Fairhaven is full of unique shops as I mentioned in my earlier post about Fairhaven's Artwood Gallery. Another truly unique place to do your holiday shopping is Good Earth Pottery. It is located in the historic Morgan Block Building next door to Artwood. The gallery has been located here for almost 40 years and is certainly helped influence the artistic nature of the Fairhaven district.

Artwood

The gallery has gone through many incarnations, is presently owned by three local potters and showcases more than 50 local artists. Good Earth pottery features a very wide variety of creatively useful and decorative ceramic ware. You can find a beautiful functional pieces like serving bowls, mugs, platters, planters as well as whimsical pieces from the creative minds of the artists. They also carry handmade jewelry and other unique gifts. If you're out and about in Fairhaven stop by and see what some of the local artists are up to.

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If you're looking for unique gifts for the holidays Fairhaven is a great place to do your shopping. You're not going to find any malls here or for that matter any of the national chain stores. Fairhaven shops are all unique. Being enamored with wood as I am, (I've dabbled in wood carving, building, and believe it or not I've planted close to a quarter of a million trees in my years as a tree planter.) I always enjoy seeing beautiful things made out of wood.

One of my favorite Fairhaven shops is called Artwood, it is a "gallery of find woodworking". Art wood is a 20 plus year old cooperative gallery of local woodworkers who have produced an incredible variety of all things wood, from utilitarian and functional to artistic and abstract. If you're looking for something special, that one-of-a-kind piece, you can find it here. Or if you're looking for a new piece of furniture for your home or office, there's an incredible selection of a beautiful pieces at the gallery. You'll find creative boxes, turned bowls, tables, chairs, desks, beds, and whimsical wooden art.

If you'd like any info about Fairhaven Home's or Condo's you can give me a call at 360-739-6981 or drop me a line by email.

Labels: Art, Fairhaven Living

    As the last few clients I've had in town have been interested in the  total costs of places in Bellingham per month, we'll always go through what they're comfortable paying according to their monthly mortgage payment.  Then figure in utilities, other bills, car payments, credit cards; a regular slough of money going out.  We're all there, so no judging, especially around the holidays. 

And yet with condos, everything is neatly packaged for the most part.  A large portion of the complexes in town are going to include water/sewer/garbage, sometimes cable, sometimes even Internet or an on-site gym.  Most also include the upkeep of the exterior of the complex, and any of a cornucopia of repairs will be taken out as special assessments or from the coffers of the reserves on Home Owner Dues. 

So as it's the season for lists, I thought a list of Fairhaven Condos on the market as of  today, as well as what they include might be of help.  The list below is based on what's been reported through the NWMLS as of 12/12/08.

And these can change, mainly with meetings for the Home Owner's Associations or special assessments.  If you'd like to know more about what to consider when considering condos, drop me an e-mail.

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Wow-As a Real Estate Agent I am always saying there is tons going on in Bellingham but have you taken a look at ALL that is going on just this Saturday alone!

• Grin with the Grinch at Waldron building noon-4pm $10


• Fairhaven Library is 104 years old! 1:00-3:00pm free festivities


• Firehouse 1-2:30 $8 suggested donation at door for festivities fundraiser


• Village Book 'The Airplane Plane' 7pm Free


• Free Appetizers and Drinks at Fairhaven Pub & Mini Bar from Neighborhood Mortgage 8pm


• Jazz at Skylarks 8pm free

As I said-wowza! Hope to see you out and about!

Just a side note-interest rates dropped below 5% today!!! Knew you'ld want to know! I have never come across a better time to buy and you never will... don't be saying "I wish I would have purchased when interest rates were that low"

Please feel free to contact me anytime at Jenny@BuyerTours.com or direct on my cell @ 360-303-3699.

Labels: Fairhaven Events, Fairhaven Living, Fairhaven Neighborhood

The Gingerbread House Contest was just awesome. Some of the entries were pretty spectacular, and there was lots of time, energy, love, and candy put into them. I was there on Sunday and the Bellingham Cruise Terminal was packed with people enjoying the activities of the day, singers, dancers, Santa, and lots of Gingerbread. Here are some of the entries for those of you from far away or from nearby who didn't make it.

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The annual Holiday Port Festival - Friday, Dec. 5, from noon - 8 pm; Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 am - 6 pm; and Sunday, Dec. 7, from 11 am - 5 pm

Continuing the Holiday Spirit in Fairhaven, this weekend the action will be at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. The annual Holiday Port Festival will have performances by local choirs, bands and dance groups. There are lots of free family activities, including horse drawn wagon rides, children's art activities, complimentary gingerbread cookies and cider to name a few! Santa Claus will around, and a photographer will be available for pictures with Santa. There will be a Food Drive to benefit the Bellingham Food Bank there as well so you can donate non-perishable food items and receive a FREE photo keychain from Artiem Photography!

The Gingerbread House Contest
Get your creative spirit in gear and enter a gingerbread structures in the annual Gingerbread House Contest. Entry is free, and contestants can compete in 1 of 10 categories. Gingerbread Homes are open for public viewing all 3 days of the Festival. Many of the Gingerbread structures are donated to the silent auction, so if you see one you really like, you can bid on it and maybe take it home. The proceeds from the silent auction will go to benefit the Mount Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross. Last year, there were more than 90 Gingerbread structures were in the contest, and more than $1,200 dollars was raised for our local Red Cross Chapter.

Image courtesy of flickr.com by gamillos

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