<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><h2 style="margin: 0.8em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Myriad, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(212, 73, 68); line-height: 1.3em; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><a href="http://svionline.org/svi/1183/holiday-craft-sale-and-open-house/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Holiday Craft Sale and Open House" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(212, 73, 68); text-decoration: none; ">Holiday Craft Sale and Open House</a></h2><div class="dte" style="margin: -1em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; color: rgb(163, 163, 163); font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Myriad, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><strong style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Saturday, December 8</strong></div><div class="dte" style="margin: -1em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; color: rgb(163, 163, 163); font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Myriad, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: relative; z-index: 0; "><strong style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">11-5 CST; 12-6 EST (Chattanooga time)</strong></div><div class="entry" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Myriad, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0em 5px 10px 0px; ">Dust off your jingle bells and come join us for fun and shopping at SVI, a non-profit sustainable living center located 45 minutes from Chattanooga, in the midst of 400 acres of forest. We will be providing nature-based f</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0em 5px 10px 0px; ">n for adults and kids alike, so bundle up and join us by the fireplaces for hot spiced cider, yummy holiday snacks, games and crafts.</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0em 5px 10px 0px; ">Great gifts by local artists will be available for purchase (cash or check), including Carol’s Sassy Shadows Pottery bird feeders, mugs, dishes, and wall hangings, all with impressions of forest leaves, flowers, and herbs.</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0em 5px 10px 0px; ">Nature of Reaction jewelry, marbles, and kaleidoscopes by Patrick Ironwood will be featured. Paintings by the well-known Atlanta artist Michelle Kimmons will be available.</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0em 5px 10px 0px; ">See <a href="http://michellekimmonsfineart.blogspot.com/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(50, 110, 161); text-decoration: none; ">http://michellekimmonsfineart.blogspot.com/</a> for more information on her work. We’ll also have for sale SVI’s favorite books on sustainable building, food, gardens, and kid activities.</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0em 5px 10px 0px; ">If hiking is your style, wear your boots and explore our mountain trails. We’ll have tours of our gardens and hand-crafted buildings made of rock, logs, clay, and straw, and powered by the sun. Dress warmly and wear walking shoes. No pets, please. Please let us know if we can expect you.</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0em 5px 10px 0px; ">SVI is located in the Cartwright community just off Hwy 28 half-way between Dunlap and directions, contact Carol or Patrick at: 423-949-5922, 949-4598, <a href="mailto:carol-kimmons@utc.edu" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(50, 110, 161); text-decoration: none; ">carol-kimmons [at] utc [dot] edu</a>, or go to <a href="http://svionline.org/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(50, 110, 161); text-decoration: none; ">svionline.org</a>.</div></div></body></html>