- Last Updated on Monday, 30 November 2015 20:51
On Friday, December 4 from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, December 5 from 9 a.m. -2 p.m., and Sunday, Dec ember 6 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wrights United Methodist Church of Venetia is hosting Red Bird Mission Crafts to give you an opportunity to enjoy quality Appalachian crafts.
The Red Bird Mission, located in the southeastern Kentucky mountains, is an agency of Red Bird Missionary Conference, related to the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. Red Bird Mission has a school, medical center, community outreach, community housing improvement, and economic development. This source of income is important in an area of 50% unemployment.
There will be many crafts made within an 80-mile radius of the mission, including baskets, some made of honeysuckle vines or creek willow that are family traditions developed in an age when self-sufficiency was necessary in the isolated mountains. Another native art represented is the woven rug, using scrap materials and even upholstery material. Doll collectors will have fun seeing a variety of handmade dolls. They have an assortment of the corn-shuck items, including a variety of authentic flowers that will delight flower lovers.
Other items include unscented crafted beeswax candles, jewelry, jams, and jellies. There are note cards, history books of the area, books with special recipes, hand painted gourds, woven place mats, and hand made brooms for use or decoration. The wooden crafts consist of toys, games, utensils, cutting boards, cooling racks, and furniture. Adorable wood and cloth Christmas ornaments and an assortment of nativity sets add to the colorful display.
You can purchase items to give as gifts or to use for yourself. No matter what you do you will be glad that you are a part of our mission.
