The arrival of Black Friday officially kicked off the holiday shopping season. Though theis busy shopping day will come and go on Friday, Nov. 25, there will still be other opportunities to purchase unique Christmas gifts for loved ones.

Sturdivant Hall will do its part to make Christmas shopping a little easier when it hosts its first Artisans Christmas Fair Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The sale’s organizer, Patty DeBardeleben, said the fair will feature a wide-variety of handmade gift ideas.

One thing that sets this sale apart, she said, is the services that will also be provided.

“The Sturdivant Hall Artisans’ Fair will feature both homemade crafts and also access to unique services such as restoration of oil paintings, hand calligraphy, repair of cane seat chairs, French hand-sewn christening gowns and children’s dresses and handmade fresh Christmas wreaths and garlands.

Other items on sale will include pottery, beeswax candles, handknit and crocheted scarves, homemade jellies, and pickles. The sale also features hand-carved walking sticks and canes, metal art both large and small, inlaid cutting boards, hand-painted barrettes and pins, candies, and more.

The fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature well-made items from Selma artists, DeBardeleben said.

“It’s strictly high quality hand-made goods and arts and crafts,” she said.

“We are not heavy on any one category. We have two painters, two people who make jewelry, two potters, one person who does calligraphy, one person who does hand-sewn dresses, two metal workers who do totally different types of things and a person who does beeswax candles and soaps she makes out of goat’s milk.”

Items will be priced from $5 to several hundred for some of the larger paintings. All of the items will be hand crafted.