It's no secret that the Portland Farmers' Market is the best place to find fresh produce in the city, but at this time of year the market is also a great spot to pick up handcrafted items. Here are just a few of the creative folks you'll see alongside the farmers.

Allison Villani is set up in front of the Public Market House. She has a selection of delicate, hand cut cards, along with hand painted and stamped items. She also has a fun selection of tiny hand puppets. She doesn't come every Wednesday, but she will be back on Aug. 12

At the other end of the square, Jared DeSimio of Dappermonkey, has a table set up for the first time. He creates cool courier bags ($60) made from reclaimed materials and also screenprints original images on Ts ($21), long sleeves (426) and hoodies ($42).

Nearby, Kathleen White of The Maine Bath is selling her Ocean Essence pouches. Filled with hand-harvested Maine seaweed, the sachets are meant to be placed in a bath for at-home skin hydration similar to what you'd experience at a spa. These little spas-in-a-bag sell for $11.99.

In the same area, fiber artist Martha Marques is working her antique spinning wheel. Keeping her company is her intern Margaret Gale. Martha owns Threads of Meaning on Mujoy Hill, where she offers studio classes on Mondays from 1-5 pm and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6-8 pm. Martha comes to most Wednesday markets, unless it's raining.

Another perennial market artist is David A. Marshall, who's also the city councilor for the West End. Dave is so well-known around town that he's often pulled away from his stand to talk politics, which explains why I couldn't find him when I snapped this photo. Another cool thing about Dave is that he doesn't own a car and transports this art display around town by bike.

Finally, I think this T-shirt of a martini-sipping lobster from Ashley Lenartson of Ashley Wear really sums up the quirky spirit of the Wednesday farmers' market. It's the place to be for good food, good art and good times.