Crafternoon artisans create community, friendship in Beach Meadows

By Rick Conrad.
 Date: Aug. 28th, 2025 - 4:38 PM

The members of Crafternoon get together every Tuesday at the Seaside Centre in Beach Meadows. (Rick Conrad)

A group of artisans gathers at the Seaside Centre in Beach Meadows every Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. to work on projects, chat and make new friends.

The group began in 2021 with three women from the neighbouring community of Eagle Head. Craft novice Karen Costello got together with rug hooker Cathie Mourre and knitter Donna Sampson Dowling.

The group welcomes everyone who wants to work on their craft or learn a new one. It now counts as many as 25 people, mostly from Queens County, but some also travel from Lunenburg County.

Members say they enjoy getting together for four hours each week to bond around a shared love of creation. And they say they’re always looking for new people to drop in.

QCCR stopped in on a recent Tuesday to talk to some of the members.

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Bruno is one of the regulars at Crafternoon at the Seaside Centre in Beach Meadows. (Rick Conrad)

Rug hooking and a variety of other crafts are worked on Crafternoon at the Seaside Centre. (Rick Conrad)

The artisans group at Seaside Centre in Beach Meadows has about 25 members in total. (Rick Conrad)

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