For 2026, we will once again participate in the Oak Hills High School Fall Craft Show. Our first appearance in the show was in 2021. This show now features up to 300 sellers and more than 4000 visitors. It has been met with growing interest year after year. Proceeds from the show go to support the high school band. Success from a community perspective is a true complement to the commitments of time and energy donated by those who are responsible for the event.

In this show, we tend to focus exclusively on our personalized wooden jig saw puzzles and the accessories that can accompany them. From a capacity perspective, we estimate that we can accept 12 new customer puzzle projects and have them completed and delivered before Christmas. Interest in our space has been received very well by those attending the show. We have reached capacity every year. This past year, we accepted 12 puzzle projects for the Christmas deadline and additionally fulfilled 2 standby orders.

Several customers included puzzle accessories with their project order. Our accessory choices include: “build and display” frames; tabletop “display” easels; and “piece storage” boxes. We are also excited about some of our new offerings. In addition to taking puzzle orders, we bring a selection of our unique bird houses to the show. For 2026, we are thinking about introducing our Christmas time capsule ornament.

Beginning with the 2024 show, we have offered a newspaper collage product. For this one, you pick your date and newspaper source. We then scan the paper for interesting content that we use to fill a 16×20 collage. The collaged image can be made into a puzzle, or, it can be matted and framed in wood and including hardware for a more permanent wall hanging, or, it can be simply applied to a foam backer for display using Command strips. As with our puzzle accessories, our frames are made from customer choices in American hardwood species. We typically offer the following hardwood choices: maple; cherry; walnut; and red oak.

Our newspaper collage content often includes: the headline; local news and editorials; local sports stories; local weather report; entertainment news; comic strip and/or political satire; retail ads; help wanted ads; home sale ads; auto sale ads; and anything else that gets our attention as we browse through the papers. We are also able to insert graphic content into the image (as example, message balloons are popular).

Our space offers visitors the chance to experience building any one of several puzzles that we made specifically for the event. Kids and adults alike enjoyed the chance to see how our pieces look and feel. Many enjoy the chance to experience first-hand the assembly experience.

Thanks to everyone who has visited our space at the OHHS show in the past! A very special thanks to the many customers who ordered a puzzle project for their Christmas holiday and throughout the year! We hope to see you again this year. And, yes, in the Christmas spirit of giving, we will again offer free cookies from a local bakery “while they last”.