Last weekend, the Owensboro Regional Farmers' Market held its 3rd Annual Holiday Market and Mother Nature didn't cooperate. At all. High wind gusts wreaked havoc with the event and many vendors were forced to pack up shop early. My mom and I went to enjoy the event and we did.
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However, our shopping got cut incredibly short due to the deteriorating weather conditions.
If you're like us and are still craving some early holiday shopping, here's an event that you need to put on your calendar. Preservation Station in West Louisville is gearing up for their Holiday Market Day! It's Saturday, November 12th from 10am to 5pm and they've lined up over 100 different Christmas gift/craft vendors and, of course, some delicious holiday food!
Preservation Station owner Jennifer Higdon says the event will truly have something for everyone looking for fun and unique Christmas gift ideas.  She promises, "Antique, unique, vintage, handcrafted, shabby chic, rustic, boutique items galore."
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Of course, that means "tons of holiday decor!"
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Jennifer adds that there will be "Jams and jellies, handmade soaps, jewelry, old quilts, desks, shelves, chairs, dressers, beds, Farmhouse decor, SIGNS GALORE, outrageously cool junk, glassware, barn wood and salvaged pieces, designer furniture, old tools, candles, primitives, farmhouse tables, custom-handcrafted furniture, chalk painted furniture completed by the pros and much more.
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And, to truly give attendees an early taste of the holidays, the Preservation Station Family Restaurant will be having a Thanksgiving Holiday Buffet.
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The menu is incredible. It features the following:
TURKEY
DRESSING
KENTUCKY LEGEND HAM
SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
MASHED POTATOES
CORN
GREEN BEANS
CARROTS
FRIED APPLES
CRANBERRY SAUCE
COLE SLAW
SALAD BAR
FRUIT BAR
PUMPKIN PIE
PECAN PIE
BROWNIES
COOKIES
Buffet prices are as follows: Adults $14.99, Kids 6 to 12 eat for $9.99, kids 5 and under eat for $4.99.
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Of course, admission to Preservation Station's Holiday Market Day is absolutely FREE.
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 As Jennifer says, "Bring a truck! Definitely bring a truck!"
Here's a partial list of participating vendors.  Again, this list isn't complete, but it's most definitely festive and impressive.

A Day in Time 

Yellow Door Primitives and Antiques 

II Brothers Treasures 

Marsh Hen 

Stella’s 

P & R Mutts 

Pickin and Painting 

Oak and Olive 

DD’s Treasures 

Granny Janny’s 

Hughes Farm Market 

Vintage Soul 

Rustic Roots Reclaimed 

Rabbit Ridge Mercantile 

MK’s Cakes 

The Purple Peony Boutique 

Freyja’s Threads 

Art by Ava St. Clair 

The Country Coop 

Creative Clay Designs 

Desperado Leather Goods 

Dusty Mae Treats 

Hodgepodge Heaven 

Roo’s Outpost 

Mart Art 

Speckled Rabbit Woodworks 

Witch Kraft’s Handmade Soaps 

Sunflowers and Stiches 

Green Onion Pickers Emporium 

Lea’s Lucky Finds 

Tupperware 

Mustard Seed 

Thirty One Gifts 

Color Street 

Norwex 

Casalis 

The Sturdy Hinge 

Mariposas 

McSpice ReDesigns 

Kentucky Outback Woodworking 

Shabby to Chic 

Musical Illuminations 

CK Decal 

Sweet Grace 

Lucy West & Co. 

Prosperity Now 

Antique Accents 

Preservation Station Antiques 

Home Goods by Kathie 

Little Closet Shop 

The Deustch Corner Amish Goods 

Preservation Station Family Restaurant 

Rosie Mill Boutique 

Pop Around the Clock 

Maple Seed Studio’s 

Renaissance Gypsy 

Grandma’s Attic 

Saw Scrap Creations 

Paradise Found 

JC’s Sidedoor 

Darling Handmade Company 

KY Tumbler’s 

Preservation Station is located on Hwy 56 in Daviess County, Kentucky.

 

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