Sunday, September 18, 2011

fall craft fair

this first fall-like weekend, john and i perused the pitman craft fair, which is held bi-annually on the quaint little main street i lived on when i first moved out. (memories...♪=)


these clay-sculpted earrings by kasie lyn are so pretty. i bought a pair of blue roses for myself and the pink hearts as a gift for a girl i watch. i took a photo of the hearts on top of a mosaic jewelry box i made a few years ago.



we also purchased a cute little clay monkey magnet for my mom, some spice mixes, and a pennsylvania soy candle. burning candles is a treat in our house. we buy one once a year, locally-made and hand-poured. after lots of sniffing and mmm-ing, we settled on autumn spice - a light, sweet and warm scent.


though the weather has been very cool, there are plenty of flowers still thriving, like these lilies.


in a thrift store on the same street as the fair, i reluctantly passed on a set of vintage 'crazy daisy' mixing bowls like these. aren't they cute? i'm kind of wishing i got them. my fruit bowl doubles as my mixing bowl now, and it's a real pita to take everything out. 

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normally i dread shopping, but not when it comes to thrifted or hand-made.

do you frequent craft shows or thrift stores in your area?

8 comments:

  1. I'm always on the search for a pyrex set but they always seem way overpriced! The one you saw is super cute!

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  2. Love your finds!! I just bought a "Fallish" soy candle yesterday! Posting on my blog tomorrow, too funny!

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  3. Nice shopping. I had a pair of rose earrings years ago.. then I lost one... and now I can't find the remaining one... :-(. Never mind, maybe I need to make one myself, since I can make roses with fondant I guess I can also make them with clay :-). I just need the time...

    ciao
    A.

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  4. So lovely earrings!! And I'd love to smell that candle! I love fairs. This summer there was a flea market in our town every Saturday. I bought myself some lovely things, including a stamp album (full of cool old stamps!), a picture with a girl riding on a cat (I'll have to tell my father to frame it) and some postcards.

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  5. That looks like fun. I actually don't like shopping either unless it is for foodie stuff. I need to go candle shopping sometime soon. :)

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  6. I do not like shopping at all really--only do it when i HAVE to. BUT, craft fairs and art shows are another story--love going to those. Our small city has them all of the time. I just wish I could get to more of them--it is difficult at times with 5 kiddos in tow.
    Peac and Raw Health,
    Elizabeth
    PS your mosaic box is beautiful!

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  7. We enjoy thrift store shopping. Sometimes craft fairs can be too expensive for my wallet. Definitely you need to get yourself a mixing bowl, so your fruit can finally relax!

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  8. ooh, that candle sounds yummy! So cozy! And those bowls are too cute! Reminds me of the blue pyrex ones my mom had when I was a kid. Now they're "vintage." The craft fair sounds so fun!

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