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Looking for a last minute gift? Local artisan Mamie Turner creates treasures

  • By Barbara Ball
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Blythewood resident Mamie Turner was raised with a do-it-yourself attitude. She says that perhaps her woodworker father instilled his artistic talent in her along with...

Looking for a last minute gift? Local artisan Kem Smith sews

  • By Barbara Ball
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When she was about ten years old, Kem Smith, now a CPA in Blythewood, earned her sewing badge in Girl Scouts, and that acquired love...

Looking for last minute gifts? Local artisan Judy Lennon creates jewelry

  • By Barbara Ball
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For Blythewood Moonshine and Pearls creator Judy Lennon, art has been a passion since childhood. Rather than purchasing a college ring upon graduation from USC,...

Looking for a last minute gift? Local artisan Barry Gilbert creates wooden showpieces

  • By Barbara Ball
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Winnsboro resident Barry Gilbert has been working with wood, a craft he taught himself through trial and error, for over 20 years. “I love every...

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Museum Rings in Season

  • By Barbara Ball
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WINNSBORO – Every year, the Fairfield County Museum’s annual holiday open house heralds the Fairfield community’s Christmas season. And so it did once more on...

Looking for a last minute gift? Local artisan Philip creates unique art

  • By Barbara Ball
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Sixteen-year-old Blythewood native Philip Koelsch is autistic, and though he did not begin speaking until age four, he was drawing and painting at three. He...

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Children’s High Tea at Laura’s Tea Room

  • By Barbara Ball
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RIDGEWAY – It was the fourth annual Children’s Christmas Tea at Laura’s Tea Room in Ridgeway, and Lauren Attaway was eager to mention that she...

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