Carolina Crafting

Tomorrow, Saturday, December 6 is the first day of the open house in the Shoppes in Brasstown. Anyone who has been by my  shop (Carolina Crafting) or looked at the pictures on the blog, saw that there was not a lot of crafts in the shop. That has changed. Over the week several folks brought their work into the shop and now I’m surrounded with cool crafts. These pictures were taken yesterday and I got more in today. Guess I won’t be able to keep the pictures current.

Hope you can make it by the shop this weekend.

Just Jackie

This is the weekend to celebrate the season. Everywhere you turn, there will be fun things to see and do. The festivities start in Murphy with a parade at 2 p.m. As you are waiting for the parade, there will be a craft show and food downtown. The parade is always a great celebration of all that is right in Murphy. Everyone shows up. All the local businesses are in the parade. It’s a real “feel good” event.

Morning Song Studios at the Shoppes of Brasstown is having an open house this weekend. All of the other shops will join in the festivities. We’ve been decorating and getting ready. Carolina Crafting (the smallest shop in Brasstown) is carrying a line of Denise Anthony’s handmade candies. Suppy is limited. You can still place orders. This candy is REALLY good.

This Sunday is the Fireside Sale at the John C. Campbell Folk School. So, shop in Brasstown then run over to the Folk School and shop some more. Support your local artists.

Just Jackie

There are times in your life when something cool just happens. This happens to me a lot. The experience I thought was going to happen exceeds my expectations beyond my wildest dreams. This all started at the John Campbell Folk School’s Fall Festival. Dana from old red barn company introduced me to her friend Tipper from blind pig and the acorn.  Tipper came out to my shop and put some of her work in the shop and we scheduled a time to tape a show with her.

The day of taping was so cold but she had made the most warm and inviting setting for a show. (even homemade cookies, yummy) She claimed to be nervous but I couldn’t tell. The segment went really well. We were taping another segment with the family band. What a group. Three generations of musicians, keeping the music of the mountains alive.  There’s were the unexpected happened. They played a song that touched me in a way I can’t describe. I’m still humming it and it’s been weeks. It’s the kind of song you can picture times in your life. Like a music video in your head. It’s call “I’ll be Young” It will be on a web cast sometime in the Spring.I hope it touches you’all too.

Tipper’s “Pap” was one of the band members and he had such wonderful stories of Murphy in the past. I could have listened to him tell stories ALL day. Tipper’s brother is so talented. He has a CD coming out soon. I’ll let you know where to get a copy.

I’m so glad I got to meet this family.

Just Jackie

It snowed this morning. Most people will think it’s silly but I love snow. Always have. I refuse to drive on it  but I do make excuses to go outside and “play” in it. This morning there were little cat paw prints on the deck. It looked so sweet. Then the deer came. They looked beautiful standing in front of our window with snow falling all around them. Pretty as a picture.

The craft show in Franklin was wonderful. Met some new crafters and saw some old friends. The promoter of this show, Laurie Keneipp, is probably one of the best I’ve run into. She always thinks of her crafters first. The show was well attended on Friday but the weather was so bad on Saturday, most people stayed home.  It was worth the drive over the mountain for me.

This weekend is the open house at the Shoppes in Brasstown Village. There will be cookies, cocoa, hot cider and other surprises. Come on out and do your Christmas shopping.

I have a lot of posts to make this week. I’m behind, (we’ve moved and can’t get organized) so keep checking back.

Just Jackie