In just two short weeks local shoppers will have the chance to pick up some unique handcrafted items while helping to support a service group that helps provide assistance to members of the community.
This marks the fifth year that the Elizabethton Woman’s Club has held their special Christmas Craft Show. This year the event will be held on Friday, Nov. 11, and Saturday, Nov. 12, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day at the Parks and Recreation Center located at 300 W. Mill Street.
“This is a great place to do your Christmas shopping,” said Jo Voigt, EWC member and one of the event’s coordinators. “We’ve got something for every age.”
This year’s event will feature around 50 different crafters and artisans who create a wide variety of items in a number of different mediums. Among the types of crafts available at the show will be quilts, baby items, baskets, jewelry, stained glass, afghans, wood crafts, hand-painted items, home decor, Christmas decorations, and artwork.
“We’re also having food this year,” Voigt said, adding the menu will include such fare as hotdogs, soup beans, chili, mince pies, and desserts will be available for purchase.
Three of the local crafters who will take part in this year’s event are Maureen Strickling, JoAnn Blankenship and David Kramer.

Strickling works primarily with fabrics creating a variety of quilts, blankets, home decor items, and decorations.

Blankship crafts hand-made jewelry using a variety of precious and semi-precious stones and metals.

Kramer sells reproduction prints of original art pieces he has painted as well as wood burnings. Joining Kramer at his booth will be his wife, Mona, who crafts embroidered items.
The Christmas Craft Show not only provides local crafters with a place to showcase and sell their work, the event also serves as a fundraiser for the Elizabethton Woman’s Club. The take part in the show, each vendor pays a fee for the space they rent. The Woman’s Club then uses that money to support their charitable work in the community, which includes assisting veterans, supporting cancer patients, and a variety of other local programs which serve local residents.
The Elizabethton Woman’s Club has been in existence since around 1930 and membership is open to any woman who would like to join. The group meets on the first Monday of each month from September through May. The group does not meet during June, July or August.
For more information on the Elizabethton Woman’s Club or to join, contact Jo Voigt at 423-297-8355.