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The Crafts Show

Main Street and High Street, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

[Picture of Moon Oil Lamp by Les Hunter]

Moon Oil Lamp by Les Hunter, featuring crystal eyes and a permanent wick, Booth 42

  • Homemade
  • One-of-a-Kind
  • Handcrafted
  • Hand-painted
  • Hand-Blended
  • Hand-Woven
  • Original
  • Hand Sewn
  • Handspun
  • Handmade

These words capture the true essence of the Outdoor Craft Show! The 25th Anniversary of the Heart of Virginia Festival is witness to a growing and exceptional show featuring more than 65 booths of high-quality crafts. Stroll Main Street and High Street where local and regional crafters will display something for everyone. Handmade quality items showcased at this year's festival include baskets, ceramics, furniture, jewelry, soaps, woodworking, floral arrangements, candles, and much more!



Craft Booths in the 2003 Festival

[Picture of Wood's Edge Jewelry by Pat Beaudreau]

Wood's Edge Jewelry by Pat Beaudreau, Booth 79


Main Street Section

1. Kathryn & William Kelly - homemade bread dipping spices
2. Kathryn & William Kelly - hand-painted mailboxes, glassware, and slates
3. Rosalyn Rego-Sharpe & Tim Sharpe: Designs by Rego - handmade bronze & sterling silver jewelry
4. Glenn Frazier - floral arrangements, grapevine wreaths, tombstone toppers, small wood items
5. & 6. Audrey Parson - fabric crafts (placemats, coaster sets, pillows, wall hangings) and wood crafts (shelves, quilt racks, tables, magazine racks)
7. Elizabeth Slaughter: unCANny things - hand-painted cans, needlepoint & cross-stitched items, earrings, pins
8. Carole Kindel: Old Dominion Soap Company - handmade soaps and bath salts
9. & 10. Debbie Jones: Country Dreams - woodworking (shelves, remote holders, pet dish sets)
11. Jean Tyree - ceramics
12. & 13. Louise Kinne: Crafters Village - floral wreaths, arrangement, and scenes, helves, picture frames
14. Amanda Hearl & Jennifer Stone: Bare Necessities - Jenstones - handcrafted sterling silver jewelry made with genuine stones
15. & 16. Jack & Cheryl Lacy: Wooden CutUps - wood crafts (children's puzzles, toys shelves, doll furniture)
18. Sandra Thorpe - ceramics, aprons, dishtowels, windchimes, halos
19. Mary Sue Johner: Mountain Booger Puppets - handmade marionette puppets, hand puppets, finger puppets, hand-painted items
20. Shrie Ramey: Two Chows and a Lab Bakery - gourmet dog treats
22. Fred & Connie Richmond: Guinea Creek Crafts - hand-woven baskets, wreaths, mobiles, and painted goards & rocks
24. Angeline Powell: Juliette's Jewelry - handcrafted sterling silver jewelry set with semi-precious stones
27. Shirley Queja & Julie Thigpen - silk flower arrangements, bead birdcages, angels
29. Okie Davis: Old Virginia Dip and Spice Company - handmade dip crocks and hand-blended dip mixes


Lower High Street Section

30. Ted & Judy Roberts - whimsy children's toys (foam animals)
32. Sue Dille & Bruce Johnson: Blowing in the Wind - handmade ethnic style jewelry using natural stones, beads, and charms
33. L.B. Taylor, Jr.: Write On! - Virginia Ghost Books (signed by the author)
34. Lorine Owens: Lo's Hobby Shop - hand-woven baskets, handmade quilts, pillow shams, pillows, wall hangings
35. & 36. Aubrey Witt - wood crafts
37. Dennis Cooper - baskets made from white pine (bottoms, handles, & slats) with fiber rush weavers
38. Southside Virginia Historical Press - antique bottles, old postcards, historic Virginian books and prints
39. Gladys Hege - Tie Me Not scarves, storytime puppets
40. Donna Moyer - beaded jewelry, vases
42. Les Hunter: Carolina Pewter - pewter oil lamps in form of fairies & dragons, pewter figurines, & jewelry
44. Jerry Majinich: The Beak & Bill - wood carvings of fish, ducks, decoys, flamingos
45. Anita Bruhnsen-Martin: Misty Meadows Soaps N' Candles - handmade soaps & candles, country gift items
47. Jeana Azar - handcrafted sterling silver jewelry and handset stone jewelry
49. Dewey & June Huskey - country furniture and accents

