Tiina Lehtola set up her table of crafts – Celtic crosses, and stained glass decorations and suncatchers – right by the front entry at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Churchill, Innisfil.
Her enterprise, Creations by T, specializes in stained glass, “especially angels!” Lehtola said, and especially appropriate for the setting.
She was at St. Peter's annual Christmas Bazaar, on Saturday - a bazaar that also offered visitors quilting, knitted crafts, preserves, a White Elephant sale, and a Silent Auction of items donated by church members and volunteers.
The bake table was a popular stop, with a wide range of goodies that included Carol Smurthwaite's Christmas Cake. Smurthwaite, who also donated a quilt for the church raffle, offered visitors samples of the seasonal treat - "soaked in sherry and brandy!" she said - to clinch the sale.
Bargain hunters and shoppers could pick up original artworks and collector plates, browse through a whole table of costume jewellery available for only 50 cents to $1, and a special section selling gently-used stuffed animals and toys, specially priced for kids.
There was also a Toonie Draw table, with every ticket a winner, and a lunchroom serving up tea and treats, or a hearty luncheon.
The annual bazaar is a fundraiser for St. Peter’s Anglican, and as organizers claimed, there was “something for everybody!”
The Christmas Bazaar was also an opportunity for the church to advertise some upcoming community events – including a Commuter’s Dinner on Nov. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring dinner of chicken, potatoes, vegetables and dessert for only $10 per person or $30 for a family of four; and St. Peter’s annual free Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings, Dec. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m.
