Guides

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Why We Carry Natural Beeswax Candles from a Maine ApiaryA candle can be a small object with a surprisingly large story. Ours begin with bees, flowers, careful tending, and the patient work of a Maine apiary. By the…
A Seasonal Art Show Guide for Beyond the SeaBeyond the Sea’s seasonal art shows turn its Lincolnville Beach store into a compact place to discover regional creativity, meet makers and see work that is…
How to style a shelf with books, objects and a touch of sea glassA coastal shelf works best when it feels collected rather than themed. Books provide the structure, a few objects create contrast, and something translucent,…
Six Nonfiction Books About the Maine Coast for Your ShelfThe Maine coast is easy to admire as a postcard and harder to understand as a working place. Its rocky coves, spruce-covered islands, tidal flats and fishing…
Meet the woodworker behind our birch bark frames and boxesBeyond the Sea sits close to the working waterfront in Lincolnville Beach, where books, coastal gifts, locally made art and specialty foods share space with…
Stationery sets for memorable pen pal lettersThe art of the handwritten letter takes on a physical rhythm through stationery sets we love for pen pals. A folded sheet, a chosen pen and a handwritten…
A Maine-Inspired Cheese Board for Australian HomesLincolnville Beach sets an easy tone for a food-loving weekend: salt air, a short walk along the harbour and a stop at Beyond the Sea, a local retail shop…
A quick guide to buying second-hand booksA second-hand book can be a bargain, a gift with history or a well-read copy of an edition you can no longer buy new. The cover tells you only part of the…
Favourite Maine Sea Glass Jewellery and the Craft Behind ItSea glass jewellery has a rare double life. A discarded bottle or food jar becomes a smooth piece of ocean-tumbled glass, then a wearable reminder of a…
Make Your Summer Cottage Host a Small Book SwapA summer cottage can turn a stack of holiday reading into a sociable afternoon. Guests arrive with well-loved paperbacks, browse a few shelves and leave with…