Friday, November 15, 2024
Vendor Profile: Blockhead Press
Vendor Profile: Alice Frost Studio
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Vendor Profile: Artful Candle Company
Vendor Profile: Sky North Jewelry
Jessie Howes of Sky North Jewelry is a local silversmith who uses nature as her inspiration. Out of this, she creates wearable art in a variety of styles and metals. From embossed sterling silver earrings and necklaces, to silkscreen paper and metal, her pieces appeal to a broad range of customer.
To see more go to https://www.jessiehowesdesigns.com/
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Vendor Profile: Water & Stone Sonoma
Water & Stone Sonoma creates concrete vessels and decor for your home and garden. All pieces are handcrafted individually so no two will be the same. From trinket trays, candle holders and candles to planters and sculptures, Water & Stone has something for everyone on your gift list.
Vendor Profile: Spiral Art Jewelry
Spiral Jewelry & Artisery specializes in hand made artistic and elegant sterling silver, semi-precious stone and multi-metal jewelry. All pieces are designed, curated or made by Spiral’s owner, Jenny Cherney, a geologist and artist who has loved beautiful rocks since forever. As a geologist, Jenny chooses every stone and designs, selects or creates settings that highlight their natural beauty.
Vendor Profile: Elizabeth Rae Potter
Liz Casey makes ceramic home goods with organic textures and colors designed to nourish our innate desire to connect with the natural world. She uses a variety of processes. For her geometric body of work, she uses a slab hand-building technique. More recently, she has been getting back into wheel throwing, working mostly on pouring vessels (teapots, pitchers, etc.) and dinnerware (mugs, bowls, plates), exploring both high-fire and mid-fire glazes.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Vendor Profile: Marree
Every Marree product is designed with your sustainable life and style in mind. From color-mixing botanical dyes, to cutting the perfect curve around a pocket, each design decision Jenny makes is another step towards a beautiful, smart and durable product for you.
Vendor Profile: Krinkly Batiks
For more than 30 years, Sonoma County based Krinkly Batiks has been making creating textiles using the Indonesian technique. Their Batik clothing line for kids and adults involves an 8 step process of drawing, waxing, dyeing, and boiling. All their designs are original and hand drawn with beeswax on natural fiber clothing.
Vendor Profile: Amanda LaMar
Amelia LaMar is a versatile mixed media artist whose creative journey spans a wide range of mediums, from painting and ceramics to photography and clay. While Amelia explores many forms of artistic expression, her work is often defined by bold colors, tactile textures, and a deep love for experimentation. Whether dragging a brush across canvas, staining wood with vibrant hues, or molding ceramics by hand, her creations evolve organically as she plays with surface and material.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Vendor Profile: Christy Silacci Art
From the depths of the recycling bin and the far reaches of her wacky mind and sense of humor, Christy Silacci hand sews her whimsical, folk art creations. Her fabulous creative talent has produced funky hand-made, one-of-a-kind, collectible dolls and animals for more than twenty years. These fanciful and unique creatures can be found from coast to coast in many homes and museums.
Vendor Profile: Amanda Krauss Art
Amanda Krauss has been drawing and painting her entire life and birding almost as long. Thanks to her third-grade teacher she developed an early passion for birds and combined that with her love for the sciences in her artwork. Her artistic inspiration continues to come from this fascination.
Vendor Profile: The Didi Jewelry Project
www.didijewelryproject.com
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Vendor Profile: Raes of Sun
Vendor Profile: Garden Party Variety
Based in Napa County, Garden Party Variety sells an array of upcycled and vintage inspired shadow boxes, vintage and boho faux flower crowns, lavender aromatherapy eye pillows, felt play food from sushi to custom fortune cookies to mini decorate cakes, as well as one of kind Christmas ornaments.
Vendor Profile: Paleta Jewelry
Paleta Jewelry is a collaboration between Jessica Hollibaugh and Mexican artisans. Each piece is designed by Jessica and hand crafted by her team of artisans. Paleta also creates framed paper art using layers of paper to replicate butterflies and other items in nature.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Vendor Profile: Pretty Fun Designs
Pretty Fun Designs creates eclectic jewelry that combines a blend of frivolity, power, and elegance. Pieces are made with a unique mix of stones, metals, tapes, finished and handmade components. All items are consciously designed, hand-assembled, and energized.
Vendor Profile: Bessie Bee Creative
Bessie Bee Creative creates a colorful and whimsical combination of original artwork, jewelry, and housewares. All are created using a number of techniques including laser cutting, fluid abstract art and beadwork.
Friday, November 8, 2024
Vendor Profile: Xodi Jewelry Gallery
As a native of Guerrero, Mexico, Elvira Casimiro works with extended family and friends to design and produce jewelry that continues the tradition of artisan beaded jewelry. Many of her items reflect the colors and icons of Mexico as well as other Latin American countries.
www.etsy.com/xodijewelrygallery.com
Vendor Profile: Sonoma Spice Queen
Sonoma Spice Queen is a local business based in Petaluma Ca started by spice enthusiast and culinary adventured Wind McAlister. Through my love of cooking and cultural exploration I bring to you hand-crafted organic spice mixes and rubs made with the best intentions. Awaken your pallet and make meal preparation easy to manage. We use low salt or no salt, no gluten, or fillers and use only organic ingredients. We have 15-20 choices and have many holiday gift options. Free holiday gift packaging. Happy Cooking!
