Correction: A previous version of this article misreported that proceeds from the overall craft show event would be donated to the Friends of the Buckley Library; only the proceeds from the door raffle will be donated.
Craving something crafty or pining for plants and paintings? Then get your fill at the 10th annual Hungry Housewives vendor show this weekend.
The event, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p..m at Buckley’s Glacier Middle School, is being billed as the “ultimate craft show”, and organizer Alisa Garate practically promises there will be something for everyone to enjoy with more than 100 vendors attending.
Note that the first 40 attendees receive a goodie bag, and raffle tickets are for sale (through there is a chance to enter the raffle for free).
Proceeds from the door prize will be donated to the Friends of the Buckley Library.
If you’re wondering why a group called the Hungry Housewives is putting on a craft show, you’re probably not alone.
The group started out as a meal plan/swap group girls group in 2004, but they eventually turned their attention to fundraising for different causes until settling on the current craft fair in 2014 (but had to take a few years off for the COVID pandemic).
At this time, Garate and her family are the only organizers that put on this event — which she admits is a lot of hard work.
But “I feel it’s important to give back to the community in one way, short, or form,” she said in a recent interview; her way, she discovered, is helping local vendors get a step up in the business world.
“I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had a gal come — it’s their first event ever — and they end up moving on and owning their own shop,” Garate continued.
One of those vendors was Megan Sanford. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because you probably have shopped at Wood Signs on Main in Buckley.
Sanford attended the Hungry Housewives show in 2018 and 2019, and said that Garate not only provided her space to sell her handcrafted decor, but gave her strategic advice on how to set up her booth and display her wares to make them stand out.
“I’ll never forget how nervous I was, or how much her support helped me that day,” Stanford said. “… When somebody takes a chance on you and significantly cares about you… it gives you a boost to believe in yourself.”
That confidence led Sanford to open her store in 2022, and now that she has a few other vendors selling their decor in her shop, she hopes to provide the same support to them that Garate gave to her.
For more information about the craft show, head to facebook.com/events/1572221693326494.
