NATCHEZ &8212; Guys need not bid on this item &8212; unless, of course, they are dads or granddads of little girls.

Paige Iseminger has taken the Cathedral Fall Festival basket concept to the limit &8212; an entire room. She calls it &8220;Pretty in Pink,&8221; and it is easy to see why.

A white bed, complete with linens &8212; sheets, comforter, shams and dust ruffle; bedside table; lamp; picture frames; a hand-painted canvas and porcelain mirror for the wall; a rocking chair; a chandelier and a basket filled with surprise items.

Class theme baskets were not a part of the Fall Festivals Iseminger remembers during her years at Cathedral School.

A 1997 graduate, she returned to her native Natchez in 2003 with her husband, Barry, and her daughter, Fisher.

Fisher, now 4, is in the pre-K class at Cathedral, and her mother agreed to chair the class basket project.

&8220;I knew I needed something elaborate and showy,&8221; Iseminger said.

The &8220;basket&8221; outgrew its original concept quickly. &8220;They are really over the top this year,&8221; said Susan Graning, one of the 2006 festival chairmen.

Iseminger received donations from other parents in her daughter&8217;s class, both money and items. In addition, friends with no immediate connection to the class also donated. They include:

Justin and Robyn Gregg, who donated the bed and mattress set; Erin Myers, the hand-painted canvas, bed accents and chandelier; J.W. and Marty Seibert, the mirror; Dick and Cynthia Dollar, the paint for the bedroom to match the furnishings.

Fall festival begins Saturday and continues on Sunday, including raffles, arts and crafts, games, food, entertainment and the popular paddlewheel game with big prizes such as jewelry and electronics.

For Paige Iseminger, taking part in Fall Festival and becoming involved as a Cathedral parent is a family tradition.

Her parents, Dick and Cynthia Dollar, and grandparents, Premo Jr. and Marian Stallone, were active in the same way.

&8220;We&8217;ve always been very involved,&8221; Cynthia Dollar said. &8220;It started with my dad, who was president of the Athletic Association for a long time.&8221;

For the Isemingers, coming to Natchez had not seemed an option until Barry received a call to interview for a job near Port Gibson at Southern Lumber Company.

&8220;He went to the interview and called to say, &8216;are you ready to move back to Natchez?&8217;&8221;

They lived in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at the time. As moving to Natchez became a reality, the family became excited. &8220;We were thrilled,&8221; grandmother Cynthia Dollar said.

In no time, the Natchez public school system hired Paige, a special education teacher.

The Iseminger family jumped into activities, both church, St. Mary Basilica, and Cathedral School related. And they reconnected with friends &8212; especially Barry&8217;s Natchez friends who attended Mississippi State University with the two of them, she said.

The Fall Festival is a family affair, Paige said. In fact, &8220;the whole school has a family atmosphere. And the school couldn&8217;t make it without the parents&8217; support.&8221;