Holiday Shop, Sip & Savor

Holiday Shop, Sip & Savor
Sunday December 13th 3-7pm
First Colony Clubhouse 125 Pasbehegh Drive Williamsburg 23185

Homemade Soups, Cookies, Wine, Cider & such to make Supporting Local Artisans even more of a pleasure!!! Event including drinks, refreshments & homemade soups is ABSOLUTELY Free -but donations will be accepted for a First Colony Family whose 17yo son has recently had a bone marrow transplant to help offset their exhorbitant medical bills!

Lots of Great Stocking Stuffers, hostess & teacher gifts !

Kelly Charles Jewelry- unique handcrafted jewelry
Susan Gootzait Jewelry- handcrafted Jewelry, wine stops, book marks, hors dourve servers
& intricate hand smocked children’s clothing from a friend of Susan's
Peter’s Photos-Peter Farrell’s local landscape & nature photography peterf.smugmug.com
OKCF- Susan Howard* & Suzanne Hamlin’s Wedgewood Inspired Christmas ornaments & jewelry
Northcott-Wilson Artisans- Julie Northcott-Wilson’s handbags, shawls, silk yarn northcottWilson.etsy.com
Henrietta Ford*- local author of 3 mystery novels-latest is “The Hessian Link” http://mysite.verizon.net/jmaus1
ARTLIFE- Ellen Honich’s lovely magnetic bookmarks, fridge magnets, & note cards artlife.etsy.com
Frances Jones*- lovely original watercolor paintings & prints
Andrea Deagle-"Rehubs" - handpainted repurposed hubcaps!
* denotes First Colony resident

Clubouse View & Directions

DIRECTIONS TO FIRST COLONY’S CLUBHOUSE

From Route 199(between Jamestown Road & Monticello Avenue)-take Route 5 (John Taylor Highway) West toward Richmond/Jamestown High school. Go 4.1 miles (past McDonald’s and Jamestown High School- both will be on your left) take a Left on John Rolfe Lane. Drive down to the 1st Left (Pasbehegh Drive), turn Left and drive about 1/2 mile to the Park/Clubhouse parking lot on your left- 125 Pasbehegh Drive.

You can also come in the “back way” off Jamestown RD up Greensprings Rd –past 4-H Camp RD,Drummonds Field horse farm & Fernbrook subdivision. Take a Left on The Maine, go down maybe 1/4 mile and take a Left on Pasbehegh. Clubhouse is about 1/4 mile up on your right.



Google Maps has a nice map if you’d like a visual to help.

This year we'll be using the back patio of the Clubhouse...and looping around to the pavilion & inside the pavilion- because there are currently 45 folks setting up to share their talent with the good folks of Wiliamsburg! Of course inside the clubhouse will be full as well!

Holiday Art Bazaar Exhibitors

First Colony & Friends’
Holiday Art Bazaar
Saturday November 7th 10am- 3pm
First Colony Clubhouse 125 Pasbehegh Drive

Soup, sandwiches & baked goods & pledged food sale for benefit of Franklin Family
Acoustic Music by First Colony’s Peggy & Terry Arnette* & friends –her CD’s will be for sale

Front Entry Porch
High Strung Beads~ Susan Jankovic & Marion Davis’s delightful bead creations
Virginia's Finest Chocolates ~ Specialty chocolates, gift baskets and logo cookies by Mary Griffith chocolategifts.com
Flour City Breads~ breads, rolls & other baked delights from Allen Flint

