Our Best to You craft sale brings wares to Regina on Saturday

The 24th annual Our Best to You arts and craft show was back in Regina for another year selling handmade, Canadian items.

People shopped for jewlery, clothing and even food at the sale which began on Thursday and finished up on Saturday at the Brandt Centre.

At the Leather by Dar booth, Bailley Parker brought mukluks, moccasins, gloves and gauntlets from Dawson Bay, Man. to sell to Saskatchewan shoppers.

While her wares might be more suited to the cold, Parker said she wasn't worried about sales because winter is always coming.

"It's Canada," Parker said. "It's going to snow and it's going to be cold."

The warm weather had a larger impact on the sheepskin product seller Sheila Miller. At the Woollen's Woolies booth, Miller said business had been slow. 

"As it happens, the warm weather does not help us a lot," Miller said.

"When it's warmer, they're not quite as interested so it does affect our business for sure."

Miller made the trip to Regina the last two years for the show, and she said both years it has been unusually warm. The Calgary-based vendor added that it helps to reassure people winter will come, eventually. 

"Usually when we come to Regina — for 13 years — we came in a snow storm," she said.

The craft show featured products from more than 200 Canadian artists. Seven of the 10 provinces saw some form of representation at the event and more than half of the exhibitors were from Saskatchewan.