Carolina Crafted Van is a small North Carolina shop offering personalized gifts, custom apparel, faith-inspired products, and handcrafted keepsakes — all designed to celebrate community, family, and the beauty of Carolina living.
The shop was born from a simple idea: create something meaningful. As a licensed real estate agent serving Mebane, Burlington, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Central North Carolina, Chelsea Vanderpool was already deeply connected to this community — through a local Facebook group, a neighborhood newsletter, and everyday conversations with the people who call this place home. Opening an online shop felt like a natural extension of that.
It also gave her daughter a platform to share her custom artwork with a wider audience — and that personal touch is still woven through everything here.
You'll find faith-based tees, soccer and sports gear, spa party packs, custom journals, family reunion shirts, real estate gifts, engraved picture frames, and more — each one chosen or designed with real people and real moments in mind.
Meet VanderLab — Custom Fabrication in Mebane, NC
Something new has been added to the family. Chelsea's husband, Richard Vanderpool, has officially launched VanderLab — a custom fabrication lab right here in Mebane, North Carolina.
VanderLab specializes in custom engraving, 3D design and printing, and handcrafted one-of-a-kind pieces made to order. Whether you have a specific gift in mind, need something personalized for an event, or want something built that simply doesn't exist yet, VanderLab is the place to bring that idea to life.
You can find select VanderLab pieces — including custom engraved picture frames — right here in our shop. For specialty and fully custom orders, visit vanderlab.net to submit your request directly.
We're proud to be a family shop in every sense of the word.