Village Craftsmen

170 Howard Street 

What's New

We add new items to our on-line catalog on a regular basis.  We also publish a monthly Ocracoke Newsletter (history, stories, photos, & local information), and an Ocracoke Journal (short, more frequent posts about daily island life). Click here to read about our newsletters and our island journal .  

To view the latest additions to our catalog click on any of the links below:

Added May, 2008:

Moon Spoon    (28 New Wooden Utensils added 05/16/2008)
Outer Banks Dish Towel    (New!! added 05/14/2008)
Erik Hertz    (17 New items added 05/09/2008)
Table Art    (2 New Serving Sets & Trivet added 05/07/2008)
Donald Davis CD's    (2 New CD's added 05/07/2008)
Pewter Serving Pieces    (Grapevine and Dragonfly Design Serving Sets added 05/06/2008)

Added April, 2008:

Added March, 2008:

Added December, 2007:

Paradox Pottery    (25 new pots added 12/12/2007)

Added November, 2007:

Martin Garrish's CD "I'll Fly Away"    (Added 11/06/2007)
Ocracoke Island CDs    (8 new CDs added 11/05/2007)

Added October, 2007:  

Blackbeard and the Gift of Silence    (Added 10/31/2007)
Blackbeard and the Sandstone Pillar    (Added 10/30/2007)

Added August, 2007:

Sealife Platter    (Added August 31, 2007)

Added July, 2007:

Pewter Sealife Castings    (Added July 11, 2007)

Added May 2007:

Link to Information about Ocean Swimming & Rip Currents   (Added to Home Page 05/29/2007)

Added April  2007:

Iridescent Glasses    (8 oz. glasses added 04/07/2007)

Added March  2007:

Little Sea Horse & the Story of the Ocracoke Ponies    (Book added 03/09/2007)
Ocean Art Pottery     (New potter with 5 new items added 03/04/2007)
Smoky Mountain Pottery    (New potter with 5 new items added 03/04/2007)

Added February  2007:

Plant Rooters    (Gift Wrap now available on all rooters)
Hank Goodman Pottery    (8 new items added 02/18/2007)
Blanket Creek Pottery    (Large baker added 02/18/2007)
Carved Birds    (New Egret added 02/17/2007)
Kim Frazier Pottery    (13 new items and several new photos added 02/17/2007)
Kim Frazier Pottery    (12 new photos added 02/16/2007)
Kim Frazier Pottery    (6 new items added 02/15/2007)

Added December  2006:

Carved Birds    (2 new John Owen birds added 12/22/2006)
Kim Frazier Pottery    (6 new items in "Ocean" design added 12/19/2006)
Kim Frazier Pottery    (3 new items in "Dragonfly" design added 12/19/2006)
Hanging Strips & Posts for Pewter Spoons & Cups   (10 new items added 12/16/2006)
Pewter Dragonfly Measuring Spoons & Cups    (Added 12/15/2006)
Pewter Items    (19 new items added 12/10/2006)

Added November  2006:

Aladdin Lamps    (4  new lamps added 11/27/2006)
Porcelain Coffee Canisters    (2 new designs added 11/10/2006)
Pewter Hooks    (7 new hooks added 11/10/2006)
Raku Ocarinas    (one new variety added 11/03/2006)
Walnut Ocarinas    (added 11/03/2006)
Board Thumb Pianos    (new, 12-note variety added 11/01/2006)

Added October  2006:

Prints    (5 pen & ink/watercolor prints added 10/25/2006)
Jewelry Boxes    (Thirty-two new boxes added 10/25/2006)
Wooden Kitchen Items    (4 new items added 10/25/2006)
Blanket Creek Pottery    (New page added 10/22/2006)
Hank Goodman Stoneware    (New page added 10/21/2006)  
Doorbell Surrounds    (8 new items added 10/19/2006)
Kate McPhee's "Affirmation Series"    (32 framed mini-prints, added 10/18/2006)

Added September  2006:

Kim Frazier Soup Tureen (Added 09/27/2006)

Added August, 2006:

Outer Banks Posters    (3 new poster added 08/23/2006)

Added June, 2006:

Fused Glass    (10 new glass panels added 06/25/2006)

Added May, 2006:

Dan Waters Pottery  (6 new items added 05/21/2006):
Parent/Child Necklaces    (18 different configurations added 05/17/2006)
Ships in Bottles  (7 new bottles added 05/08/2006)

Added April, 2006:

Ocracoke in the Fifties    (A fascinating glimpse into island life a half century ago)
Hatteras Memories CD    (Songs of Hatteras Island by John Golden)
Frazier Pottery   (Dragonfly pattern: 15" handled platter, goblet and soup mug added)

Added March, 2006:

Howard Home Art    (Original acrylic painting & prints, added 03/24/2006)
Lazy Spoon & Lazy Ladle    (Two practical & beautiful wooden kitchen items, added 03/08/2006)

Added January, 2006:

Donald Davis CDs    (Two story CDs, formerly only available in cassette, added 01/17/2006)

Added December, 2005:

"Strangest Dream" CD    (Molasses Creek's latest CD added 12/17/2005)

Added November, 2005:

Ocracoke Calendar  (Added 11/17/2005)
Aladdin Lamps  (Added 11/11/2005)
Books  (Ocracoke Album added 11/10/2005)
Blown Glass  (3 new items added 11/09/2005)
Studio 12    (Fish plate added 11/07/2005)

Added October, 2005:

Marquetry    (New items added 10/30/2005)

Added September, 2005:

Blown Glass Vases    (2 new vases added 09/10/2005)
Bells    (2 new bells added 09/09/2005)
Studio12 Pottery    (Five new items added 09/02/2005)

Added August, 2005: 

Stained Glass Lighthouses    (small versions added 08/22/2005)
Howard Home Photo    (one more photo -- this time of the house after exterior painting was completed -- added 08/05/2005)
Studio 12 Pottery    (New Pottery added 08/03/2005)

Added May, 2005: 

Ocracoke Island: Your Questions Answered    (New book about Ocracoke, added 05/14/2005)
Donald Davis CDs    (New CDs available, added 05/14/2005)

Added April, 2005: 

Howard Home Update    (Added 04/29/2005)
New Coffee Canisters    (Added 04/27/2005)
Dan Waters Pottery  (Most of  Waters Pottery is now back in production, added 04/06/2005)
Lighthouse Mug    (Added 04/03/2005)
Pewter Spoon Holders    (Added 04/03/2005)

Added March, 2005:

Crab & Mosquito Pins    (Added 03/30/2005)
Heavy Duty Rooter Replacement Bottle    (Added 03/28/2005)
Pewter Spoons    (Jam, Olive, & Salsa spoons added 03/27/2005)
Moonspoons    (Unique designs on wooden kitchen utensils, added 03/21/2005)

Added February, 2005:

Howard Home Update  (Updated 02/11/2005)
Terracotta Frog Jars    (Better photos added 02/05/2005)