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Upcoming Christmas Craft Shows in Wichita, KS

It is almost Christmas!  And while I have not been active on the website, I have been extremely busy preparing for two Fall 2019 shows: The Church of the Magdalen Bazaar on November 2nd and the Fall Artisan Festival on November 9th.

If you haven’t heard about my Christmas clay nativity scenes and other artwork yet, you’ll just have to check it out at one of the craft shows or on my website’s Shop page! Each Christmas nativity is handmade with love and features Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus clay figurines. I have large nativity scenes as well as a mini manger set or even a cute nativity ornament for your Christmas tree! When ordering, you can choose a custom skin tone or order my Southwestern Nativity scene complete with “terra cotta pot,” clay rocks & cactus / other plant material.

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Along with my hand crafted clay manger line up, I have added some new original items including a polymer clay kit where your child can make their own baby Jesus in a manger ornament. We made these at my granddaughter’s school last year and it was really fun. If you like doing craft projects with your kids or grandkids and want something unique for the perfect Christmas gift, you’ll want to order one of these kits! I hope to add a video demonstrating just how to make it soon!

If you are on Facebook, here’s a heads up! I will be running a contest between both craft shows on Facebook at ShariLynn Art so be sure to check it out. Details for the contest will be posted on Facebook sometime closer to the first show on November 2 – be watching for more details!  (And if you are not a Facebook user, you can still enter the contest while attending either show above.) 

I hope you can drop by and visit – see you at the shows!

Church of the Magdalen Bazaar 2019

Church of the Magdalen Bazaar
Saturday, November 2
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
12626 E. 21st St. North
Wichita, KS 67206
Link to Map

Fall Artisan Festival 2019

Fall Artisan Festival
Saturday, November 9
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
University United Methodist Church
2220 N. Yale
Wichita, KS 67220
Link to Map

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Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Come to the Christmas Artisan Market on December 8!

If you’re looking for last-minute Christmas gift ideas, please join me, Shari Hobbs, for the third annual Christmas Artisan Market this Saturday, December 8th!  This awesome Market is a great way for you to connect with local crafters, artists, and vendors.  The Christmas Artisan Market will run from 9 am to 3 pm at East Heights United Methodist Church 4407 E. Douglas in College Hill.  Here’s a link for more info about the Market.

Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Come to the Christmas Artisan Market on December 8!

I love sharing my unique nativity sets for sale at this location because my grandmother attended this church.  I was even present when they finished the basement (before the sanctuary was finished) and we held a candlelight service there for Christmas.  That was a few years ago, though!  In addition, when I was in college at WSU, I sold crafts at the French Market.  

Fast forward to today…East Heights United Methodist Church is still a great place to get in the holiday spirit.  Why, you ask?  Well, if you’re looking for awesome Christmas gift ideas for that person who’s got everything, you don’t want to miss out on their annual Christmas Artisan Market on December 8th! 

The Market will feature more than 45 vendors with a wide variety of local, handmade artisan gifts.  In addition, you will be able to enjoy delicious food by the East Heights youth group.  To top it off, you won’t need to pay anything to browse…the entry / admission fee is FREE!

I will be there selling my handmade large Christmas Nativity, Christmas Nativity Ornament, Christmas Nativity Story Stones, glass Lighted Gift Boxes and more.  I will also be offering a show special on the ornaments!  Please come see me for more details. 

I hope to see you there Saturday the 8th.  Just in time for Christmas and perfect for those last-minute Christmas gift ideas!

Blessings, Shari

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Fall Artisan Festival

Please join me next Saturday, November 10, for the Fall Artisan Festival at the University Methodist Church, located just north of WSU at 2220 N. Yale (Click for map).  I’ll be selling my beautiful handcrafted Christmas clay nativities…you don’t want to miss this special event!

Shari's Christmas Clay Nativities are handcrafted and will be available for purchase at the Fall Artisan Festival on Nov 10, 2018!

The show includes talented artists and crafters who specialize in handcrafted items – a great way to get a jump on your Christmas list if you enjoy gifting unique hand crafted items.  They will also be serving lunch and selling home baked goods.

If you are on Facebook, you can preview some of the featured artist vendors on the Fall Artisan Festival page or learn more about the event here.

This is the first time for me to be in this show.  I’m excited to see how it goes and to celebrate will be running a very unique special on my Christmas clay nativity ornaments.  You will have to stop by to see what it is, I guarantee it will be worth your time if you are interested in gifting several ornaments.

The challenging aspect of doing a show is that I try to have lots of inventory available which means I’ve been working diligently – each ornament or one of the Christmas clay nativities is made individually.  The colors are mixed carefully one at a time to create one of a kind ornaments.   They do take a lot of time to make but that is because I try to pay special attention to detail. You might not realize how much time they take when you see many displayed at once.  Please pick one up and look at the detail so you can see for yourself what I mean.

I love Christmas because we celebrate the greatest Gift ever given to man, the gift when God became man to save us from our sins.  I also love nativities because they remind me of the why we celebrate Christmas which is why I created this design and hope to develop others in the near future.  

Please do stop by next Saturday and check out my ornament special.  I’d also appreciate your feedback about my artwork, including the Christmas clay nativities – feel free to send ideas that might help me create new designs.  You can reach me via my contact form.