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Hand made items are raffled Members of the Tulsa Herb Society spend a full year making flavored vinegars, chutneys, jams, jellies, holiday decorations and more holiday goodies so we can enjoy shopping. Carols and Crumpets 2017 Dec 3 from 8 am to 3 pm Tulsa Garden Center  2435 S Peoria AV Tulsa In addition to holiday goodies, the Herbies offer lunch at their Snowflake Cafe and evergreens to decorate your home at the other end of the Garden Center. Tulsa Herb Society's hand made gift items Dozens of vendors join the event to make it one of the most eclectic holiday shopping experiences in the area. Not to be missed. (Hint - Arrive early - great prices so lots of items sell out early)

December 5 from 8 to 3, Carols and Crumpets: An Herbal Craft Fair will be held at the Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S Peoria Ave. Lunch at the holiday-decorated Snowflake Cafe will be served 11 – 2. Information http://tulsagardencenter.com , 918-746-5125, patsywynn@cox.net.  Tulsa Herb Society sponsors Carols and Crumpets each year and I visited them last week during a crafting session to see what they are working on for the sale. Herb Society member Lou Ann Gray constructed a felt tree that will be decorated with homemade gingerbread cookies and a Christmas skirt.  Her tree will be a raffle prize. “I usually make the trees out of old Army blankets,” Gray said. “First the wool is boiled to felt it. Then, I cut it into strips and cut the strips again. Using a dowel, floral tape and wire, I wind the wool and let it dry. Holes are drilled a large dowel and the branches are individually attached.”  Pat Ernst and Betty Muratet showed me how the Christmas tree...

Patsy  Wynn at Tulsa Garden Center The Tulsa Herb Society’s annual Carols and Crumpets on Saturday is an event that hundreds of holiday shoppers eagerly anticipate every year. The club makes a variety of home and garden crafts and has invited lots of vendors to bring their hand-crafted items to the holiday sale.  The fun atmosphere they create is guaranteed to stir up your holiday spirit.  Carols and Crumpets 2435 Peoria AV free admission and free parking Snowflake Café 11-2 Information:  http://tulsaherb.com patsywynn@cox.net   and  918-289-6217 Co-chair of Carols and Crumpets, Patsy Wynn, said that her love for the event and appreciation for all the vendors keeps her working hard on it year after year. Hand made note card “We’re such a close group,” said Wynn. “I’ve been a member 19 years. When I found Tulsa Herb Society, I was looking for a group that did things with nature, greenery, and herbs. Since the first time I cam...

Tulsa Herb Society Carols and Crumpets: An Herbal Craft Fair Dec 3 from 8 to 3pm Snowflake Café open from 11 to 2 Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 South Peoria AV, Tulsa Information – Patsy Wynn 918-496-8019 or patsywynn@cox.net The annual Tulsa Herb Society holiday craft fair, Carols and Crumpets, will be held on Saturday, December 3 from 8 am to 3pm at the Tulsa Garden Center. Their annual raffle is always popular. This year’s winner will take home table top white wool, feather tree with felt beaded cupcake, petite four and ribbon candy ornaments with a coordinating beaded tree skirt.   Many of the outside vendors will be familiar to attendees but there will be plenty of new crafters and the artists’ creations will make great gifts for yourself and anyone on your gift list. Herb Society members contribute a room full of fresh greenery from their gardens that you can take home to use for decorating. In addition, Utopia Gardens will have live wreaths and Lori Wilbins Designs will have ...

You could start a batch of herb vinegar this month, decant it into gift bottles and decorate them for holiday gifts. Every Tuesday morning a group of Tulsa Herb Society members ( herbalistas ) gather to make crafts for Carols and Crumpets, talk about herbs and plan trips. The Herb Society's jams include: Pineapple sage, holiday cranberry, cranberry chutney, mango chutney, apricot surprise (with horseradish), hot pepper, lemon verbena, pear honey, peach blush (with cherries), 10-pepper, and apple butter. Last week members brought in herbs from their gardens and demonstrated making herb vinegars. Their herb vinegars include: Hot and spicy, Italian, citrus, bouquet garni , cranberry-rosemary, strawberry-mint, raspberry-rose, Mediterrano , and lemon, lemon, lemon. Cut herbs from your garden or visit Muskogee Farmer's Market. We can't predict what you will find, but on a recent visit the vendors had lemon grass, Thai and purple basil, pineapple sage, mint and others. Kim Walto...