‘Christmas Made In The South’ is back

Due to the unforeseen COVID- 19 pandemic, “Christmas Made In the South” was cancelled in 2020; well, the city's favorite Small Business shopping experience will be back this weekend at the Prime Osborn Center, for your shopping enjoyment & convenience.

To answer your question, “Christmas Made in the South” is a show presented by Carolina Shows that featured ‘hand-crafted items. The 2010 Jacksonville, Florida event featured over 232 Local (and out-of-town) artists and vendors selling one-of-a kind merchandise.

There was an abundance of food, pillows, hair bows, wrought iron sculptures, calligraphy, doll clothes, dog wear, rubber stamps, hammocks, puzzles, gadgets, books, boomerangs, birdhouses, stuffed animals, candles, artwork, sweaters, scarves & other clothing, pictures, paintings, calendars, pottery, grills, shoes, toys, educational components, plaques, jewelry, garden decor, glass art, lamps, baby items, coasters, things for the hunter and many, many, many, beautiful Christmas decorations.

After walking the outskirts of the booths and then zigzagging up and down the aisles, this writer covered the entire show in about three exciting hours. There was so much to see and people were more than ready to explain how they made their wares.

Customers weren’t just looking; they were walking out with bag and bags of goodies to give and keep for themselves. So, call a friend and let a neighbor know that you can’t keep a good show down. See you there!!!

Regarding COVID-19, Carolina Shows will be following all state and local mandates in your area. They recommend vaccinations and masks if you are unvaccinated. Their staff will follow all standard COVID-19 protocols. For anyone concerned about the crowds, they suggest that they come later in the afternoon - much slower traffic.

“Christmas Made In The South”

DATES:
November 26 – Dec. 28, 2021
TIMES: Fri. 9-6 – Sat. 10-6 – Sun. 11-5
(one admission is good for all 3 days with a hand stamp)

TICKETS: may be purchased onsite.
Adults: $8 – Children 12 & Under: FREE
$1.00 off Ticket with ‘discount coupon’ from PUBLIX

LOCATION:
 Prime Osborn Convention Center
 1000 Water St.
 Jacksonville, FL 32204

The Cummer Museum is ready to entertain you

Here are a few ideas to bring your family and friends to this month. Give them a call and make your reservation today. Make plans to have a Merry Christmas this year. 

Illuminating Nature | December 11, 15, 18 | 5 to 9 p.m. + Admission to the Museum and Gardens is FREE on Tuesday and Friday nights and includes this event. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Register Here. Play witness to the transformative power of light and color in the Cummer Gardens during this unique opportunity to view a familiar landscape in a whole new light!

After the sun goes down, come experience an installation of glowing fabric sculptures throughout the Cummer Gardens. Make an evening with them by dining in the Café (reservations are suggested), enjoying live music, and cozying up with a beverage from the garden bar.

Winter Art Camp (Virtual!) December 28, 29, 30 - During this online winter camp, young artists will explore the Museum to experience different perspectives and mediums across cultures, times, and locations and create their own unique artworks.
Ages 6 to 8 from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Ages 9 to 12 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Register Here. Members | $25 per class; Non-Members | $30 per class. + Registration fee includes art kit to complete art-making activities during each class and a complimentary family admission pass.

Shop the Season – Shop Online: Just in time for the Holidays! Gifts from the Cummer Shop support our mission, and we know you will find unique finds they will adore. Free ground shipping on orders over $50. Offer expires Dec. 17. Use your member discount code, Member10, at checkout and save 10% off all purchases.

Meal Delivery

Let Chef's Garden cook for you! The Cummer Café is adapting to be more socially responsible in finding ways to best serve you, their valued community. Chef’s Garden, the Café’s catering team, is taking even more precautions to ensure they are working to the highest levels of health and safety standards. Chef’s Garden’s Meal Delivery Program offers socially responsible dining options with ready to eat meals for your family dinners. Available for same-day delivery when purchased before 12 p.m.

Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
   829 Riverside Avenue
   Jacksonville, Florida 32204
   (904) 356-6857
   Hours of Operation & Admission

Christmas Made in the South 2018 in JAX

So, you’ve already made plans for the day after Thanksgiving, then you must add a trip to the Prime Osborn Center.  If you need to get, your Aunt Mary, Uncle Tate, your brother and sister-in-love, a one-of-a-kind special gift; then you’ll want to attend this special shopping experience.  It’s not too late to start making plans for your upcoming “Black Friday” or “Small Business Saturday” here in the greater Jacksonville, Florida area.  Find that unique gift at “Christmas Made in the South” 30th annual event.

What is Christmas Made in the South?  Well, this is a show (presented by Carolina Show’s) that is coming to Jacksonville for 3 days only.  The event features hundreds of local (and out-of-town) artists and venders selling unique items such as: gourmet foods, clothes, handbags, jewelry, pottery, personalized tree ornaments, lamps, woven goods, specialty coffees, furniture, photography, Christmas specialties & She-Crab Soup mixes; just to name a few.

Instead of selecting gifts from WallyWorld, Bullseye, Best Purchase, Little Lots or L-Mart (don’t get something that the recipients will know where you purchased it, and that your gift was on ‘super sale’) – visit the Christmas Made in the South event.  Don’t just give an everyday gift this year.  Make it a “one-of-a-kind item” from a gifted craftsman.  Come and browse the craftsmen’s best work and ask the experts.  See you there.

Christmas Made in the South

LOCATION:
Prime Osborn Convention Center
1000 Water St
Jacksonville, FL 32204

DATES & TIMES:
November 23, 24 & 25, 2018
Friday 9-6; Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 11-5
(one admission is good for all 3 days with a hand stamp)

TICKETS:
Adults: $7 – Children 12 & Under: FREE
$1.00 off Coupons with ‘discount coupon’ tab.  Discount coupons are also available at your local PUBLIX supermarket.

‘Christmas Made in the South’ returns to JAX this 2017 season

You may see some familiar vendors from previous years, who are returning to “Christmas Made in the South,” for their 29th. season.  Make plans to come the weekend after Thanksgiving.  There is so much to see, feel and taste when you attend this prestigious show.  Many new & familiar tradesmen, with creative one-of-a-kind gifts & treasures, spend 3 days in Jacksonville Florida supplying individuals with gifts.  More merchants are taking advantage of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday by accepting either paper or plastic.  If you desired to use plastic, ATM’s are available on site, or most businesses are equipped with credit card devices.

“Christmas Made in the South” allows you to purchase handcrafted items that come with special stories and descriptions.  There are many unique booths to explore and hidden treasures which you won’t see at big department stores.  You’ll be able to find gifts for men, women, children, unique clothes, hand bags, glass ornaments, jewelry, breathtaking art, gourmet food, diverse entertainment, photography, loads of Christmas decorations and much more.  Most of the products are also “Made in the USA”.

The show is focused on keeping the world of fine artisans and craftspeople alive.  Exhibitors will be there all three days demonstrating and selling their works of art.  You may even desire to get one-little-something for yourself.  CMITS comes around once-a-year so that you will enjoy yourself after eating all that Thanksgiving Day turkey and fixing’s.  Check HERE to see if the Carolina Show will be coming to a city near you.

Christmas Made In The South 2017
Dates:         Times:
Fri., Nov. 24, 2017  9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 25     10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 26     11 a.m. –5 p.m

Location:  Prime Osborn Convention Center
     1000 Water St
                  Jacksonville, FL 32204
                  (904) 630-4000

Tickets: 

Adults: $7.00 – Children 12 & under are FREE.  Printable $1.00 Off Coupons are available HERE.  (One Admission Good for All 3 Days with hand stamp!)  2017 Show Sponsors: PUBLIX, First Coast News, and the Florida Times Union.

Small Businesses in and around Winston Salem NC

Ms. "V" and Chef Stephanie Tyson

There’s no mistake that the Small Business commercials are still running, because they are going to “Make America Great Again”.  During the Thanksgiving holiday, this writer had the pleasure of visiting many unique venues around Winston-Salem and Greensboro, North Carolina, that she would like to share.

“Sweet Potatoes” is a quaint restaurant in downtown WS.  If you are looking for diet meals, then you should move on.  The food is rich and fabulous, the service is wonderful and the atmosphere is calming.  They have a cookbook published and was endorsed by the famous poet Maya Angelou.  You need to experience this culinary delight.  “A really cool restaurant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that captures the flavors of the South with uptown funk and downhome soul to the best of Ella and Miles” — Stephanie L. Tyson.

