21st Annual Stocking Stuffer, A Magical Holiday Market at the Centre Furnace Mansion
Stocking Stuffer Event Sponsor: Mimi Barash Coppersmith
Plans are underway for the 21st Annual Stocking Stuffer, so mark your calendars for Friday, December 1 through Sunday, December 3, 2023! We will keep this page updated as details are confirmed.
The Stocking Stuffer is the Historical Society’s largest fundraiser and is critical to providing 15% to 20% of CCHS’s annual budget. As this event has grown, sponsorship is even more important to provide an event of this scale. Join Mimi Barash Coppersmith in supporting the Stocking Stuffer this year through being a sponsor or supporter. Supporting in this way will help offset expenses associated with the event and allocate a larger percentage of the profit to CCHS’s mission work.
Here are a few options:
- Stocking Supporter – @ $50-100 – Your name [and logo if business] will go on the event website page and in the CCHS newsletter.
- Stocking Stuffer Room Sponsor @ $200 – Supporter benefits plus your name/logo on a panel in a period room for the duration of the Stocking Stuffer as hundreds of guests stroll through.
- Event co-sponsor @ $1,000 – Your name [and logo if business] will go in all promotion and paid advertising, and will be prominently displayed in a recognition poster on-site.
- Volunteer! We have over 200 time slots that we need to fill to set up, carry out and clean up during the Stocking Stuffer!
For information on contributing in any way to the 2023 Stocking Stuffer, please contact:
Mary Sorensen: msorensen@centrefurnace.org
Johanna Sedgwick: jsedgwick@centrefurnace.org
Or call us at: 814-234-4779.
Thank you to our Stocking Stuffer Supporters!
2023 Stocking Stuffer Event Sponsor
Mimi Barash Coppersmith
Proceeds from the Stocking Stuffer benefit the Centre County Historical Society to support its public programming and preservation efforts. The Stocking Stuffer is the Historical Society’s largest fundraiser and is critical to providing nearly 20% of CCHS’s annual budget.
2022 Vendors (Will update in September with 2023 vendors)
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ART OF THE EGG and WHITTLE SOAPS
Faberge Style egg art both real and composition eggs. One of a kind done in different styles and mixed media. I have done eggs for 30 years but began as a porcelain artist. My eggs are collectibles on stands or hanging ornaments and boxed. The real eggs are strengthened to lessen breakage.
My soaps are melt and pour decorated and scented. June Lewis
AU NATURAL
Handmade natural health & beauty products made with essential oils. We strive to make our products holiday (wintertime) themed to enhance the holiday season spirit & inspire unique gift ideas.
Jennifer Thompson
BRENDA HORNER ARTWORKS
Brenda Horner is a self-taught watercolor artist with a passion for realistically depicting her subjects. She often combines her artwork with calligraphy, hand-lettering expressive quotations to convey an insight or sentiment. Her small prints and blank greeting cards are giclee fine art prints reproduced from her original artwork.
JAMES F. BYRNES BLOWN GLASS
Ornaments are flame worked. This is a type of glassblowing and are made entirely by hand, no molds, forms, or paints are used.
C S STANGEL POTTERY
Christine Stangel is a local Bolasburg, PA potter who has found her love of playing in the mud creating wheel-thrown/hand built functional stoneware pottery for the kitchen and home.
CENTPENN COLLECTIBLES
Vintage antique and collectible tools, sporting goods and household utensils. Bill Moyer
CLAIRE LORTS DESIGNS
Original wooden dangle earrings, stud earrings, and necklaces. I primarily use Maple, Cherry, and Padauk wood for jewelry and often incorporate natural and glass stones and beads in my work. My designs are cut out using my in-studio laser cutter.
Claire Lorts
CONNIE'S ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
Antiques and collectibles from the collection of Connie DiNunzio, a dealer at Apple Hill Antiques, State College. Affordable and unique items are in this collection.
COOKE TAVERN SOUPS/HAPPY VALLEY SOUP COMPANY
Cooke Tavern Soups/Happy Valley Soup Company captures the hearth-cooked flavor in all of our soups. Designed for busy people who want to serve a great pot of homemade soup without the fuss of starting from scratch. Greg and Mary Kay Williams
CREEKSIDE ANTIQUES
Fine Jewelry circa 1860’s to present, antique & vintage handbags circa 1880’s to 1920’s, sterling silver & crystal vanity items including Victorian and Art Nouveau perfume bottles, powder jars, hand mirrors and more! Cathy Wertz
DENNISON PRESS
Letterpressed greeting cards and stationery.
Scott Dennison
DECK THE HALLS
Original home decor for the holiday season and beyond including handcrafted angels, Victorian tree trims and more.
Ruth Campney
EARLYTHINGS 1776
Handmade Christmas and antique reproduction prints on canvas boards/ panels that have been aged and distressed to look old using my unique 6 step process.
Amber Beck.
EASILY DISTRACTED DESIGNS
Offering a wide selection of handcrafted jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, and other items made from the finest materials, including precious and semi-precious stones, mixed media, premium metals.
