There was a real buzz at this popular annual selling exhibition, as people discussed the comparative merits of the different techniques and mediums employed by the wide range of craftspeople taking part. And Christmas shopping was clearly taking place, not least because many of the smaller items on show were specifically angled at the Christmas market.

Pieces on show encompass ornaments, greetings cards, delicate jewellery, textiles, ceramics, wood, furniture, and glass, between them ranging from the purely decorative to the very practical.

Gilly Whittington's ceramics are both of these. She uses several layers of glaze in a reduction kiln to create a cratered, almost lunar, effect on each piece. Tactile and slightly rugged, her jugs, bowls, dishes and egg cups come in turquoise, swirling chocolately browns and cool creams, all are dishwasher safe and designed for everyday use.

Martin Edwards, of Woodturns, describes his work as "from the turner who turns heads". And, indeed, his mischievous Spider Bowl (illustrated) does exactly that. Using harvested UK wood, he has created this quirky piece and a series of more practical bowls and containers. He also has on show pens and biros in iridescent golds, deep greens and browns, their colours attributable to the aged (1,500-year-old) English bog oak from which they are made.

Richard Needham, of Inspired Designs, has used green oak to make a rugged coffee table from two gently curved beams, linked by a panel of fiery red glass tiles, which is flanked by two side tables. The latter are comfortable rectangles, their symmetry rent in places by the splits characteristic of green wood drying out.

Anne Arlidge's glass continues to delight and surprise as she extends and develops her range and techniques. Included in the show are some of her early bowls, their simple form serving to accentuate the frosted and frozen effect she has achieved on each bowl by casting them out of recycled surplus double glazing. Also on show are her fun and very skilful castings of fruit and vegetables. Her lemon, capsicum, apple, apple core, garlic and asparagus spears all translate into witty reflective pieces that one simply has to handle.

The Oxfordshire Craft Guild has been instrumental in preserving and promoting craft in Oxfordshire. And by visiting and purchasing from this exhibition we can play our part in ensuring crafts in Oxfordshire continue to thrive. The exhibition is, as always, in the gallery of Oxfordshire County Council's Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock and continues until December 30.