People looking for Christmas presents may want to check out Stanly Arts Guild at 330-C N. 2nd St., where numerous craft exhibits are on display and for sale as part of the Guild’s annual Holiday Craft Show.

“Every year we have a holiday craft show and it is always handmade goods from artists in Stanly and surrounding counties,” said Stanly Arts Guild President Wendy Hillhouse, who makes jewelry and clay teapots.

The crafts include pottery, jewelry, honey, soaps, carved wood creations, crocheted items, paintings, candles, stained glass, polymer clay, quilts, cards, photography and bird feeders.

The store is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It will close at 3 p.m. Christmas Eve and will be closed Christmas Day.

About Chris Miller

Chris Miller has been with the SNAP since January 2019. He is a graduate of NC State and received his Master's in Journalism from the University of Maryland. He previously wrote for the Capital News Service in Annapolis, where many of his stories on immigration and culture were published in national papers via the AP wire.

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