Festive gathering at civic center

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of visitors showed up to the Festival of Trees on Nov. 25 and 26 to see the 39 vendors who offered an array of items including mugs, wreaths, candles, award-winning BBQ sauce and paintings.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. C.L.G Designs offered decorative wreaths and floral arrangements during the “Arts and Crafts Shopping Extravaganza & Festival of Trees” on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 at the Rabun County Civic Center. The event was free as 39 artists and crafters offered a variety of items. The Festival of Trees benefitted the Kiwanis Club of Rabun County. More than 30 decorated trees were available for bidding.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Shoppers of the Festival of Trees survey the 14 seven-to-eight foot trees that were available for auction. Local businesses decorated the trees, including Harry Norman, United Community Bank and Clayton Cafe.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Sue Aaron of Sue’s Arts and Crafts offered birdhouses as well as paintings at the two-day Festival of Trees event at the county civic center. Aaron also offers art classes on top of her paintings.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Marcia Scroggs of L.A. Arts displayed her hand-crafted pottery. All the plates were made without a wheel and painted.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Four Barns Farm from Union County presented intricate beeswax candles. The owners of the small farm that holds over 120 animals found this craft after the cost of buying candles became too expensive.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. At the civic center, Marcia Scroggs of L.A. Arts displayed her hand-crafted pottery as the plates were made without a wheel.