We’ve had a great first year! Our business and crafting continues to grow, develop and evolve. We appreciate everyone that has joined us on our journey and look forward to an even better 2024.

I’ve included a gallery of some of our work. Most of our products will remain on our website but we will continue to add a few of our products to our ETSY Shop - EastTnCrafting.

Update:

1 Jan 24:

We’ve closed out our 2023 Market year but have started booking events for 2024. As always, most of our products are available on our website but some items will remain exclusive to our in-person market events.

29 Nov 23:

It's only 10 days until the 2nd Annual Christmas Gift Market (Hosted by Meet Me at the Market Events)!
They project over 100 VENDORS! This will be an awesome event, we'll be at the Knoxville Expo Center from 10AM-5PM. Admission is only $5! Support local small businesses and find one-of-a-kind gifts for EVERYONE on your list! Imagine visiting 100 stores under one roof!

4 October 23: We’ve had a very busy and productive market season. We need a bit of time to update and replenish our inventory but we’ll repopulate our store in the very near future. Keep watching!

6 August 23: It’s been a while since we posted anything. We now have our registered trademark of East Tn Crafting, which was a pretty exciting step. We’ve also reached a milestone of our FIRST year in business! To celebrate this achievement we’re offering a special discount of 10% off ANY purchase during August! Enter the discount code: ANNIVERSARY. We’ll add new items as often as possible through the month so be sure to check back often! Thanks for being with us this past year. Exciting things are ahead!

1 June 23: Taking a brief pause with our ETSY and Website store but they will be back soon!

10 May 2023: Our 2023 market season is in full swing! We started out the season with a Valentine's Market hosted by Union County Farmer's Market followed by markets at Norwood Makers Market , Marble Springs Historic Site Craft Fair, Spring Market at the Expo, and the official season opening for Union County Farmer's Market. Our next market will be the Circle Farmers Market at 8529 Rutledge Pike in Knoxville. Check out all of these wonderful events! Join the fun and support local crafters, makers, farmers and small businesses!

6 May 2023: We’ve added a new branch to the East Tn Crafting tree! We’re slowly adding some new items created from fabric. Currently, we have added Pet Bandanas with more lines to follow. We’re also starting some glass work with Luminary Citronella Candles as our first foray into this arena.

17 April 2023: EVERYTHING should now be safely tucked under the umbrella of East Tn Crafting! We have a very small presence on ETSY as EastTnCrafting. More to follow!

5 MARCH 2023!!!: SPECIAL UPDATE!: tO COMEMMORATE OUR TRANSITION FROM JN WOODCRAFT TO EAST TN CRAFTING WE’RE KICKING OFF A SALE FOR ALL PURCHASES FROM OUR WEBSITES: WWW.JNWOODCRAFT.COM (OUR ORIGINAL SITE); WWW.EASTTNCRAFTING.COM (OUR NEW SITE); AND OUR ETSY STORE JNWOODCRAFT22.

TAKE 15% OFF EVERY PURCHASE FROM 5 MARCH 23 - 15 APRIL 23!

I’LL ADD NEW PRODUCTS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THIS PROMOTIONAL PERIOD SO BE SURE TO CHECK BACK OFTEN!

4 February 23: It’s MARKET TIME in East Tennessee! We’re starting our 2023 market season today! Our first market is the Union County Farmers Market- Valentines Pop Up event at Maynardville Elementary School from 10 AM to 1 PM. Fun times ahead!

18 January 23: We’re continuing our transition to East Tn Crafting, 2023 looks like it will be an exciting time! As you can see from our store and our ETSY space our stocks are low but we’re working hard to restock and add some new items. Check back often to see what is new! We’ll add options to join our email and/or text list soon so you can sign up to be among the first to see what’s happening. As always, thanks for joining us on our journey!

22 December 22:

We’re beginning the transition from JN Woodcraft to East Tn Crafting. We’re making this move for two reasons. First, although I didn’t realize it at the beginning, there is already an established business with a similar name (J|N Woodcrafts). A friend tried to tell me it was already a crowded space but I missed the hint. Anyway, they were here first so it’s only fair that we move in another direction. The second reason is that East Tn Crafting is a better descriptor for the direction we want to move in 2023 and beyond. Wood crafting will remain my core, primary interest but there are so many other exciting avenues to pursue. We hope you’ll join us on our journey.

16 December 22:

The problem with the images was a matter of aspect ratio, SquareSpace wants a 1:1 ratio (square-obviously) while my phone camera defaults to 4:3. Problem solved!

On another note, we’re beginning the transition to a new business name. JN Woodcraft will become (during 2023) East Tn Crafting. We think this will be a much better descriptor of the direction we want to grow. We’re getting set up in the various social media spaces. This website will continue to be our most direct public site for most of 2023.

2 October 22:

The email issue is resolved. Now I just need to sort out why my images are chopped off at the ends. In the meantime, most of my products are still available on ETSY.

1 October 22:

Today seems like a really good day to start adding items for sale on my website. Since this is the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month it seems appropriate to have a Breast Cancer Awareness Twist Pen as my first listing. I’ll add more listings throughout the day until I’ve got the store fully populated. My initial payment option will be through Paypal and Square should follow soon!

22 August 22: At least for now, my products will only be available through my ETSY store as shown above. Adding PayPal, etc to my website appears to be a bit more challenging than I expected. The process continues.