Come in for a Spell - Halloween Weekend House Tour and Craft Show

Halloween Weekend House Tour and Craft Show

255 Mill St. - Scandinavia, WI

Sat/Sun October 27 and 28, 10a until 5p
Benefits The Humane Society of Waupaca County

Plenty of Parking - Back of the Red Garage

Homeowners Linda and Jon Durrant welcome you to their home for a special Halloween Victorian House Tour and Craft Show benefitting the Humane Society of Waupaca County.  A modest donation of $2 per person will be accepted by our kitchen manager Sandy, and representatives Faye and Monica of the Humane Society.  Enjoy a treat served by our favorite Miss Sandy.

LUNCH - In the red garage, the Scandinavia Library will offer a variety of chili soup and dessert.  Rest your bones and enjoy lunch and visit with friends with picnic style dining in the heated garage.

CRAFT SHOW - Everything handcrafted and home-grown.

Quilts, Purses, Fresh Bakery, Loomed Rugs, Chocolate Candies, Vintage and Antique Sewing Machines, Sterling Silver nd Gem Stone Jewelry, Handcrafted Goat Milk Based products: soaps, lotions, salves, and lip balms, Home Grown Canned Goodies: jams, jellies, pickles, etc.  Vintage Pattern Aprons, and Wool Items 

The Summer Kitchen

at Main East Entrance 

Jerry Johnson - will demonstrate sewing on a treadle sewing machine and answer questions about his beautiful woven rugs, handmade chocolates, as well as vintage and antiques sewing machines.

Patti Kirchner - designer of fine sterling silver and gem stone jewelry will have her display in the red dining room.

Lorene Yoder -  Sunrise Bakery will offer an array of fresh baked goodies in the living room.   She has been doing Farmers Markets and Holiday Craft evens for the past 7 years.  She makes a variety of yeast breads, party breads, sweet breads, and cakes.  Imagine the aroma of her fresh baked and fried pies!

A dream team of 3: Lorene's daughters are LouAnn who makes jams and jellies, and daughter Lisa's specialty is cookies.  A smile of respect comes over me, as Lorene speaks of these arts handed down by her mother.  She says, "it is a joy to pass it on to my daughters."

Diane Civik - will display and sell her jams, jellies, pickles, etc. in the north bedroom downstairs, (formerly the parlor).

The office in 2007 during the Victorian whole house restoration 

Selene and Fatima Saeed - have a nice booth set up in our office space. Check out her soothing goat milk based soaps, lotions, and balms.  Their farm Glacial Acres is located in the northwest corner of Waupaca surrounded by ancient glacial formations.  They raise a small herd of goats, a small flock of sheep, along with chickens, ducks, turkeys, and guineas. 

Selene hand spins locally grown wool, and enjoys weaving, knitting, and crocheting.  She delights in  making colorful vintage-inspired embroidery on kitchen towels.  Never a dull moment on their little homestead!

 East Bedroom Upstairs 

Karen Hannon - you can find the apron lady in the east bedroom upstairs.  Karen started sewing aprons 10 years ago when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.  She says sewing became a stress reliever and provided her mother and other residents with some very attractive "clothing protectors."

She expanded her options over the years and now offers several different style of aprons for men, women and children.  All the aprons are 100% cotton, reversible and machine washable.  Karen says she enjoys shopping for unusual fabrics when she and her husband travel around the country in their airstream trailer.

North Bedroom Upstairs

Linda Durrant's quilts and fancy purses are located in the north bedroom upstairs.  Host Jan will answer any questions you might have.

Linda's Sewing Studio 

Located over the red garage, take spiral staircase in back of the garage.

Friend Ellen will host the sewing studio where you can see where homeowner Linda Durrant sews, and see many restored vintage and antiques sewing machines.  Some of them will be for sale!

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A message to my friend Ann in the UK:

Hi Ann, please drop me a line at my email address: mrs.durrant1@gmail.com.  I want to write an article about the beautiful hand crank machine I purchased from you, and I have a couple of questions as I prepare the article.  Bless you, and thank you for your help.  -Linda