Vendor Profile: Botanical State of Mind
Botanical State of Mind is compiled from the artwork Evelyn Coleman, a self-taught illustrator living and working in Sonoma County, California. Evelyn started Botanical State of Mind out of a desire to share her love of plants and nature with others. She loves painting local ecosystems, wildflowers she notices on the trail, and California scenes. Evelyn believes that painting nature and places creates a sense of recognition and belonging.
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Vendor Profile: Object Found
Serendipity is one of Object.Found's favorite concepts and it guides the discovery of unusual, nostalgic, sometimes odd, and always charming printed images that are up-cycled into wearable works of art.
The images in pendants are sourced from salvaged books, vintage dictionaries, out-of-date calendars, old greeting cards, and other printed materials that have been diverted from the waste stream. Each pendant features the original source material meaning each piece is one-of-a-kind.... it's a tiny little work of art that expresses a bit of your own personality through a connection with images that evoke memories and fond associations.
Vendor Profile: Cathy Wayne
Cathy has been creating handcrafted wearables since 2008. Items created includ handcrafted felt hats made from wool roving or batts, handwoven garments and scarves, and hand dyed silk scarves.
Vendor Profile: Traci Hanson
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Vendor Profile: Inspired to Be...
Crystel Patterson, based in Sacramento, CA, is the creator of the Inspired to Be... series, a collection of empowering children's books that amplify positive Black narratives and promote social-emotional learning and growth mindset for kids. As a proud mother, Crystel writes diverse children's books that inspire young readers with real-life stories of perseverance, achievement, and self-expression.
Vendor Profile: S.Cary Potter
Sharon Cary is a local potter who throws on the wheel, but has been drawn more and more to hand building with slabs and coils, adding texture, and experimenting with color. Almost everything is meant to be functional, but she also believe in adding a touch of whimsy. All her functional pieces are made of mid-range stoneware clay and finished with food appropriate glazes, to withstand dishwashers, ovens, microwaves, and everyday life.
to see more, go to https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarypotter
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Vendor Profile: Kid Sister Press
Kid Sister Press specializes in works on paper including letterpress and gel plate printing, collage, and drawing.
https://kidsisterpress.wordpress.com
Vendor Profile: Soap Cauldron
Sonoma County based boutique Soap Cauldron is the home of the Three Sisters Apothecary and Soapy Tails. These all natural lines of artisan soaps and skincare are handcrafted in small batches in the centuries-old tradition with gourmet oils, butters, essential oils and botanicals. Started in 1999, Soap Cauldron selects ingredients directly from nature and transforms them into nourishing and gentle products to cleanse and pamper the skin. Experience our truly natural products and pamper yourself or the ones you love.
To learn more visit www.soapcauldron.com
Vendor Profile: ASH Designs
ASH Designs produces silver and mixed metal jewelry with a variety of precious stones. Astrid fabricates all of her own work, forging settings and hand setting stones. Often there is a sense of movement to her pieces which she encourages wearers to wear playfully.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Vendor Profile: Savvycakes Studios
Vendor Profile: Sew Baby!
Kathy Grant of Sew Baby! hand sews all of her adorable children's items including bibs, aprons, blankets and more!
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Vendor Profile: Blue Seal Pottery
Blue Seal Pottery specializes in hand built ceramics, those made with a slab roller and various textures. Each piece is either draped over a mold or shaped, fired, and glazed. At Blue Seal Pottery we never follow the crowd or stick to this color or that. We are always experimenting with different combinations of amazing glazes and wonderful textures. Each piece we make is truly a one-of-a-kind treasure.
www.bluesealpottery.com
Vendor Profile: Demeter's Dreams
Vendor Profile: Cucina Lupa
Cucina Lupa sells made to order custom tiramisu desserts in a variety of flavors including classic, caramel apple, London Fog, and matcha. They also offer pasta making classes and fresh pasta pickup events.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Vendor Profile: Calico Moon
Calico Moon specializes in leather crafts, handmade in Santa Rosa, including handbags, wallets, leather drink holders and bracelets.
Vendor Profile: Stella's Table
Their matriarch, Stella Rosa Carassali, stood as an obvious symbol for Stella's Table's adventure into its boutique of foods that stemmed from family traditions. The traditions and memories, the laughter and tears, all began and ended at the table. No matter the celebration, they gathered around the table with family and friends and partook in delicious food, drank good wine and made an everlasting impact on their friends and family. Inspire your own traditions with their simple, delicious, homemade or handcrafted products that lead to long-lasting memories.
Vendor Profile: Rainy Day Chocolate
A rainy day in early January of 2016, while making chocolate truffles together, was the inspiration for Rainy Day Chocolates. This Sonoma County confectioner curates a beautiful blend of Belgian milk and dark chocolates for its chocolate truffles as well as other quality ingredients for its additional confections including toffee, dipped marshmallows, and other treats.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Vendor Profile: Family Tree Pottery
Vendor Profile: Sia Bella
Sia Bella skincare is handmade in small batches. Using all natural quality ingredients, lovingly made so that you can feel good about what you put on your skin. We want you to have skincare that you don’t have to worry about, that feels good, and makes your skin glow. Skincare for the whole family! Delight the senses, heal the body & soothe the soul.