WEEKEND: Bazaars across Peninsula to offer unique gifts

  • Friday, December 7, 2012 12:01am
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Looking for a unique, handmade gift for someone on your Christmas list?

Holiday bazaars across the North Olympic Peninsula are filled with locally made arts and crafts:

100-plus vendors

CHIMACUM — The 26th annual Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair will be held at the Chimacum High School Commons and gymnasium, 91 West Valley Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

About 100 vendors will provide locally made arts and crafts items such as jewelry, home-spun hats and scarves, pottery, soaps, trinkets, mirrors, pill boxes, handbags, calendars and original artwork.

Admission is $3 at the door or $2 with a donation of a nonperishable food item.

All proceeds from this fair go directly to the students of the Chimacum, Port Townsend and Quilcene/Brinnon school districts.

The event is sponsored by Friends of Chimacum Schools and the Chimacum School District.

Christmas Lane Fair

SEQUIM — More than 30 crafters will offer their handmade creations for sale during the seventh annual Christmas Lane Fair at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The Holly Daze Cafe at the bazaar will serve soup, pie, cake, cinnamon rolls, beverages and specialty chili.

Homemade treats can be found at the bake sale table.

For information, phone the church at 360-683-5367.

Holiday sale

FORKS — The Forks Open Aire Market will hold its annual holiday sale at the Forks Extension of Peninsula College, 71 S. Forks Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Local crafters will sell their wares at the event.

A donation box will be available for nonperishable food items for the Forks Food Bank, and the Forks Abuse Giving Tree will collect new, unwrapped gifts.

Spaces are available for vendors and nonprofit groups.

For more information, email forksopenairemarket@live.com or phone 360-374-6332.

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