“I am happy to say that both our 2024 Fund Raiser Spring and Fall Teas were sold out. Thanks everyone. There will be two more in 2024. Watch this website for information about our February Chocolate Tea. Funds are used for things like handrails; snow and ice removal; blue booties so you don’t have to take off your shoes to come into our house; ads; posters; website; tree; signage; the many small things that make bathrooms, kitchens and indoor spaces work for a crowd, and to put things back in order afterwards. The Fall Tea was so much fun that attendees wanted to show you what they thought of it all by leaping at the chance to have their pictures taken and posted here. Aren’t they a beautiful bunch? The heroic hardworking volunteers in their red and white striped aprons, made sure that each of the three courses and tea pairings made it successfully through the obstacle course of table arrangements to the eagerly awaiting guests. “

Hi. My name is Sam Sommers. The Creating Christmas Craft Fair began as a “one day when I retire daydream”… that came true.

As I moved into retirement one of my fellow crafter/ work colleagues, a saintly woman who over the years listened to me talk about the kind of craft fair I would love to go to but even better, would love to create. After all, I do live in a log house. She gave me that friendly push to go for it and said she would love to be involved and still is.

So, I got busy and with a lot of help, brought this daydream into reality. In 2017, the first Creating Christmas Craft Fair   came into being as a Pop Up Sale. I thought it was a one off. I thought wrong.

It was popular right away which was both surprising and wonderful. There has been a Creating Christmas Craft Fair  sale every year since, except … well … you know … the 2020 Covid 19 thing.

As you can see from the photos, the venue is small and we: take environment; Log Cottage Café snacks; crafts: and visitor feedback into consideration as we build the event. Being in a private home, space for tables is limited yet we want to offer customers a good range of crafts so, we are careful not to duplicate. The tables are small (30” x 36”), however, in addition to their table, vendors display their Christmas ornaments on the large Christmas tree where you can pick off the ones you want to buy.

In addition to the artist/crafter table venues and the tree you can enjoy the Log Cottage Café; buy Christmas Crackers, Raffle Tickets and enter the FREE Door Prize Draw. Visitors repeatedly comment on the uniqueness, quality, yummyness and “Wow” factor of this event. Lots to see and do! Come check us out.

• All the tables for the 2024 Creating Christmas Craft Fair are now filled. I will know by Sunday Dec 10TH if there are any available spaces for 2024.
• If you are interested in a table for the 2024 Creating Christmas Craft Fair send me (Sam Sommers) an email to sdsommers@shaw.ca with the subject line: Creating Christmas – Interested in being a vendor, and I will send you some information about how the venue works, what’s expected of a potential vendor, what’s provided for them, and what they need to do to apply.
• This is done to help an interested vendor decide if they find the business and event concept details a fit for them and if they want to go further.
• If yes, you will be asked to send pictures of your work, and of how you would display it on a 30” x36” table.
• If there are spaces to fill the Planning/Vetting committee reviews all those vendors who have provided the requested pictures. We do this to see who best fits our craft criteria and our Creating Christmas Concept. We would set up a face to face meeting with you in late Feb 2024.

How New Volunteers Are Selected? I am often approached by people who may not have craft stock but just want to participate in the event by helping out. It is quite a “feel good” experience and visitors really react positively to the setting, crafts, and food so … it’s FUN! Sometimes a person has been making crafts for some time but has never sold them in a craft fair.

Being a volunteer can be a good way to see from the inside how things work. Sometimes a crafter/artisan wants a table but there are no new spots available so they'll ask to volunteer and step in if there is a last minute cancellation. If you are interested in volunteering contact me (Sam Sommers) by email: sdsommers@shaw.ca. Put Creating Christmas – Volunteering in the subject line. I will give you more information and answers to your questions.

If you have a question about the Creating Christmas Craft Fair, send an email to sdsommers@shaw.ca putting Creating Christmas – A Question, in the subject line. I will get back to you as soon as I can.