Loree Sandler combined her love for chocolate and her desire to solve the problem of having melted candles on birthday cakes. We chatted with her and her husband at the 2018 Northwest Chocolate Festival.

Wilma Creations is a husband and wife operation that makes garden fixtures such as mini-benches, feeders and plant holders to name a few. We met Wilma while visiting the Blackberry Festival in Bremerton, WA. You won't find them at a storefront but they participate in fairs and festivals year round.

We had the privilege of meeting the Bremerton Central Lions Club at Bremerton's Blackberry Festival. We learned of all the programs they have that support their Kitsap County and Bremerton community. We also had a chance to talk to their past President who happened to be a vet, in fact, most of the volunteers are military veterans.

Karli Shanklin, the owner/artist of Pyrografika, creates woodburning art that is inspired by her multi-cultural background. We met her at the Annual Kennedy High School Crafts & Art Fair, where we took a closer look at her work. You'll find more of her artwork at: www.etsy.com/shop/karlishanklin

How about a personalized poem right on the spot. Just give these poets a topic and they'll whip up a witty poem just for you. As you wait for the poem be entertained by the old style sound of typewriters of the past.! The cost? Pay as much as you want.

We met Hannah & Ryan of Dirty Man Soap at the West Seattle Summerfest. Join us as we chat with them about how the business started and some of the products they offer. https://dirty-man-soap-co.myshopify.com/

We ran into the Hama Hama Oysters and Clams booth at the Ballard Farmers Market. The Hama Hama Oysters and Clams Farm is located on the Olympic Peninsula along Highway 101. The hold several events throughout the year so check out their website for more info. https://www.hamahamaoysters.com/

They are a non-profit organization that collects and distributes baby items for families in need. For more information visit them at http://westsidebaby.org/

Mother/Daughter team, both formerly schoolteachers, decided to take control of their own lives. We met Purdy's Pickles at the Ballard Farmers Market.

You can never have too much good health. Gary's Berries antioxidant products seemed rather tempting.

Hats for everyone! Hatterdashery makes all kind of hats that's sure to fit mostly everyone's style.

Left Foot Farms explains the difference between goat milk and cow milk, while they set up shop at the Ballard Farmers Market.

The Kara Lynn Foundation was one of many booths at the Kennedy Arts & Crafts Fair, held at the high school.

Meet the Vendors Goes to San Diego Series. While attending the San Diego Farmers Market, we came across Mikolich Honey, a family owned business that started over 40 years ago. On that day, the owners son, Kevin, and daughter, Erika, were running the show, and they gave us a moment of their time to discuss their business. Additional photos provided by Mikolich Honey / Erika Mikolich

Meet Keri, founder of Just Pops. We chatted with her while visiting the San Diego Farmers Market. She offers a unique twist to popsicles.

Meet the Vendors goes to San Diego. We visited the Sunday Farmers Market in downtown San Diego, that's where we met the vendor Microgreens. Join us as we chat with the owner about Microgreens and how she transitioned from her 9 to 5 career.

Meet the Vendors goes to San Diego. While visiting Old Town San Diego for the first time, we stopped by Toby's Candles, where Paul --relative to the family business--kindly gave us a brief history of the unique shop.

While visiting the Tacoma Ethnic Fest in 2017, we met Pat and Kathy, owners of Great Northwest Popcorn. After long careers in the 9 to 5 world, they decided to start living their lives on their own terms. And Great Northwest Popcorn was born. Join us as we have a short chat with them.

The Artful Ewe is a knitters paradise located in Port Gamble, Washington on the Kitsap Peninsula. Owner Heidi Dascher, has her shop filled natural and hand-dyed fiber accessories, which she hand-dyes herself. We just happened to stop by while visiting Port Gamble and Heidi was kind enough to give us a few minutes to briefly share her story of The Artful Ewe. Find out more at http://www.theartfulewe.com/.

Meet the Vendors goes to Albuquerque, NM, that's where we found Galleria Azul. They have a collection of handmade pottery made by local Native American tribes. Join as we get a brief tour of all the different styles of pottery.

Here's a fun way for kids -- from kindergarten to 3rd grade -- to learn is by using legos! That's the simple idea behind Bricks4kids, but as you'll see they create some interesting objects. Here are some reps for the program that explain what Bricks4kids is all about. More info: www.bricks4kids.com

While visiting Old Town San Diego, we stopped by Toby's Candles, Soap, and Apothecary shop. A neat shop with many varieties of said products. They even dip and carve their candles in front of you. Here's one of Toby's actual family member carving a candle for one of our viewers!

Meet the Vendors visits New Mexico! Meet Robin Saunders, of Taos Plaza Parking. She shares her story about how her dad, whom she admires greatly, started the business and where it is today.