[Photo of Woodwork by Tom and Chris Hearn]

Jewelry by Sue Dille and Bruce Johnson, Booth 32


[Photo of Woodwork by Tom and Chris Hearn]

Olive Oil Soap by Carole Kindel, Booth 8


[Photo of Woodwork by Tom and Chris Hearn]

Woodwork by Tom and Chris Hearn, Booths 53 & 54


Upper High Street Section

50. Bridget Foster - sand art (hands-on activity for children)
51. Renee Moss & Diane Fitzgerald - handmade (one of a kind) sterling silver & gemstone jewelry
52. Hilda & Dennis Ferrell - lighthouses (3 sizes), weather stations, smokers pots
53. & 54. Tom & Chris Hearn - hand-painted gourd birdhouses, feeders, rustic furniture
56. Iris Dove - hand-woven rugs, placemats, shawls, purses, bookmarks and handspun yarns
57. Stacy Winkler - jewelry ranging from special occasion to everyday
59. Mary Kroll: Wild Heaven Farm - goat milk soaps and toiletries
60. Jazmin Bailey - stuffed dolls, wooden crafts, candles
62. Diane Ford - stained glass items (suncatchers)
64. Betty Roach: Busy Bee Workshop - hand-painted lap desks (personalized), crocks, glass bottles, pillows, baskets, children's items
65. Paula Ciccone: Ciccone Woodcrafts - wooden toys (train whistles, train sets, banks, trucks, fire engines, cars, bows, rubber shooter)
66. Annette Farnsworth & Lynn Doss - quilted wall hangings, tote bags, & throws, embroidery items, sewn items
67. & 68. Jerri Powell: Wood N Things - homemade potpourri, ceramic electric tart warmers, wood garden benches, hand-painted vintage items
69. Shirley Bolding - needlework, scarves, doilies, tablecloths, table toppers, afghans, gel candles
70. Bob & Kim Owens: Auntie Kim's Doggie Treats - homemade gourmet doggie treats
72. Susan Holton - pillows, baby quilts
73. Scotty & Anne Smith: Funmakers - face painting, balloon twisting, sand art
74. Theresa Redd - crochet items, baby clothing, men & ladies sweats, doilies, Barbie doll clothing
75. Pricilla Eagle: Country Elegance - wreaths, swags, topiaries, dressed bears, gift bags, crocheted gift boxes, ceramics
76. Emily Donlon: Earthstone Designs - handmade gemstone bead jewelry
78. Sidney & Hazel Johnson: It's Craft - birdhouses, bird feeders, butterfly houses, frog houses
79. Pat Beaudreau: Woods Edge Jewelry - unique handcrafted clay jewelry, puppets
80. Dana Cole - hand-painted mirrors, frames, baby hangers, canvas, wine charms, gourd bird feeders
81. Jeff Smith: Mother's Heart, LLC - handcrafted transparent soaps, toiletries, and personal care products
82. Irene Cash - wall hangings, clowns, carrousels, wildlife scenes, pillows, visors
83. Carla Coffee - wall hangings, rag dolls, carrousels, wildlife scenes, pillows, corronets
84. Betty Jones: K&B Crafts - small wooden home decor items
85. Terri Willis - sandart, yarn puppets, pop guns
86. Jean Watlington - watercolors, jewelry, & painted rocks
88. Elizabeth Robin Gillaspie - handmade rag quilts, table runners, pot holders, wreaths, lamps, bird houses

[Photo of Woodwork by Tom and Chris Hearn]

Embellishments of Virginia by Susan Hudson and Gaynor Drablos, Booth 92


[Photo of Woodwork by Tom and Chris Hearn]

Basket by Dennis Cooper, Booth 37




[Map of the Crafts Festival]



Heart Of Virginia Festival
P.O. Box 35
Farmville, VA 23901


email: info@heartofvirginia.org




[2003 Festival]