The Friends of the Confederation Centre's 15th annual festive wreath contest and exhibit was again a hit of the holiday season.
This year's contest had 38 entries with a wide range of designs. The wreaths remain on display in the Confederation Centre concourse until Dec. 22.
"Each year we choose new judges to represent our community," said Friends president Kathy Roney.
"The judging is completely anonymous except for the Organizers' Choice which is chosen after much thought - and often heated discussion."
The Friends launched a new event this year, a holiday craft party. Children and adults came to the centre to make a variety of Christmas crafts, including decorating cookies.
"This was a great success that we plan to hold annually in conjunction with the festive wreath contest and exhibit," Roney said.
The winners:
The list of winners from this year's festive wreath contest and exhibit:
The Dunes - Off the Wall:
1) Sandra Gallant; 2) M.G. Mabey; 3) Ivy and Keegan Hutchinson.
Traditional:
1) Olivia King; 2) Amanda Burke; 3) M.G. Mabey.
Recycled:
1) Renee's Seaglass Studio Gallery; 2) Sandra Gallant; 3) Yvette Pritchett.
Multicultural:
1) Eliana Monthony for her Circle of Friends. Her "friends" were made of salt dough and decorated with 3D fabric paint.
Children's Solo:
1) Jansen Tremere for Christmas in the Country, celebrating his love of horses;
2) Eliana Monthony for Santa 'Claws' and his Festive 'Reef' with sea creatures hand-drawn and coloured on shrinky dink;
3) Adrian Monthony for It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas, a wreath that has given the Friends ideas for next year's decorating at the centre;
4) Sydny Birt for No Two Are Alike, a wreath made of delicate handmade snowflakes;
5) Nana and Tsukasa Iwamoto for Sweets for a Holiday Cake with felt strawberries.
Children's Group:
1) Anne O'Hanley's Grade 1 class at Sherwood School;
2) Michele Carragher's Grade 1 at Sherwood School;
3) Grade 5 at Montague Consolidated School with Our Pocket Wreath.
Jerry's Choice:
Emily Shaw, Festive Fun Feathers.
Organizers' Choice:
Pam Jewell
Honourable Mention:
Ellen O'Rielly; Lilly O'Rielly;
Etienne Foulkes;
Matthew Gillis;
Emma Walton;
Robyn Shaw;
Madeline Shaw,
Kate McAulay;
Marie Charles;
Lise Charles;
Danielle Chiarotto, Payton Kelly;
Cate Kelly;
Central Queen's School;
Confederation Centre Public Library Children's Library;
Bonny Harris' Grade 1 class at Sherwood school.
