It's late and I've just completed a most satisfying task of pulling together all the acceptance letters for Handmade Holidays 2  We have close to 40 artisans participating this year with a very interesting variety of work.  Holiday shopping will be fabulous and varied.  But we'll share more of that later.

Saturday was a fun day.  The Shibori saturday sampler was so enjoyed, students signed up for Shibori Techniques in two weeks and were eager to learn more about the Spring 2 day workshop being held at STL. 

Some students from MHS along with their teacher Kachina Martin and Melanie, used the open studio time to do warp some frame looms.  It looked like fun.  I slipped out early to go watch the Phildadelphia Union game (doop), so I missed out on some of the fun.

Debra Hammond teaches Pine Needle Ornaments.  Debra is a wonderfully talented basket weaver.  We'll have some of her work for sale over the holidays.

Now to be fair, you will be learning to felt one of these adorable critters, but who knows?  You may start yourself down on a path of a brand new obsession.

Stargazer Lily-Doucette

Reading-Berks

Guild of Crafters

62nd Annual Juried Holiday Festival

Saturday Oct. 29

9 am-5 pm and

Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011

10 am to 4 pm

One of Pennsylvania's longest running craft shows which premiered in 1949, it is being held at Keystone Hall on the campus of Kutztown University at South Campus Drive and Baldy Street, just off Route 222 in partnership with Kutztown University and the PA German Cultural Heritage Center.

The show offers museum quality examples of contemporary and traditional Pennsylvania folk artwork produced by more than 100 artisans who are members of the Reading-Berks Chapter.

Several genres or crafts and fine art are represented--

assorted arts, basketry, clay, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, paper, photography and wood.  Traditional holiday show favorites are stained glass, hooked rugs, pressed and dried flower art, furniture, woodworking, ceramics, wearables, tole and folk art paintings and holiday collectibles, including Santas.