{"id":56638,"date":"2025-11-17T09:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/56638\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:17:12","slug":"creativity-humor-love-at-balboa-park-craft-sale-cool-san-diego-sights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/56638\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity, humor, love at Balboa Park craft sale. \u2013 Cool San Diego Sights!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_4970.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108801\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The City of San Diego\u2019s annual Agewell Craft Sale was held this weekend in Balboa Park. Local artists came together at the Casa del Prado to sell unique crafts they\u2019d made by hand.<\/p>\n<p>I noticed a good crowd of people perusing the crafts today with only an hour to go in the sale. I enjoyed looking at the amazing crafts\u2013every sort, including very original creations\u2013which filled artist tables inside and outside the Casa del Prado. I saw lots of potential holiday gifts.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, kids were making art in an activity corner and filling a North Pole postal box, there was a raffle, and entertainment by The Ukes of Hazard musical ukulele group was making everyone smile.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, I especially liked some super funny crafts made by artist Leslie Wagoner. You can see a couple of her hilarious creations in my first two photographs, above and below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_4975.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108804\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Creativity and fun everywhere you turn\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_4996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108805\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_4998.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108807\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108808\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108809\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108810\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5014.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108812\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108814\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108815\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Adult visitors were invited to create art, too!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108818\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, one kindly artist was selling beautiful crafts in order to raise funds in support of Nazareth Orphanage in Tecate, Mexico. The orphanage is home to young boys and girls whose parents are unable to care for them.<\/p>\n<p>For over twenty years, Father Brian Kelly, a Navy Chaplain stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, has led volunteer efforts in support of Nazareth Orphanage.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to read about this and perhaps provide a donation, <a href=\"https:\/\/ofno.org\/our-mission\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5032.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108820\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_5039z.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108822\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I post new blogs pretty often. If you like discovering new things, bookmark <a href=\"https:\/\/coolsandiegosights.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coolsandiegosights.com<\/a> and swing on by occasionally!<\/p>\n<p>I live in downtown San Diego and love to walk around with my camera! You can follow Cool San Diego Sights via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coolsandiegosights\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/coolsandiego\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to share!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of San Diego\u2019s annual Agewell Craft Sale was held this weekend in Balboa Park. 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