Inside the Clubhouse
Whimisies & what-nots~Tracy Bond’s ceramics, custom print orders, Scout Bags… tracybond.com
MR Photography~ Rod & Mary Lou Linnekin’s* local & international nature & landscape photography
EarthRock Designs Jewelry~Susan Thomas’ jewelry creations earthrockdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com
Northcott-Wilson Artisans~Julie Northcott-Wilson’s handbags, shawls, silk yarn NorthcottWilson.etsy.com
Funky Folk Art & Jewelry ~ Jenny Pritchard’s* folk art paintings & jewelry
Shelton Glass Works~ John Shelton~ legendary Glass blower~ Sheltonglass.com
Henrietta Ford*~ First Colony author of 3 mystery Novels- latest is “The Hessian Link”
Linda Eccleston *~ author of newly published book - “When I Grow up- I Want to Be President”
BadaMonkeys ~ Olivia Bada’s sock monkey’s, burp cloths, nursing covers badababies.com; badababies.etsy.com
Kelly Charles* Jewelry~ unique handcrafted jewelry creations
OUTSIDE
First Colony Cooks*~ 500 great recipes of First Colony’s Cooks - great gift for anyone who loves to eat!
First Colony Garden Club*~ bake sale featuring many of First Colony Cooks’ scrumptious recipes!
Frances Williams Banta~ Swarovski Jewelry & will have signed copies of her son’s (Tony Williams ~ Local Author of “Hurricane of Independence”) books for purchase
Make it a Memory ~ Ruth Saegesser’s intricate jewelry creations
Andrea Deagle~ Hand painted Hubcap garden & wall art, Fun winter art, sun, flower designs
deaglead@verizon.net
Cat’s Meow~ Mary Lynn Wilding’s quilted-whimsical purses, wallets, cell phone cases, hair accessories
Usborne Books~ books & learning materials for infants - teens by Crystal Thibeault weread4fun.com
Funky Folk Art~ Tom Blunt’s colorful signs with fun & inspirations sayings funkyfolkart.com
The Mermaid’s Purse ~ Laurie Hager’s hand-knotted jewelry
Lavalieres by Charles ~ CBB 4th grader creates jewelry from stones he & his grandpa gather & polish
Prestige Tile ~ Pete Monteleone’s tile design company. Pete generously has donated an$800 value backsplash job for raffle to benefit the Franklin family. The winning ticket will be drawn at the Bazaar.
SomethINK Special ~ hand stamped cards & stationary sets, candles, notebooks w/matching pens, gift tags, coasters, calendars, recipe tins, ornaments, decorated candies and chocolates by Michelle Merksamer*
Ann Brown-Hailey ~Czech glass bead & Swarovski pearl Jewelry abrownhailey@cox.net
Capture this Moment Photografie ~ Jodi Barder ~ Photographic artist, specializing in child & family photography See some of her work, find out about her photos with Santa capturethismoment.com
Girly Girl Bowtique~ hair bows, clips and headbands for infant-adult. Bow holders, key fobs, tutus and other girly accessories by Kelly Winn girlygirlbowtique.com
Carefree Boat Club~ Bryan Courtney will show you the easiest way to “own” & enjoy a boat! carefreeboats.com
Frances Jones*~ First Colony Watercolor Artist- recent display at Prince George Frame Shop
Painted Pleasures~ Kitty Whitmore & sisters ~ hand painted crates, ornaments, plaques, furniture, fabric stockings… all perfect Holiday or anytime of year gifts! paintedpleasures@hotmail.com
NicocosArt ~ Paintings, handmade cards & jewelry by Lady Nicola Lins* nicocosart@yahoo.com
Billy Sebestin~ Fine, affordably priced, handcrafted Furniture
Cyn-D’s Bostons~ Cynthia Plessinger’s K-9 Art & Jewelry (she’s also a Boston Terrier Breeder)
Frances Williams Banta~ dinner bibs, Swarovski Jewelry, pearl necklaces
Heart Of Glass ~ Susanne Harris’ Holiday hand painted glass blocks & decorative accessories
Sofia Bean~ Amy Fox’s simple baby & children’s clothing, blankets, gift boxes sofiabean.com
Paula’sPallette ~Paula Bonneau’s dichroic fused glass jewelry- frequent Occasion for the Arts exhibitor
Memory Card Photography~ Emily Krapf’s images from Colonial to eclectic garden art scenes
Mary Montague Sikes~ Award winning artist & author marymontaguesikes.com
Sea Wood Carvings by Jeff Niver~ Woodcarver of many nature figures, especially sea life
Peter’s Photos ~ Local Nature photography by Peter Farrell www.peterf.smugmug.com
Susan Howard* & Suzanne Hamlin~ Wedgewood Inspired ornaments& beaded jewelry
Wired for Sight~ Sue Madden’s marvelous creations are sold at The Glass Boat in Carytown
Jim Price~ ceramic Christmas trees

*denotes First Colony Resident
Contact -Shirley Vermillion- at sjvermillion@cox.net or 564-0955
Updated listing & photos of the incredible variety to be exhibited firstcolonyartbazaars.blogspot.com

Shelton Glass- John Shelton

John Shelton is an nationally awarded & recognized glass blower. His Glass is sold at shows all along the Eastern Seaboard and Internationally. Take time to stop & chat with he & his wife Laura. He's a wonderful conversationalist- one of those folks you could talk to for hours!

Wired for Sight Jewelry Sue Madden

Sue lived in Heritage Landing(part of First Colony) in the late '80's to early 1990's. She's happy to be coming"home" to our Art Bazaar.

Her jewelry is featured in the eclectic, upscale
store in Carytown, Richmond- "The Glass Boat."

Jim Price- Ceramic Christmas Trees

petersphotos- Peter Farrell Nature Photography

petersphotos
http://www.peterf.smugmug.com/
Peter Farrell has been a photo hobbyist for over 30 years. In the last 15 years he has become a more serious photographer first in Sports Photography and more recently in Nature Photography. With the advent of digital SLR Cameras and the improvements in home photo printing Peter has been printing and matting his Nature Photography and has displayed his work for sale in numerous local craft fairs.

Virginia's Finest Chocolates- Mary Griffith

Mary Griffith

Virginia's Finest Chocolates

http://www.chocolategifts.com/

757-258-5465

Specialty chocolates, gift baskets and logo cookies

Amazing intricate chocolate creations! Who knew chocolate could look SOOO GOOD!

Mary holds frequent Adult & Kid's chocolate camps in Williamsburg.

Consider having you next child's birthday party be a chocolate one!!!

