You’re invited to an evening of sipping, snacking, and shopping from local artisans and merchants. After a brief hiatus, we’re excited to be back! With the selection of carefully curated vendors, you’re sure to find something for everyone on your list (including you).
Returning to our roots, we’re thrilled to be where the magic first began… at the charming Willowdale Estate. Situated indoors throughout the estate, we’ve designed a luxurious shopping experience that’s both intimate and spacious. A cash bar with savory snacks will be available for all to enjoy.
Sensational Stuff. Made Locally.
Keeping with tradition, each guest will receive a complimentary tote bag. We’ll also be donating a portion of the ticket sales! Due to the limited amount of tickets, we encourage you to reserve yours as soon as possible. See you soon!
You’re invited to an evening of sipping, snacking, and shopping from local artisans and merchants. After a brief hiatus, we’re excited to be back! With the selection of carefully curated vendors, you’re sure to find something for everyone on your list (including you).
Sensational Stuff.
Made Locally.
Returning to our roots, we’re thrilled to be where the magic first began… at the charming Willowdale Estate. Situated indoors throughout the estate, we’ve designed a luxurious shopping experience that’s both intimate and spacious. A cash bar with savory snacks will be available for all to enjoy.
Keeping with tradition, each guest will receive a complimentary tote bag. Due to the limited amount of tickets, we encourage you to reserve yours as soon as possible. See you soon!
Lady Jane Maker
Lady Jane Maker creates handmade knitwear, crochet, and wool-based accessories for people, pets, and home. Everything we sell is handmade in Boston, MA and we place an emphasis on sourcing materials sustainably and locally. Founded in 2017, Lady Jane Maker seeks to provide high-quality and cozy comfort to all our customers.
BellaLuna Designs
My grandmother, Nona Rita, taught me to sew and knit at age 6. I never took to knitting, but I loved sewing! I got my first sewing machine for Christmas when I was 10. I love to create, not so good following patterns…I would rather do it on my own…I love to work with natural fibers, cotton, linen, and cashmere… I love scarves…I own more than I want to count…I love it when someone likes my work…most of my winter cashmere creations are one of a kind.
Bellicchi's Best Biscotti
What to have when a little something sweet will hit the mark… Bellicchi’s Best Biscotti is the solution. Pair with coffee, tea, prosecco, grappa, and other spirits, or enjoy just the biscotti by itself. The deliciousness is in the taste and the size. Bellicchi’s Best is smaller or larger than other Biscotti and has the perfect amount of crunch – perfect for dunking and snacking. Each bite offers a different taste whether it’s a burst of chocolate, the crunch of almonds, or the richness of macadamia nuts.
Lara's Cuisine
Lara‘s Cuisine is proud to offer a brand new collection of Pestos and Relishes, a genuine selection of Italian recipes that will spoil your taste buds. Products are made exclusively with fresh and natural ingredients, with no preservatives, no artificial colors and no trans fat to give you the best and healthiest tasting experience.
Cape Ann Sea Salt
Cape Ann Sea Salt Co. is a woman-owned small- business dedicated to bringing the delicious taste of all natural sea salt to our customers in an eco- friendly sustainable way. Our salts are all solar dried in greenhouses on our salt farm, 900 feet from the ocean in Rockport, MA. In addition to our plain sea salt we also offer a variety of delicious flavored salts to enhance all your culinary creations!
Locust Street Pottery
Functional pottery for the home. Elaine started her pottery journey in 2015 when she took her first class at Purple Sage Pottery Studio in Merrimac and fell in love with the art. She continues to take classes at the studio but has also created her own studio in her home. When she is not making pottery, she is a wife, mother, grandmother, and high school English teacher, who is inspired by the beauty of nature.
Pam's Pashminas
Pam’s Pashminas is a homegrown business based out of Wellesley MA. Pam will be featuring her original floral and botanical collection of scarves and shawls, many of which incorporate her own photography of nature and her travels. She produces her beautiful images on natural and sustainable fibers such as merino wool, cotton, cashmere, and silk.
