Stop by Homemade for the Holidays Craft Faire Dec. 9-10
The Homemade for the Holidays Craft Faire will feature crafters, food vendors, a kids craft corner, Santa visit and story corner from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock.
This is not your everyday craft show. This is a family event that is centered around the idea of creating handmade items.
This event has more than 30 artisan vendors that have all handmade items that make perfect gifts for family and friends. There is also fun for the family, including meeting Santa, creating crafts in Kids Craft Corner, going on a storytelling hayride, and more.
Stop by one of the various demonstration areas where you can learn different skills that can be entered in the Home Art's department during the annual fair.
They also have a Holiday Open Show to help promote the open show during the fair. It has various departments that you can enter in and compete against others in the county in categories such as gingerbread houses, chocolate chip cookies, holiday decorations, Christmas tree skirt, stockings, wreaths, and more.
Admission is $3, $1 off with a nonperishable food donation to local food pantries; kids age 5 and younger are admitted free.
For information, visit www.facebook.com/events/335602616864338.
Vendors will include:
• Band L Jewelry with handmade jewelry with a large selection of chainmaille jewelry, wire-wrapped pendants, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and Keychains.
• Buckles and Snaps with fabric purses and wallets, doll clothes for American Girl and 18-inch and 15-inch dolls.
• Chef Kaz Signature Sauces and Monkey McGee Salsa Co.
• Creekside Design with a variety of handmade beaded jewelry and Christmas décor.
• DJ*Handmade with handmade items including bags, purses, hats, stockings, etc., made from upcycled/recycled materials.
• Equanimity Design offering artisan-crafted jewelry, sculpture, and Christmas ornaments.
• Essential Compass with essential oils
• Kathie Close with handmade knit and crochet items, including mermaid tails, shark tails, hats, sweaters, ponchos and scarfs.
• Get Felted Up with mittens, hats, fingerless gloves made from repurposed wool sweaters, crochet scarves.
• Collette Klier with oven mitts, crochet baby blankets, pot holder, dish clothes, embroidered dish towels, scarf, tunic, bath towels, jewelry and Christmas ornaments.
• Kathryn's Vintage Inspired Ornaments with vintage inspired satin and bead ornaments.
• Lasting Treasures by Crystal Connection with healing crystal and gemstones to make various products
• Mentoring Gardens with granola bites in regular and gluten free, biscotti and fresh ground nut and almond butters.
• Natas Knitted Friends with knitted toys and handmade bags.
• Ohana Farms with locally grown and handmade holiday décor created at their real working tree farm and nursery. They will offer winter décor, wreaths, roping, bulk greens, decorative branches, centerpieces, live and fresh cut trees, decorative logs, rustic signs, and crafts with wine corks.
• Oso Handmade Soap Company with artisan style soaps made from plant-based ingredients and essential oils.
• Kelly Pankonin with handmade Christmas florals, holiday pins, ornaments, hand painted signs and shutters, lantern holders and more. Many items are repurposed and up-cycled.
• Marie Payne with hand painted Christmas ornaments and one-of-a-kind notecards that are created from her original drawings.
• Perennial Sunshine Glassworks Inc. with handcrafted, kiln-fired fused glass art.
• Petunias Purrfect Pouches with table runners, totes, purses, pouches and other assorted handmade craft items.
• Pleased 2 Treat U/Stamp at Hears with homemade candy including turtle pretzel rods, toffee, caramel corn drizzled with chocolate, chocolate covered homemade marshmallows, peanut butter cups, chocolate covered cookies, and various barks. They will also have handmade cards, boxes, party favors ornaments and various craft items.
• Arleen Quinn with homemade necklaces and bracelets.
• Carol Roberts with Christmas posts, wreaths, afghans, hand painted furniture, and small snowmen.
• Sew and Sew Originals with handmade quilted pieces and other sewn items as well as natural lotions and body butters, organic
ingredients and Young Living essential oils.
• Silver Prairie Natural Soap Company with handmade goat milk soaps, lotions, hair fix, face products and much more.
• Sandy Summers with functional hand built pottery.
• The Sheet Lady with sheet sets.
• Treasure Cove with handmade glass mosaic lamps and gourmet cookies.
• Twitchy Tails Acres Soaps with goat milk soaps, lotion bars, dog shampoo bars, paw balm, body butter, soap dishes, wash cloths and soap saver pouches.