By By Penny Randall / staff writer
November 5, 2004
The Homemakers Arts &Crafts Show and Sale celebrates 20 years of creativity and originality this year.
The event is Saturday from 9 a.m.n5 p.m. and Sunday from noonn5 p.m. at the Frank Cochran Center in Highland Park. Admission is 50 cents.
More than 80 booths of exhibitors are expected. Vegetable soup, chili, and other homemade goodies will also be available.
The following is a list of the artists and craftsmen who will have a large array of handmade items on sale. Many of the items are one-of-a-kind.
Diane Archie: Ceramic Santas, snowmen ornaments and other pieces, oil lamps, hand painted glass, wood and cloth.
Frances Blackmon: Machine embroidered items, shirts and baby items.
Mary Borntrager: Homemade baked goods, breads, cakes, cookies, pies, rolls and nut bread. Some wood crafts.
Tammy Boyette: Christmas wreaths and flower arrangements.
Dot Brooks: Baked items and canned goods
Bebe Brown and Debbie Mayfield: Ceramics angels, Thanksgiving and Christmas ceramics.
Denis Braithwaite: Personalized children's books.
Mary Joyce Buckley, Mary Joyce and Doris Bounds: Flower arrangements and designer decorative handkerchiefs.
Jody Burch: Painted canvas pictures for kids.
Susan T. Byra: Handcrafted crochet, cross stitch and beading.
Tim and Robbi Caldwell: Handmade soap, candles, baskets, body and bath products.
Alexis Campbell: Hand painted and knitted items.
Helen Chinn: Handmade appliqu and pieced quilts, and crocheted Afghans.
Louise David and Sabrina Clark: Baked goods and miscellaneous crafts.
Coleman MHV Club: Miscellaneous handmade crafts.
Bettie Cook: Doll dresses, baby quilts and jewelry.
Ray Davis: Elaborate assortment of hand decorated gourds.
Stacy Davis: Handmade jewelry, blankets and purses.
Cathy and Steve Deisinger: Crocheted items, woodwork and Christmas decorations
Tori Devaney: Cigar box purses, blue jean purses, decorated hand mirrors, crocheted items and smocked items.
Karen Elmore: Painted bottles, woodwork and other miscellaneous painted items
Beverly Estep, Nancy Boswell and Angela McCullough: Handmade candles in various decorated containers, handmade soap, bath salts in various packaging and machine embroidery items.
Corine Evans: A various array of ceramics.
Libby Ford: Handmade ceramic pieces, serving bowls, platters, candlesticks, chip and dip bowl, and Christmas ornaments.
Jamie Foune: Handcrafted beaded jewelry.
Veronica Gaines: Personalized items, cell phone totes, purses, wreaths, soaps and candles.
Bobbie Gardner: Small quilts, pillows, dolls and bears
Darrel Harwell: Woodwork, tables, shelves, quilt racks, serving trays and boxes, all wood-burned scenes, theme birdhouses and carousels.
Judy Harwell: Pillows, dish towel angels, bed caddies, table runners and purses.
Geneva Houston: Homemade peanut brittle, pecan brittle and other varieties of candy.
Denise Jack: Baked items, candles and gift sets.
Sue Johnson: Decorative painting on various surfaces such as wood, glass, tiles and terra cotta.
Louise Joiner: Plates, cross stitch, Bible covers and welcome plaques.
Christy Jones: Sewing and wall quilts.
Robin Kennedy and Sandy Riser: Hand decorated gourds and plates.
Rosalie Leo: Christmas ceramics, miscellaneous handmade crafts and baked goods.
Betsy Littleton: Hand-molded and painted clay pets, Santas, angels and reindeer.
Grace Lucy: (Saturday only) Cakes, pies, cookies and breads.
Edna Manley and W.F. Thompson: (Sunday only) Indoor/outdoor ornamental concrete items, painted and unpainted. Birdbaths, benches, sculptures, stepping stones with carousel horses, flowers and patriotic theme.
Nettie Mayette and Elaine Richardson: Bird houses, bird feeders, porch hangers, Christmas wreaths and ornaments.
Vickie McCoy and Lexas Karsas: Jewelry.
Theresa McKee: Ceramics.
Amy Miller: Hand painted art digitally reproduced on note cards, paintings and hand carved walking sticks.
Oakland Heights United Methodist Church: Purses, pillows, aprons, butterflies, cloth books, stuffed animals and sweets.
Barbara Odom: One-stroke painting on glassware, tins, plates, baskets, wood and papier-mch.
Jerry Oltremori and Cathy Monsour: Soy candles and baked goods.
Elsie Palmer: "Baked goods in a jar" (all dry ingredients and recipes to complete), hand-sewn bibs and crafts.
Patricia Parker: Floral arrangements, wreaths, assorted crafts, pillows and purses.
Bernice Perry: Candies, cakes and miscellaneous crafts.
Gail Pickard: Painted and personalized yard signs and miscellaneous woodwork.
Elaine and Sam Pogue: Assorted handmade holiday items, quilted baby items, pillows, jewelry and wooden items.
Shirley Ray: Assorted handmade holiday items, quilted baby items, pillows, jewelry and wooden items.
Barbara Rigdon: (Saturday only) Handmade baskets, rolls and jam.
Myrtis Rutledge: "Watts up" Christmas ornaments made from household light bulbs, hand painted Christmas balls and Christmas baskets.
Linda Sampley: Purses, baby bags, baby blankets and burp cloths.
Mary Sanders: Fig jam, jellies, pickles, candy, bread, cookies, wooden child rockers, pillows and cross-stitch.
Savoy MHV Club: Miscellaneous crafts.
Cheryl Shelton: Handcrafted jewelry.
Ann Shoemaker: Appliqued jumpers, quilted Christmas stockings and homemade ornaments.
Judith Snodgrass: Stained glass sun catchers. Also some pieces with antique jewelry applied that once belonged to Elsie McWilliams, songwriter and sister-in-law to Jimmie Rodgers. Embellished picture frames with antique buttons.
Nancy Snowden: Macrame plant hangers, wall hangings, jewelry, using cord, thread, beads, rings and beaded jewelry.
Diann Sollie: Place mat purses.
Jack and Kathy Starr: Ceramics and handmade jewelry.
Teresa Sullivan: Handmade jewelry, wooden toys, paintings and decorative glass.
Lyda Tingle: Crochet items.
Carolyn Wall: Teacher gifts, gag gifts, gifts for friends and neighbors, Christmas ornaments (personalized for no charge.)
Linda Watson: Purses, Christmas ornaments, signs, handmade stamped greeting cards, wine glass charms, small bird houses, hand painted bottles and candles.
Carol Webb: Themed wreaths.
Gina Whatley: Framed prints with scriptures.
Cris White: Polymer clay jewelry, stained and fused glass articles.
Sam and Sharon Whittington: Pottery, clay lamps and flower vases.
Boots Wiggins: Baby quilts, pictures and painted glasses.
Linda Wilhite: Handcrafted dresses on porcelain dolls, carousel horses, bird house stands, crocheted items, pillows, case dolls, Raggedy Ann and Andy, and Santa displays.
Martha Wilkinson: Wall hangings, Christmas door covers, Christmas ornaments, children's cloth books and various Christmas decorations.
Lucile Williams: Wood craft, handmade wood items, necklaces and Christmas items.
Julie Woolman and Dorothy Harper: Ceramic clay pins and handmade jewelry boxes.