On Thursday, October 19th, through Saturday, October 21st the artists and crafters of Eaton Rapids, Michigan will be inviting the public into their homes to view and purchase their creations. Lat year there 23 homes in and around the "Island City" which featured the works of dozens of crafters. Also last year we had a Scarecrow contest downtown, and an apple pie baking contest at the Island Park entrance. Call Country Colours at 663-1209 for more info. Thanks to Pat and Mitch for helping out this year!
If you are interested in participating in next years show, either in your home or would like to be in someone else's (maybe you live out in the country and would rather be in town), please contact us by email or just stop by Country Colours at 155 S. Main, Eaton Rapids .
View and print the 1999 show MAP here.
Thursday 6--9 pm,
Friday 12--9 pm, Saturday 10--5pm
Lots
of new crafters this year! The 1999 crafters included:
2.Chris
Mergener--Here you will find five busy crafters,
with pies,dried flowers, wooden items, knitted crafts,
dried flowers,embroidery, and lots of other miscellaneous
craft items.
9792 Kinneville
3.Barb
Crockett--Barb creates clay miniatures, paper
mache' Santas, and cloth dolls. You'll be amazed at the
detail Barb puts into her polymer clay miniatures. Check
out her amazing Halloween items also--Witches, pumpkins,
ghosts--all hand-sculpted and dressed. Barb also features
lots of adorable snowmen, birdhouses and dolls.
Woodcrafts by Marla Hamel and Eaton Crafts. Make sure you
visit Barb's booth at the Little Red Schoolhouse Craft
Mall in Lansing!
5645 Durfee Rd.
4.Eaton
Crafts--Check out the Eaton's new shop! Just up
the road from the former location, the new and improved
shop features unfinished wood cutouts, shelves, quilt
racks, painting books, brushes and other painting
supplies, and much more. Sometimes referred to as "termite
heaven" ??!! Painters will delight in this wide
variety of woodcuts. The Eatons operate all year, and
specialize in quality custom orders, and on-time
completion of those orders. You won't get better cut-and-sanded
wood if you do it yourself!
5456 Durfee
5.Crafter's
Cottage--Ten talented crafters join Sue Jamieson
in her beautiful home. They have an excellent variety of
superior quality crafts, including American Girl-type
doll clothes, painted wood, quilted items, wood carvings
and more. One of our most popular stopping points, due to
the wide variety and quality of crafts!
8582 Hawk
6.Ceramics
and Crafts--by Michelle McGarry. In her second
year with the show, Michelle promises lots of ceramics,
sewing, and woodworking items. Check it out!
609 S. Main
7.Country
Colours--Another show favorite that has moved to
a new location! Debbie now owns and operates a store
featuring her unique handpainted birdhouses. Almost
everything in the store is handpainted or handmade by Deb.
Featured here, along with a large variety of other
painted items such as signs, paper mache, and slate.
Holiday items, Wizard of Oz items, boxes, fences, cat and
dog items, floor cloths, painted jars, and more. Also be
sure to check out the Country Colours booth at the Little
Red School House Craft Mall in Lansing!
155 S. Main, next to the Locker Room (517)663-1209.
8.Sam's
Sweet Tooth and Friends--Sandi Mason will delight
you with her wonderful selection of candy,including sugar-free,
baked goods, pins, wall hangings, ornaments, and plastic,
crocheted, wooden and knitted items.
1404 Montgomery
9. Bobbie
Gregg--New to the show, Bobbie features wonderful
handpainted wood and ceramic gifts for all holidays.
1301 Hall St.
10.Holiday
J.A.M.--Lots of good stuff here, and reasonable
prices! You will find angels, candles, wreaths, table
runners, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas
decorations, Christmas tree skirts, magnets, jewelry,
feeders and more!
219 Dutton
11.Old
Mill Yarn--One of Eaton Rapid's oldest
businesses, Old Mill Yarn, now owned by Linda Griffith,
will be featuring handwoven items. They have the largest
selection of knitting and weaving supplies in the state.
Old Mill Yarn will be closing daily at 5 pm.
