Christmas at the Winery 

(in aid of United Way of Chatham-Kent)

The Erie Ridge Cultural Action Team (CAT) is collaborating with the CK Etsy Team and the New Hope Beaders at an artisan holiday market. 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118746154901581
“Buy Local, Buy Handmade”

Look for sterling & gemstone jewellery, candles & home décor, photography, bath &beauty, wearables, steampunk jewellery, infant & children’s gifts – and specialty coffees and desserts from DeKoKo’s Espresso and Dessert Café.



Elegant light refreshments by Brownie’s Catering are included in the $10.00 ticket.
A cash wine bar will allow participants to savour Chatham-Kent’s local wine while Tom Lockwood entertains on his guitar.

Community Futures Development Corporation is part sponsor of the event.

For further information on the event: 519 354 9143 or 519 784 2548.


To purchase tickets, please visit one of these locations:



Buxton Historic Site & Museum-North Buxton
DeKoKo’s Espresso and Dessert Café -Chatham
Downie Photo-Blenheim
Mitton’s Jewelers -Ridgetown
Smith & Wilson Estate Wines -Cedar Springs

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We hope to see you there! 

~ck etsy team

Introducing: PurplePeony

Everyone give a little 'heeeey!' to Brenda Braun, who owns three etsy shops as well as a brick and mortar boutique at her home in Palmyra.


Shop Names: PurplePeony, Decadence2artbar, Justabrenda
Location: Palmyra Ontario (subdivision of Ridgetown)

Do you have a blog or other website you'd like to share? http://brendabraun.blogspot.com

What is your favourite material to work with?
sterling silver for sure, gemstones that are raw and rough or very elegant faceted gemstones. Gold is pretty fun too. I like to throw fabric or paper into the mix once in a while.

Tell us about your craft and/or the items in your shop.
Which one? Even though the stores are all different types, they all pretty much mesh together, facets of me?

What is your one wish for your Etsy shop/creative business?
That I get busy enough to hire someone to do the marketing and website work and to bring me coffee....lots of coffee....and I can hide away in my studio and just create.

What is your favourite Etsy shop? My own...I also haunt a few other metalworkers for eye candy and I scan through http://jenmerritt.etsy.com a lot...I like to see what she's up to! [awww thanks B!]

What's the most exciting thing that has ever happened to you on Etsy? I would say, selling my first truly metalsmithed item that was fairly pricey (compared to most items on Etsy)...for someone to purchase 'blindly' on the internet a jewellery item of mine out of the thousands available...I may have cried a little...really. I had a Sally Field moment (they like me, they really like me!).

Favourite colour? In gemstones, I've been known to drool over peridots, garnets and London Blue Topaz (google it, it's gorgeous)...in home decor, I melt over blue and brown together. In clothes I like plums, browns and purples. I've always loved purple, I blame that on Donny Osmond's purple socks (if you're under 30ish...google it).

You could make your own dream ice cream... what would be in it? oddly enough, my favourite ice cream is plain real vanilla. So...nothing?

Favourite place to be in Chatham-Kent? hands down, our house/property. It's my sanctuary. The ONLY thing that I wish we had was about 20 acres of woodlot...then it would be perfect! I also like to wander the local beaches but in the off-season, they are so much more interesting without humans.