Handmade and From Close to Home for the Holidays

Want to give handmade and local, but can’t do it all yourself?  We’re here to help! There's still time to make your own handmade holiday gifts, but if you're pressed for time, you can still gift something oozing with handmade love and impeccable craftiness.

Our top five suggestions for holiday gift-giving that are as good as making it yourself:

Made Just for You: Custom Pet Portraits by .  Give us a photo of your pet and we will create a thread-drawn portrait of your loved one, complete with a screen printed picture frame, a fabric wallpaper background, and your pet's embroidered name.  Portraits are stretched over wood and canvas and come in several sizes.  Stop by and see the shop window for many examples and an order form or call us for details. Get your custom orders in soon so we can have your portrait ready for the holidays.

Local: A Knitter's Home Companion by Michelle Edwards and one of our Spud and Chloe Chicken Yarn packs.

Something To Do/Learn: Home Ec. Gift Card

• A knitting class + yarn & needles + a KEEP CALM AND CARRY YARN project bag.  Try chunky yarn for a beginner or 100% cashmere for an experienced knitter.
• A sewing class + a bundle of fabrics
• Needlefelting Kit:  includes how-to book, local hand-dyed wool, felting tool and foam.

Craft & Fancy 4: December 3, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.  A handmade gift sale at Home Ec. Workshop.  Featuring work by Heather Atkinson, Tonya Kehoe, Kirsten Williamson, Greta Songe, Jennifer Black Reinhardt, Liz Munger and Home Ec. Workshop.  It's the most wonderful time of the year! Come out and shop, celebrate and get your festivus on at Craft & Fancy 4 - Home Ec's annual mini craft fair!
Shop and support local small businesses and artists this holiday season!  See gallery of photos of these artists work for a CF4 sneak preview!

Also find us at What A Load of Craft, Saturday Dec 10 @ the Johnson County Fairgrounds http://www.whataloadofcraft.com/