Nov 29, 2016 By David Zuchowski for The 3 min read

With Thanksgiving now over, it’s time to start thinking of what to buy friends and loved ones for Christmas.

For those in a gift-giving frame of mind, a group of 12 artists and crafters will gather at one home on Indian Hill Farm in Grindstone Dec. 2-4 to make shopping a lot easier.

Now in its 34th year, the Holiday Treasures show gives local buyers a chance to look at hand-crafted, locally made, all-American items in a scenic location with a vista of the mountains in the background. Items include a wide range of weaving, paintings, baskets, folk art, primitive dolls, Pysanky eggs, pottery, blown glass, pewter ware, jewelry and handmade soap.

For foodies and those with a sweet tooth, the inventory also includes homemade jelly, candy, breads, herb mixes and more.

For the past 33 years, Malcolm and Barbara Campbell have opened their home to local artists and crafters who are invited to set up their creations in several rooms.

To get ready, the Campbells clear out furniture and plants and remove everything from the walls that is stored in extra bedrooms to make room for the show.

“We’ll have a lot of items you can’t find in stores, and there should be something for everyone,” Barbara Campbell said. “You could actually do all your holiday shopping here.”

All artists are juried into the show, while Campbell and two other original Holiday Treasures members, Valerie Gmutza of Blainsburg and Rebecca Rankin-Smiley of Washington put special emphasis on quality work. “We also try to have a great variety of items in different media so the artists don’t compete with one another,” Campbell said.

Prices range from a low of $1 for several jewelry pieces to a top end of around $200 for some handmade baskets.

One newcomer this year, Mary Jean Kenton of Redstone, plans to take six of her smaller abstract acrylic paintings in size 9-by-12-inch to the sale. “They’re designed to be hung individually, paired or as a group,” she said. “Each carries a price tag of $30.”

To announce the sale, organizers send out approximately 1,200 postcards to people on the event’s mailing list.

What makes the sale more personal is the fact that three or four artists will be on hand at all times to answer questions about their work.

The show and sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 2-3 and from noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 4 at 1194 Grindstone Road in Grindstone, a quarter mile south of the intersection of Route 40 and Grindstone Road near Brownsville.

Only cash and checks will be accepted. For more information, call 724-785-5715.

Those interested in joining the Be Local Network can contact Ted Flowers at 724-425-7231 or by email at tflowers@heraldstandard.com. Discount cards are available at the Herald-Standard, 8 E. Church St., Uniontown, and at the Greene County Messenger, 82 W. High St., Waynesburg.