This weekend was celebrated as a Bazaar weekend in Vienna. Vienna Volunteer Fire Department and the Community Center showcased homemade delectables. Vienna Woman’s Club headed the community center’s 57th Holiday Bazaar and Craft Show. The Vienna Woman’s Club was founded in 1955 as a service and civic organization. They are a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Ezgi Kaya, pictured with her handmade beaded necklaces made in Istanbul, Turkey
According to the Vienna Connection, "This year’s bazaar featured 38 vendors featuring a variety of handcrafted items. Popular finds were handmade treats, jewelry, paper cards, quilts, books, candles, baskets, and fabric art. “This is our 57th year doing this in the community center,” said Diane Abel, member of the Vienna Woman’s Club. “The profits go to charitable foundations, such as Second Story and Prevention of Human Trafficking. We usually give a few hundred dollars to the schools in the area too.” Erik and Caroline Hottenstein were selling original watercolors, notecards, and shadow boxes. “We love participating in the Woman’s Club.
We love the challenge of artistic competition in the region,” said Erik. Most of the vendors have been to these events multiple times, but it happened to be Ezgi Kaya’s first time. “We make the necklaces in Turkey; they take forever to make,” said Kaya. “So we make them over there and then I take them here. I do customs designs here as well.” When Kaya is in Turkey, she enlists the help of Turkish housewives in Istanbul. Across the way, at the VVFD, there was much of the same. Baked goods, handmade items such as jewelry, fabric goods, Tupperware, Mary Kay makeup, books, candles, and glass creations. All the profits go to improving the firehouse and their equipment."
Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.
