PHOTOS: The Christmas Marketplace

The first holiday event of the season, the Christmas Marketplace, was held at the Crawford Depot from Friday, Nov. 21, to Sunday, Nov. 23. The event gave vendors the opportunity to sell handmade items to customers and featured a silent auction and a chance to take photos with Santa on Sunday.

  • Debbie Winsett wraps a holiday-themed, hand-painted glass bottle she made and sold at her booth — Light Up Your Life — at the Christmas Marketplace at the Craw- ford Depot on Sunday. Winsett also sold hand-painted University of Georgia pieces that were sold out by the last day of the marketplace. “I call myself ‘Light Up Your Life,’ because most of the things that I do — all of my bottles — light up,” Winsett said. “I started painting lamp shades, and they all light up.” (Photo/Emily Adams)
    Debbie Winsett wraps a holiday-themed, hand-painted glass bottle she made and sold at her booth — Light Up Your Life — at the Christmas Marketplace at the Craw- ford Depot on Sunday. Winsett also sold hand-painted University of Georgia pieces that were sold out by the last day of the marketplace. “I call myself ‘Light Up Your Life,’ because most of the things that I do — all of my bottles — light up,” Winsett said. “I started painting lamp shades, and they all light up.” (Photo/Emily Adams)
  • Miss Pat’s Mini’s is 80-year-old retiree Pat Taylor’s booth that sells a handmade variety of miniature scenes at the Christmas Marketplace at the Crawford Depot on Sunday. Taylor has been making the scenes for about two years as a hobby and finds many of the materials in her yard. (Photo/Emily Adams)
    Miss Pat’s Mini’s is 80-year-old retiree Pat Taylor’s booth that sells a handmade variety of miniature scenes at the Christmas Marketplace at the Crawford Depot on Sunday. Taylor has been making the scenes for about two years as a hobby and finds many of the materials in her yard. (Photo/Emily Adams)
  • Santa sits in his chair waiting for children to take photos with him at the Christmas Marketplace. Santa and Mrs. Claus were available for pictures for two hours on Sunday. (Photo/Emily Adams)
    Santa sits in his chair waiting for children to take photos with him at the Christmas Marketplace. Santa and Mrs. Claus were available for pictures for two hours on Sunday. (Photo/Emily Adams)
  • The table for Watkins in 3D, run by Nicole and Brandon Watkins, is filled with Christmas pieces they created using a 3D printer. Brandon said the Grinch figurine is the most difficult piece to print, taking 12 hours and requiring assembly in multiple parts. (Photo/Emily Adams)
    The table for Watkins in 3D, run by Nicole and Brandon Watkins, is filled with Christmas pieces they created using a 3D printer. Brandon said the Grinch figurine is the most difficult piece to print, taking 12 hours and requiring assembly in multiple parts. (Photo/Emily Adams)
  • The silent auction table is filled with items, some donated by vendors, inside the Crawford Depot at the Christmas Marketplace on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at the Crawford Depot. One of the vendors, Debbie Winsett, hand-painted a Georgia Bulldogs lampshade that she donated to the auction. The auction is held on Sunday, and proceeds benefit the Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce. (Photo/Emily Adams)
    The silent auction table is filled with items, some donated by vendors, inside the Crawford Depot at the Christmas Marketplace on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at the Crawford Depot. One of the vendors, Debbie Winsett, hand-painted a Georgia Bulldogs lampshade that she donated to the auction. The auction is held on Sunday, and proceeds benefit the Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce. (Photo/Emily Adams)
  • Christmas-themed, hand painted glass bottles with lights inside are part of Debbie Winsett’s booth, Light Up Your Life, at the Christmas Marketplace on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at the Crawford Depot. The time it takes Winsett to paint each bottle varies, and she painted three before coming to the marketplace on Sunday. “I love seeing the people come through, meeting people I've never met before,” Winsett said. “I just I love that, I just love the atmosphere.” (Photo/Emily Adams)
    Christmas-themed, hand painted glass bottles with lights inside are part of Debbie Winsett’s booth, Light Up Your Life, at the Christmas Marketplace on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at the Crawford Depot. The time it takes Winsett to paint each bottle varies, and she painted three before coming to the marketplace on Sunday. “I love seeing the people come through, meeting people I've never met before,” Winsett said. “I just I love that, I just love the atmosphere.” (Photo/Emily Adams)
  • The interior of the Crawford Depot hosts vendor booths and silent auction tables for the annual Christmas Marketplace on Sunday. The market offered shoppers handmade holiday goods while providing exposure for many small businesses. “I love creating what my plan is in my head, making the dreams come true, and really making it as colorful or as exciting as I want it to be,” said Jamie Ovinnio, owner of the small business and marketplace vendor Bubble Trouble. (Photo/Emily Adams)
    The interior of the Crawford Depot hosts vendor booths and silent auction tables for the annual Christmas Marketplace on Sunday. The market offered shoppers handmade holiday goods while providing exposure for many small businesses. “I love creating what my plan is in my head, making the dreams come true, and really making it as colorful or as exciting as I want it to be,” said Jamie Ovinnio, owner of the small business and marketplace vendor Bubble Trouble. (Photo/Emily Adams)
  • Jamie Ovinnio, creator of small business Bubble Trouble, makes a “dirty soda” for herself at the Christmas Marketplace on Sunday at the Crawford Depot. It was Bubble Trouble’s first time participating in the event. “We’re (the vendors) always introducing each other — we pass around business cards if we don’t know each other, if it’s a new vendor,” Ovinnio said. “It’s really great because the other vendors are coming together as a small town and working together, and I really like that.” (Photo/Emily Adams)
    Jamie Ovinnio, creator of small business Bubble Trouble, makes a “dirty soda” for herself at the Christmas Marketplace on Sunday at the Crawford Depot. It was Bubble Trouble’s first time participating in the event. “We’re (the vendors) always introducing each other — we pass around business cards if we don’t know each other, if it’s a new vendor,” Ovinnio said. “It’s really great because the other vendors are coming together as a small town and working together, and I really like that.” (Photo/Emily Adams)
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