gentle and nourishing bar for one of his daughters who has sensitive skin and winter eczema. Upon getting great feedback and requests for more, we decided to create our own body and candle products based on natural and simple ingredients that everyone could use without harmful manufactured chemicals. Our customers love our products and we hope you will too.
Kurier
I have always been a “maker”. After attending MECA, I worked in the advertising industry, but continued to long for an opportunity to step away from the computer and work with my hands again. Working with leather was that chance. After an exhausting search for a leather bag that filled not only the roll of practical, but also expressed my desire for unique style, I decided that the only way I’d find what I was searching for was to make it myself. My handbag line, Kurier, is made entirely from high end leather – sourced from Maine and Europe. I’ve spent years perfecting my quality and design work and feel that each item I make is the best possible example of who I am as a maker.
.Sew Fetch Dog Co.
From boredom grows the best creativity, Sew Fetch is an accidental business that changed my life for the better. As a busy mom of three, Sew Fetch started when I was needing something to keep me busy and provide extra income for my growing family. Now 7 years later Sew Fetch is a growing business every day while still allowing me to be present with my family when it matters the most. We specialize in beautiful collars that are relatable and secure so you can have the best of both worlds; a nice looking collar and one that is also strong enough to keep your dog safe.
Maine Hempworks
Maine Hempworks is a small, hemp-based business currently focused on handcrafted personal care products including lip balms, liquid and bar soaps, lotion sticks, and beard oils with ingredients you can read and understand! We use organic industrial hemp oil, which is in all our non-CBD products, contains no THC or CBD, we use the hemp oil for its incredible moisturizing characteristics. Hemp seed oil has the ability to absorb into the skin quickly as well as being a natural humectant that is light on the skin and won’t leave a greasy feeling on your skin, it makes a perfect body care oil. Our products are certified vegan by Vegan Action as well as cruelty-free through the Leaping Bunny Program. All Maine Hempworks products are gluten-free, our oils and butter are all organic, our coconut oil, shea, and cocoa butter are also certified Fair Trade. The CBD oil for our CBD product line is farmed right here in Maine, by LoveGrown Agricultural Research LLC in Farmington, our CBD oil is full-spectrum and third-party lab tested. We produce some products that we donate 100% of the profit from to support three charities – visit www.mainehempworks.net to learn more. Hemp stewardship and education are very important to us and we take as many opportunities as we can to educate our retail partners and potential customers about hemp. We’d like our company to become synonymous with quality, handmade, hemp-derived products and Maine-made craftsmanship to our customers.
Good To-Go
Nowadays, when it comes to food, the words “quick” and “healthy” aren’t often used together. You can have one, but don’t expect to have the other—until now. We aim to change how people eat on-the-go.
Chef Jennifer’s creations are thoughtfully crafted to provide a meal that not only tastes great but is truly good for you. Whether you’ve hiked all day for that summit view, rose with an alpine start to earn those backcountry turns, or are simply looking for an easy-to-make option at home, all you need is boiling water and in minutes you’ll have a delicious meal.
We strive to offer meals to suit all diets, which is why all of our products are gluten-free, low in sodium, and made with no preservatives. We also offer several vegan and vegetarian options.
HMH Vises
HMH is Maine’s only manufacturer of fishing fly tying vises and fly tying tools. All the vises are hand assembled and tested in our Biddeford shop and ship around the world. HMH also has materials made for, and assembles kits for tying tube flies. We believe that you won’t find a better combination of careful design and performance features, top quality materials, precision machining, versatility, and great looks. Thank you for your interest in HMH fly tying vises.
Hearth and Harrow
We specialize in designing and hand-printing organic, nature-inspired textile home goods including tea towels, cloth napkins, and throw pillows. All of our products are made with 100% Certified Organic cotton. Our tea towels and cloth napkins meet the Global Organic Textile Standard which certifies that they are not only organic but also sweatshop free!
We are especially proud of how our pillows are made. We use 100% Organic Cotton grown in Texas and woven in South Carolina. We then screen print and sew the pillows with our own hands at our home studio. The materials for our pillows are grown and sewn entirely in the United States, supporting American workers and offering a product with a low carbon footprint.
We are artists, screen printers, outdoor enthusiasts, the happy parents of two energetic little boys, and so proud to live and work in the great state of Maine!
Zwellyn Pottery
Zwellyn Pottery makes handmade pottery for everyday use. Making everything from pottery coffee mugs, bowls, plates, platters, spoon rests and everything in between. All of my pottery is hand thrown on the pottery wheel and most of it is also carved, with love, using a technique called sgraffito. That is when a slip or underglaze is applied and a design is carved through the pot. Zwellyn Pottery is made of stoneware fired in an electric kiln to cone 6 which helps produce bright colors.
Eternal Knot
Original Hand Embroidered Designs
The Eternal Knot is my fiber arts studio in Down East Maine where I make hand embroidered needle art, bags, accessories, table linens, home décor, holiday decorations featuring Maine balsam and original DIY kits.
I make each piece from start to finish in my Maine workshop using local and natural materials whenever possible – primarily cotton, linen and wool. Each piece is carefully hand-embroidered using traditional embroidery stitches and techniques – I never use an embroidery machine. My work features colorful modern designs inspired by nature, Scandinavian design, traditional folk art and the Maine landscape. I design, cut, hand-embroider and sew everything myself, one piece at a time. Each finished piece is unique, a special, hand-crafted one-of-a-kind original.
Tricia Granzier Art
I’m an artist happily living on the coast of Maine, doing what I love. I’ve lived most of my life along the New England coast, currently (and for the past 20 years) residing in Scarborough so it’s not surprising that coastal life and the changing seasons inspire much of my work. In recent years, I’ve also enjoyed still life painting, often choosing to explore and tackle the painting of objects with interesting texture, transparency or reflection. I paint mostly in oil and some acrylic, using professional grade paints and brushes to create original works of art.
I am primarily self-taught. My road to becoming a full-time artist includes having been raised by scientist parents who gave me a keen eye for observation, a love for nature and the tools and opportunity to explore my passion. I also credit a grandmother who was an oil painter. Though I never knew her, her lasting work and talent influenced and encouraged me from my earliest years. My love for creating art, both drawing and painting, was obvious from a very young age and it was, thankfully, recognized and supported.
Nonetheless, I went off to school for a non art-related education and while I enjoyed my early career in the corporate world and painted on the side as time allowed, I always imagined a future where I would one day have my own studio and create art instead. The move to Maine in 1999 finally allowed for that (although the studio would come years later after three kids were raised and the playroom was no longer needed.) I’ve been painting ever since and have found both success and reward in finally doing what I was meant to do.
In 2020, I was named one of Maine’s Noteworthy Artists by Maine Home + Design Magazine. I am a member of Oil Painters of America. My work has been juried into shows both locally and nationally, and has sold to collectors throughout the US. In addition to selling my work at various juried shows in Maine, I have a shop on Etsy, the link to which can be found in my profile.
I hope you enjoy my work and that you find something that speaks to you. I’m happy to answer any questions so don’t hesitate to message me. – Tricia