Featured Artisan: BL Designed

The annual Oxford Arts & Crafts Fair will be held on Saturday November 4th at the site of the former Oxford Center School, 462 Oxford Road (Route 67) in Oxford from 10am to 4pm. With over 30 vendors bringing their hand-crafted, unique wares to the event, it’s sure to be a great way to get a head start on your holiday shopping!

Our featured artisan today is BL Designed

She began with a bead - an original, colorful, bold bead that was looking for a setting. BLDesigned grew from there to personally imagine, create and build chokers, bracelets, key chains, lanyards, belts, earrings, necklaces and something called a "b-loop."

It starts with a bit of lampwork glass, Kazuri or Samunnat bead, or maybe just a metal accent and perhaps a charm and the new piece of jewelry takes shape. And that is how Barbara, the "B" in BLDesigned starts her design process.

BLDesigned will be one of the 30+ crafters and artisans you will be able to meet, view and purchase their work at the Arts and Crafts Fair, a little over one week away! (Editors Note: I purchased a bracelet from Barbara 3 years ago, and it looks as beautiful today as the day I bought it. I get so many compliments, I use it as an every day piece of jewelry)

So mark your calendar for Saturday November 4 and we hope to see you there! Please share the facebook event shortcut with your friends at https://fb.me/e/55EEMysJO

The Oxford Arts & Crafts Fair is an annual event hosted by the Oxford Cultural Arts Commission. Our mission is to promote and preserve culture and the arts in Oxford. You can learn more about the Oxford Cultural Arts Commission by visiting our website at OxfordCulturalArts.org or visiting our Facebook page @OxfordCulturalArts. Oxford residents wishing to join the Commission or volunteer can reach out to us via email at CulturalArts@Oxford-ct.gov