109 E. Elizabeth
12.Fran
Thompson--Fran features collage mats, lighthouse
paintings, crafts, fudge, poems, wreaths, wood crafts,
welcome signs. Fran will also be serving refreshments!
705 Water St.
13.Pat
and Mitch--Pat and Mitch, newcomers to Eaton
Rapids, will be featuring beautiful floral and jewelry
items, along with hadmade clocks and custom scroll saw
items. In addition, there will be Halloween and Christmas
items.
125 State St.
14.Graham
Crafters--Ken and Diane Graham feature all kinds
of great stuff--baked goods by Rose Grinnage, shelves,
tole painting on wood, some floral, and hunting and
fishing items. Nascar birdhouses. Make sure you check
this one out!
6303 Plains Rd.
15.The
Craft Menagerie---Ceramics are a featured item in
this house, along with dolls, woodcrafts, quillows,
stained glass, candy, and much more.
1922 S. Canfield(.7 miles north of M-50)
16.Homemade--Diana
Pearson returns to us with a wonderful selection of
decorative painting, wearable art, miscellaneous crafts
and goodies from the country kitchen!
2009 S. Canal Rd.
17.Everything
Under the Sun--Another enthusiastic newcomer,
Glenna Houston has a collection of crafts from TEN
crafters. When visiting, you will enjoy Christmas and
fall decor, Quilts, Wood Crafts, sewn crafts, candies,
jams and jellies, and many other hand crafted items.
325 W. Knight St.
18.Country
T's--Norma
Nickerson has lots of printed t-shirts, sweatshirts and
cardigans, 100's of designs to chose from. Visit their web site
also!
2375 Smith Road, between Wilbur and Rossman
19.Barb
and Bev Price--The Price's will feature 5
crafter's in their beautiful riverside home this year,
with their wreaths, stained glass, Barbie clothes,
jewelry,crafty candy jars, pressed flowers, birdhouses,
weather stations, sewn items. Something for everyone!
208 S. Waverly Rd.
20.
Country Hearts--Carrie Watkins and Amy Collins
create wonderful collages full of antiques and treasures,
plus have angels, fall items, Christmas items, ornaments,
and MUCH more! Their house is 2 miles from town, 1/2 mile
back on Meadowside off Barnes Road.
2830 Meadowside
21.Whimsies--Welcome
to Alta and Linda, newcomers to the show this year.
You'll enjoy Alta's painting skills, as she will be
selling adorable handpainted wood crafts and terra cotta
pots. There will also be numerous seasonal items.
227 Leonard St.
22. Eaton
Rapids Conservation Club--This groups boasts of
30 to 40 crafters participating! You'll be treated to a
wide variety of crafts, including baked goods, braided
rugs, dried flowers, and jewelry.
214 N. River
23. Doreen
Baker Doreen is showcasing her Victorian angels,
ornaments, treetops, Santa's and more. Last year she used
the Miller House instead of her home.
128 N. East
Maps will be available in Charlotte Shopping Guide the week of the show. Flyers with the entire list of homes and the map are available at each house,at Country Colours (downtown Eaton Rapids, 155 S. Main) plus at various other businesses throughout Eaton Rapids, including Wendi's, Expresson Self, Gathering Grounds, Eaton Rapids Optometry, and more.
Other area
home craft tours:
Dimondale's 1999 Holiday Craft Show.
Mason Country Craft Tour
November 11, l999
And don't miss the 16th Annual Crafts from the Country Show in Charlotte, October 23 , 10 to 4:30. There are two buildings full of crafts, the Charlotte Armory , at 1310 S. Cochran, and the 4-H Auditorium across the street. Admission is free. For more information, call (517)649-8863.
More info at Country Colours, 155 S. Main St. Also coming up is the 30th Annual Eaton Rapids Home and Garden Club's Bazaar, the first Saturday in November.
New page to
check out--the
Eaton Rapids Gift and Specialty Shops.
Find out all the nice shops that there are in town!
Visit Andrea's
Land , a fun
Eaton Rapids' web page !
Our community swim club, the Silver
Sharks also have a
web page.
