tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92033082657909960272011-11-06T22:37:59.627-05:00...bridging art and community since 1991designing womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133526641834398615noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203308265790996027.post-37904310900106881902011-11-06T22:37:00.000-05:002011-11-06T22:37:59.747-05:00

We have three beautiful Holiday shows to round out our 2011 season! Join us as we help support Women, Work & Community, A Safe Place and Safe Passage! We are delighted to return to Freeport for the 7th year and our largest Freeport show ever! Over 24 talented lady artisans and craftswomen will be at the Merriconeag Waldorf School (57 Desert Rd.) on November 19th from 9am-4pm.  Michelle Henning

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Our November show in Bangor is fast approaching! We are very excited to return to northern Maine with a fantastic group of female artisans and a wonderful non-profit! Janice Jones Why not start your Holiday shopping before the madness and snow appears? We have fun, sentimental, soothing, and lasting gifts; all handcrafted locally. Come and learn the process of throwing pots, sculpture methods,

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Our annual Kennebunkport show is just around the corner! We are thrilled to have such a talented and varied group of Ladies exhibiting! Why not stop by and start your Holiday shopping early?  Traveler by Susan Barnes Our benefiting non-profit is the Children's Program at Graves Library. Help us support books/reading/learning in our children's lives!  Mermaid Bindery Show details:

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Camden is beautiful in the summer (winter, fall and spring). This Labor Day, Designing Women is returning to the First Congregational Church on Rte. 1 to celebrate summer's passage into fall. Join us for a spectacular show featuring over twenty of the best local lady artisans! Beta Fish by K. Dale Turdo ofAladdin's Lamp Our benefiting non-profit is New Hope for Women. The suggested $2 door

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This year we decided to change things up a bit and start our show season at the fabulous Longfellow's Greenhouses in Manchester, Maine. Shell Moore This is our 5th consecutive year partnering with Longfellow's, and as in previous years, Longfellow's has great sales planned. In addition, our beloved non-profit, The Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center is celebrating their 25th year of

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We are excited about this Holiday Season!  Please join us at one of our upcoming events in Portsmouth on November 27th or in Portland on December 11th. You are sure to find that wonderful, unique, and personal gift you cannot find in the big box stores.  Our Portsmouth benefiting non-profit is A Safe Place, a crisis and domestic violence shelter. The Portland benefiting non-profit is Partners

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We are excited to return to Freeport on Saturday, November 20th to host our annual show. Women, Work and Community will be the benefiting non-profit. Many of our designing women members have taken classes or know someone who has benefited from this wonderful organization. We are delighted to give back and to assist such amazing women helping other women in Maine! Please join us! Start that

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We have a beautiful show planned for the 6th of November!  Please join use from 9am - 4pm at the Center for Family Business, located on Husson University's Bangor campus. The suggested $2 door donation and all refreshment proceeds will benefit Women, Work and Community (womenworkandcommunity.com), a wonderful non-profit with several locations throughout Maine that focuses on educating women in

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Over twenty-five local female artists and craftwomen will converge on the Kennebunkport Consolidated School to display their high quality and beautifully handcrafted pottery, handbags, glasswork, handwoven clothing and accessories, home accents, stained glass, and sculptural ceramic art. Items will range in size and price. The suggested $2.00 door donation and all lunch/refreshment proceeds will

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We are looking forward to another fantastic show in beautiful Camden, Maine. Please join us at the First Congregational Church (55 Elm St.) from 9am - 3pm this Saturday, September 4th. Support New Hope for Women and be entered to win a wonderful handmade quilt!

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This is always a beautiful show. As of this writing there will be 20 fabulous women artisans. Lunch is also available.Come enjoy some of the talented women of Maine and the beautiful gardens of Longfellows GreenhousePuddledock RoadManchester MaineAugust 289:30-4:30

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designing women's 2nd annual spring studio cleaning sale. Come shop great deals, supplies and be the first to preview new work by some designing wonen!

Susannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203308265790996027.post-54251540894581533022010-02-15T12:42:00.001-05:002010-02-15T12:44:35.384-05:00

designing women is growing! We'll have a new show this weekend, a Sunday show, in North Conway, NH.  Winter Carnival will be going on so there's lots to do. You can find us right in the heart of North Conway Village at the Eastern Slop Inn. We'll be there from 9:30 to 3:30. Lots to look at and buy!

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Tis the season for the Portland Holiday show! We have had a great show season with fabulous shows all over the state & NH. If you have not had the chance to get to one of them, Portland is the last show of the season and we would love to see you there.

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After the holiday excitement, come and visit us in Portsmouth at our new location, The Frank Jones Center, 400 US Highway 1 Bypass, Portsmouth NH. Easy access and plenty of parking. Over 30 women artists from Maine and New Hampshire will offer distinctive craftwork and art from clothing and jewelry to pottery and bath products. Something for everyone! 10 AM- 4 PM See you there!

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See us next in Freeport, Maine on Nov. 21 from 9-4. A beautiful location at the Merriconeag Waldorf School. Check our website for more information.

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Great time in Bangor with a LOT of customers milling about all day long! Check our Facebook page for some photos.

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Next Designing Women ShowNov 7, 2009Husson CollegeBangor, Maine

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May 2, Saturday at The Woodsford Church in PortlandDesigning Women will be cleaning their studios. Come on Come all!!!!Some will even be previewing new designs and pieces

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We had a great day together- accomplished alot on the Cobossecontee Stream. Wintry but lovely!As usual, it was almost a party, even though we had so much to do, but the board of directors is comprised of such a dedicated and active group of women. We all enjoy one another's company and respect the perspective that each of us brings to the board. We share the vision of supporting our membership

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With the kids help I finally figured out how to get into the blog and then of course post.Happy New Year!!! Its going to be a fun one. I like odd numbers.I have had a couple fun exciting things happen to me.1. I have used Laguna Clay products and materials for a long time. They have a featured artists page on their website and after submitting my images, etc I was put up on their site. Go

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OK, one more menopausal artist joining the blog!As always, it was great to see everyone at the shows.  Thanks to all the new show directors, and the 'experienced' ones, too, for a great show season with designing women.As we reach out to younger artists and customers, the rest of us will be learning lots of new things (like how to blog!!!)  Since winter is always the time for artists to reflect,

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When I arrived home from the Freeport show last Saturday, things had a light dusting of snow. Then, yesterday, everything was covered! It was all so pretty! But, last night's rain and wind took care of it. Still, it gets me in a holiday mood.Kari and her crew have been busy working on the show in Portsmouth. Kind of a tight schedule to set up a show the day after Thanksgiving! Portsmouth has such

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I went to sign on and found out I had a blog already!!!! something the kid set up for me so I posted.This will be fun. I don't have any news. Still trying to find the instructions for making ice from scratch. I had fun in Freeport and am looking forward to our next shows.Have a great T-day everyone.Oh I posted the DW shows on my blog as well.MK

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We had a great time in Bangor! I posted some photos from it in the slide show. We helped to raise over $1350. for the Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center. The location at Husson was easy for most of us to load in and out plus easy for everyone to find. We'll be there again next year.

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We'd like to welcome all to our new blog. Customers will find show updates and schedules, artists can find notices about our shows, reviews of each show and anything the show directors need to let us all know. If you've been to one of our shows, please let us know how you liked it. Be patient with us... some of us are new to blogging!

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