We hope your holiday season is filled with excellent food shared with friends and family! Whether you’re hosting dinner or looking for a meaningful gift to share with your host, the Olympia Farmers Market has a spectacle of goods that are perfect for creating cozy table settings and bringing holiday cheer to your event.

Kitchen Essentials

For cast iron goods like cast iron pans, bottle opens, and home décor, you’ll want to stop at Smoke & Fire Forge. Their handmade items will become cherished pieces in your kitchen and the type of piece that you will pass along to future generations.

When was the last time you sharpened your knives? You can trust the experts at Crafted Restorations to restore your set and provide you with newly sharpened knives. In addition to their sharpening services, CraftedRestorations sells new chef knives and wooden cooking utensils.

Bakers will appreciate the French-style rolling pins fromWood Loved by Larry. Don’t miss the large wooden serving bowls that will make a centerpiece out of your salads, as well as the smaller dishes, perfect for individual serving plates.

Are you in need of extra oven mitts? Fabric potholders fromBaird’s Boxes provide a wide arrangement of designs. Extra dish towels? Whether you use them as decoration or to wrap a loaf of warm bread, Great Things inGlass creates colorful dish towels woven from organic cotton.

When it’s time to clean up, try a sustainable soap option from Riverdance Soapworks. Their lemon scented kitchen bar soap is sold in plastic-free packaging. Their artisan whipped soaps are another beautiful item to leave by your sinks the encourage hand washing.

Serving Dishes

At the table, display serving platters, mugs, plates, and bowls from local ceramic artists.

For bright colors and whimsical style, Ceramics by Toni is your first stop for serving platters, butter dishes, and more. Each piece is hand built and features imagery of smiling people and animals.    

Alan Perillo Pottery fires pottery in his hand-built wood oven. Every firing takes a volunteer team of friends and local potters who keep the blaze going over three days. After that, the kiln takes a week to cool down before the final product is revealed. The result is beautiful pieces that tell a story of how they were made.

Bowls, vases, casserole dishes, mugs, and more from Sunflower Clay Art are decorated with a variety of colorful and neutral glazes. Fluid edges and shapes make each piece unique. Don’t miss Sunflower Clay Art’s unique mugs. The curve of each mug is designed to snuggly fit your fingers around the vessel.  

Marion Pollmann Clay Art creates pottery with imagery of plants, animals, and colorful patterns. All creations are food safe and could be used as serving trays and bowls.

Decorations

Bring warmth to your place setting with Long Life BeeswaxCandles. Twisting, braiding, and shaping colorful wax is a slow and labor-intensive process.Beeswax candles are perfect for all the special occasions we celebrate throughout the year.

Table runners from Secret Garden Quilts are double sided with holiday-themed pattern fabric. Display them on your dining table with your serving dishes for a functional center piece.

Scented soy candles from Silva House Market are available in over 30 scents! Create a cozy home environment with your favorite. Available in different sizes, the small candles also make a creative party favor to give your guests.  Each month, they feature anew seasonal scent. This November, try their Eggnog candle.  

Serve it with Dessert

For special drinks, check out Odin’s Alchemy, Burnt RidgeNursery, and Wynoochee River Winery. When you visit the Market, each business offers samples to shoppers 21+, so you can try the flavor before purchasing.Mead, cider, and fruit wines are all made with Washington grown fruit and highlight seasonal flavors.

Local bakeries bring a variety of sharing-size and individual items to the Market that make serving dessert simple. Fruit pies, cheesecakes, cookies, breads, and more. Visit San Francisco Street Bakery, BlueHeron Bakery, Wagner’s European Market Bakery, Bread Peddler, Baker/Potter, Teasecakes by Francesca, and Kawaii Donuts.

Happy Holidays from Olympia Farmers Market!

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