The upcoming “Gifts from the HeART” fair in Reston will let community members shop for handmade crafts and unique items during the holiday season.

The 21st annual fair will take place at the Reston Community Center at Lake Anne (1609 N. Washington Plaza) from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday (Dec. 7). It is free for all to attend.

Items vary in price, according to the event.

“Beautiful original artwork, remarkable ceramics, stunning jewelry and many other one-of-a-kind items will be sold by the artists themselves,” according to the event website.

People may email Gloria Morrow with any questions.

Photo via RCC/Facebook

Christmas may be over, but we are still giving gifts away at Reston Now.

Today is the last day of our Gift Local sweepstakes.

To enter the contest, free of charge, all you need to do is sign up for our daily email newsletter. The newsletter delivers Reston Now headlines to your inbox on weekday (and some weekend) afternoons. No spam, we promise.

If you’re one of our more than 1,000 existing newsletter subscribers, you’re automatically eligible to win. See our official contest rules for an alternate means of entry and other sweepstakes details.

We’ve drawn winners each Friday through December. Winners of our prizes, including  an Apple iPad Air 16GB from RestonNow.com, one month of free swim lessons from Goldfish Swim School, a gift card for artisan flower arrangements from Bloompop and two seats on a public winery tour from Reston Limousine, have been notified via email.

Earlier in the month, we gave away a $50 gift certificate to Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, a $50 gift card to Michael’s from Cindy Beyer Design, an Adult Sonicare toothbrush from Reston Serenity Smiles and a personal training session from Storm Fitness.

This Friday we are giving away:

• Exercise class from The Harrison Apartments
• $150 donation to Cornerstones on your behalf from Eve Thompson of Reston Real Estate

Thanks to all our advertisers and sponsors for such great gifts. Please join us in supporting them all year round.

Have you entered Reston Now’s Gift Local Contest?

The holidays are a time for giving, and we’re giving you a weekly chance to win some great gifts from local businesses this month. Keep them for yourself or gift them to a friend, coworker or family member.

To enter the contest, free of charge, all you need to do is sign up for our daily email newsletter. The newsletter delivers Reston Now headlines to your inbox on weekday (and some weekend) afternoons. No spam, we promise.

If you’re one of our more than 1,000 existing newsletter subscribers, you’re automatically eligible to win. See our official contest rules for an alternate means of entry and other sweepstakes details.

We’ll conduct a drawing every Friday through the end of December. Today’s drawing features some of our best prizes. Among them:

• Apple iPad Air 16GB from RestonNow.com
• One month of free swim lessons from Goldfish Swim School
• $109 gift card for artisan flower arrangements from Bloompop
• Two seats on a public winery tour from Reston Limousine

Next week (Dec. 26) we will give away:

• Exercise class from The Harrison Apartments
• $150 donation to Cornerstones on your behalf from Eve Thompson of Reston Real Estate

Please join us in supporting these and other local businesses when making your holiday shopping plans and New Year’s resolutions.

Have you entered Reston Now’s Gift Local Contest?

The holidays are a time for giving, and we’re giving you a weekly chance to win some great gifts from local businesses this month. Keep them for yourself or gift them to a friend, coworker or family member.

To enter the contest, free of charge, all you need to do is sign up for our daily email newsletter. The newsletter delivers Reston Now headlines to your inbox on weekday (and some weekend) afternoons. No spam, we promise.

If you’re one of our more than 1,000 existing newsletter subscribers, you’re automatically eligible to win. See our official contest rules for an alternate means of entry and other sweepstakes details.

We’ll conduct a drawing every Friday through the end of December. Today’s drawing — there’s still a few more hours to enter — will feature prizes from

• Adult Sonicare Toothbrush from Reston Serenity Smiles
• Personal Training Session from Storm Fitness 
• Gift certificate to Ted’s Bulletin restaurant from Berry & Berry, PLLC

Future prizes for the Dec. 19 and 26 drawings include:

• Apple iPad Air 16GB from RestonNow.com
• One month of free swim lessons from Goldfish Swim School
• $109 gift card for artisan flower arrangements from Bloompop
• Exercise class from The Harrison Apartments
• $150 donation to Cornerstones on your behalf from Eve Thompson of Reston Real Estate
• Gift card for artisan flower arrangements from Bloompop
• Two seats on a public winery tour from Reston Limousine

Please join us in supporting these and other local businesses when making your holiday shopping plans and New Year’s resolutions.

Photo: Ted’s Bulletin at Reston Town Center

Have you entered Reston Now’s Gift Local Contest?

The holidays are a time for giving, and we’re giving you a weekly chance to win some great gifts from local businesses this month. Keep them for yourself or gift them to a friend, coworker or family member.

To enter the contest, free of charge, all you need to do is sign up for our daily email newsletter. The newsletter delivers Reston Now headlines to your inbox on weekday (and some weekend) afternoons. No spam, we promise.

If you’re one of our more than 1,000 existing newsletter subscribers, you’re automatically eligible to win. See our official contest rules for an alternate means of entry and other sweepstakes details.

We’ll conduct a drawing every Friday through the end of December. The first prize drawing is Dec. 5 — today — and there are still a few more hours to enter. Today’s prizes are:

• Gift certificate for food at Kalypso’s Sports Tavern – $50 value
• Gift card to Michael’s from Cindy Beyer Design – $50 value
• Free feline exam from Just Cats Clinic – $75 value

Future prizes for the Dec. 12 , 19 and 26 include:

• Apple iPad Air 16GB from RestonNow.com
• Adult Sonicare toothbrush from Reston Serenity Smiles
• Personal training session from Storm Fitness
• One month of free swim lessons from Goldfish Swim School
• $109 gift card for artisan flower arrangements from Bloompop
• Exercise class from The Harrison Apartments
• $150 donation to Cornerstones on your behalf from Eve Thompson of Reston Real Estate

Please join us in supporting these and other local businesses when making your holiday shopping plans and New Year’s resolutions.

Reston Now has added some great new gifts to our first Gift Local contest.

We are giving away a $50 gift certificate to Ted’s Bulletin courtesy of Berry & Berry, PLLC, as well as transportation for two on a public winery tour from Reston Limousine.

These prizes are in addition to a host of others, including an Apple iPad Air 16GB, that we will be giving away weekly through Christmas.

To be eligible to win one of our great prizes, you need to sign up for our daily newsletter. Read more about the other prizes, the local businesses participating and the contest’s official rules.