We love Poppytalk's recent blog post series, "101 Reason to Buy Handmade." What better way to launch Strange Folk's brand new site than to convince you to spend your hard earned cash on products by local makers rather than factory produced knock-offs from overseas. Here are some of our favorite quotes from this series: Reason #14 - Human rights & ecological aspects. Buy handmade and you support a true artist. You can be sure that human rights are respected in the making of your gift. Handmade gifts are for many reasons ...
Our gnome is a bit of narcissist. He likes to live on your blogs and be posted all over your social networks on your internets. More printables and other graphic goodies coming very soon, but these should get you started. The graphic to the left will work on most side bars, and the one below is a tad larger for placing in posts and such. Just right-click to download! Let us know if you need a special size or whatnot! Press inquiries can e-mail strangefolkfestival@gmail.com with any requests or ...
Over the past 4 years, we've done our best to keep up with the articles and blurbs about Strange Folk. However, as news websites often purge their content, and print content sometimes does not make it on to the web, this listing ends up becoming a link graveyard. With the skyrocketing popularity of the festival, it's getting hard to keep up too! Here are a few notable articles and blurbs though: 2008 - "BEST OF 2008" Craft Festival - The Riverfront Times 9/28/08- “Green is in This Year at Local Craft ...
We are still signing on food vendors for a bit longer, but here is our tentative line-up! More vendor and menu details will be posted when the list is finalized. -Backyard BBQ- -Greek Gyros- -Stowers BBQ- -Little Jimmy's Italian Ice- -Sheridans Frozen Custard- -The Hot Cookie- -Aston Concessions- -Boy Scouts: Drinks and Hot Dogs- If you are interested in being added to the line-up, e-mail strangefolkfestival@gmail.com for more details. We have a full kitchen, electric, and/or water hook-up if needed!
Strange Folk is all about the upcycling! Every year, we strive for innovative, yet simple and functional FREE hands-on activities that will appeal to both kids and adults. This year, we've chosen 4 great projects, all green ideas that you can repeat at home. Paste Crafts will be supplying embellishments, while local Girl Scout Troops will be assisting and selling you cookies. Also, Discovery School is joining us again this year, hosting a project in their tent.
Our giant sandbox and equally giant sand toy collection guarantees hours of entertainment for little ones while giving parents a chance to lounge. This year we are also adding a milk jug igloo and handmade hula-hoops to the play area! It's all under a shady tree, of course.
Demonstrations in pottery, weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, leatherwork, basketry, papermaking, rug hooking, and blacksmithing. In their "Sheep to Shawl" project, guild members will card, spin, and weave a sheep's roving into a wearable textile. They will also be bringing a crowd favorite back again this year as well...The Alpaca and Llama Petting Zoo!
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