NOVEMBER 26, 2009 ISSUE
Mountain Top Promotions Christmas Craft Show Friday to Sunday
Free Event at Boone Mall Features More Than 40 Crafters
Having trouble finding that perfect Christmas gift? Want a whole bunch of options, yet don’t want to travel far? You’re in luck, because Mountain Top Promotions is back with its annual Christmas Craft Show at Boone Mall this Friday to Sunday, November 27 to 29.
This year, in an effort to better serve people who want to get Christmas shopping over with before the holiday rush, the 6th annual craft show will take place two weeks earlier than usual.
“We moved the show up to Thanksgiving weekend and on Black Friday to double people’s chances to get great, early deals on gifts,” said Pat Fay, owner of Mountain Top Promotions and Mountain Top Jewelry and host of the show.
The show features free admission and is open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
More than 40 crafters hailing from North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee and Vermont will be in attendance, each displaying handmade and homemade goods that are sure to delight young and old on Christmas morning.
“It’s perfect for finding a gift for that hard-to-shop-for person on your list,” added Fay.
Attendees to the show will find all sorts of fine jewelry, including pendants, long necklaces with beads, antique jewelry and 14-karat and 24-karat gold and sterling silver pieces of all shapes and sizes. The show features jewelry from the collections of Cheryl and John Vest of Floyd, Va., Robyn Williams of Sneedville, Tenn., Natasha Caine of Wilmington, Rhee Korff of Cannon, Ga. and Fay’s Mountain Top Jewelry.
Gift hunters will also discover hand sewn pillow cases, quilts, placemats and stuffed toys by Lucy Day; calligraphy by Man Ki Kim and Sally Ciluffo; pottery by Collin Lane Pottery and Tennessee’s Sandra Byrne; hand-painted signs; baskets by Georgia’s Joseph Adeshakin; holiday dips and treats from Hickory’s Terry Cook; photography by Lincolnton’s Carl Katterson; scarves and shawls by Virginia’s Rosa Smith; chimes and outdoor decorations, such as customizable fabric snowmen; paintings; glasswork, including lighted glass picture blocks; wood furniture and woodwork by Banner Elk’s Dick Larson and Virginia’s Connie and Chuck Mayersky; homemade microwave heat packs by Chilhowie’s Preston Hunt; and candles of all kinds, such as one variety that melts to become hand lotion.
“If you’re looking for a unique gift, then there you go!” added Fay.
For more information and/or directions, call Boone Mall at 828-264-7286. To reserve a retail booth or for crafters that have questions, call Fay at 828-733-0675.
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