Uplands annual Christmas festival

Christmas is less than a month away and Uplands College started preparations this weekend. The school held its annual Christmas festival and market on Saturday, November 6. People sold clothes, handmade soap along with knitted toys and general Christmas knick-knacks. The products offered something for everyone. Raymond Nopper was there with his Epa! product range, which includes hot sauces as well as stuffed olives and olive pastes with various flavouring. He said they expected to do reasonable business and as a result, he was quite surprised at how well their products sold.
Lynette Taljard said the offers on sale were beautiful. “It really is an arts market. It is wonderful for women. There are loads of beautiful things which are relatively cheap.” Not only were the offerings unique, but those that can generally be found in shops were sold at a much lower price, such as the soap range.
Maryke de Wet sold one-size-fits-all shirts that can be worn as pants, a dress or a shirt that can be folded in 18 ways to look different. Other clothes included the funky Guru Girl label for children and boutique clothes for adults.
To accessorise, Nerine Botha had a stall with her handmade jewellery. For grooming, Karen Fourie sold real oil-based perfume that stays on the skin and smells just like one’s favourite brand, along with other beauty products.
There were also toys and art on sale, and self-heating cups of coffee. These are ideal for camping as one only adds water and activates the tin before one has a steaming hot cup of coffee or hot chocolate ready in three minuets.
For pre-made coffee, Lucretia Masher and Unopa Tarwa organised the tea garden with divine red velvet-and chocolate cupcakes to offer comfort.
To top it all, the few who failed to attend can still benefit if they receive a gorgeous item from the market in their Christmas stockings.