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Ember is the collaborative shop of @campfire.pottery + @mulxiply — 5 South St in Portland, ME. Open Wed-Sat 10-5.

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15 days ago

We look forward to this season all year. The sweaters are here. Each piece is made with so much care in Nepal—from where the raw materials are sourced to how every knit carries the name and photo of the artists who created it.
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These pieces are made in small batches so we recommend ordering the ones you love soon. Available online and in our shop @ember.maine.
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#fallfashion #sweaterweather #sustainablefashion #shopmaine #madeinnepal taken in Ember Maine by @ember.maine

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19 days ago

Fall weather is here in Maine, and we’re not mad about it! It’s latte and sweater season and we’ve just restocked everyone’s favorite latte cups and saucers online!
Scooped them up while you can.
Photo by @meredithbrockington by @ember.maine

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a month ago

Art imitates life. So many of our jewelry pieces are inspired by what we find in nature: pomegranate seeds, piles of apples, flower pods.
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@mulxiply jewelry is available in solid brass, sterling silver or a mix and can be purchased online or at our shop @ember.maine in Portland.
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#handmadejewelry #nature #shoportlandmaine #artisanmade #madeinnepal taken in Ember Maine by @ember.maine

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a month ago

The End-of-Summer Apparel Sale is on. Gorgeous pieces that will transition beautifully into cooler days.

We’re still living in the summer vibe, but not going to lie, we’re flirting with Fall just a little. Sale is in-store and online. No code required.
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#endofsummersale #ethicallymade #sustainablefashion #shoportlandmaine #portlandmaineshops taken in Ember Maine by @ember.maine

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2 months ago

@heymrssolomon popped into my life sometime in 2006 when we were both scrappy creatives working for a fashion start-up. I can’t unsee Rachel popping over our shared wall with Baked Lays and a Diet Coke, gleefully chirping, “Was there ever a better snack? Want to go to lunch?” I eagerly said YES. Years later, I’m still saying YES to Rachel (but we have better snacks now).

You can’t ignore Rachel. You don’t want to. Even if I didn’t know her on a personal level, I’d pay attention to her. Back then, Rachel was a lawyer-turned-writer. Knowing that law would not feed her passions, she turned to writing and mixed it with a knack for fashion which led her to @ruelala (see above Baked Lays incident). Since then, her journey is one of continued passion and hard-freaking-work, writing for brands, then casting the tone/vision for companies as a creative strategist until she co-founded her own agency, while also growing her own successful Substack/dare we say “Influencer” with a knack for hilarious, no-BS honesty and a bold, smart style that cares for and connects women in the over-50 sector.

I’m a late adaptor. I don’t Tweet, TikTok, and am rarely in reels. I like slow photos and handmade words. I prefer a paper book to a podcast, and I’m still getting the hang of Substack. But @heymrssolomon turns up in my inbox and I read to the end — sometimes for the fashion, but mostly for the real-life, honesty stuff. At this point in life, I can’t waste time keeping up with trends that are supposed to make me feel relevant. You pick what feeds you, and you don’t feel bad about it. Rachel calls it “lofted settledness”.

Rachel now lives in Miami, but visits Maine every summer. Her annual jaunt yields a visit that I marinate in the minutes I have with her often coinciding with a visit to our shop @ember.maine where she stealthy films herself trying things on, curating a haul to take with her. It will always be a giant compliment that Rachel not only likes Mulxiply, but cares about what’s behind it.

@heymrssolomon has so much to say: a style tip, mid-life-wisdom, or a hard laugh. Subscribe I say!

See below for what Rachel wore or tap photos taken in Portland, Maine by @ember.maine

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2 months ago

We’re so honored to be included in the @decormaine “Definitive Guide” of noteworthy Gift Shops in Maine. And we are in such good company with other neighborhood shops here in town and across the state. Thank you Decor Maine and congrats to all.
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If you live here or away, pick-up a copy of this beautiful magazine and visit their “Best-Ofs all year long.

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#definitiveguidemaine #portmandmaineshops #shopmaine #portlandmaine #handmade taken in Ember Maine by @ember.maine

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2 months ago

Every season we put together an inspiration board thematic of things we’d like to create or carry in the shop. We both feel a deep need for sunshine right now — not just the sun in the sky, but the proverbial one — the one that reaches deep into your being and warms you to your core.
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Life for both of us has been hard and messy — navigating events in our lives that no one is ever prepared for. No play book. But that’s life. The darkness and the sun. The winter and the spring.
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In the midst of it, the thing that nurtures us in the hard times is the creative process and the natural world. So this season, you’ll see a lot of that — paint, messy brushstrokes, pottery vessels “just because”, warm ochres, cheery yellows, lavenders and dusty pinks reminiscent of gauzy flower petals moving wherever the wind blows.
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And of course, gathering. Being there for each other. Over a glass of something, just to listen. So our little shop is full of that — items to gather, items to create, and items that nod to nature and this messy, beautiful life.

You can view our inspiration board in the shop. Our Spring/Summer hours are 10-5 / Wednesday-Saturday.
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#theartistsway #create #shopmaine #mainepottery #maine taken in Ember Maine by @ember.maine

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5 months ago

Inspired by watercolor, sunshine and fields of wild flowers—our new apparel is here.

Take a peek. Here 10-5, Wednesday - Saturday on our corner of South and Pleasant. And yes, we have a parking lot!
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#springfashion #shopportlandmaine #portlandmaine #sustainablefashion taken in Ember Maine by @ember.maine

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5 months ago

Summer is for new hobbies. Or old ones. Or just simply taking the time to create for the sake of creating.
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@campfire.pottery knows a few things about creativity, and they made 3 new vessels specifically aligned with the creative process. We love their paint palettes and brush holders. Plus we have water color postcards, sketchbooks, beautiful paint brushes and really good pencils.

Here today from 10-5 with the AC on and the good tunes playing.
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#art #makeart #create #shopmaine #mainepottery taken in Ember Maine by @ember.maine

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2 months ago

Back-in-Stock: The Crown Collection
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These pieces sell out every time we restock them. The Crown Bangle is a stunner on its own, in multiples, or blended with other bangles. The Crown Hoop is our every-day go-to that has a tiny bit of edge to it. Available in Brass, Oxidized Brass and Sterling Silver online and in-store @ember.maine
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#jewelrydesigner #brassjewelry #sterlingjewelry #shopmaine #portlandmaine taken in Mulxiply by @ember.maine

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2 months ago

They’re here! The @campfire.pottery Citrus Reamers🍋— currently available in every color: Lunaria, Charcoal and everyone’s favorite Ochre.

An even more delicious way to make Lemonade.
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#mainepotter #shoportlandmaine #portlandmaine #summerinmaine #lemonadeoutoflemons taken in Ember Maine by @ember.maine

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3 months ago