Students transformed the Michael Alex Mossey Library colonnade into a bazaar last weekend, selling their culinary and crafty creations. 

The Student Activities Board held its fourth annual Maker’s Market Oct. 7. Typically held in front of the chapel, this year’s market was hastily moved under the colonnade due to rain. 

“It was a really wholesome thing, everyone that was in Maker’s Market, as soon as it started to rain, everybody helped everybody, and it was pretty efficient,” junior and SAB team member Phoebe Vanheyningen said. 

Despite the sudden change of plans, students crowded in the colonnade lined with tables to view and purchase their classmates’ goods.  

Students showcased homemade creations, including foods, personal care items, artwork, balloons, knitted goods, and jewelry. 

“I love that bazaar feeling,” junior Myah Gebhard said. “There’s tons of people that do creative stuff that I had no idea they do. So it’s a fun way to see what classmates are doing.”

Sellers included casual hobbyists as well as experienced small business owners.

Junior Emma Turner sold her own handmade jewelry for her third consecutive year at Maker’s Market. She said she has owned Star Girl Jewelry since August 2020 and has had a passion for jewelry making and owning a business since elementary school. 

“I have people who come back every year and show me their earrings they’re wearing that they bought last year,” Turner said. “I like seeing people shop in real life because I have an online store, so it’s really fun to see the buying process.” 

Homemade food items were popular among the seller’s tables, ranging from muffins to coffee drinks to Greek pastries.

Junior Clare Oldenburg sold handmade pasta for her first time participating in the market. Oldenburg said her family started cooking pasta as a summertime hobby, and she wanted to continue it in college. 

“I love it so much, it’s a preview of what it’s going to be like as a farmers market mom, which is one of my goals in life,” Oldenburg said. “I’m a very big fan of this, I’m very interested in homesteading, and this is a good way to get my feet wet.”

Maker’s Market enabled students to bond over creative talents and the fruits of their personal hobbies, according to Turner.

“It’s a really good opportunity to meet more people,” Turner said. “Now I know so many more people who buy jewelry from me and it’s just a really fun time.”