Get a head start on your holiday shopping at the Holiday Craft Boutique, open for pre-season shopping from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22 at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne.  Admission is free, A shuttle from the Pines Lake School will be available to bring shoppers to the arboretum.

This year’s Holiday Craft Boutique will showcase handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, wood crafts, hand-dyed scarves, holiday decorations, and more.  You’ll also find treasures created by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum volunteers, all affordably priced for gift giving.

The boutique will feature crafts by talented local artists: Fay Weinstein with handbags, crossbody bags, tote bags and wallets; Amy Krenzer with pottery; Ritika Gandhi with botanical printed scarves; Alexandra Roman with organic soy wax candles and wax melts; and Jacqueline Rickard with unique jewelry.

A popular addition to the Holiday Craft Boutique will be a sale of houseplants plants and succulents from the Laurelwood propagation greenhouse—beautiful and unusual plants that will brighten any home and make perfect gifts.

Proceeds will benefit Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum, sponsor of the Holiday Craft Boutique. “Come and discover the pleasure of selecting beautiful handmade gifts for your friends and family,” said Ritika Gandhi, chairperson of the boutique.