Kris Kringle would be wise to shop Southdown Marketplace
A beautifully wrapped present crowned with spirals of gold ribbon sits under the Christmas tree. The unknowing recipient carefully opens the package only to discover … a pair of gray, wool socks.
The gift-giver should have stopped by the Southdown Marketplace Arts and Crafts Festival in Houma. With more than 300 vendor booths full of unique and homemade items and artwork, finding the perfect present is inevitable.
Jewelry, clothing, woodcrafts, furniture, pottery, paintings, photography, toys, metalwork, seasonal decorations, candles, bath and body goods, gourmet food products, books by local authors, and home-grown plants and flowers are just some of the Marketplace items ready to be bought, boxed, wrapped and bowed.
This popular November event often trumps its bi-annual cousin in attendance due to the encroaching holiday season, according to Katie LeCompte, executive director of Southdown Plantation.
“We usually have at least 1,000 more people come in the fall and I think it is due to Christmas shopping and a lot of our vendors this year are going to have Christmas items,” she said. “It is great to come and not only find decorations for Christmas but to find a really unique gift.”
Looking for a child’s present? Some popular repeat vendors include Pamela Desadier, owner of Lollipop Kids, who makes hand-painted art and clothes for children, and Joe and Laurie Hall, who construct art and swings out of recycled tires.
