Win a fused glass pendant by Dark Hollow Stained Glass!

With lots of holiday parties on your horizon, this is the perfect time to check out the elegant fused glass jewelry and home decor by Jo Perez of Dark Hollow Stained Glass. And today only, you can enter to win this free-form pendant handmade by the artist herself!

Made with dichroic accents on textured iridescent and orange glass, complemented by argentum sterling silver bail, this piece is truly one of kind.


Click here for instructions on how you could win this beautiful piece of jewelry! Winners must be able to pick up their gifts at the Holiday Craftacular in Charlottesville on 12/13 and 12/14 at Cityspace.

Don't forget, tomorrow's a new day and a new gift. If you want to win Jo's sparkling work, enter now!

Win two naturally elegant candles by Capital City Candle!

Today's giveaway gift is TWO hand-blended, hand-poured soy candles by Robert Wade of Capital City Candle! His delightfully fragrant and earth-friendly products can be found in Richmond as well as our own Holiday Craftacular.

Check out his variety of fragrances below and catch him on 12/13 at Cityspace!

Click here for instructions on how you could win this festively-scented gift! Winners must be able to pick up their gifts at the Holiday Craftacular in Charlottesville on 12/13 and 12/14 at Cityspace.

And don't forget, tomorrow's a new day and a new gift. If you want to win these candles, enter now!

Our pre-show Gift Giveaway begins tomorrow!

Hey crafty peeps!

Tomorrow we'll kick off our 21-day giveaway of awesome handmade gifts by this year's artists! We'll give away one new item every day until our show begins on December 13th.

You could win fabulous crafts like these:

So check right back here and we'll see you soon!

2013 Craftacular Artisan Line-up!

We're so excited to announce this year's lineup of creative, crafty artisans who will be participating in this year's Holiday Craftacular! Check 'em out and mark your calendars for this celebration of local gift-makers!

Amy Schilling of Girls Day Out

jewelry and accessories with vintage-style components

Angel Shockley of Herb Angel

homegrown and handmade herbal products

Carla Pillsbury of life ware

clean and simple ceramics

Cary Oliva of ByCary

cards, coasters, photography and paper goods

Chad VanPelt of Chainmail by Chad VanPelt

handmade chainmail jewelry and accessories

Christopher Purcell of Purcell Toys

handcrafted wooden toys

Clare Waite of Ewe-phoria

stylish knits for wee ones

Corry Blanc of Blanc Creatives

hand forged and carved kitchen accessories

Deborah Connolly of Te Adora Knits

hand-knit, hand-felted bags and accessories

Jo Perez of Dark Hollow Stained Glass

stained glass and dichroic glass jewelry

Katarzyna Borek of Katarzyna Borek

hair accessories and fascinators inspired by nature

Ken Nagakui of PotteryStudio Karematsu

hand-built and wood-fired functional pottery

Lindsey Mears of Lindsey Mears

handcrafted bags and books from vintage goods

Meg Holley of Meg's KnitShit

knit hats, yarn beards, infinity scarves & more

Nancy Hopkins of Silver Muse Studio

handcrafted sterling silver jewelry and accessories

Priya Narasimhan of Priya Means Love

organics for bath and body

Rachael Kesler Palm of Joie de Vivre Calligraphy

custom calligraphy cards, invitations, decorative seasonal pieces

Robert Wade of Capital City Candles

soy candles

Rose Valentino of Rosalba Valentino Designs

original couture women's clothing and accessories

Roslyn Nuesch of Two Owls Pottery

functional pottery for your home

Sonya Glasserkey of Glasserkey Designs

casual clothing for young children inspired by simple lines and classic shapes

Sue Covington and Adell Proctor of Robin Lane Home

furniture and home goods

Tavia Brown of taviametal

distinct jewelry in sterling, gold and titanium

Victoria Horner of Victoria Horner Creative Handbags

structured bags from exquisite fabrics

Apply to participate in Holiday Craftacular 2013!

We are so excited to announce the 2013 Holiday Craftacular and officially open our application period for interested artists!

The Cville Holiday Craftacular is a juried, indie craft show, and we are looking for artists and crafters who will wow us with their talent. Each year, we showcase a wide variety of work in categories that include jewelry, ceramics, paper goods, photography, candles, handbags, knit goods, artwork, and much more.

This year, the show will be held on Friday December 13^th and 10AM to 7PM and Saturday December 14^th from 9AM to 4PM. Our location will be the same as last year, at City Space on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall.

We can't wait to celebrate the holidays and local art with you!

Call for Vendor Applications

Are you an artistic crafter or crafty artist with giftable crafts to sell? Then you're invited to apply to become a vendor at this year's show!

Apply online: click here to apply using our online form.

Apply by mail: click here to download the form from Google Docs, or email us at cvillecraftacular@gmail.com to request a copy.

Please note that our application period will close October 18th at midnight.

Feel free to share this application with all of your crafty friends to help us make this year's Holiday Craftacular totally amazing!

The Show May Be Over, but the Holidays Have Just Begun!

We've broken down booths and packed up our goods, but we want to say one last THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our 2012 Cville Holiday Craftacular!

A bustling market.

 Your loyal support of the arts and love of locally-made goods helped make this year's show a tremendous success. Nothing makes crafters happier than a crowded CitySpace!

Happy crafters.

We here at Craft Attack know that just because one show ends does not mean the gift-giving--or making!--ends. 'Tis the season for parties and tinsel, candles and trees, bells and bows: all the trappings of a happy holiday.

One Last Important Thank You

So before we wrap up this year's story, we want to applaud each and every one of the skilled artists who contributed their beautiful work to our show. Without your talent and hard, hard work, our corner of the world would have a lot less sparkle.

Therefore, in no particular order, we present one last time:

The Artists of the 2012 Cville Holiday Craftacular

This list doubles as a shopping guide. :) 

 

Nancy Hopkins of Silver Muse Studio

Roslyn Nuesch of Two Owls Pottery

Robert Wade of Pure Light Candles

Tavia Brown of taviametal

Lindsey Mears of Lindsey Mears

 Victoria Horner of Victoria Horner Creative Handbags

Rose Valentino of Rosalba Valentino Designs

Lindsay Guynn of Angel Jewelry

Christina Flowers of Magnolia Moonlight, Oh So Smitten and Head Shoulders Hand & Heart

Jan Crowther of Frog Moon Pottery

Deborah Connolly of Te Adora Knits

Andres Zapata of Zapata Designs

Cary Oliva of ByCary

Anna Shapiro of Annaesthetic

Christopher Purcell of Purcell Toys

Mia van Beek of Formia Design

Maggie Stultz of Maggie's Pottery

Minh Martin of Romeo Glass

Caroline Cook & Megan Dye of New Mass Designs

Patty Wallens of Patty Wallens

Rick Miller of R. L. T. Miller Designs

 

Thank you to this incredible bevvy of artists, and happy holidays to all!