Valley Artisans Craft Cooperative was inspired by Mabel Young Bartlett.
Born 1891, she and her sisters operated the store as the "Pine Shop" and
sold locally made items for many years. The sisters, Laura, Hazel, and Mabel
(Young), had acquired the building from their father. The building was called
the "Flour House" and was used to store the stock for the general store in
Gossville N.H., which was called "Silver & Young" at the turn of the century.
Mabel encouraged a founding member to bring together some of the talented
people in the area to market their artistic products.
Valley Artisans members continue to follow Mabel's tradition of marketing
locally-made products. It's been through the members of the Valley Artisans
operating as a cooperative and their commitment and dedication, we have
been able to successfully provide an outlet for artisans in New Hampshire.
Our Artisans enjoy creating wonderful products such as; Decorative and
Folk art style painted one of a kind items, wooden trains and toys, glazed
pottery, Christmas Ornaments, Stained glass, Fused glass and award
winning glass art, framed photography, fine art, gorgeous glass beads as
earrings, necklaces as well as sterling silver jewelry and much more. Many
dried flower arrangements line our walls, scented candles and non-scented
tapers are hand dipped in a variety of colors.
We offer award winning reed baskets as well as shaker baskets, along with
a lovely selection of fiber arts, quilts and table runners, furry stuffed animals
and hand puppets, dolls and fairies, baby blankets and toys, crocheted and
woven items to keep you warm this winter. Artfully made greeting cards,
aromatic soaps and bath salts. We also sell a local designers handbags and
tote bags.
This year, if you love the smell of Balsam Fir we have many pillow sachets in
different sizes to entice you, and of course made in New Hampshire jams and
jellies.
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Updated 06/05/2011
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