Andrea Reid’s eyes lit up as she browsed through Jodie Godwin and Andy Parks’ annual craft sale, coming across a few new treasures to take home.

A longtime friend of Godwin’s family, Reid has attended the sale for years.

“My parents are long-time friends of Jodie Godwin. They mentioned it to us,” she said.

Last year, Reid found the perfect Christmas gift for her mom — a beautiful vase. This year, she left with a handful of finds, including mini jars of jam, a wine cup and a rosebud plant.

“It’s a nice ambience here on the property,” she said. “There’s lots of variety in the items.”

For the fifth consecutive year, Godwin and Parks hosted the sale on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Parks’ 1845 Regency manor home, Toad Hall at 1413 Lakeshore Rd.

The loyal crowd of both familiar and new faces browsed a variety of handmade items, including pottery and jewelry, along with vintage clothing, accessories and homemade jams and treats, all while sipping on some complementary apple cider from Palatine Fruit & Roses.

Godwin reflects on how it all began with her brother.

“We both studied ceramics, but we didn’t work as potters,” she said. “As we’ve kind of come together, we’ve brought that knowledge forward and have started to make pots again. So, that was the nucleus of this.”

Parks rents the home as a cottage in the summer, but with his studio located in the basement and Godwin’s just down the road, they work together regularly.

“We’re studio mates, really,” said Godwin.

Creative friends in the community also contribute, sharing their work and keeping 100 per cent of what they make from the sale, she said.

Hazel Norris, a longtime family friend of Godwin, participated in the sale for the first time this year with the business she founded: Freddie Handmade.

Norris has been sewing since childhood, taught by her mother, making everything from prom dresses to practical items like small bags — which were her bestsellers at the sale.

Norris plans to attend university next year but hopes to return to the sale in the future.

“I’d be happy to be here again,” she said

For the first three years, the sale was invite-only, but this is their second year opening it up to the public.

What Godwin loves about the sale is how it brings together people who haven’t seen each other in a while, creating a lively and memorable reunion.

“It’s a social event,” she said.

“It’s a family event at the same time,” said Parks. “That’s something you don’t really see at sales.”