by Meredith Marsh | May 6, 2015 | Exploring the Finger Lakes, Handmade in the Finger Lakes
Are you a last minute gift buyer? I am. I also am an online shopper, and those two don’t mix well. Luckily there are TONS of local books and gifts on Amazon (even with Prime shipping) that you can order TODAY in time to give to your mom on Mother’s Day. So...
by Meredith Marsh | Feb 26, 2013 | Exploring the Finger Lakes, Handmade in the Finger Lakes
Well here we go, I was on Etsy.com again recently looking for Finger Lakes related goods and came across these interesting maps. In the Etsy shop Snuppan, Rochester’s Erin Britt makes these typographic maps of Finger Lakes (and other New York state lakes)....
by Meredith Marsh | Jan 18, 2013 | Exploring the Finger Lakes, Handmade in the Finger Lakes
Really now… this is very cool. I just love finding Finger Lakesy jewelry that isn’t in the shape of a lake (because… ya know… the lakes doesn’t exactly look pretty out, of context…). This is a grape leaf necklace made right here in...
by Meredith Marsh | Dec 20, 2012 | Canandaigua, Exploring the Finger Lakes, Guide to Finger Lakes Gifts, Handmade in the Finger Lakes, Towns & Places
These are the sweetest little things! These Christmas Tree pendants are made from glass handpicked off the shores of Cayuga Lake. Wear them as a necklace, hang them in a window and let them catch the sunlight (if you can find some in the Finger Lakes… jeeez), or...
by Meredith Marsh | Oct 26, 2012 | Exploring the Finger Lakes, Giveaways, Guide to Finger Lakes Gifts, Halloween in the Finger Lakes, Handmade in the Finger Lakes
As part of my Great Halloween Birthday Giveaway (ending 10/30, enter NOW!), I had been searching for real Chocolatiers in the Finger Lakes. Last Saturday, I stopped for a visit at Rue Claire Lavender Farm and Artisan Chocolate in Lodi, NY. The shining sun caused the...
by Meredith Marsh | Oct 23, 2012 | Exploring the Finger Lakes, Food in the Finger Lakes, Guide to Finger Lakes Gifts, Halloween in the Finger Lakes, Handmade in the Finger Lakes, Ithaca, Penn Yan, Towns & Places
Last week, I set out looking for handmade, artisan chocolatiers in the Finger Lakes for the Great Halloween Birthday Giveaway. What I found was little piece of France right in Ithaca. Sarah’s Patisserie is a sweet little gem tucked away in Cayuga Heights’...