Brighten your holiday with handmade gifts by local artists

Just in time for early birds to get a jump on special finds for the holiday season, North Haven Gardens hosts its fourth annual Holiday Art & Gift Market on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

North Haven Gardens will host the event in the gallery, classroom and dining room. Weather permitting, the patio area will offer additional shopping.

Among the fine artisanal wares available will be jewelry, textiles, ceramics, paintings and handmade, nature-inspired notecards, says Cody Hoya, general manager of North Haven Gardens.

Shoppers can find original, handmade gifts from over 40 local artists from within a 20- to 30-mile radius, Hoya says.

You’ll find the Holiday Art & Gift Market nestled among North Haven Gardens’ picturesque indoor/outdoor gardens at 7700 Northaven Road. Call 214-363-5316 or check out nhg.com for details.

OUT-OF-THE-BOX COLORS

Jennifer Neily’s hand-painted tiles, coasters, magnets and boxes are uniquely fashioned: No one “has everything” until they have one of these. And her items turn heads in any home’s design scheme. Various sizes are available from Jennifer’s company, Uniquely Neily.

Perfect Pair

Suzanne Morgan’s versatile scarves and textiles are made of silk, fine micron wools and nuno felting. Using a type of laminated felting, Suzanne creates one-of-a-kind patterns.

Sally Wilkins’ handdyed silk scarves also pair well with Eva Smith’s Buttonista Designs. These handcrafted, multi-purpose buttons’ super power is that they’re magnetic — no more pesky pin holes in scarves. The ornamented Buttonistas are fashioned from glaze, paint, leather, stones and jewels. They’re a perfect accent for scarves, purses and hats.

Mongrel Koi Designs artist Henry Aschner is regarded for his sculptures in polymer clay and mixed media. Aschner favors the Millefiori technique — meaning “thousand flowers” in Italian. Millefiori also is known as caning, a glassworks technique of arranging colored glass rods into an image, which is then heated and stretched, then sliced for a repeatable pattern. Henry finds inspiration in animals, colors and patterns in nature.

Available at Holiday Art & Gift Market Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

North Haven Gardens

Garden Center + Art Gallery + Café 7700 Northaven Rd. Dallas, TX 75230

214-363-5316 | NHG.com