Heart of Virginia Festival - 2002: The Crafts Show

Main Street and High Street, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The 24th annual Heart of Virginia Festival proudly features an exceptional outdoor craft show! With more than 65 booths of high-quality items representing the work of local and regional crafters, you will be sure to find great gifts for Mother's Day, birthdays, graduation, anniversaries, or any occasion. Handmade quality crafts showcased at the Heart of Virginia Festival include baskets, ceramics, furniture, jewelry, woodworking, floral-arrangements, candles, and much more!

Booths begin downtown on Main Street and continue up High Street all the way to Griffin Boulevard. Booth #1 - #29 are located along Main Street. Turning up High Street are #30 - #49. Beginning at the Episcopal Church on High Street and running all the way to Griffin Boulevard are #50 - #107.

Craft Booths in the 2002 Festival

Main Street Section

1. Jerry Majnich - wood carvings (fish, decoys)
2. Kathryn Kelly - handpainted mailboxes, slates, and glassware
3. Rosalyn Rego-Sharpe: Designs by Rego - jewelry of mixed metal, semiprecious stones, and beads
4. Glenn Frazier - floral arrangements, grapevine wreaths, tombstone toppers
5. & 6. Audrey Parson - fabric crafts (placemats, coaster sets, wall hangings) and woodcrafts (shelves, tables, magazine racks)
8. Jean Tyree - ceramics
9. Joe Lyerly - baby items, wall hangings, wooden hems (birdhouses, feeders, toys)
10. Raman & Lili Modi - sand art, straw hats, Dr. Seuss hats
12. JoAnn Bryant - cloth items, wood items (birdhouses)
14. Bob & Jerri Sherrill - outdoor wooden signs (barns, trains, tractors, lighthouses) and shop signs
15. & 16. Jack & Cheryl Lacy: Wooden CutUps - wood crafts (children's puzzles, shelves, fine doll furniture)
17. Eloise Kincade - BEST IN SHOW 2001 - hand-painted items (slates, saw blades, claypot windchimes), wood crafts (birdhouses), wreaths
18. Sandra Thorpe - ceramics, halos, wind spinners, hand spinners
19. Mary Sue Johner: Mountain Booger Puppets - handmade marionette puppets, hand puppets, finger puppets
20. & 21. Debbie Jones: Country Dreams - wooden items (shelves, tator bins, tables, trashcan, pet dish), baskets
22. Fred & Connie Richmond: Guineu Creek Crafts - handwoven baskets, wreaths, birdhouses, and painted rocks
24. Angeline Powell: Juliette's Jewelry - handmade sterling silver jewelry
25. & 26. Vanessa Coffey - large and garden size yard flagstands, woodcrafts (potato bins, paper towel holders, birdhouses)
27. Shirley Queja - flower centerpieces, wreaths, crystal angels and birdcages
29. Emma Moore & Paula Poe - quilts, throws, aprons, placemats, pot holders, pillows, wall hangings

Lower High Street Section

330. Ted Roberts - Children's whimsy foam toys
31. Sue Dille - handmade ethnic-style jewelry using natural stones, beads, & charms
32. Okie Davis: Old Virginia Dip and Spice Company - hand made dip crocks, hand-blended dip mixes
34. Lorine Owens: Lo's Hobby Shop - quilts, pillow shams, baskets, flags
35. Aubrey Witt - wood crafts
37. Dennis Cooper - baskets made with white pine bottoms, handles, and slats and fiberrush weavers
38. Southside Virginia Historical Press - antique bottles, postcards, historic books and prints
40. Judith Reynolds - wood wall hangings, toys, and collapsible baskets
41. & 42. Jerli Powell - handpainted slates, ceramic tart burners, candle shades, homemade potpourri, yard art, framed border prints
45. Anita Bruhnsen: Misty Meadows Soaps N' Candles - handmade soaps & candles
47. Jeana Azar - handcrafted sterling silver jewelry
49. June Huskey - furniture accents: jelly cupboards, trashcans, tables, bookcases

Upper High Street Section

50. Bridget Foster - sand art
51. Renee Moss - handmade (one of a kind) sterling sliver & gemstone jewelry
52. Rhonda Smith - hand painted furniture
53. & 54. Tom & Chris Hearn - birdhouses, feeders, house signs
56. Elizabeth Slaughter - painted and/or decorated tins, needlepoint, cross-stitched & crocheted items
59. Mary Kroll: Wild Heaven Farm - goat milk soap, lotion, bath fizzers, gift baskets
60. Thomas Clay: Creations by Thomas - wood (scroll saw) items (clocks, wall hangings)
61. Betty Roach: Busy Bee Workshop - handpainted lap desks (personalized), crocks, glass bottles, lamp shades, pillows, -baskets
64. France Hazelwood & Alice Crews: JT Crafts - handmade wreaths, decorated teddy bears, floral arrangements, theme baskets, Christmas decorations
65. Paula & John Ciccone: Ciccone Woodcrafts - wooden toys (train whistles, train sets, banks, trucks, fire engines, cars) and wooden items (coat racks)
66. Patricia Dixon: Nature's Therapy - soaps, shower gels, lotions, perfumes, shampoo, conditioner, hair creams, colognes, gift baskets
68. John & Carolyn Rasmussen - wood items (small furniture, trash bins, tator/onion bins, shelves, paper towel holders, napkin holders)
69. Shirley Bolding - crochet items, knit items, sewing items, gel candles
70. Giovannie Rodrigues - handcrafted iron home decor items (candle holders, plant stands, wineholders), handmade beaded necklaces
72. Susan Holton - pillows, baby quilts
74. Theresa Redd - mens & ladies sweats, baby clothing, Barbie doll clothing, dolies, crochet items
75. W.L. "Click" Murphy - wooden garbage bins, potato & onion containers, child's chairs (finished & unfinished), small crafts
76. Emily Donlon: Earthstone Designs - handmade gemstone bead jewelry
78. Sidney & Hazel Johnson: It's Craft - birdhouses, bird feeders, butterfly houses
80. Emilie Davis - tapestry pillows, table runners, quilted wall hangings
81. Jeff Smith: Mother's Heart, LLC - handcrafted soaps, toiletries, and personal care products
82. & 83. Irene Cash & Carla Coffee - BEST IN SHOW 2000 - wall hangings, ragdolls, children's items, visors
85. Dennis & Hilda Ferrell - lighthouses, bird feeders, shelves, yo-yos, quilted wall hangings, shelves
86. Dee Sarver - dream catchers, natural stone/silver jewelry
88. Carolyn Henshaw: Virginia Lilac Perfume - lilac perfume packaged in handblown glass bottles, lilac facial & hand cream
90. Amish Crafts - hand sewn items (pillows, quilts, booties), wooden crafts (animals, birdhouses, key holders), baskets, canned goods (jams & relishes)
97. Toni Russell & Essa Green - handpainted wooden items, hand sewn dolls & -clothing
99. Janie Mason: Janie's Things - handmade gingerbread on wreaths, baskets, dried florals
100. Gary Thompson & Harold Collins - hand constructed iron beds
101. Karen - Nelson Lee: Karty Candles - candles, stained glass, woodworking
102. Mindy Tervo & Baldwin North: Kiddin' Around - handmade and handpainted toys and children's furniture
106. & 107. Bobby Watson - oak & ash furniture (rockers, swings, benches, tables, stands)