BOHO Chocolate
Award-Winning Bean-to-Bar Chocolate made from scratch. Located in Florence Massachusetts. Organic Chocolate that is socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable. BOHO Chocolate is dedicated to creating exquisite tasting chocolate in small batches from scratch. From sorting cacao beans, roasting, winnowing, grinding, conching, tempering, to tasting . . . they’ve are truly master chocolatiers.
Tasteful Skin
What you put on your body is just as important as what you put in your body. Tasteful Skin™ healing balms, moisturizing sanitizers, and therapeutic bath salt blends are made with all-natural plant-based ingredients and infused with clinical-grade essential oils — like food for your skin. Owners, Susan & Jessica, aim to elevate everyday moments of skin-care and self-care.
Simply Sweet
Simply Sweet is just that… simply sweet Peanut Brittle. Handmade with a recipe that has been passed down for three generations.
Luxa Jewelry
Luxa Jewelry started out as a hobby creating pieces for my close friends and family. This soon grew into more and more custom requests and within two years turned into a full-fledged business. It has organically grown rather than pushing to limits we weren’t ready for. I am most proud of the way our jewelry makes people feel. Luxa is known for unique pieces. Each stone has characteristics that differ from one to the next. The Luxa Jewelry line is ever-evolving and provides customers with a sense of individuality while staying on an affordable budget.
Marblehead Candle Co.
Marblehead Candle Company was founded in 2020 by a local couple who were inspired by their love for candles and the town that they call home. Our candles are hand-poured in the heart of Marblehead in small batches. With your well-being and the environment in mind, our candles have been mindfully sourced using premium soy wax and high-quality, clean fragrance oils. Each scent in our collection was carefully crafted to recreate your favorite memories of living here on the coast.
Plum Island Jams
We make deliciously different flavors of jams and jellies blending our favorite fruits together to create new interesting flavors to bring excitement to your table. Jam isn’t just for breakfast anymore! Besides enjoying them on our breakfast breads and pb&j’s, we also love to use our jams in vinaigrettes, as marinades or toppings for desserts and appetizers.
Kim Gregory Pure Pastry
Pure Pastries are for people who love food, care about what they eat, and appreciate the details that make the difference between a good dessert and a great one. Each and every pastry and dessert is made with certified organic, fair trade, local and seasonal ingredients. Kim Gregory Pure Pastry is a company who dedicates itself to preparing the best possible pastry and above all holding fiercely to their mission: Inspiring people by treating them, the ingredients, and the world with love and respect.
Renu Naturals
Sourced by Nature. Loved by your Skin. All of our skincare products are infused with only the highest-grade plant extracts, vitamins, peptides and retinol from plant sources. Our products are carefully formulated with safe ingredients that target specific skincare needs, are effective, and affordable.
Pigeon Cove Ferments
Pigeon Cove Ferments is a small, family run fermenting company based out of Gloucester, MA. We make sauerkrauts, kimchi and kombucha, a fermented tea, using traditional methods that maintain the integrity of the vitamins and minerals found in the fruits and produce we use. Our products are raw, nutrient dense and probiotic rich. We source our ingredients “hyper local” from small North Shore, Massachusetts farms dedicated to organic growing practices. We are serious about supporting our local farmers and making products that are clean, good for your belly and packed with flavor.
Three Gingers Jerky
Three Gingers Jerky is authentically inspired by a regionally specific Southeast Asian style beef jerky. We offer our OG (mild) and SPICY (not mild. LOL!). That’s it… No crazy flavor combos to overwhelm your palate or complicate things… Just those two versions. Why? Because they’re AWESOME and truly unique so, why deviate?
Tiny Farmhouse by Amy McCoy
tiny farmhouse features whimsical original illustrations and patterns created in watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on note cards, journals, note pads, tea towels, aprons, wristlets, and pillow covers with a focus on sustainable practices.
