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Lois Schultz named crafter of month for August 2023
(Aug. 18, 2023) Members of the Pine’eer Craft Club have named Ocean Pines resident Lois Schultz as the August 2023 Crafter of the Month.
Schultz and her husband moved to Ocean Pines 10 years ago from the Philly area when their son attended Salisbury University. She joined the craft club soon after and currently serves as assistant shop treasurer.
Schultz grew up in Finksburg, where she began crafting in the third grade when her grandmother taught her to embroider. Never losing the urge, Lois has been dabbling in crafts ever since. She makes jewelry, painted earring screens, mermaid crowns and even fairies made from silk flowers.
“After I saw a YouTube video about making Flower Fairies, I gave it a try,” Schultz said in a news release. “They have become a big hit in the shop! I enjoy making special orders of the Bride and Groom Fairies, so they match the real bride and groom too.”
Schultz said witches, mermaids and Disney princesses are some of her favorite creations. She gets to be as imaginative as possible in decorating all her petite masterpieces. Managers report that the fairies are definitely one of the most popular staples of the shop, with loyal shoppers checking the spinning rack for the latest maidens whenever they pop in.
Schultz can also recycle and craft — she turns aluminum cans into earrings.Termed “beerings,” the pierced treasures join many of the other uniquely crafted and 100 percent handmade gifts in the Pine’eer Artisan Gift Shop.
The release said the Pine’eer Artisan Gift Shop is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, except holidays. The club is always seeking new crafters and meetings are open to the public. They are held the third Thursday of the month in the community center.
Artisans who would like to sell their creations at the shop can contact shop managers Debbie Jiwa or Barbara Herzog, or email opcraftclub@aol.com for more information.
Since inception 49 years ago, the craft club has donated nearly $179,000 back to Ocean Pines.
