welcome to southern appalachia traditional music crafts & trades contests & games auction & raffle scarecrow contest miss mountaineer about us / contact links			Time-Honored Skills & Hand-Made Crafts The ring of a smith's hammer on the anvil, the hearty laughter of the community gathered around a quilt in the making, the smooth husking of a drawknife on fine wood, the steady click of knitting needles in skilled hands... These are the sounds of the essential skills that meant survival in the sometimes unforgiving wilderness of pioneer Appalachia. Housewares, tools, furniture, even homes, were not bought and carted into these mountains for many generations. These things were crafted by the hands of those who settled here, usually out of pure utility or necessity, but nonetheless made with all of the care and love that was felt for those the goods were made for—children, parents, neighbors, friends. Although no longer practiced purely out of need, the majority of these old ways can still be found alive and well in the mountains. Some folks take them up as art forms, for the beauty or simplicity of the finished products. Others simply enjoy the easy relaxation that comes from working with their hands, a human trait that will never entirely disappear. Regardless of the reasons, the mountains are teeming with potters, quilters, blacksmiths, woodwrights, and others—dozens of these talented folks will be on hand for the Festival. Visitors can browse the finished hand-made treasures, talk to the folks who make them, see the skilled hands at work actually creating them, and occasionally get the chance to try their own hands at the task. 2012's Craftsfolk & Exhibitors Jane Adams — Hand-Knitted Hats, Scarves, Mittens Pearce Adams, e-photos.biz — Photography Donna Best — Quilts & Crocheted Goods Blue Ridge Music — Music, Instruments Laurie Borders — Fabric Pumpkins, Fall Decorations Melissa Borghost — Embroidered Clothing Tava Bradshaw — Photography, Glassware, Hair Bows Paul Brock — Rustic Furniture Earl Buchanan — Wood Benches, Kleenex Boxes Rosalie Callaham, Mockingbird Mtn. — Jams, Salsas, Dips, Sewing, Knitting Jeff Carver & William Gridley — Silver & Glass Jewelry, Gifts Mary Christi, Moonshine Mountain Art — Folk Art Clayton Woman's Club — Yarn Spinning Celia Durand — Photo Montages, Necklaces, Calendars Rutherford "Ruddy" Ellis — Train Memorabilia Jim Enloe & Gloria Dunn — Bows, Arrows, Arrowheads, Knives Foxfire Magazine Class — Foxfire Magazines Foxfire Museum Gift Shop — Foxfire Books, Gifts Marty Franklin — Antique Police Car Mark Gaines — Cedar Furniture, Bird Houses, Antiques Jan Grant, Turning Creek Pottery — Handmade Soap, Local Honey Sharon Grist, The Village Weaver — Loom Weaving Terry & Marianne Guthrie — Photography Habersham County Animal Control & Care — Animal Adoptions Terry Habershaw — "Canjos" (music instruments) Dot Harris — Needlework, Ornaments, Baked Goods Jackie Hollman, The Herb Lady — Teas & Tinctures Jewell & Donnie Holt — Crochet, Baby Quilts, Christmas Ornaments John Huron — Traditional Musical Instruments Elsie Ivey — Crocheted Goods, Rag Rugs Mike Ivey — Blacksmithing Lance Long — Wood Carving Luxuries by Lynna — Ceramics, Indian Crafts Kelli Marcus — Painted Glassware, Quilled Paper, Jewelry Barbara Marshall — Wire-Wrap Jewelry, Native American Crafts Eva McCall — Author/Book Signing Michelle McNab — Jewelry Annette Modesto — Stained Glass Carole Morse — Broom-making Johnnie Sue Myers — Cookbook Signing, Wood Kitchen Accessories Joleen Oh, The Kudzu Factory — Kudzu Art Dess Oliver — Black-Powder Guns The Orianne Society — Reptile & Amphibian Education Janie Owens — Oil Paintings, Mixed Media Art Robert & Betsy Parker — Hand-Hewn Wooden Bowls Mrs. Gene Pease, Appalachian Gap — Fabric & Yarn Goods, Painted Boxes April Pelphrey, Holly Lane Accessories & Gifts — Jewelry Holly Henry Perry, Aurora's Doggie Bistro — Hand-Made Dog Treats Kip Ramey — Folk Art Angie Roberson, Humble Creek Crafts — Hand-Made Jewelry Patti Sells — Wildlife Photography Randy Sells — Hand-Woven Baskets Lake Sirmon — Folk Art Paintings, Sculptures Sons of the American Revolution — Revolutionary War History Ellen Speed — Recycled Soda Can Magnets, Pins, Bracelets Jenny & TJ Stevens — Home-Made Soaps, Hand-Thrown Pottery Cora Diane Stowe — Photography, Glass Etching Ken & Tavina Taylor — Crocheted Items, Hand-Worked Walking Sticks Jewell Tompkins — Quilts, Quilted Accessories Steve Turpin, Turpin Pottery — Hand-Thrown Georgia Pottery Paul Vonk — Raw Local Honey Jan Waldon-Pringle, Bats in the Belfry — Quilts, Antique Chairs Deborah Weinelt — Paintings, Sculpture, Baskets Mary Ann Whittington — Painted Goods, Textiles, Baked Goods Joe Williams — Bark Berry Buckets Barbara Taylor Woodall — Author/Book Signing, Storytelling 2012's Community Information American Chestnut Foundation, GA Chapter Appalachian Angels F.A.I.T.H. (Fight Abuse In The Home) Federal Employees, Rabun Chapter 2128 Rabun County Farm Bureau Rabun Gap—Nacoochee School Rabun Paws4Life Save Georgia's Hemlocks Sid Weber Cancer Fund 2012's Food Vendors A & P Concessions Alpha Delta Kappa Beta Psi Brown Egg Bakery Clara Carnes Community Pantry Copper Creek Coffee Ivy Hill Church Hawg Wild Kiwanis Club Oinkers Barbecue The P-Nut Peddlers Rabun County Band Boosters Richard's Kids			2013 FESTIVAL PARTNER Clayton Tribune Michael Leonard, Pub. 2012's SPONSORS Many thanks to the community friends, organizations, and businesses who contributed resources and services to last year's Festival! Sheriff Frank Andrews Appalachian Surveying Neil & Joanne Bare Vaughn & Lillie Billinglsey Blue Ridge Music City of Clayton Charity Lane Clayton Merch./Business Assoc. Jody Cooley for GA Congress The Clayton Tribune Michael Cummings II, LLC Duvall Automotive Group Ed Grizzle Insurance Agency Rutherford "Ruddy" Ellis First American Bank & Trust Betsy Fowler Foxfire Community Board The Fun Factory Ledlie Graitcer Charles & Jacqueline Groover Holly Henry-Perry AJ Hollman Hunter Funeral Home Wilma Hutcheson-Williams Jim's Service Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Lair Lake Rabun Fund/NGACF Jennifer Marcellino/Medlink Mary "Mac" McManus Annette Modesto Rabun County Bank Rabun Co. Rec. Department Rabun Gap–Nacoochee School Reeves Hardware Company Rotary Club of Clayton Lessie Smithgall Southern Grace Pageants Jane Tomlin Diane Turner United Community Bank Wildcat Football Shawn Wilson for Sheriff
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