at the craft fair

this year the craft fair was held in a church in the east village. it was a bit further away for us and we set out early to get there. our set up time was scheduled for 10:30 but we got there at 10:15! my friend janet and i were very pleased with ourselves.

morgana was a great help at the wooden peg doll table and showed how to stitch the capes and paint glue on roving for hair.








chanda's little witchy peg doll.


i sometimes think the dolls take on the look of their crafters . .




i actually made this peg doll and another homeschooling mom was so enchanted with it that she asked if she could have it to put on her miniature figure shelf at home. i said i would be honored.

having fun making orange pomander balls . . 

they always smell so good!

my favorite craft: gift tags. here deborah is showing how much ink to put on the plexiglass.

paper cut-out tree ornaments.

we had soap felting this year!

my friend heated up water in the church's kitchen and kept it warm in her crock pot.

beautiful colored fleece was wrapped around soap and then rubbed in the warm water and on different rough surfaces (bubble wrap and bamboo sushi mats).

lots of soap drying while waiting for their owners to claim them before going home.

there were also many homeschoolers selling their crafty wares . . 

baker ballerina sold all her macaroons . .

chanda did very well too . . 

and sold all her fingerless gloves and headbands/ear warmers.

this young person made the most delicious chocolate fudge! 

and that's all . . it was another fun craft fair. i feel tired from it all, but also happy, relieved and dismayed that it's over. time feels like it goes so fast, as if i'm on a runaway train. this was our sixth or seventh fair. you can see the first one i ever blogged about here.