St. Gerald Craft Show Offers Handmade Creations, Interesting Vendors

OAK LAWN, IL — The mother of all mother's club spring craft shows kicks off Saturday, April 2, at St. Gerald School. The show runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school gym, 9320 S. 55th Court, Oak Lawn.

Admission is free, parking if plentiful and the entire show is located in one large gym with no stairs. Enter one of show's raffles, including a unique prize provide by each crafter and vendor, along with split-the-pot.

Concessions are available on site — grab a walking taco, hot dog, super nacho or sloppy joe lunch and a homemade baked good for dessert. All profits directly benefit the students of St. Gerald School.

The St. Gerald Mothers Club craft shows always attract a superb variety of handmade creations and interesting direct sale vendors. Dozens of amazingly talented crafters, along with your favorite vendors, will be selling items just in time for spring decorating and summer entertaining, including:

• Cheesecake slices, cake cups and sweet candy treats
• BBQ sauce, meat rubs and hot sauces
• Custom holiday items made on site
• Bkacklights, bottle lamps, coasters, shot glasses, shooter trays
• Honey gifts and pod holders
• Handmade tutus, hairbows, T-shirts
• String art, wood decorations and signs
• Seasonal handmade decor, signs, fairies and gnomes
• Personalized name plush dolls, Easter baskets and kids purses
• Doorhangers, shadow boxes and pictures with sayings
• Resin/glitter cups and snow globe cups
• AVOC, Pampered Chef, Tastefully Simple, Scentsy, Lulu Roe, Pink Zebra, Usborne Books, Stella and Dot
• Juicy Lucy Sangria, LuLu’s Cake and Sweets, Pies of Amor
• Sun catchers, handmade pebble bead pictures and canvas paintings, Easter baskets, T-shirts, hoodies, tumblers, personalized mugs, keychains and greeting cards
• Color Street nail polish strips
• Handmade Swavorski crystal jewelry and cameos
• Handmade cancel and wax melts, soy candles and massage candles
• Bare crafted by Mary O’Connor crochet wearables
• Day of the Dead Jewelry, stones, crystal chakra jewelry
• Handmade masks
• Decorative clothespin wreaths
• Plaster crafts, engraving, felt crafts, small toys
• Handmade crochet blankets, baby items, scarves, hats, socks
• Handmade collages, countries/teams, ornaments and rosaries