Spirited Times - November 2007

Craft Bazaar sews up fun, year round

By MARK T. HOSKE
 
Talented or no, creative or not, if you like to sit for a bit and do some crafting, at home or with others, there’s a place for you among the dozens who work year round to assemble an amazing diversity of offerings for the annual Church of the Holy Spirit Craft Bazaar.

Long-standing advice to get to the Bazaar early held true again this year, as one early shopper grabbed a colorful U.S. map wall hanging for his recently born nephew. Another supporter of the Bazaar came up behind him asking, hopefully, “Are you going to buy that or were you just looking at it?”

Raffle tickets were sold for donated prizes. A baked goods table had more than a few people snacking even as they looked around at the Oct. 13 fundraiser.

Want to help craft for next year? Check out the times, page 8. Through everyone’s efforts this year, the Craft Bazaar committee gave the parish $6,200! Thanks!
 

Turkeys and scarecrows were among a wild diversity of offerings at Church of the Holy Spirit Craft Bazaar this year. (Happy Thanksgiving, by the way, even if you don’t gobble til you wobble!)
 
Angel ornaments in a chorus, look all peaceful as if they know us.
More photos by Mark T. Hoske online. 
 
HANGERS
Beautifully crafted hangers were hanging around and for sale, but the early attendees at the Bazaar, while courteous, seemed to have some urgency about their shopping.
 
BAKED GOODS
“Did you know they had fudge here?” one daughter mentioned, twice, to the amusement of her parental escort, who was clearly intent on looking over the crafts before the baked goods.