The Pear Fair is a curated showcase of the very best in local and regional handmade craft and design. Founded by Mohair Pear in the spring of 2010, we wanted to introduce our customers to the artists who make the handmade gifts we carried in our store on College Hill in Cedar Falls(2209 College Street). The Pear Fair also introduces us to new and unique crafters and artists from Iowa and the Midwest each year.
The 15th annual Pear Fair open air indie craft fair will be held Saturday, September 26st, from 11:00am to 5:00pm, on the corner of 22nd and College Streets, in "Cedar Falls Municipal Lot G," right next door to Octopus.
2026 Vendors
Missy’s Magical Bead Emporium
Missy’s Magical Bead Emporium by Melissa Willard is based in our very own Cedar Falls, Iowa. She makes Fun, colorful one-of-a-kind beaded jewelry. mainly necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets! Insta: @missys_magical_bead_emporium
Angela R. Art
Angela R. Art will be selling prints, stickers, and original artworks. All works are done in acrylic paint, on repurposed canvases. Instagram @angela_r_art
Small Fox Studios
Small Fox Studios by Sarah Day is based in Iowa Falls IA. She creates paper illustrations, illustrated pottery, cards, stickers, wall prints, and bookmarks. Insta: @smallfoxstudios
The Hookin' Bean
Alyssa McCoy runs a small crochet business called The Hookin' Bean! She loves crocheting and making people happy with plushies, clothes, and decor! Insta: @thehookinbean Facebook:
Sketchy Stitch
Meagan Wolgast From Iowa City creates Cross stitch art and kits, vinyl stickers & magnets, needlepoint magnets, and scrap fabric pins! Shes brand new to the fair this year so give her a warm welcome! Insta: @sketchy_stitch
B & G - Beauty and Grace / Ceramix
B & G - Beauty and Grace / Ceramix by Christine Song creates fashion related to art works including paintings, ceramic, Jewelry, and mixed media based out of North Liberty IA! Insta: @art_fashion_gallery_insta
Fortepan IA
Fortepan IA is a public photo archive based in Iowa (UNI) that preserves high resolution historical photographs of everyday life. They use these photos to make linen-print cards and postcards, 2.5"x3.5" cow stickers (printed by Lee Geisinger from UNI) and 3. a series of 5 different graphic "cow" prints created by local print artist Annie Alvarado from Pretty Good Insta: @fortepaniowa Facebook: @fortepan.us
Raina’s Rainbow Art
Raina’s Rainbow Art by Raina Genaw creates Colorful mosaics, bead embroidery, and mosaic kits based in our own Cedar Falls IA! Insta: @rgenaw Facebook: Raina’s Rainbow Art
Refuge Studios
Born and raised in Iowa City and its surrounding suburbs, my work stems from a desire to create new contexts for our “flyover state”. Nostalgic scenes depicting the minutiae of daily life in the Midwest, sometimes in garish colors, contrast the dull, empty, monoculture that is frequently conjured in one’s mind when thinking of Iowa. Instagram: @refugestudios.ic
The Punchy Cat
The Punchy Cat launched in June 2021 with the goal of bringing fun and quirky cat toys to cats and their people while connecting to a community of fellow cat lovers. All of The Punchy Cat toys are handmade by Molly Freeman in Iowa City. Instagram: @thepunchycat
Anna Kain Art
Anna Kain is a ceramicist, painter, jewelry maker, and illustrator working in Iowa City. They blend bright colors and repurposed materials, hoping to create with a chaotically soft imagination. Stop by their table to say hi and browse handcrafted art objects handmade just for you (playful jewelry, stickers, magnets, plushie bag charms, and trinket dishes galore)! @banannakain on Instagram
H. Shields Art
H. Shields Art by Hailee Shields is based in Hiawatha Iowa. She makes stickers, prints, paintings, oven mitts, pot holders, magnets, aprons, maars tumblers, mugs, and bucket hats. Insta: @hshieldsart
QUICKSILVER DESIGNS
Originally from Ames, IA Quicksilver Designs is now located in Richfield, MN. They create electroformed copper and sterling silver jewelry from new and found materials. We are excited to have them back at the fair! Insta: @byquicksilverdesigns
Like A Moss Creations
Kaylee is the creative mind behind Like A Moss Creations! She makes art from preserved moss, crystals, and other recycled materials. Nature is her inspiration and she loves to create interactive Art! Insta: @likeamosscreations
83 Bowls
83 Bowls started as a hobby when Sarah Benubi started taking pottery classes in the summer of 2021. Local to Cedar Falls, Sarah learned how to throw pottery on the wheel at the Hearst Center for the Arts and has been exploring throwing and glazing techniques. She loves making bowls and wants to learn how to make functional fun pottery in the near future. Instagram: @83.bowls
Velvet Thunder
From Cedar Falls Velvet Thunder by Christy Weeks offers Wire wrapped crystal jewelry, tiaras, crystals, minerals, tie dye, and art. Insta: @Velvet_thunder_shop
Missing Link
Nick Johnson is a returning Vendor from Cedar Rapids! Being a queer, disabled artist, a lot of his work centers around activism for social justice issues. He makes Stickers, prints, coasters, printed tote bags and other handmade items! Instagram & Facebook: @missinglinkartistry
UandMe art and Jewelry
Is by two Iowa born artists Courtney and Zech Ward. Their work is inspired by our travels and nature out west and our roots here in Iowa. Our work includes fused glass formed pendants, night lights and lamp worked bracelets. Macrame earrings, natural stone necklaces, dream catchers and paintings. Facebook: @Uandme_art
Flatblackcat
Flat Black Cat is based in Cedar Rapids by Rachel Stumme creates pieces of Pyrography artwork. Insta: @flatblackcat
Alexandra Rambo- Painting & Pottery
From Anamosa Iowa Alexandra Rambo creates Ceramics-mugs, jewelry, kitchen ware, and decor! Instagram: arambo.art
MK. Krafts
Marci Marci Kemp loves upcycling and sewing old t-shirts on to flannels and denim jackets/shirts. She also make hemp jewelry made with handmade clay beads, glass beads, stone beads and plastic beads with unique pendants. She also make hand embroidered dish clothes. Insta/Facebook: @MK.Krafts