Purcell Toys

This will be Christopher Purcell's third year as a vendor at Craftacular. While most of Christopher's work is handcrafted wooden toys, especially vehicles, Christopher knows that anything can be thought of as a toy. Life is play. So his work includes more than traditional children's toys. The hallmark of Christopher's work is the incredibly smooth and refined finished product.

Christopher says "My love of materials shapes my commitment to the careful use of resources. Scraps from other woodworkers, broken furniture, and tree limbs provide the bulk of my woods."

A favorite in his product line is the toy vehicle kit: everything you need to make your own wooden vehicle. This year, for the first time, a special 4-pack (pictured below).

To see more of the selection that will be available this Saturday, December 13, 9 am - 6 pm at CitySpace, visit the Purcell Toys Etsy shop.

4-pack toy kit set: race car, flatbed truck, bus, and delivery truck 

(pictured on right is what the kits look like after assembled)

Buy the special gift bag with all 8 train cars which look like this after assembled!

3-D printed toys, games, and more from [carrythewhat?] replications

[carrythewhat?] replications is the coming together of three good friends, their 2 cats, and an ever expanding number of 3D printers. Currently, they have NINE(!!!) printers, but back in 2011 when [carrythewhat?] first got started, all they had was one lonely printer and loads of curiosity. They started out by making some fun things they found online or designed themselves. Eventually they figured "hey, not everyone has a 3D printer (yet!), why not make all of this awesomeness available to buy!?"

Ever since then, they have cultivated their shop with the attitude of, "if we don't like it, we don't list it." Not only does this mean selecting items they themselves would love to receive, it also means putting effort into maximizing the quality of prints they sell. By the time they list an item, they have already done several rounds of test printing to make sure it looks its best and is built to last.

Craftacular first saw the work of [carrythewhat?] at the Charlottesville Mini Maker Faire. We were impressed with their creativity and knew they would bring something completely different and new to Craftacular this year. Come check them out on Saturday, December 13th, 9am - 6pm at CitySpace downtown.

*all geared parts move and are fully functional!

*all geared parts move and are fully functional!

Ewephoria

Clare Waite, of Ewephoria, makes stylish handknit hats, cowls & shawls in all shapes and sizes! Clare, a former Waldorf teacher, has a wonderful style and enjoys making her creations for kids and adults alike. Come see her beautiful work on December 13th at our Holiday Craftacular!

Check out her new "shawlettes"!

Herb Angel

Herb Angel is owned and operated by Angel Shockley – plant lover, gardener, medicine maker and perennial experimenter.  Herb Angel offers seasonally inspired, high quality, small batch herbal products and an eclectic array of medicinal herbs and other interesting plants. 

Angel is a native Virginian, who has worked on numerous farms around the country and has extensive knowledge of plants and herbs.  She is currently studying at Sacred Plant Traditions here in Charlottesville.  Angel is not new to Craftacular or other markets around town.  

Come check out her wonderful products next Saturday at the 

Holiday Craftacular, 9-6.

Roslyn Nuesch

Roslyn Nuesch, owner of Two Owls Pottery Studio in Crozet, is a Virginia native whose inspiration comes from nature, her mother, and her Native American heritage. Her creative side came out late in life and is ever growing, but her pottery remains functional and for everyday use. Creating a form from a ball of clay on a wheel has intrigued her ever since she was a little girl and her mother took her to a pottery studio in North Carolina. She loves that a simple ball of clay can be transformed into a creation that is visually, aesthetically, and tactually pleasing. Her utilization of glaze, texture, carving, and altering a pot in various ways reminds us how the clay was once very pliable before reaching its final destination as stoneware.

Verónica Morales of Made By Me

Verónica Morales, designer and owner of Made By Me, has been designing and creating jewelry since she was eleven. She has a bachelor's in Theoretical Physics and a master's in Electrical Engineering but always has found time to dedicate to the creative side of her brain. She makes glass beads and incorporates these with gemstones and any type of beads. Verónica also works with leather, fused glass, crystals, silver and other metals. Each piece of jewelry she makes is an eclectic-whimsical piece of art to be worn and get compliments on from everybody.

Verónica owns a petite bead shop and jewelry atelier on Water St. inside Les Fabriques in downtown Charlottesville. Her creations have been exported to places nearby in Virginia, DC and Maryland as well as to farther flung locales such as Florida, Puerto Rico (her birthplace), and all the way to England.