Mary is also selling Miche Bags. Here are a few photos.

From the Mermaid's Purse- Laurie Pearce Hager

From the Mermaid's Purse ( LAURIE HAGER )– With an undergrad degree in Anthropology and a masters in Archaeology, Laurie has always been enthralled with the fragmented evidence of jewelry design from the scope of human history. Years ago, Laurie worked with the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and had the opportunity to drink in the rich collections of ancient artifacts – she seeks out the work of the Phoenicians with blown glass beads, revels in the Egyptian use of color and symbolism and is also tremendously inspired by the pearl encrusted Byzantine and Tudor era. Falling asleep with the sound of the waves crashing against the rocky New England beaches, the idea of what exactly one might find in a Mermaid's Purse, spurned Laurie's imagination and drew her into designing her own hand-knotted and silk-strung bead jewelry design. Laurie integrates pearls, semi-precious stones, hand-blown glass beads, with vintage beads and antique mother of pearl buttons into her necklaces, bracelets and earrings. She is happy to work with her clients to design unique pieces, interlacing their own bead and button treasures to create new family heirlooms. Come and discover what's inside the Mermaid's Purse today! lauriehager.etsy.com

Girly Girl Bowtique

Kelly Winn's beautiful bows are sold all over the US at http://www.girlygirlbowtique.com/

Billy Sebestin - Furniture Maker/Woodworker

Billy's daughter - Crystal Thibeault is now a First Colony Bazaar regular. We're so exited to welcome Billy to our Holiday Art Bazaar in 2009!

Northcott Wilson Artisans

Julie Northcott Wilson is a former fashion designer from Philadephia, PA. She changed her focus from clothing to accessories when moving to Williamsburg. Pictured are some of her lovely,colorful creations! Julie was one of the original inspirations for me wanting to start sharing some of the talented folks I'd met in Williamsburg with friends & neighbors! My husband saw her with one of her purses in the Grocery store- said "My wife would love that purse- where did you get it?" She said - "I make them"...he said "Could I have your card?? He gave me her address & arranged a time for me to go " Birthday shopping at her house" - just a neighborhood away from ours! I came home with not 1 bag- but 2! And couldn't wait for winter to come - so I could buy some of her wool- felted bags....

Her purses take me back to some of my favorite shops/markets in in the Pacific Northwest- What more can I say to compliment her!! :)

Painted Pleasures- Eclectic Handpainted furniture, crates, plaques,ornaments & buckets, handmade funky Stockings, jewelry

Kitty & her sister's artisitc talent makes me feel as if I'm visiting on of my favorite Art Festivals in Seattle!!! Could there be any "higher"compliment?? :)

Carefree Boat Club - Bryan Courtney

Become a member of Carefree Boat Club & enjoy these benefits:

*Access to a variety of boats
*Free training sessions
*Unlimited boat usage
*17 locations on the east coast ...including the Beautiful Chickahominy River

*no boat maintenance
*no storage rental
*no insurance costs
*no transportation costs

Call 866-630-5959 to find out more about "Boating without Owning"!
www.carefreeboats.com
The Carefree Boat Club is a hassle-free solution if you're considering boating and prefer predictible expenses or have little experience. We're also
a great fit for those that have "been there done that" and wish never to own one again.
The Club owns and maintains a variety of different boats while also paying for insurance, taxes, and storage fees.
The Club provides free classroom and on the water handling training. As a member, you will enjoy the fun of boating without the hassle
that oftentimes goes along with a day on the river. It's like having your cake and eating it too!
In addition to a club on the Chickahominy, you will have access to over 20 network locations on the east coast to explore when on vacation or on business travel.

Frances Jones- Watercolor Artist

Nicocos Art

Paintings, Handmade cards & Jewelry By Lady Nicola Lins

Born in the historic town of Bath, England, Nicola is one of four siblings whose Celtic ancestry heralds from a long history of artists and actors. She completed academics at the university level - The University of Bath in 1991 and describes herself as a life learned student of art and it its many mediums. Her expertise in technique and applied skills has enabled Nicola to express her artistic spirit in various forms to include - notably clay, oils, and pencils. She has recently expanded her enthusiasm and passion for art work in various crafts which include gems, silver, and paper. She has a deep love for art in all its expression which she enjoys sharing with others. As such she has contributed to numerous forums in art education which include , full staff position in the private school - Foundation Christian Academy. local girl scouts, and neighborhood outreach classes. She displays her work at several local and regional events. Having travelled extensively through-out Europe and the United States - Nicola's art reflects the vast and varied experiences these travels offered. While she holds the title of Lady Nicola Lins, there is nothing pretentious about her outlook in life or her regard for sharing art. Her motto is "Adding originality to the world one piece at a time"

A mother of three lovely daughters, Lady Lins now resides in Williamsburg, Virginia with her husband Todd - retired Colonel USAF and their youngest daughter Abbi, age 12..
Web sites etsy.com under sellers as nicocosart, and facebook nicocosart or Nicola Lins email nicocosart@yahoo.com