ARTISTRY

Talented local artists are filling the store with new designs. Welcome to our youngest artist, Rebecca Metras, an engaging teen from Pepperell. Rebecca has won awards with her drawings and she's winning over the public with her monochrome of the Pepperell Covered Bridge. Artist, Nita Casey of Gingerbread Art Gallery in Pepperell offers prints of places in Pepperell. Johanna Reagan, of Pepperell, has added new Pepperell-related folk art designs on slate and wood. Dedham Pottery ornaments and majolica pins, made entirely by hand by artist Mary DeCaprio of Brick Pond Handworks in Pepperell, are always popular with the shoppers.

More handcrafted kaleidoscopes are in from west coast artist Linda Bellacicco. Colorful clay beaded jewelry and raku pottery by Alene Sirott-Cope of Hollis is on display. Sonia Ascher, also of Hollis, is offering captivating New England scenes and an extensive collection of covered bridge photography. Cynthia Santos of Pepperell has a great photographic eye as well and adds a special scrapbooking touch to many of her photo cards. She also offers aprons as well as hand-crafted jewelry and ornaments. Pepperell native, Bob Cebula, wood burns images of the Pepperell Covered Bridge on unusual wooden items as well as creative signage. Martha McCaffrey of Pepperell is sewing and sculpting cloth items in country, primitive and seasonal themes that sell very quickly. Skilled seamstress, Susan Thompson, sells hand sewn children's gifts that are notably top quality. Susan Potvin of Fitchburg is well known for her Victorian styled gifts and the store always has a wide selection of her artistry available.

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES

We have a new selection of classic, vintage items and collectibles including a large collection of bone china teacups from the 1950's, lovely Fenton glass, lots of ruby glass, old German and Japanese dolls, mixing bowls both old and new, collectible vintage purses, old embroidered lace linens, sewing items and vintage buttons, vintage jewelry and ladies clothing, hats and accessories. We offer popular lines of collectibles including Boyd's bears and figurines, Precious Moments, pewter figurines, snow babies and other ceramic themes.

FUNDRAISING

The store continues to help raise funds for worthy causes in our town. The Pepperell 4th of July Committee raises funds for the town's firework display and their fundraising merchandise ranges yearly. Help the Pepperell Historical Society restore the old District No. 3 School House with your purchase of hand-drawn note cards, a copy of the Pepperell Reader, the Pepperell Mural DVD or the DVD of the Covered Bridge Grand Opening. Important school band programs will benefit from sales of the cookbook assembled by Pepperell Parents Pro Musica. Several artistic designs of the Pepperell covered bridges are available and a portion of the proceeds on many of these items benefit the Pepperell Covered Bridge and the Prudence Wright Overlook. Volunteers built The Overlook alongside the historic covered bridge to mark the place where a woman patriot, Prudence Wright, courageously defended her bridge and our independence by capturing a British spy during the Revolutionary War.

For more information email info@cbcountrystore.com or call 978 433-3232.