Art Glass Jewelry from Maine!

These wonderfully colorful and cheery earrings and necklaces are created in Maine by Linda and Ken Perrin. They are familiar faces in Bar Harbor area craft shows and markets. Taking inspiration from seaglass chips found on the beach, the Perrin's manipulate flamework glass rods into these alluring colors. They then work with Sterling Silver wire and create interesting mounting techniques for the glass beads. We have just received a good selection of this new work and it has been very well received, so stop in and see it for yourself!

Cool Looking Candles from Skeem

Graphic designer Geoff Weiser and former retail buyer, Suji Meswani, are the co-owners of Skeem Candles. Prior to launching the Skeem brand in 2004, this Philadelphia based husband and wife team, did more than a year of research and development to perfect the wax formulation, develop the scents and colors and, of course, create the candles themselves. The name “Skeem”? Well, it is a play on words and the company is named after the couple’s “scheme” to break free from the corporate world. The rich, colorful designs and unique long-lasting scents are inspired by their vast travels which include three to four annual trips to exotic locales such as, India, Costa Rica, and Thailand.

"We've never understood the plain-ivory-candle-in-the-fancy-box thing. Isn't it a bit of a let down when you open it up, and the box, which is the nicest part, is just trash? We’ve thoughtfully designed all our products so they are beautiful and intriguing on their own, without any excess packaging. Our candles are silk-screened, then poured with our custom soy/paraffin wax blend to ensure a clean, even burn. Once the wax has burned down, our pillars are reusable as drinking glasses. We also encourage you to reuse our 3-wick containers for things like holding cotton balls, storing paper clips, or even as a sugar jar. In addition to making beautiful, long-lasting products, we’re proud to manufacture candles that can be reused and recycled. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

Hand-painted vintage bird prints bought at an Argentine flea market set the stage for our Migration collection. Layered on top are bits of lace, borders, type, and stamps, all from our ever-growing collection of found objects and ephemera. In keeping with our philosophy, each jar is completely reusable once the candle is finished burning.

• 80 hour burn time
• Triple wick
• 4 3/4" wide x 3" high

Feeling Good with a Tokyo Milk Bubble Bath

This Rose with Bees bubble bath is simply incredible, with luxurious fragrance and moisturizing premium ingredients, including Japanese Green Tea Extract, and avocado and olive oils with with vitamin E. Envelop your senses with this incredibly fragranced bubble bath. This fragrance, called "Gin and Rosewater", is Tokyo Milk's number 12, which combines citrus zest, rosewood, mimosa, and mandarin in a beautiful balance. And the Denver based Tokyo Milk never disappoints with the super stylish and chic packaging. This bubble bath comes in an elegant glass bottle with an "inside-out" label, showing the prettiest side through the inside of the bottle. This wonderful bubble bath comes in two sizes. Pair it with a bar of their triple French milled soap and you will feel absolutely decadent! Created with a vegetable base and shea butter to moisturize. Each bar is lavishly packaged in a beautiful paper wrapper with bees and glitter accents.

Color in the Garden

Let's start thinking about the future. Not the far distant future, but simply the near future. Like May. My garden is a dream in May with all the Forget-Me-Nots, Euphorbia and Daffodils in full bloom. These three colors are fantastic together. Now with the addition of Diane Markin's Garden Sparkler, the color really bursts forth. We've carried these sparklers for many years and they are always popular, but with all the clouds we've had over the last 6 weeks, thinking about these colors really wipes away the gloomy winter blahs. Each sparkler is comprised of handmade glass and ceramic beads on sturdy wire "fronds". The flower part sits atop a 48" steel rod that sticks into the ground. You can leave these out all year round with only a simple spring cleaning to keep them shiny. If you want to prevent the metal parts from rusting, just spray metal and beads alike with a clear lacquer from a spray paint can once a year. I have to admit that they even look great in the snow!

Soups On! Save the Date!

On Saturday, March 27th, the Ligonier Chamber of Commerce is holding the first Soups On! event in Ligonier. Beginning at 11:00 A.M. more than 20 area chefs will be vying for bragging rights to Ligonier's best soup. Each restaurant will be paired up with a local shop in which they will be serving up their masterpiece. Visitors to town will sample the soups and vote for their favorite. Visitors need to register to participate. Cost for pre-registration is $5.oo plus a canned good. Registration on the day of the event is $8.00 plus a canned good. The canned foods will be donated to a local charity. This is going to be a great event for the town and local food banks. Please help us get the word out by forwarding this entry to all your friends! Thanks! And may the best chef win!