NeighborGoods Vendors
Cheryl Meld
I have lived in this community my entire life and have always loved the outdoors and change of seasons we experience. My love of creating art has been a passion since childhood where school and 4-H providing opportunities to learn and grow my skills. I enjoy taking everyday or unusual items and combining them into something new and interesting to display or put into use. Many of my products at NeighborGoods reflect my joy in using color, texture and natural materials to share with others.
Cheryl White
I am a Registered Nurse who has recently retired from 35 years of surgical and clinical nursing.
In my retirement, I have loved spending time at our lake place, crafting and gardening.
I enjoy stenciling boards and creating concrete garden art. I love adding lots of color with art when my gardens are blah giving them a whimsical boost of color!
Dorothy Monroe
Dorothy Monroe has been a life long crafter starting at the age of nine.
Her current interests being soap and candle making. She still continues crocheting, sewing, and making beaded items such as pens and key chains.
When not crafting she enjoys time with her children, grandson and friends.
Marie
I have been crafting for as long as I can remember. It is a great stress reliever for me. I enjoy doing a variety of crafts: crocheting, painting, sewing, jewelry, and miscellaneous things I see that inspire me. My current favorite is sewing, especially upcycling used items into something new.
Marytheresa Cebula
When a cousin of mine died, I inherited her painting supplies, coincidentally, I had just retired, and we had just built a home in the Big Sandy Area. I had never painted before, and I did not
consider myself ‘artsy’, but I decided to try painting a landscape. No one was more surprised than I was to find that I had a little talent, and a passion for painting. If my paintings look a little rough, they are. I paint with my heart and with a lot of encouragement from my family, here in God’s Bold North Country.
I use high quality acrylic paint. I also finish my paintings with acrylic varnish to bring out the colors, to protect the artwork, and to make them ready to enhance your décor.
Thank you for your interest in my artwork.
Marytheresa Cebula, Acrylic Artist
Marytheresa Cebula, Facebook
Marytceb@gmail.com
Evie Ladd
Evie Ladd’s vendor journey began by selling the Circle of Hope Bracelets, jam and several hand-crafted items at local events and at the Aitkin County Relay for Life event. Making and selling jams at farmer’s markets continues to be her primary method of supporting cancer-related charities. Evie is retired from McGregor Area Dental and resides in Palisade. Gardening, volunteering, and sewing alterations fill her days when not creating hand-crafts and making jam!
Megan Ladd
Creating and crafting has been a hobby of mine since I was young. My mother (Evie Ladd) taught me how to crochet and sew as a child and those skills have continued to evolve well into adulthood! I enjoy the challenge of creating new projects and seeing how my ideas and creativity bring joy to others!
Sandi Weller
I am starting to be known as the “Pillow Lady” around here!! Though that is only part of my craft! I also make bags, purses, pet quilts and beds, adult bibs, or “Dignity Cloths” and an occasional apron or other such items that might suit my fancy! I am inspired by my Grandmother’s who were both frugal and creative in their daily lives. I remember bits and pieces of fabric, trim, the button box, rick rack and an assortment of threads, yarns and ribbon. Nothing was wasted! Being a teenager of the 70’s, and working in natural resources for over 30 years has ingrained the recycle, reuse, repurpose movement into my very being! Working and spending time outdoors also inspires my designs. Whimsy, bright color, imagery inspired by nature and natural fiber are evident in much of my work. My embroidery work is a throw back from the 70’s, and love the different colors, textures and stitches. It is calming and centering.
Most of my “Maker” supplies are procured used, secondhand or gifted to me. I repurpose items such as clothing, tablecloths, curtains and other linens into other items. Felt is purchased used as is embroidery thread, buttons and other notions. “Bits and Pieces” are saved to be reused or repurposed. I am a “Maker,” and a “Collector of Shiny Things!” I hope like me, you find beauty in imperfection! Thank You!
Gretchen Polkinghorne
A fiber artist rooted in tradition and wildcraft, Gretchen has her own small herd of pygora goats and she spins their fleece into richly textured yarn. She also repurposes wool coats and other garments into hand-braided heirloom-quality rugs. When not working with fiber, she forages plants from the forest and field, crafting small-batch, natural skincare inspired by the land. Every piece she creates is grounded in sustainability, storytelling, and a deep love for the natural world.
Kerry M Harrison
Designer, Woodturner and Maker
Kerry and his wife, Cathy, have found their haven in the scenic beauty of Lake Minnewawa in northern Minnesota. Their lives revolve around a shared passion for creativity, particularly in the art of woodturning.
Before retiring to their lakeside retreat, Kerry was the mastermind behind “Simple Woodturning Tools,” a venture that reflected his love for crafting.
In their spacious workshop, Kerry sources the wood and conceives new project ideas, while Cathy contributes her design expertise and finesse in finishing. Together, they create unique, handcrafted pieces that bring joy to those who display them in their homes.
Beyond their own projects, Kerry finds immense joy in passing on his skills to the next generation. Teaching his grand¬children about woodturning, he cherishes the moments spent in the workshop with his 9-year-old grandson during their “Turning Saturdays,” fostering a love for craftsmanship and creativity in young minds.
Anne Burdick
Woodturner – Small Business Owner
Anne is Kerry’s daughter who has worked with her Dad for 20 years in a small business in Minnesota manufacturing woodturning tools and accessories. She, like her Dad, has a desire to create and turn beautiful wood and wood/acrylic resin pieces coming up with some truly unique ideas.
Like her parents, she has a love of lake life and makes the trip up to Lake Minnewawa as often as possible on week-ends to turn with her Dad and enjoy the lake.
Anne and her husband have 2 teenagers who both work with their parents in the woodturning tools manufacturing business, with her son also being interested in creating his own resin color ideas and turning both pens and bowls.