Christmas craft markets peak this weekend in N.B. [Video]

Barb Madill has Christmas top of mind all year long.

“I kind of have to,” said Madill, one of several vendors at a Christmas craft market in Saint Andrews, N.B. on Saturday. “These take a long time.”

Madill is an artist who paints holiday and winter scenes through every season in order to prepare for the December market which has become a tradition.

“I’ve been doing this Christmas market for a few years now,” said Madill. “People love a craft market but especially at Christmas.”

With Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday all ticked off this year’s shopping calendar, some craft markets across the region will cap off their season this weekend and crafty entrepreneurs are enjoying their time in the holiday spotlight.

“We do our Christmas market on the first Saturday of December, every year,” said Inez Thomas-Cuylle, the event’s organizer in support of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 8. …