Category Archives: Vermont Hand Crafters

Vermont Fine Crafts and Artisans / Event July 5th

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vermont-fine-craft-artisans-marketThis event is held at the Quechee Gorge Village, which is located just off I89N, first exit in Vermont!  Or the last one I89S, you know what I mean, I hope. If you are not familiar with the village itself, these are some of the business you will find!

quechee-gorge-villiage-antique-mallWhisper Hill Bath and Body – Cabot Cheese – Danforth Pewter – Diedre Donnelly Jewelry and Art –  Putney  Mountain Wine Tasting – Aaron + Terri at Vermont Woodworking and of course, The Marketplace (just to name a few)  The Vermont Fine Craft & Artisans will be set up on the front porch and under tents as you enter The Marketplace.

Look for Creative Woodworking (us) on the porch, we will have cutting boards galore and look forward to seeing you as well as all the other vendors.  Between Yankee Candle and Fiestaware, Sandy may have a hard time focusing…cutting-boards-creative-woodworking-table

Proud Members of the Vermont Hand Crafters

Proud Members of the Vermont Hand Crafters

Busy Weekend

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Saturday 6/14/14 was about helping friends, making connections and of course the cutting boards.  Bud and I needed to split up, so our friends Jessie and Andrew Adams agreed to help us out. Thank you both!!

Buddy and Andrew hit the Quechee Gorge Villiage Artisan’s Market. This was our first opportunity at the Artisan’s Market and all thanks to being a member of the Vermont Hand Crafters.

We reserved a spot on the porch and quickly realized that a banner is needed (we’ll work on that). 
Table staging is fun, between the pineapple, the apples, knife, wine, flowers, candles and granite sample from Shaker Hill Granite. The granite was a last minute idea and I love it. The local folks all say “You know Rob”? 
Of course we know Rob, haha!  All in all a good day in Quechee.  We’ll be back on July 5th, hopefully with a banner and signage. Thank you Randy / Whisper Hill Bath and Body, see you again soon!

Back in Windsor…
The Common – Windsor, Vermont
Jessie and I are ready to go. Tent? No problem. Table set up? Jessie was a great help and added some neat ideas for future layouts…Oh, and we forgot out flower pot…
Alumni Weekend draws quite a crowd and we were invited after Traci Smiley from the Alumni Association saw one of our photos.  Thank you Traci! 
Paddles – Hearts- End Grain Circle – End Grain Dizzy
Re-claimed White Oak – Sandy’s in Maple-Walnut and Bamboo
Putney Wine added nicely to our table! Someone asked if it were for sale….Nope, can’t do that.
Small – Medium- Large Cutting Boards
in Maple-Cherry / Rustic Cherry / Walnut / Oak

I’m sure we will see you again Venders, Crafters and friends on the Windsor Common!

Vermont Hand Crafters

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April 17th was an exciting day for us! We had been accepted and invited to the Vermont Hand Crafters jury session. We packed up 8 cutting boards and headed to the queen city. Being newbies, we weren’t sure what to expect and we were a bit nervous.  Hoping it didn’t show, but it may have!

The Burlington Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center

We arrived early enough for a wonderful lunch at Tuckaway’s Pub. Followed by a warm welcoming from the board members, we knew right away that this was a good idea.


All of the artisans, 11 of us, set up our examples of work around the conference table. We were the only woodworker at this session, joined by photographers, painters, jewelry makers and woven fabrics.
Creative Woodworking / Cutting Board Options
To our right:
Ruby Leslie – Woven Scarfs
And to our left:

Jewelry by Judith Giusto

While our items were being looked over and discussed by the Jury members, Elizabeth Boudreau entertained us, literally! Elizabeth is the show directer and explained the processes and answered all of our questions. She also explained that not everyone gets accepted as a member, especially not the first time. Not to be discouraged, take the feedback to heart, accept the constructive criticism and if need be, try again.

Thank you Vermont Hand Crafters, we are IN!! I wish I could have featured everyone at the session, but, all of a sudden it was very busy and I wasn’t able to.  Glad to have met you all and we look forward to being a part of the Vermont Hand Crafters!!