Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Christmas Shopping

I love giving handmade and handcrafted gifts for Christmas. I have made a few of the gifts myself - mostly cross stitches - but I'm really not that talented when it comes to crafting. For the past few years, Chip and I have gone to the Chimneyville Crafts Festival in Jackson to purchase a majority the Christmas gifts for our families. Hundreds of artisans have their pottery, jewelry, stained glass, woodwork, quilts, knitting, and crocheting for sale.

The past two years, I've gotten my brother's wife a piece of Lil McKH jewelry. I love Lil's stuff, and my sister-in-law likes it, too. We've gotten jewelry for Chip's mom, stained glass crosses, and wooden spoons from some of my cousins.

I've been obsessed with McCartys Pottery Delta Bells and Mushrooms Chimes for a few years now, and I'd been dying to go to McCartys Pottery in Merigold to buy some of these handmade beauties. My friend Leah was up for a road trip to the Delta to visit McCartys and Peters Pottery, so we headed up there the weekend of December 5th.

We had lunch on Saturday at McCartys in their cute-as-a-button restaurant. The tables are set with McCartys Pottery and all the food was served in their pottery also.

Leah sitting down for lunch at McCartys Restaurant

We headed to McCartys then Peters after lunch. I loved McCartys gallery! It is tiny, but they display their pieces so beautifully. At McCartys I bought Mushroom Chimes for two of my sisters-in-law and a gorgeous bowl for Chip's mom. At Peters, I bought a sugar bowl and creamer and a tiny little kitten for myself.

On Saturday night, we stayed in the Pinetop shack at the Shack Up Inn. It was so much fun! The shack had central heat and air conditioning, but with its wood walls and floors and shabby furnishings, it still felt like an old shack.




Outside our shack... Pinetop Perkins.
Some photos from the grounds.



It was a wonderful trip, and I really can't wait to go back because now I need some Delta Bells for myself!

5 comments:

Ginger said...

Soo cool! Love the gifts and the shack!
I had a bridal shower at the McCarty restaurant and LOVED it.

Merry Christmas!

Lil McKinnon-HIcks said...

Just came across your blog -- and your mention of my jewelry -- I so appreciate! Have a wonderful 2010! (You sure started mine off in a terrific way -- and I thank you!)
Lil McKinnon-Hicks

Chalk said...

very beautiful picture that I draw it

Jeannette said...

Pretty quaint! Never seen such a place available to stay in. You didn't use that fridege, did you?

Lisa Blair said...

No, I don't think we used the fridge, but it seemed to work just fine. The Shack Up Inn is definitely one of a kind!