The Cherry Festival

Hi Everyone!

First off omg you are all the best blogging community of peeps ever!

Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes!!! You made my day :)

Last Saturday was the end of a long four day festival

in the town I now call home

Why they have continued the cherry festival is beyond me

there is not a cherry orchard to be found in this small little valley

my grandmother said when she was a young girl

the valley was just thick with orchards

the locals I spoke to when we first moved here all implied that the

festival is a bit of a joke... with all the cherries being imported in for the event

but in a small town like Emmett this is the highlight of the year

and it was pretty fun

all the tradition fun of a small town fair without the rodeo

(which in my opinion the rodeo is the best part of the fair.)

The best part of the festival were all the great folks I met

and maybe even a few new friends ^^

but I don't think I'll set up a booth next year

the demographic was either too afraid to enter my little pink bubble

or between spending all their money on sweet carny foods and the rides

they were simple max-d out

I'm really happy with how my booth displays turned out

as I haven't had a job in a while I had to think outside of the box

and turn rarely used household items into one of a kind display pieces

I couldn't accomplish even half of my hair-brain ideas if it wasn't for my hubby

I always think things are going to be really simple

but I'm pretty much always wrong

but the sweet guy sticks by me and sees the projects through :)

How to display the headbands was the biggest challenge

they are so top heavy and well honestly who really

has ever seen a great headband display?

So I am so dang proud of - it was pretty simple too

Just two large estate sale frames, some plastic coated chicken wire,

spray paint, and tiny cloths line clips

Sorry I forgot to get a picture of it

but you can see it in a bunch of the pictures

I purchased this blanket stand from Ikea last year but really never used it

a few eye hooks and bracing and wha-laa

I started off by hanging my cards on the lower portions

but later switched it too more headbands

This plastic holder was given to me by a doctor who was moving his practice

I truly lucked out that the size of my items fit perfectly!

I really can't say enough on the subject of spray paint

before you throw something out

try giving it a fresh new color!

These crowns ended up being a total flop

but then again when I just started giving them away

it made me smile from ear to ear to see the happiness it brought to others

I think I will work on making templates to share online :)

While I didn't make very many sales

it sure was overwhelmingly special to see my work on beautiful girls

and to see their eyes light up when they tried on my headbands

This little girl stopped by twice

she knew instantly which headband she wanted

oh my goodness isn't she the cutest most adorable little girl ever!!!?

a few times a group of girls would come in who just got me

or I got them! It was fun to share in their excitement

I guess in a small town everything is always the same

and I would imagine year to year not much of anything truly unique come through

but watch out Emmett - this gal isn't afraid to be different! ^^

Doesn't this girl have the most rock'n hair for my headbands?

She was wearing a mickey mouse t-shirt

so well I instantly loved her -haha!

I wish I had taken self pics each day

but for some reason it slipped my mind and I only got the last two days

Hubby agreed to buy me a cowboy hat at the fair

but I think he thought I wanted a "real" hat and not a $6 carny hat

but I knew it would be perfect for my Cherry Rodeo Princess look

The last day was my Cherry Merry Muffin look

oh how I love any reason to dress up

haha not that I really need a reason :)

My Aunt who shared the booth space with me

rocked a kilt the last day!

We were quite a pair :)

I'll be adding tuns and tuns of new items to my etsy shop this week

but for now my house and lawn are in desperate need of my attention :(