Uncommon Handcrafted Silver Jewelry by Kim Thompson

Handcrafted Fine Jewelry by Kim Thompson “Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.” —Gustav Mahler, composer. Now that warmer weather is upon us, here at Mountain Made, like the quote above we want to get out in the fresh air and walk […]

March Madness Starts Here in Asheville [2023]

Southern Conference Basketball Tourney

Welcome SoCon March Madness Begins in Asheville! Spring is just around the corner and after this winter we are all ready for nice weather and some BASKETBALL! If you are going to the Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships (SoCon), we all know eventually you will have a break in the games of your favorite team. […]

Gayle Ray – Artisan Jewelry Maker [30% Off Gayle Ray’s Necklaces & Pendants]

30% Off this New Year’s Weekend (2022) on all on Gayle Ray’s artisan necklaces and pendants Gemstone Artwork by Gayle Ray Gayle is well known for her fine art  jewelry designs created from beautiful gemstones. With an eye to unique color and texture combinations as well as the light within each stone, her handcrafted necklaces, […]

Good Reads for Bad Days – Can Reading Really Chill You Out? [Local WNC Writers]

Escape into Summer Reads Benefits of Reading Books by Our Local WNC Writers Are you stressed out? After the last few years, most people are worried or troubled about something. Stress can come from a lot of different sources: everything from politics to long cycles of disastrous weather, from personal illnesses to hard financial times […]

Hand Painted Floor Cloths by Asheville Artist Lynette Miller

FloraCloths by Lynette Miller According to Lynnette, a FloraCloth or floorcloth is “Essentially a painted rug and part of the American folk art tradition.  Early American floorcloths were made from used canvas sails, painted, varnished, and often covered the floors of the ‘not-so-well-to-do’ colonial homes. They are still quite popular in New England and have […]