Vivian Joiner and Stephanie L. Tyson are the CEO’s of Sweet Potatoes.  These two ladies (and staff) will make you desire to come back for more when you come to town.  The atmosphere is wonderful and you’re in a great location where you can shop before or after your meal.  And don’t forget to purchase their cook book, so you can attempt to recreate this delicious cuisine.

Sister2Sister

Two doors down is a quaint little ethnic shop called “Sister2Sister”.  This place is packed with beautifully hand-made African jewelry, crafts, clothes & gifts that will enhance your wardrobe, home and will show that you’re a gift-giver who selects only the best.

It was a joy to personally meet Purity Ruchugo, founder of Sister2Sister, who was gracious and very hospitable.  “In April 2012, Sister2Sister opened a shop called UMOIA African Crafts, located on Trade Street in Winston-Salem, NC. The items in the shop are crafted by Kenyan women and the proceeds benefit women in need both locally and in Kenya” — Purity Ruchugo.

Finally, our little group put on comfortable shoes and meandered up and down the aisles of the 43rd. Annual Craftsmen’s Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival up the road at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.  Since it was the Thanksgiving weekend and Small Business Saturday, the place was packed with hungry shoppers to fulfill their holiday shopping lists.  It is very similar to the Christmas Made in the South shows that come to Jacksonville, Florida.

At these festivals there’s food, pottery, baskets, blown glass, carvings, clothing, paintings dolls, clay items, tole, furniture, jewelry, leather, metal works, media, musical instruments, ornaments, pewter, photography, pottery, quilting, sculptures, stained glass, stitchery, toys, weaving, woodworks, and much more.

If you ever get to North Carolina or hear about any craft festival near you, it would behoove you to go and discover treasures for you and someone you’d like to bless.  These merchants are not only open during this Christmas season, but they are ready and eager to serve you anytime during any year.

28th Christmas Made in the South returns to JAX

It’s time to do some walking, visiting and shopping in a festive atmosphere that will help you fill any Christmas wish list, and buy for that person who has just about everything.  Avoid the “Black Friday” crowds, support “Small Business Saturday”, or shop after church on Sunday this year at “Christmas Made in the South”.  The 28th annual event is coming to the Jacksonville, Florida’s Prime Osborn Center on November 25 – 27, 2016.  Take a look at a video which will show you some of the fun and excitement that you’ll experience.

“Christmas Made in the South” allots you to purchase handcrafted items that come with special stories and descriptions.  Everything is unique and is the exhibitor's own work and designs (not commercially made or manufactured).  Purchase directly from the artists & craftsmen who will be there to talk with you about their craft & share their stories.  There are many unique booths to explore and hidden treasures which you can’t buy at big department stores.  Handmade, one-of-a-kind designs populate the booths that will fill the Prime Osborn Center.  You’ll be able to find gifts for men, children, unique clothes, hand bags, glass ornaments, jewelry, breathtaking art, gourmet food, diverse entertainment, photography, loads of Christmas decorations and more.  Mostly all of the products are “Made in the USA”.

The show is focused on keeping the world of fine artisans and craftspeople alive.  Exhibitors will be there all three days demonstrating and selling their handcrafted works of art.  You may even desire to get one-little-something for yourself.  CMITS comes around once-a-year so that you will enjoy yourself.  Take a look here to inquire about the show coming to your locale.

Christmas Made In The South 2016
Dates:         Times:
Fri., Nov. 28, 2016  9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 29     10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 30     11 a.m. –5 p.m.

Location:  Prime Osborn Convention Center
     1000 Water St
     Jacksonville, FL 32204
     (904) 630-4000

Tickets: Adults: $7.00 – Children 12 & under are FREE.  Printable $1.00 Off Coupon, or visit your local PUBLIX supermarkets for discount coupons.  (One Admission Good for All 3 Days with hand stamp!)  Come stay at our host hotel The Omni Jacksonville and receive our discounted rate of $80.00 per night from November 23rd through November 28th.  Hurry, while there are still rooms available for this event.

2016 Show Sponsors: PUBLIX, First Coast News, and the Florida Times Union.