Community, Connection & Commerce
It’s about building community, cultivating connections, and stimulating local commerce — all while creating special memories. Whether you’re planning a girl’s night or a romantic date night, our event offers an unforgettable experience.
About this Event
The most delicious event of the season! No, we are—still—not a holiday craft fair. Think of us more as a vibrant marketplace nestled in the rooms of a beautiful historic mansion. This event is a celebration of food + gifts made by local passionate individuals (we consider them courageous, as well). We’ve procured 30 deliciously talented makers and have brought them together for a day of tasting + shopping.
Who knew there were so many talented entrepreneurs in our midst? Honestly, we feel like this area has some pretty awesome local businesses. Why not create an event to celebrate them + showcase their goods?! Boom . . . the North Shore Food + Gift Emporium was born in 2015.
Come taste + shop from 30 local food + fine gift makers! Sweet, savory, salty, spicy, crunchy, chewy, colorful, festive, shiny, fragrant, unique . . . you name it, we’ll have it. This event is designed to bring out the fun-loving foodie + savvy shopper in everybody.
Hosted at the gorgeous historic Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, the North Shore Food + Gift Emporium will be the perfect event to get a head start on your—dare we say—holiday shopping.
This community event is created by two friends who share a deep love for the North Shore + for local entrepreneurs. We look forward to sharing time with you!
—Lauren Guley (right) & Jessica Brand (left)
About the Venue
Willowdale Estate opened its doors in 2007 after an extensive renovation to bring the beauty of the mansion and grounds back to its original bygone era. Our owner, Briar Forsythe, developed a team of dedicated planners, event coordinators, and a renowned catering team that will help you craft an unforgettable occasion, marked by impeccable hospitality and personalized service. In 2017, Briar and her team founded Bramble Hospitality, which now includes Briar Barn Inn located in Rowley, Massachusetts to provide even more great hospitality options to the people in, and from the greater Boston region.
Parking
Complimentary parking is available on the grounds. You’re welcome to drive up to the main entrance to drop off your loved ones before parking your car. Someone will be outside to guide you to the next available parking spot.
Our Non-Profit Partner
With your ticket purchase, we’re honored to donate a portion of the proceeds to Beverly Bootstraps. Thank you for your contribution and support!
If you’d like to make an additional donation
or get involved in their program, click here.
Beverly Bootstraps was first established in 1992 as a Food Pantry in the basement of the First Baptist Church. With the generous support of our donors, volunteers and the community at large, we have grown to be a leading social service agency on the North Shore. We are unique in our approach to the issues of hunger. While recognizing that people need food in hand to stem immediate hunger, our clients also need the opportunity to be embraced by the community, educated about the resources available and empowered to improve their own lives. As we continue to grow, our commitment to the community remains the same: to provide critical resources to families and individuals so that they may achieve self-sufficiency. We accomplish this while maintaining our commitment to fiscal responsibility and serving as trusted stewards of the organization.
Visit their Thrift Shop
The Beverly Bootstraps Thrift Shop offers an exciting and ever-changing array of high-quality, gently-used clothing and household goods available at great prices. Not only does the Thrift Shop provide low-cost necessities to those in need in our community, but it is also open to the public to enjoy a good deal.
All proceeds help fund the important programs and services of Beverly Bootstraps. The Thrift Shop is located at 198 Rantoul Street in Beverly.
Join our Food Drive!
In addition to a monetary donation, we’ve organized a food drive in partnership with Beverly Bootstraps. Just in time for Thanksgiving, let’s come together to contribute as much pantry and home essentials for local families in need. To learn more about their specific needs, go to their Donate page on their website. They’ve also compiled a list of Top 10 Pantry Donation Items. Also, check their social media for recent updates on donation requests.
Donation bins will be lined up inside the entryway of the venue. Thank you for contributing what you can!