Great Smoky Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts Show

Get a head start on your holiday shopping and enjoy dozens of booths featuring unique handcrafted gifts made by members of the Great Smoky Mountains Arts & Crafts Community. This annual event runs weekdays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday & Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Participating Artisans 2022:

• Bilge Almaroad: Leather bracelets, leather and beaded necklaces, rings, needlework, crochet, earrings
• Ronnie and Connie Bohanon: Handmade candies and honey
• Jim and Jan Barnes: Leather bracelets, necklaces, earrings and resin jewelry
• Rachel Barnes: Knitted and crocheted hats, scarves, stuffed animals
• Bob and Teresa Bishop: Scroll Saw Creations – bowls, baskets, Christmas ornaments
• Joyce and John Branch: Signs and glass art
• B.J. Byerly: Log reindeers and other animals, mini cornhole sets, succulents
• Rachell Coe: Jewelry
• Joe Compton: Wooden peppermills, Christmas ornaments, snowmen, santas, wooden cooking utensils
• Stephanie Costantini: Leather Goods – key fobs, purses, wallets, Ipad cases, Christmas ornaments
• Sam Criswell: Coin Banks – old post office boxes
• Danny Davis: Prints from Paintings
• Mark Edelman: Dulcimer music
• John Fancher: Vintage objects in shadow boxes
• Linda Feagans: Woodburning, stamped jewelry
• Elizabeth Fontenot: Book designs (prints, shirts, etc) bookmarks
• Randy and Terry Fritchman: Turned pens, pencils and sets, bowls, kaleidoscopes, gromes, Shaving sets, photography
• Aaron Gallagher: Wooden earrings, magnetic bottle openers, keyrings, necklaces, cutting boards
• Grail Hall: Prints from oil paintings, ornaments, puzzles, and plaques
• Cindy Heinemann: Bar and liquid soaps, lip balms, herbal products, bath and body products
• Rae Hancock: Rock Candles
• Marlene Jenkins: Quilted items, wreaths, tobacco stick sleds, birdhouses, beehouses, ornaments
• Lee and Glenda Manis: Handmade wooden baskets
• Joe Meachum: Handcrafted buffalo hide leather holsters, bags, belts and bracelets
• Mark Moore: Carved bears, wolves, owls and relief carved mantles
• Amy Nelson: Goatmilk Soaps, lotions and bath products
• Dominique Oakley: License plate artwork
• Amy Overbeck: Candles
• Jason Payne: Homemade spices and spice blends made from peppers grown locally
• A, Jann Peitso: Original Watercolors – Framed and Matted, Original Ornaments with Scenes of the Mountains
• Shannon Plastow: Quilts and quilt items
• Flo and Liz Puhala: Jewelry made with gemstones, Czech glass, pearls and crystals
• Teddy and Robin Reaves: Fabric santas, snowmen, gingerbread, mice, ornaments and country dolls
• Betty Rodefer: American Girl doll clothes and other handsewn items
• Pam and Amy Scott: Hand painted river rocks
• Tim Simek: Dulcimer music
• Johnna Smith: Wire wrapped pendants, earrings and bracelets
• Carol and Jim Strohl: Wooden ornaments, wooden barn quilts, ribbon angels, painted glass Ornaments, quilts
• David Thompson: Rusty metal cutouts
• Trina Tucker: Chainsaw carvings – bears and animals
• Steve Vervynckt: Photography
• Randy Whaley, Tina Brantrer: Woodcarvings, turned wooden vase, carved flowers, ornaments and candles
• Scotty and Carla Wilson: Picture ladder frames, tobacco stick trees and ornaments