Another backdated entry… tsk tsk, I know. But the weekend kinda got away from me!

It just wouldn’t be early November without the wonderful CircleCraft Christmas Market. I’ve made it out to the market every year I’ve lived in Vancouver – and twice even before I lived here, when I happened to be visiting town at the right time. It’s a huge, juried craft fair so it excels in both quantity and quality.

When I arrived with a friend around 6:45pm on Friday night I was surprised to see a HUGE line of people waiting to buy tickets. The line snaked its way out of the convention centre and around the corner outside! I’m not sure if the market was more popular than usual this year, or if my previous visits have just been during off-hours, because I’d never seen anything like it before. Luckily, the line moved very quickly and we were inside in about 15 minutes.

And how beautiful it was! There were lots of old favourite vendors, and some great new ones. I won’t go into detail about what I purchased because most things will be given as gifts to friends and family (who may or may not read my blog) this Christmas. However I will say that my favourite purchase was from the 3H CraftWorks booth. They had some lovely handmade christmas decorations, and my friend picked up a cat advent calendar, which featured little vinyl pockets in which to store a kitty treat for each day of advent!