Farmers Market and Craft Show

It was a beautiful weekend in north central Florida, and perfect for craft fairs and farmers markets! I didn't sell much, but I did sell a few small things. And of course I bought stuff and spent more than I made lol. But it was FOOD and a couple of Christmas gifts for friends, so that's ok :)

We set up in a different spot this time. Right in front next to the parking lot.

Laci made some new things!

This is her lil jelly fish family...aren't they so cute?! I want them!

And she brought one of her hemp produce bags. I already have one of these, and I love it!

This is Anna of Vagabond Crafts, the coordinator of our craft show. We love Anna:)

Anna makes crochet doggy sweaters, purses....

baby sweaters and booties, and little purses to carry your cell phone in. She does make blankets and other things (like dolls!) but didn't have them with her this time.

She did have some fresh picked grapefruit since it was the farmers market weekend....

some brownies and cupcakes......

and some delicious gingerbread! I know first hand cause I ate some :)

This is Barbara and George(?) I'm pretty sure he is George, but not 100% positive she is a Barbara, but I think so. They sell the produce, obviously :P which is why I bought food. I couldn't resist broccoli that had just been picked that morning!

I bought hubby some of those Satsumas in the basket. There were other tangerines, too, but he likes the Satsumas.

The basket of broccoli was chock full. I'm sure they sold every bit of it! I had to have some of these tomatoes. They are huge! Lace and I at half of one with our lunch.

Lotsa fresh greens and turnips, too.

 The bell peppers were only 50 cents each! You can't even buy them at Walmart for that cheap.
I would say they are professional gardeners, and they wrote a book on gardening in north central Florida. I am buying that book from them! I couldn't quite swing it this time, but I will next time.

I love Craft Show days! We have so much fun out there even when we don't sell anything. We have another one to do next weekend!

So, you are probably wondering what I did about my picture uploading over storage capacity problem. A good friend emailed me and sent me to a blog post on this very thing. What ya do is size your pics 800x600 and it doesn't count as 'storage' because it's under the size limits :) Pretty cool, huh?!

So now I can upload pics til my heart and blog are content. I'll be back soon with some product photos or something!

A Monthly Social

Although we don't sell every time we go to a craft show, the social aspect is well worth our time and travels. This is the one day (or two if we do more than one show!) a month that I get to get out and socialize with other crafters.

I was on my way to taking pics of all the vendors, when my camera battery went dead...and I had just charged it, so it must be nearly done for. And I left the spare in the charger UGH. I did get some pics though :) I'll try to get the rest of our 'regulars' next time!

On the premises there are a few permanent structures....like the old train depot that is the heart of Harvest Village, where the creamery is located.....and Ray's Rusty Relics.

Ray has a LOT of really cool old signs and things in, on and around this building. The motorcycle isn't one of them. He rides this!

I ask permission to take these photos :)

I have no idea how old this sign is, but the cheapest I remember gas being when I was a kid was about 50 cents a gallon.

Neat stuff, huh?! He has some really old bicycles inside the shop! Ray is a cool ole' dude, and always makes coffee for the vendors.

We had a new vendor this time, too.

Renee Bauman from Quiet Bubbles Handmade Soap! She has the old fashioned soaps made with lye, and she has liquid soaps, too......and amazing moisturizer in a solid form for hands and body. I bought 3 bars of soap, and she gave me some of the moisturizer. I will be using it religiously, as my fingers are dry to the point of splitting, cracking, and peeling. OUCH!

She has a really nice set up, and she is a super nice lady!

Next time I have to get pics of Anna's booth. She is the coordinator of this shin dig, and we just love Anna! There are several vendors I missed because of not having that spare battery :(

Next month we are combining with the Farmers Market on the 1st Saturday. There will be a LOT of vendors, and baby animals, too! I'm really looking forward to this one! We will also do our regular 2nd Saturday show as well.

Okay, now for Lace's and my booths this time.

Laci was telling FaceBook that we were here :)

Laci has Finger Puppets! She made some for her little niece last year for Christmas, so she made some to sell, too. Laci made the little wooden stands to hold her puppets all by herself!

So so CUTE! If you buy a set of four, you get a little drawstring bag to carry them in!

Kids play food, catnip toys, a cupcake pin cushion, and if you are already a crocheter, or knitter.... sets of stitch markers :)

Although we don't like the cold, we are hoping it does get cold enough for her to sell some hats! It sure was chilly Saturday morning, and Ray's coffee really hit the spot!

I didn't change much, just made room for new stuff.

I'm getting a dowel to hold the bottom of my sign straight!

Seashell Ornaments

More Seashell Ornaments

Starfish Headbands

Mermaid and Seashell Bookmarks

Stretch Bracelets

My wine glass charms.....where I screwed up and labeled them at $12 a set, and my sign says $15.
OOOOOOPS! Gotta fix that!

Seashell Key Chains

Notice the new earrings? There will be more before the next show!

You've seen these two seashell pins.....

and then I made these three!

I'm working on getting all of the hanging necklaces on necklace cards. My dear Laci did these for me. Until she ran out of cards. I have to order more. Which means I have used 100 of them already!

Solid Brass Nautical Necklaces

A slightly different necklace display this time. The white on the outside, and the black on the inside. The far inside of the pegboard display is too far for people to reach into, so needs to be filled in with reachable items.

The purple necklace and earrings on the far right display are new! They have sea turtle charms on them, and the necklace has amethyst and faceted pearls.

I'm trying to have everything look neat, orderly, and packaged!

I intended to set out an organza bag with an item in it, and a black velvet bag with a pearl necklace spilling out of it, along with one of my stamped pillow boxes with ribbon to show they come packaged and ready to give. But I forgot! GRRRRRR. So, I really hope I remember to next time! I think it would really be beneficial!

So that's my tour of the November Harvest Village Show. I didn't sell a darn thing, but I do have fun socializing!

OH! I did make other ornaments....I made these for Laci and posted them on FaceBook on Friday.

Laci's Christmas Tree theme is Snowmen! Like I said on Facebook.....they aren't quite perfect, but they are perfectly cute! And she loves them, so that's what matters the most!

I've started cleaning house and prepping for Thanksgiving. Are you ready for the holidays to begin?