On the Market.

There was a great turnout at Dicken’s last Friday, and this Friday will be even better as we have the Christmas Parade to look forward to. There will also be a sword swallower and a fire eater this week. And of course, there’s also plenty of food and shopping.

I set up beside a really nice lady Friday who spins her own yarn from llama wool. Not only will she let you try your hand at spinning some yarn yourself, but she has an amazing selection of fun dolls, bags, ornaments (above,) and llamas made from her own hand spun wool for sale.

Jerry Brockette of Moon Dogie also returned to the Roanoke City Market for Dicken’s with his hand painted signs, cinnamon-scented beeswax ornaments, and dog biscuits. You’ll also find Jerry on the Farmer’s Market during the day through Christmas.

Saturday brought some beautiful pottery to the Market. Jayn Avery had a nice selection of her hand built tea pots (right) for sale along with tea cups, platters, soap dishes, planters, vases, and other beautiful items. All of Jayn’s work is impressed with lace designs and are completely functional.

Saturday you could also find Sherry Tuccairone on the Market with her stoneware pottery which included mugs, decorative dishes (below,) vases, and pots with lids.

For your tree there were these fun mitten ornaments (above) along with an assortment of wool wine cozies - great for gift giving or just dressing up the table.

And of course we can’t forget the farmers who were offering not only wreaths and swags, but delicious apples, oranges, and pecans as well.