The craft tent at the Palmerton community festival will be different this year to allow extra space for crafters and shoppers.

“In planning for this year’s festival we, the craft tent committee, had to make some planning decisions to help our crafters be as safe as possible for the weekend,” coordinator Carla Binder said.

“Unlike some of the other stands, the crafters are required to man their booth the entire weekend. We knew we had to give them and their customers extra space this year. That planning took place months ago and now we see we made an excellent choice.”

Favorite crafters, plus some new ones, will be there with their latest creations.

But it will look different.

“You’ll see a nice open area in the center to move around from crafter to crafter and their sales areas will be larger so you have space to distance from other shoppers,” Binder said.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines will be followed.

Binder, the current chair of the craft tent committee, as well as the committee, Sarah Binder and Sara Deily, will be stepping down and handing over the organizational duties to Elizabeth Campbell, a fellow crafter.

“I felt that after 20 years it was time for someone new to take over. Liz is so enthusiastic and will be sure to infect everyone with her creative spirit and energy,” said Carla, “Sarah and I won’t be leaving entirely. We’ll be back as regular crafters and to lend Liz a hand if she needs us.”

Bossard’s Boardworks and Just Stringing Around will be providing classes throughout the festival weekend. Stop in and see them to schedule your class.

Crafters

• Sincerely Sarah Jewelry: Handcrafted copper and sterling silver jewelry

• Taking Deeper Roots: Handcrafted fine art pins, cat art, upcycled creations

• Lizzy Sue’s: Unique fabric bags and purses, fabric snack bags

• Kristi Collins: Stained glass creations

• LilyBean Cottage Scents: Soy candles and melts, bath bombs and salts, handcrafted soaps

• Just Stringing Around: String art boards and kits, string art classes during the festival

• Bossard’s Boardworks: Painted pallets, create and take painting sessions during the festival

• Grizzly’s Leather: Leather belts, wallets and purses, buckles and Mexican blankets

• Bishop’s Creations: Wire name jewelry

• Bramble Ridge Farms: Raw honey, honey lotion and soap, honey lip balm

• Sylvia’s Crafts: Cloth topped tea towels, doll clothes and accessories for 18-inch dolls, seasonal decorations, fabric crafts

• Take a Gander: Holiday yard décor, wood products, tabletop items

• CJ’s Wood’n Stuff: Hand-turned pens and utensils, crocheted items, holiday decor

• Greens Hand Painted Signs and More: Hand lettered signs, stenciled signs, paintings

• Kountry Krafts: Country primitive decor, signs, seasonal items

• Sugar Spice & All Things Nice: Girl’s hair accessories, boutique baby hats, girl’s hair bow organizers

• Rose’s Simple Accents: Home decor featuring timer candles, hand painted signs, decorated lath trees

• Circle of Friends Quilting: baby quilts, toddler and throw sized quilts, quilted table runners, rag quilts

• Bevel-n-Warp: Hand spun wool items including shawls, hats, gloves and scarves

All these crafters have so many more creations that they’ll be showing over the weekend.

We hope you get a chance to stroll through the tent and meet these wonderful people dedicated to hand making treasures for you.