HOLIDAY SHOPPING; HOMEMADE GIFTS ARE SHOWCASED AT ARTS, CRAFTS FAIR.Byline: Angela Randazzo Staff Writer From crocheted booties to butterfly magnets to holiday doodads of every kind, the Fall Arts and Crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. Fair at the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Senior Center has something for everyone - and at reasonable prices. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, shoppers can amble amble a slower, non-racing version of pace gait in horses. broken amble has many characteristics of the amble but there are four beats to the gait with each foot contacting the ground independently. Called also single-foot. around the courtyard of the Senior Center, where tables are overflowing with colorful and creative handicrafts. During opening day Friday, Simi Valley residents Jeri Wiggs and her daughter, Connie Wood, got a head start on their holiday shopping. ``We've come every year for the last three or four years,'' Wiggs said. ``I pick up little gifts and decorations. It's always very nice, very pleasant.'' The arts and crafts fair is held twice a year - every spring and fall. Vendors must be 50 or older and have made the goods they are selling. Proceeds from booth rentals benefit the Council on Aging. Many of the vendors are retired people with a hobby, and they view the fair as an opportunity to showcase their wares. Others sell their handmade items for the pin money it brings in. Since retiring five years ago as a water district administrator, Beverly Barreras has earned a little extra money by selling her crocheted creations. ``I have booties, towels, socks and clothes,'' said Barreras. ``The booties take four hours to crochet. The ones with the lace take longer because the lace is sewn sewn v. A past participle of sew. sewn Verb a past participle of sew Adj. 1. on.'' While some vendors like Simi Valley residents Angela Lopez have participated in a number of arts and crafts fairs, others like Diane Reichick are trying it for the first time. Both women use a flower motif in their creations, but their creations are uniquely their own. Lopez offers holiday ornaments Ornaments are a frequent embellishment to music. Sometimes different symbols represent the same ornament, or vice versa. Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period. delicately painted with flowers, while Reichick has a display of greeting cards See e-card. with photographs she has taken of the sunflowers, irises and other blossoms in her back yard. ``I've given my handmade cards to friends, and everyone loved them,'' Reichick said. ``I have a nice collection of photos now, so I thought I'd see how they sell.'' THE FACTS The Fall Arts and Crafts Fair will run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Admission is free. An all-you-can-eat pancake pancake, thin, flat cake, made of batter and baked on a griddle or fried in a pan. Pancakes, probably the oldest form of bread, are known in different forms throughout the world. breakfast will be from 8 to 11 a.m., sponsored by the Council On Aging and Rotary Club of Simi Valley. The cost is $3, and proceeds will benefit Meals On Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. . For information, call (805) 583-6363. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, box PHOTO (1 -- color) Beverly Barreras of Simi Valley works on a new item in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of her crocheted creations displayed at the Fall Arts and Crafts Fair at the Simi Valley Senior Center, continuing today. (2 -- color -- ran in Simi edition only) Diane Reichick greets prospective customers at the Fall Arts and Crafts Fair with her display of greeting cards with photographs she has taken of the flowers in her own back yard. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News Box: The Facts (shorter version ran in Conejo edition) |
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