Upcycled and handmade items featured at Eisenhower craft show

Gail Sewell, left, and Darlene Scott, right, offered hand-made and crocheted items at their table at the Eisenhower holiday craft show on Saturday. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
The Eisenhower holiday craft show on Saturday was well attended, according to crafters. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)

by Mary Rupert

The Eisenhower holiday craft show was packed with early holiday shoppers on Saturday.

This year shoppers saw many crocheted items, jewelry, scarves and other hand-made items, and had the opportunity to talk to the crafters from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

One of this year’s features was upcycled and recycled materials used to create something new.

At the Eisenhower craft show Saturday, Joyce Ryan displayed a reindeer ornament made out of a light bulb. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)

Joyce Ryan made small holiday trees out of coffee filters, gumball ornaments out of cupcake liners and reindeer ornaments out of light bulbs.

It is upcycling, she said, where ordinary items are repurposed into another use.

Tyler Marble and his father, Herb Marble, made jewelry out of silverware. It was on display at the Eisenhower craft show Saturday. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)

Tyler Marble is an abstract artist who repurposes silverware.

He said he and his father, Herb Marble, a retired teacher and coach, made knife handles into bud vases, forks into business card holders, and keychains out of forks. Silver-U-Wear is the name of their enterprise.

It took a special handmade tool from New Zealand to work on the jewelry made from forks, he said.

Wanda Salaam offered designer journals at her craft table at the Eisenhower craft show on Saturday. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)

Wanda Salaam was offering hand-made designer journals at her table.

She designed bright journal covers with religious, sports and other themes.

One craft table was in memory of Judi Roland, a crafter who died this past June. Her daughter, Amy Slater, is seated at center. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)

Amy Slater and her brothers decided to go ahead with a craft table in memory of Judi Roland, her mother, who died in June.

Roland had brought her craft items to the show for 15 years, Slater said, and she had been making items for this year’s craft show.

“My brothers and I did it for her,” Roland said.

Winnie Axe, left, crocheted many items for the Eisenhower craft show. She was with her family members, including Chris Axe, Karen Axe and Logan Axe. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)

Winnie Axe, a former member of the Unified Government Parks Board, had a table filled with crocheted items she made, and was surrounded by three members of her family, Chris, Karen and Logan Axe.

Jackie Coleman was taking portrait photos with a holiday background at Saturday’s Eisenhower craft show. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)

Jackie Coleman returned to the craft show this year to take portrait photos with a holiday background.

“There was a steady stream of customers of all ages,” Coleman said.

The Christmas craft show, sponsored by the Unified Government, is held every year at the Eisenhower Recreation Center, 2901 N. 72nd, Kansas City, Kansas.

Sharn Hye, center, and Amber Polen, right, displayed hand-made craft items, including items that Polen crocheted, at the Eisenhower craft show on Saturday. Ginny Chandler was on the left. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
The Grinter Quilters’ display at the Eisenhower craft show included this year’s opportunity quilt. At the left was Lezlie Brillhart and Carleen Seaborn was on the right. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Rebecca Oropeza, left, and Kristine Franklin, right, hand-painted glasses and made wood signs and T-shirts on display at the Eisenhower craft show Saturday. There was a good turnout, Oropeza said. They also make custom hand-made items. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Veola Brown Manning, right, had jewelry on display at her craft table at the Eisenhower craft show on Saturday. Looking at the items was Alma Coleman, left. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
This was the first year Christina Martinez, left, and Sherri Osborn, right, had a craft table at the Eisenhower craft show. It went really well, according to Martinez. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Sherrie Vogel, left, was accompanied by her grandson, Lucas Vogel, at the Eisenhower craft show on Saturday. She made bowl cozies, eternity scarves, necklaces, earrings and crocheted items. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Mary Woolley, left, and Tammy Reeves made birdhouses, cherry pit bags and other items on display at the Eisenhower craft show on Saturday. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)