Bethany Sefchick
DAVE'S CHRISTMAS CARVINGS
Hand carved wooden Santas and Christmas tree ornaments. I have both modern and old world Santas and have tried to stay true to the countries giving traditions. Ornaments vary from Santas and Christmas items to animas, carousel characters and many others.
David Ferree
FIYERO AND FORGE
Hand poured, natural wax candles and handcrafted German paper stars. Monica Ochs
FESTIVELY DRESSED
I create bowl and trays out of rope, sometimes fabric wrapped, sometimes in its natural state.
Susan Polay
FLOTSAM & JETSON JEWELRY
Jewelry made from vintage watch parts and costume jewelry pieces. I find the pieces at flea markets and estate auctions.
Carol Baney
KAREN HAZEL
Hand crocheted scarves featuring alpaca and merino wool. Most yarns are hand dyed and from local farms and exotic lands. Stay cozy and relaxed as you wrap yourself in warmth.
IRISH HOLLOW PATCHWORK
My items include quilted products such as table toppers and table runners. I also make 18" doll clothes.
Janice Schaub
JACKIE'S CHRISTMAS FINDS
Vintage and antique Christmas ornaments, lights, decorations, and crystal Christmas ornaments.
Hand made crystal ornaments from recycled crystal chandeliers.
Jackie Gates
JERRY JACKSON PEWTER
Pewter metal craft/sculpture items. Ornaments, cake testers, bookmarks and more.
Jerry Jackson
KOO-WEH NANA
Home made baklava in different flavors. Each box is beautifully packaged perfect for gifting.
Ann Kusnadi
LINDEN HALL ANTIQUES
Primitive and interesting antiques.
Ann and George Moellenbrock
LONG LANE FARM STAND
Long Lane Farm Stand's 100% Pure Pennsylvania Maple Syrup. Made in small batches, evaporated over a wood fire on our family farm in Centre Hall, Pa!
LUCYdGLUTENFREE
I create unique pillows, stuffed animals and small stocking stuffers. I also bake Gluten free cookies.
Maryanne Dabney
MARIANNE FYDA'S STUDIO
Hand Made Fused Dichroic Glass Jewelry (Pendants, Necklaces and Pins), Fine Art Cards from my original pastel paintings, and Mini Pastels in Strathmore Frame Cards.
Marianne Fyda
MEGAN ELMER
Art prints and cards featuring the towns of State College and Bellefonte.
The buildings were painted individually with acrylic and digitally edited together to create a town-scape.
MELISSA DIAMANTI
Hand-made jewelry inspired by cultures around the world, using gemstones, glass, porcelain, metal beads, wirework, and threads.
Melissa Diamanti
NANCY BURCH BRASSINGTON, ARTIST
Professionally packaged Greeting Cards which are printed from my original oil and acrylic paintings. Each card is hand signed by the artist and is blank inside for your message to friend or family.
Nancy Brassington
NOTECARDS BY ESTER DEL ROSSO
Watercolor notecards of flowers, scenes of Ireland and beach images.
Ester Del Rosso
JENNIFER SHUEY ART
Jennifer Shuey will have note cards printed from her beautiful original pastel paintings of central Pennsylvania landscapes and waterways.
PEACEFULLY PAINTING
Original acrylic paintings and prints on canvas and wood items. Dana Barnhart
PEACEFUL PLEASURES
Handmade vegetable glycerin soaps. Exotic hardwood cutting boards and boxes.
Donna Weldon-Shaak
PIPER'S PECK
home-grown, home-made line of products that you’ll want to use every day. Janet Robinson
RIVERA ARTISTRY
Original Watercolor Paintings, Prints, Cards, Stained Glass, and Terrariums.
Michele Rivera
REDWOOD NEIGHBOORHOOD HONEY
Delicious local raw wildflower honey, pure beeswax candles, Bee Indulged hand cream and Itch Bee Gone Salve.
SB FELT
Felted wool creatures.
Susan Bowser
SIMIPLY d'BLOOM
Accessories, including jewelry, hats, scarves and shawls. Also handmade glass icicles. Each piece is unique and handmade.
Diane Bloom
SECOND SEASON MITTENS
Handcrafted wool mittens from recycled wool sweaters lined with a blizzard fleece. Also available are fingerless cashmere mittens.
Susan Wise
TIES TO NATURE
Pot holders, hot pad gift sets, blanket bunnies for babies, and various hand made fabric items.
Suzanne Thompson
VALLEYPURL
Hand knitted accessories and gifts.
Angela Pope
VILLAGE EATINGHOUSE HANDCRAFTED SAUCES
Simply Flavorful sauces made with Apple Cider Vinegar for salads, marinating & pasta and dipping, and so much more. They are all natural, gluten free, dairy free, have no MSG, and are versatile and delicious.
Melanie & Clay Phillips
JOE WELCH
Garage creations. Repurposed items brought to new life.
WHITETAIL LANE FARM
Goat Milk Soap products. Soaps, lotions, bath bombs, lip balms, and gifts for the whole family.
Jamie Cunningham