Lovely town art store. Assistance was easy to come by. Friendly. Good selections of products.read more

The staff is always really knowledgeable and very polite. It feels very small town vibes, and you…read morecan't get that feeling at places like Michael's. Amazing selection of different materials!

My wife and I visited Jen and Jess again for their ideas on decorating our expanding home and they…read moredid not disappoint! In our opinion, Casco Bay Artisans has the best collection of beautiful and livable contemporary art we have seen in New England. It's always hard to choose what we want (we wanted it all!) but Jen and Jess found us the perfect piece. They are truly dedicated to their business and extremely knowledgable on every level from buying to delivery.We really look forward to working with Casco Bay Artisans again and again for our art needs. We highly recommend this unusually beautiful Gallery as a must see when in Portland!

Best art gallery in Portland. Tremendous assortment of various art media, with a knowledgeable and…read morehelpful staff. Highly recommend a visit to this magical place.

Sherman's is the series of bookstores in Maine that are the oldest in the state. This happens to be…read morethe newest location of the chain which opened last year in July. It's located in the same plaza as the Shaws. It is a great location and would be a no brainer to be the go to bookstore if we were located closer. My wife could spend hours and hours browsing around this or any bookstore. They do offer more than jus books including puzzles, board games, jewelry, stationary, journals and more. They have all of the variety of genres you would expect and have all of the new releases and classics you'd expect. The different sections are labeled well and the entire space is spread out well enough to never make you feel crowded even if it were busy. Prices are what you'd expect for a bookstore and if you are looking for a deal you can browse their on sale books and maybe find a hidden gem. My wife and I enjoyed browsing this Sherman's and my wife even thinks it is the her favorite of the locations we have visited so far. Great local bookstore to support for those in the Saco & Biddeford area!

Very friendly and helpful service at Caravan Beads. There is a huge variety, great for making…read morejewelry, and so many crafts that require beads. It was our time in and we needed some help. The sales person went out of her way to make us feel welcome. There is even a bead museum next to the shop. There is a fee to enter, but they do offer free entry on first Fridays. I'm hoping to check it out. Apparently they showcase artists who are popular on social media. They show the finished piece in the museum. Very cool! Way to support local artists!

A nice stop for beads. Staff were great. They offered lots of local sea glass, beads, books,…read moresupplies and accessories. Located inside the bead store is the Museum of Beadwork. Big names bead artists show their work as well as teach classes. They have their own parking lot.

What an amazing showroom of furniture and decorating needs! I especially enjoy that it's REAL wood…read moreand the option to stain to your preference. When we went we already knew what we wanted from browsing their online site, but we did a quick spin around to see if here was a better option. When we decided the online entertainment center that we viewed online was what we wanted we did a closer investigation of the item. We soon realized we would want additional holes in the back for wires. When we approached one of the sales rep about our question we were assured that they could make that happen right then and there. While we did another spin around the store the nice man took the center to the back of the store and made perfect 2 inch holes exactly where we wanted them. They even brought the item out and loaded it into my car for a hassle free experience. Too bad they didn't want to follow me up the interstate toy house to bring it up a flight of stairs and rethread all the wires. ;)

Gorgeous store with many unique quality made items. Did some comparison shopping before purchasing…read moreand prices were better than the other stores. Delivery was very fairly priced and extremely fast.

Beautifully curated! What a gem. Finally a vintage place in Saco/Biddeford! Furniture, mirrors,…read moreclothes, home goods, dishware, jewelry, and more.

I recently moved from NYC to Portland, ME and passed Portland Pottery studio a few times since I…read morelive in the neighborhood and decided to join an intro course. They don't make it very clear in the lottery system if the ceramic class is for hand building or on a pottery wheel. I was not looking to learn anything on the wheel. However, I discovered on the first day that the class was in fact making pottery on the wheel. I decided to give it a go since I had already paid upwards of $300 for the entire course. In my first class, the instructor told me that I was going too slow and that I needed to apply more pressure on the clay. I was even worse in my second class because I have early arthritis symptoms and had severe pain in my wrist during and after the class. I felt like my fingers were getting locked and I was not able to apply pressure on the clay. And for the next 2-3 days after the class I experienced pain in my wrist and fingers. I emailed them about my problem in detail and asked if I can switch to hand building which didn't require working on a wheel. They offered me two choices - one I switch to hand building from mid session, meaning I have already missed 2-3 intro classes. Or I continue working on the wheel. But they can't carry forward my credit to the next round of classes. Neither of these choices made sense as I had no prior experience with hand building and I already told them I couldn't work on the wheel. I wanted to support a small business, but they do not care about anything EXCEPT money. Ultimately, I told them they can keep my money and they did. And also never had the decency to reply to my email after that. FYI: anyone planning to join the pottery class, know that you will need to wait in the line to clean up and the whole process itself takes 30 mins or more, which eats into the time they've listed for the class.

I've been enjoying the visits to the cafe to get supplied for my wife who is a potter. But this…read morelocation is far easier to park. If you know what you want, call the friendly crew, place your order, then pay via credit card. They will stack the clay on a pallet just outside the entrance ready to load into your vehicle. We bought 150 pounds of clay recently and it was a lot less harrowing than backing your vehicle down that narrow alley beside the cafe.

Ed's grove, or as our family frequently refers to it "The Dupe Shticky", is a fantastic hardware…read morestore containing just about everything you could ever need. Puzzles, knickknacks, goofy stones, cool dragon statue salt shakers, rakes and stuff for out yard. Man this place has it all. Snacks and fancy soap and all! The service is flippin fantastic, everybody in the establishment is mad chill, and would absolutely give me a fist bump in a heartbeat,. The the cashier is super chill and makes good as heck conversation every time we stop in. She remembered me from a year ago! back in our hometown, we always used to go to Benny's, unfortunately they shut down because of something stupid and dumb. Benny's died. this place is just like Benny's on steroids, couldn't get any better absolutely perfect. Deserves a 100% positive rating. Check out the cool video we attached, this is us chopping a tree down with an axe from Ed's

Ed's grove has been in the area forever. This little Gem of a store has everything you could…read morepossibly need from plants, tools, home decor, games, pet food and more.