2025 Holiday Open House
November 22 – 23 & 29 – 30
Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day
Maria Martin and Loreta Schmidt
Maria and Loreta work together and will have a variety of creative items at our Holiday Open House. They make English Toffe, Hand knitted hats and accessories, as well as eather and beaded jewelry.
Wood Creations, LLC
Steve Erickson’s wookworking includes many games, toys, and ornaments. He also makes interesting boxes that are great for keepsake containers, and tic-tac-toe boards.
Charlie Novogradic and Debbie Milks bring the reality of “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” to to our Open House each year. If you have never had a roasted chestnut, John will be staying warm by roasting samples that you can try.
Baking Tradition
Nancy is a wizard with handcrafted, scratch-mad pastries. She will have a great selection of pies, fruit breads, and roles.
Sherry Kay
Sherry Kay, Benjamin Sikes, and Caleb Morse have revised a new edition of “A Guide to Kansas Mushrooms.” This Guide is a must for any mushroom hunter or person interested in the mushrooms available here in Kansas. A great gift for the hunter in your family!
From Tree to You
We’ve known Mike Erickson since college days (that’s a really long time)! He can make about anything from wood. Mike has also taken up leather work in his retirement. Be sure to check out the handbags, wallets, journals and other creative items he makes!
Natalya has been breeding sheep for 27 years. She designs and crafts a wide range of artisanal products from their wool, including dryer balls, yarn, hats, half-mittens, catnip mice, and Mobius headbands…everything either the natural color of the animal or dyed with natural dyes! She also does natural dyed silk hair scrunchies and scarves,
Mary Walthall specializes in hand painted trays, earrings and other items. She is an acrylic artist, with a love for trendy art and eye catching style.
Katie Whitenight
Katie makes some of the most fun pottery for the holidays. Be sure to collect all the designs to make your talbe festive!
Be sure to get some local honey from the Schwager family. They keep some of their bees at our farm. The bees help us with pollination, and bring more honey to you!
Paper Pie
Our beautiful daughter-in-law, Laura, will be selling Paper Pie Books & More. They have a wide variety of books for newborns through upper elementary. These are fantastic gifts for children and grandchildren!
Joli Winer and Cecil Sweeney will be at the Open Houses with their local honey, creamed and flavored honeys, comb honey, comb honey, and hot honey. They have value added honey items that include lip balms, lotion bars, paw wax, bee’s wax candles and bar soaps. They lead the NE Kansas Beekkeepers Association and have their demonstration hives here at Pendleton’s Country Market.
Sheri Flory
Sheri’s inspiration comes from old barns and antiques. She repurposes and transform about any-old-thing into something new and different. Check out her one-of-a-king birdhouses, quilt blocks, wreaths and whatnots!
JET Produce & Meats is a family-owned farm near Leavenworth, Kansas. As the holiday season approaches, they’ll have an array of festive items for sale. If you’re planning your family feasts or looking for thoughtful, locally sourced gifts this holiday, JET offers a one-stop stop for that wholesome, farm-to-table goodness.
Matt Rowman creates and “resurrects” functional art from locally sourced wood, giving new life to pieces once destined for the burn pile. Each handcrafted board, bowl, and piece of furniture carries its own story, full of warmth and character from the Kansas trees from which it came.
Sewn by Joan
Joan repurposes vintage linens into delightful pillows, sachets, and children’s clothing. She also creates whimsical matching aprons for both adults and kids. Her pieces are a lovely blend of history and charm, perfect for treasured heirlooms.
Larkette Gifts and Decorations
Gayle Larkin has lived in Lawrence since 1987. In addition to Christmas ornaments and garland, she will also have beaded jewelry including bracelets, necklaces, and earrings made with gemstones, glass, and other media.
Stone and Sparrow Farm and Mill
Stone and Sparrow Farm and Mill is near Overbrook and has a variety of products available at our Open House that include: Stone Ground Turkey Wheat Flour, Spelt Flour, Farro Grande (Whole Spelt Berries), Spelt Gingerbread Pancake Mix, and Spelt Garlic Butter Biscuit Mix.
Of course we will have a wide selection of our dried flower arrangements and wreaths along with our fresh evergreen wreaths and poinsettias. Check out our pickled and canned items, decorated gourds, and other holiday treats and crafts.
Thuy Soldner brings her passion for wellness to the market with her handcrafted cold-pressed juices and nutritious protein balls, perfect for a wholesome snack. Her protein balls, in particular, make a delicious and healthy holiday treat, packed with nourishing ingredients.
The Vegetable Garden Planner
Long-time friend and flower gardener, Lynn Byczynski is the author of The Flower Farmer, and Market Farming Success. Her new book, The Vegetable Garden Planner, will help any gardening enthusiast plan their garden for years.
Mary Gage, through her art project connects people to the beauty of Kansas parks, trails, and outdoor landscapes through locally inspired artwork. The company collaborates with regional artists to create posters, prints, and postcards that celebrate the state’s natural spaces.
We will have a great selection of poinsettias for our open house. Sizes are 4 1/2″, 6″, and 8″. The large 8′ pots are spectacular and should last well into the early 2026 months!
Barton Coffee Roasters
Locally roasted coffee beans would be a great gift for the coffee lovers in your life! Thomas Barton and his wife, Ellie, will have cookies and breads for you as well as their roasted coffee beans which you can take home to make your own coffee or give them as a gift.
A lamp-worker turned glassblower, Justin embraces glass and learning as many new things as possible about the material. Be sure to pick up some of his holiday ornaments at our Holiday Open House!
Jake Creek Pecans
Brad and Lila Carter spend their springs pruning and grafting, their summers watering and mowing, and their falls harvesting, cleaning, inspecting and selling their delicious pecans. Enjoy the flavor of Kansas pecans direct from their orchard near Paola along the Jake Creek.
Pendleton’s Country Market
We have been making evergreen wreaths and arrangements that should be ready for our Holiday Open House. We also carry beautiful spuce tips and bulk evergreens for your own DYI projects.
