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Stories of Shoppers’ Delights Notice the sewing machine in the picture? Why would all these people be standing in front of a store with a sewing machine? Contest? Advertisement? Hands Around the World A Storehouse of Handmade Treasures. Hands Around the World owner Janet Browning began by helping one small Amazon Indian village. She now travels the world over buying directly from the artists to bring handmade treasures home to Jonesborough. A purchase from Museum Warehouse means supporting traditional art and artists using fair trade practices. 111 East Main Street, hands-around-the-world.com or indian-cultures.com Call 423-753-8177 Gracious Designs Where good friends, good ideas, and great home décor come together. As you stroll through our charming building, built in the late 1800s as a general store, you will see books by local Southern authors, beautiful and unique lamps, adorable baby collectibles, dishes, teapots, gourmet goodies, and local artists. Name brands like Vera Bradley Home, Mary Carol Garrity Home, Oscar De La Renta Home, and April Cornell in beautiful home décor displays. Come in for a FREE decorating class on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. and enjoy yummy chocolates or embrace the fabulous aromas of our Rhapsody candles. 117 E. Main Street. Call 423-753-5247 “Some stories seem to be made out of whole cloth. Others are like the Tennessee quilts on sale in Jonesborough’s many craft shops. They weave together past, present, fact, and fiction in a tight design both dazzling and unforgettable.” – Smithsonian The Christmas Shop Head west on Main Street for a seasonal delight at our new Christmas Shop. Personalize your tree with unique ornaments or personalize your favorite ornament for free. Historic Jonesborough ornaments and Christopher Radko ornaments are available. You will feel the warmth of a Charles Dickens Christmas and small town hospitality all year-round with more than 10 theme-decorated trees. The Christmas Shop also offers classes August through November, on topics ranging from tying bows to tree decor. Whenever you need a little touch of Christmas, drop by The Christmas Shop on Main. 105 Courthouse Square Jonesborough, TN, 37659 Call 423-753-0583 14 2014–2015 Jonesborough Visitors Guide
Jonesborough Art Glass Gallery Jonesborough Art Glass Gallery is located in Jonesborough, Tennessee’s oldest town and the first of Tennessee’s towns to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Gallery is located at 101 E. Main St., the very center of the business district. When the business was created in 1979, the Victorian cast iron columned building was a working studio space where beautiful stained glass windows and lamps were created, displayed, and sold. The town was sleepy, the rent was cheap, and the apartment upstairs made it possible for the owners, Steve and Tava Cook, to live and work in the same building, taking advantage of the inexpensive rent to the fullest. Relying mainly on craft shows around the southeast for the majority of their income, the Cooks would sometimes trade their work for the work of others, and bring home the artwork to sell, give as gifts, and begin their own collection of wonderful artwork from across the country. As the years passed and Jonesborough realized the importance of its tourism industry, the Cooks also realized the lack of any Tennessee Quilts Tennessee Quilts’ goal is to promote traditional and contemporary quilt making. Tennessee Quilts, with 5,000 square feet of space, offers over 8,000 bolts of quality quilting fabrics along with books, patterns and other quilting supplies, all of which is also available for purchase online at tennesseequilts.com. We proudly sponsor the Tennessee Quilts’ QuiltFest (3 days of quilting classes and related events) each July and frequently offer classes taught by nationally recognized quilting instructors. Call 423-753-6644 or toll-free 877-385-0934, email Linda@tennesseequilts.com, or visit tennesseequilts.com. Historic Jonesborough, Tennessee • historicjonesborough.com contemporary artwork being offered to the thousands of people passing through Jonesborough each year. After acquiring the original Baptist Church building (built in 1842) on Spring Street as a home as well as working studio, the Cooks renovated the Main Street location to accommodate more crafts and artwork from over 200 different artists from across the country. All of the artists represented at JAGG are American artists, and the Cooks strongly emphasize the importance of supporting these artists against imports and mass-produced items. New work is being sought each year to give the art lover a new selection several times yearly, and all artists are welcome to submit their work for consideration. JAGG is open all year, daily 10:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Extended hours are offered during the summer and the Holiday Season. Call for questions about current times. 101 E. Main St., jonesboroughartglass.com, e-mail at jboart@comcast.net. Call 423-753-5401 Jonesborough Antique Mart Nearly 150 years ago the Jonesborough Antique Mart started its story as a dry goods store. Today, there are over 10,000 square feet of antiques, vintage clothing, Victorian furniture, early 1900s sterling silver, depression glassware, primitives, Christia’s Artware, Blue Ridge Pottery, collectibles, dolls, and Boyd’s Bears. 115 1/2 East Main Street 423-753-8301 15
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