Vendors
Bee Happy Farm, Cabotto Chocolates, Curly Girl Designs, Diana Morrissey Jewellery, Driftwood Gallery, Elizabeth Burtt Pottery, Eiblin Koch, Glass Artisans, Groovy Goat, Josephine Clarke Textiles, Life on a String Studio, Lisa Finney Photography, Maskwiomin, Sydney Weavers’ Guild, Wildfire Pottery & Artful Badger, Woodsmiths Studios.
Bee Happy Farm
Bee Happy Farm products - capturing the healing properties of Cape Breton Island in a jar. Micro-batch artisanal all natural remedies and skincare featuring hand-gathered plant materials. This premium natural product line is synthetic-free, sensitive skin safe, and crafted with the highest quality plant-based and organic ingredients. Products incorporate zero waste packaging with minimal use of plastics, and are created in very limited batch sizes to deliver optimal freshness. All plant materials are mindfully harvested and prepared to ensure sustainability and protection of forest resources.
Cabotto Chocolates
Truffles, bars and other chocolate creations made of quality Callebaut premium Belgian chocolate and the freshest ingredients. Made in small batches, they are both beautiful and delicious.
Hand made on site by Penny Steele, Chocolatier and Deb Karn, Chocolate maker and Packaging Designer.
This Christmas we offer you two different Advent Calendars filled with our amazing assorted chocolates. They were so popular last year!
Visit our online store to order for shipping or pickup for all your chocolate gifts and treats.
Facebook: cabottochoc
Instagram: cabottochocolates
Curly Girl Designs
Irene MacKinnon/Curly Girl Designs specializes in creating unique resin jewelry using a combination of locally collected flowers, as well as coal dust found alongside the beaches of Cape Breton Island. This holiday season, come visit Irene at Deck the Halls Artisan Market and discover various one-of-a kind creations such as sculpted paper-clay Santa statues, holiday ornaments, and much more.
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Diana Morrissey/GemFan
My company is called GemFan for a reason - I love gemstones! I spent 12 years working for a leading lapidary and jewellery manufacturer in Bangkok. After my move to Canada 10 years ago i focused on silversmithing. Now I sell loose gems and create my jewellery with gemstones I've acquired from around the world. My inspiration is nature, music and the energy of the rocks! Please enjoy my world of metal art and gems.
Driftwood Gallery
Driftwood Gallery features mixed media paintings, monotypes, collage and Giclée art prints – all original works by artist Sara Lamond. Driftwood also has an extensive line of women’s clothing and accessories which are made with exclusive fabrics that have been printed with her art.
Facebook: driftwoodgalleryart
Instagram: driftwoodgalleryart
Eiblin Koch
Eiblin Koch created her first collage landscape as a way to share her wonder and newfound sense of belonging on the East Coast with her friends and family while studying Biology and Sustainability at Dalhousie. Since graduating Eiblin has leaned into her art, expanding from cards and prints of her collages to hand-printed clothing designs and now shares a studio shop on the Cabot Trail with her mother Heike.
Glass Artisans
Glass Artisans is happy to showcase work from over 50 different artists around Canada. Our gallery has a hot shop on site where we make many different items including ornaments, pumpkins, cups, bowls, and vases. Our website will show the artists behind the work, but please visit our Facebook page to keep up with our newest additions to the gallery.
Facebook: GlassArtisans
Groovy Goat Soap Company
Shannon and Ryan Costelo have been handcrafting soap and bath products for over 13 years in beautiful Ingonish, NS. Their (not so!) secret ingredient? Rich and creamy goat milk from the well-loved goat on their family farm! Goat milk, combined with other natural, high quality ingredients, results in moisturizing and gentle products that even the most sensitive skin will love. If you are ever in Ingonish, Shannon and Ryan love welcoming visitors to their goat farm, so be sure to stop in!
Facebook: groovygoatfarm
Instagram: groovygoatsoap
Josephine Clarke Textiles
I sell textile accessories that are all naturally dyed with plant based materials. I dye all of the items by hand in small batches in my home studio. I grow or forage many of the plants I use, and I practice zero-waste construction so every piece of fabric gets used with no scraps left over. All fabrics are natural fibres. I use silk, linen, and organic cotton and cotton blends.
The designs are created via Shibori, which is the practice of tying or compressing cloth between woodblocks to create negative space patterns.
Facebook: josephineclarektextiles
Instagram: josephineclarketextiles
Life on a String Studio
The incredibly stunning shoreline of Cape Breton Island inspires Heike and makes her want to share the natural beauty she senses all around her. Creating jewelry and home decor from pebbles, driftwood, shells and sea glass from local beaches gives her the opportunity to do just that. Heike shares her studio shop with her daughter Eiblin in North Shore on the Cabot Trail.
Facebook: Life-on-a-String-Studio
Instagram: lifeonastringstudio
Lisa Finney Photography
Originally from Australia, Lisa moved to Cape Breton Island in the early 2000s. Lisa enjoys being creative with her photography, designing calendars, magnets, coasters, cards, and now puzzles.
Facebook: lisafinneyphotography
Instagram: lisafinneyphotography
Sydney Weavers’ Guild
Weaving is a popular heritage craft still alive on Cape Breton. Come check out the display and sale of handwoven textiles.
Wildfire Pottery & The Artful Badger
Wildfire Pottery and The Artful Badger feature the ceramic and artistic creations of Sarah Beck.
Pottery animals such as seals, penguins, puffins and polar bears are fired in the raku technique, every piece is one of a kind.
Stoneware mugs, trays, plates and more also take inspiration from the natural world.
Cards and ornaments and lamps feature Sarah's drawings and illustrations; there is always something fun to see!
Woodsmiths Studios
Using local Cape Breton woods, our expert Woodsmith, Bob Evans, has created a variety of unique, original and very functional products. With well over 40 years devoted to teaching, designing and creating, Bob offers a finished product that is not only original but produced in limited quantities.
Our creations reveal the beauty of wood, yet are practical and affordable for everyday use. Made using hardwoods from the renowned highlands of Cape Breton Island.
Visit us at St. Patrick’s Church Museum Nov 15–17
Our vendors are ready to welcome you into the cozy atmosphere of St. Patrick’s. Drop in to browse, connect and celebrate the return of Deck the Halls Christmas Artisan Market—we’d love to see you!
Fri. Nov. 15th — 1 pm–8 pm
Sat. Nov. 16th —10 am–6 pm
Sun. Nov. 17th — 10 am–4 pm
St. Patrick’s Church Museum, 87 Esplanade, Sydney
Thank you for participating…
On behalf of the participating vendors, we would like to say how much we appreciate your interest and your help in spreading the word by liking and sharing our social media posts—your support of our local artisans is heartfelt!
