Artisans to shine at Madison Methodist Gifts of Grace Marketplace

MADISON – Madison Methodist Gifts of Grace Marketplace will assemble artisans with handcrafted products for sale. Event proceeds will benefit charitable causes in the community.

Madison Methodist Women are presenting the marketplace at Madison Methodist Church, 127 Church St. The event on Feb. 15 will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The mission of Gifts of Grace Marketplace is to raise funds for local missions by offering crafted items to the community, while giving local residents the chance to present their gifts and talents. In past years, funding recipients have included Eighth Street Community (formerly named ‘305 Eighth Street’), Owens House and Lincoln Academy.

In addition, Madison Methodist Women will host a Charity Cafe. Shoppers can take a break from browsing the sale items and eat lunch. Congregation members will serve homemade soups and various baked goods.

More than 50 vendors will sell sewn items, jewelry, baked goods and much more merchandise. Vendors will have wide-ranging options in goods:

• MM Pottery – Melissa’s techniques focus on hand-building and wheel-throwing. Her work emphasizes mid-range clay and complex glazes for vibrant colors and effects.

• Make Like a Tree Leah Scott has found her niche in making wire trees with chains, beads and different wires. She secures the trees to rocks, crystals, ceramic pots and wood. Her pendants include copper and aluminum wire with stone, glass or steel.

• Sandi Kitchen – She builds rustic tobacco-stake churches and Amishmade, quilted hot pads/ potholders.

• The Mason Jar – Cottage food business. Combines grandparents’ experience with new knowledge to make jams, preserves, pepper jellies, pickles, pickled vegetables and more.

• Carol Bloodworth — Botanical paintings in assorted sizes.

• Wildflower Fudge — Features 30 flavors of irresistible fudge.

• Quilts and Such — Lorrie Brown has quilted for 35 years. She sells mug rugs, small quilts, chemotherapy bags and note cards.

• Wool Haus – Hand-dyed wool, felted creatures of all kinds, wool dryer balls and Easter ornaments.

• Lavish Lavation Soaps – Divine smelling, made-from-scratch, cold-process bar soaps.

• KCRAFTS – Karen Strickland creates items by hand for infants and babies.

• Brown-Eyed Girl and Broken Dish Jewelry — Susan Payton creates bowl cozies, phone plops, broken-dish pendants and sewn products.

For more information about the church, call 256-772-9761 or visit madisonmethodistchurch. org.