Fall into Christmas, Swift Current

The Fall into Christmas in Swift Current is the original, held on the weekend before Thanksgiving each year. This is a handcrafted-only craft show, one of the first in the fall/winter craft show season.

Next craft show is in Medicine Hat, Fall into Christmas . Check it out, lots of exhibitors from all over Canada.

Look for us in Booth 117

Kimberley Fall Fair, fun & some great news.

The last weekend in Sept is always the time for the Kimberley fair at the Marysville arena just at the south end of Kimberley. A fun casual place for fellow vendors from the surrounding area to sell their wares & a great weekend for all.

And now the great news, We are Winners!!! This year we were awarded the best booth award, unexpected as we always just try to present our best appearance.

Join us next year, Sept 27-28th, 2014.

Winter is here already??

Here it is, Sept 18th which should be a nice fall day & what do we get? SNOW!! Not nice at all.

 The snow level dropped right down into the valley, with a lot more snow east of here. Is this a sign of the winter to come?

Jafferey Fall Fair

Sept 14th was the 20th annual Jafferey Fall Fair, a fun day in the sun. The community really gets behind everything, super parade, lots of fun & people enjoying the day.

A few pictures of the parade, love the old vehicles.

The pipers playing in front of our booth.

Lots of people enjoying the day. Who can beat a day in the sun surrounded by mountain scenery?

And who wouldn't want a ticket on this load of firewood?

See us next at the Kimberley Fall Fair, Sept 28-29th at the Marysville Arena, south of Kimberley.

Banff is done for the season.

September 11th was the last market of the season & also the Banff Harvest Fest. Other than the downpour in June, the summer was great. The market, along with the Bike Fest & Canada Day was a great introduction for our first year there & we made many new friends.

Donna & I on the last market.

A super Thank You to all our new friends & customers, local & international!!

It was an awesome summer, see you next year!!

Spruce Meadows "Masters"

The start of our fall & winter season is always Spruce Meadows "Masters". This year was a change, the old familiar Marketplace tent is gone & we were in the Gallery on the Green. A nice building but will take a bit of getting used to.

We're not used to a flat floor after a summer of rough ground. No sunshine so the lights have to be used, overhead track lighting set up on the canopy frames.

 

And now for the formal display of our products.

A view down the aisle.

"Masters" was great, look for us in the Riding Hall during the Spruce Christmas Market. See the dates in our show schedule.

The end of summer at Baynes & Fernie markets.

It is always sad when the last markets of summer roll around & you say good-bye to your neighbors for another year.
The last market at Baynes was well attended, lots of vendors & customers.

Our friend & neighbor Neti with her jewelry.

Donna & Neti

 The ladies of summer, Neti, Solange & Donna

Donna getting a trim & some new feathers at Fernie.

A huge Thank You to all our friends & customers for a great summer!!

See you all again next year!!

What's with the hat??

Over the summer I have had many comments, compliments & questions about my hat. Main comment: "Love the hat!!" & main question has been, where did I get it? The hat comes from fellow artisans, a family-run business of hat makers from California that we see while we are at some of the Arizona fairs during the winter. All their hats are handcrafted, check them out at www.headnhome.com

The Grizzlies Were Here!!

With all the grizzlies around & tourists busy taking pictures of them, the poor bears have take out their frustrations. We decided to have some fun & add some character to our trailer. Our booth neighbor at the Banff Market does awesome graphics & helped us out.

We took our plain trailer ;

Jim added some fun

Behold, the attack of the killer grizzlies!!

 

Jim with his company Defending Awesome Shirts does a wicked job on shirts & graphics. Check him out at www.defendingawesome.com  or on Facebook at Defending Awesome Shirts. We will all be the Banff Market until the second week in Sept. Check us out!

 

More in the New Design series

Here are a few more of the newest designs. All of our friends & customers, especially in Banff love the bears.

Haircut at Fernie

Who say you can't get almost anything you want at at Farmers Market? Getting my haircut from a fellow vendor.

Lots of vendors at Fernie, veggies & fruit are back from Okanagan Cherries and the Loaf from downtown Fernie always has the best bread.

More New Designs

Here are a few more of the new designs in the pottery.

Enjoy them.