Winter Fun!
Join us for the Winter WUUnderland Bazaar!
Saturday, December 6, 10:00am-4:00pm
Shop, eat, enjoy live music,
and celebrate the season!
Let the magic of the season unfold with local artists and vendors, crafts, music, wreath making, professional photos, holiday treats, shopping event at the ReGift Shoppe, and more! All proceeds from vendor fees and our UUCE stations benefit the church.
Capture your own touch of winter wUUnder! Professional portraits make perfect holiday cards, gifts, and keepsakes to treasure. Smile and strike a pose, then take home your digital portrait on a USB drive to print or post.
Browse and buy unique, handmade treasures from 24 local crafters and artists, each booth offering one-of-a-kind gifts and creative inspiration.
10:00am-4:00pm
Discover unexpected delights in the Regifting Shoppe, a wUUnderland of gently used treasures and low-priced finds. From housewares to jewelry, puzzles to collectables, kids games and toys, and so much more, you’re sure to find gifts that are easy on the wallet!
(Scroll down the page for item donation information.)
Special Children’s Shopping on Friday
UUCE children and grandchildren of members are invited to be the first to shop our Children’s Shopping at the ReGifting Shoppe Friday 12/6 from 4:00-7:00. Adults will be present so they can shop in private and wrap gifts for their loved ones. Please send a list of people to shop for, along with a budget for each of them.
Create your own touch of holiday cheer with fresh greens, ribbons, and trimmings galore in our Wreath Nook where the scent is heavenly! Our volunteers are on hand to help you craft a beautiful wreath to take home or give as a gift.
Follow the scent of sugar and spice to the Bake Shoppe, where homemade goodies entice with a touch of winter magic. From buttery cookies and spiced loaves to decadent cakes and hot beverages, every treat is crafted with love by UUCE’s finest home bakers. Perfect for gifting or “sampling” on the way home.
Warm up at the Soup’s On! Café, where homemade seasonal soups and fresh-baked bread are served from 11 a.m. until the pots run dry! Pull up a chair and savor the simple comfort of good food made with care.
A hands-on space just for kids! Young artists can dive into simple, fun crafts and even create their own take-home keepsake while parents browse and enjoy the wUUnderland.
Enjoy live performances from local musicians throughout the day, adding to the festive atmosphere as you browse, dine, and celebrate the season.
WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: DECEMBER 1 – 12
Donate to or bid in our annual Winter Online Auction as part of our seasonal FUNdraising! Donations will be accepted October 30 through November 26. Bidding opens December 1 and closes December 12.
Donate items, services, or activities now to this fabulous FUNdraiser!
We welcome:
- parties, activities, and specialty opportunities: everything from craft parties and game nights to monthly dessert or soup deliveries, cooking classes, themed meals, or mountain snow trips
- gently used household items
- artwork
- decorations
- collectibles
- furniture
- (items of greater value than those given to the ReGift Store)
- Holiday-themed Gift Baskets
- Let your imagination guide you!
- Please keep the value under $50
Important Dates:
- Wednesday, November 26:
- deadline for donation forms
- Monday, December 1: auction catalog published and bidding opens
- Saturday, December 6: Winter WUUnderland Bazaar
- Friday, December 12: bidding closes at midnight
- Sundays, December 14 & 21, 9am – 1 pm: delivery of auction items to winners at UUCE
- Please note: we cannot store unclaimed items here, so private delivery is an option.
Volunteer
Members and friends bring the bazaar to life! SIGN UP
Click here to sign up! Time slots available from Thursday 12/4 through Monday 12/8. These include:
- Sorting and pricing ReGift Shoppe items
- Set up and Decorating
- Kids Shoppe Clerk Friday evening
- ReGift Shoppe Clerk
- Wreath Making support
- Bake Shoppe Tender
- Kids Crafts helper
- Handmade Marketplace Tender
- Hospitality/Floater
- General Bazaar Cashier
- Day After Shoppe Clerk
- Clean Up Crew
- Flag Crew
Donations Needed
Click below for area-specific donation information.
It’s not too soon to start scouring your house for items to donate to the Winter WUUnderland ReGift Shoppe. Some items that sold well last year:
- Toys and stuffed animals
- Kitchenware and small appliances
- Jewelry
- Souvenirs and tzatzikis
- Pet toys and accessories
- Camping gear
- Art and wall decor
All items should be ‘nearly new’ or ‘gently used’. This is a NO CLOTHING event.
We are not accepting items that might be more appropriate for a garage sale, such as opened bottles of fingernail polish, items in need of repair, etc. No televisions or large appliances.
We will also accept wrapping supplies (gift wrap, bows, bags, etc) to use for the children’s shopping Friday evening.
If you love it, but it’s ready for a new home, then it’s a prime candidate for the ReGift Shoppe.
Donation drop off times:
Thursday, December 4,10 am – 4 pm in the chapel
Friday, December 5, 9 am – 4 pm in the chapel
It is time to warm up those ovens and bring out the winter spices. The Bazaar Bake Shoppe is seeking donations of sweets and treats, sold by the piece or as a whole. Cookies, bars, candies, cake, pie, spiced nuts, holiday specialties of all kinds. Please label items, especially if they contain nuts, wheat and dairy, or if they are specific diet friendly, including gluten free or vegan. You do not need to price your items for sale. Bake Shoppe drop off: TBD
Fragrant evergreen boughs, holly, olive branches, pine cones, and other interesting natural materials are needed for the wreath making station. Drop off materials off on:
Calling all creative types… Are you someone who crochets their way through meetings? Do you enjoy relaxing with scissors and glue? The annual bazaar is seeking donated products of your talents for the UUCE Handmade Marketplace. Drop off items:
We accept your lovingly made crafts such as:
- Knitted, crocheted, felted clothing or creative objects (such as gnomes)
- Holiday decorations (such as Christmas ornaments, menorahs and candles)
- Fabric art (such as quilts)
- Woodwork
- Jewelry
- Pottery
- Anything you’ve made that you can imagine someone might want to buy!
Publicity
Word of mouth is a great way to advertise our event. Please pick up mini-fliers, available on the Welcome Table, to share details with friends and family or to leave at places you visit. Please also share widely via social media and other electronic methods:
Facebook event: coming soon
Website to share via email or on other sites such as Nextdoor.com and X (Twitter): https://uueugene.org/bazaar/
Questions? Need more fliers printed? Contact bazaar@uuegene.org
