- April 23, 2024
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The annual Arts and Crafts Show at Prince of Peace raises money for charities
The Council of Catholic Women had their 33rd annual Arts and Crafts Show on Oct. 25 in the Prince of Peace Social Hall on Nova Road. There were more than 40 booths in the event, a major fundraiser for the many charities that the council supports.
“We sold out,” said event chairman Sharon Wilkins. “We sold half the booths in one week.”
In addition to selling booths to crafters, they also have a raffle, bake sale and food and drink.
Joyce Sperico, of Ormond by the Sea, one of the crafters who had a table, said her husband died two years ago and she started making crafts to fill the void.
In earlier years, she was an oil painter, but can lift one arm very high because of an automobile accident.
“I can’t paint so I had to do something,” she said.
Most tables had a variety of items, as crafters enjoy making new and different things.
“I get bored so I switch around,” said Eva Thomas of Ormond Beach.
She gets ideas from magazines, Pinterest and talking to people.
Ann Strader of Ormond Beach said her crafts helps a lot, because her son is in the Air Force.
“When he was in Afghanistan and Korea, it helped lower my anxiety level,” she said.
Carolyn Hoffman, of Ormond Beach, makes decorative items out of palm fronds she gets from the woods behind her house.
She started making them for family members.
“I’ve saturated my family, so now I bring them here,” she said.
