Such wonderful sights and sounds and tastes and smells and crafts- I love this  event every September.  They hold it in the gardens and there is always something special and new and tasty and fun.  This year Willow and Aidan met Allyson and I there and we picnicked on the lawn then played with the rocks, listened to the music and ate home made ice cream while we were playing in a twirling, swirling blue glass and copper sprinkler.  Aidan and I got rather damp, Ally and Willow kept a good distance and were only slightly moistened!

But the crafts, OH MY!!! Wool and felt galore -made into flowers and pins and pin cushions and pumpkins and gourds and ears of corn!  And so many wonderful stone masons and cutters- I would REALLY like to get some goggles and stone cutting tools and make my own whimsical sculptures!

Cynthia and I bought some gourds in Virginia last month and I am going to paint them and stain them and make them into cats and centerpieces.   That is the worst thing about going to craft and herb fairs when you are a maker of crafts…

you don’t buy because…well…because you can make it yourself!  But then…you don’t.  So you just have great expectations and plans that are stymied by the lack of interest or initiative or time or – I don’t know for sure- I just don’t usually follow through. 

Except that Chad is trying to help me set up a small internet business where I could sell cookies and felted purses and the stuff I make.  I don’t really have much in the way of inventory- and I’m not sure if this is the right venue for me.

What do you think?  Should I try to sell stuff online?  I do tend to make stuff every year because I used to do a couple of  craft fairs and I’m just used to making lots of items- like packages of  my own Chai tea with cinnamon stick stirrers, and sage sticks and lavender wands, gingerbread cookies, and so on.

Ally is supposed to send me some pictures- so I will put them up when she does,  I hope you all had a BeeYOOtifull day!