Saturday Afternoon at the Rumpus Craft Fair

Today, so far, Juno made a ghostie-doll and has been doing a lot of reading to herself.


Freyja used the Snap-Circuits set for quite some time this morning making different things with it.  Here are a few photos.

                                                                                                                   
                                             

Later on in the day, we attended a very nice craft fair at a school called The Greenfield Center School.  I have no idea why that is the name , because it is nowhere near the center of Greenfield.

 The girls were thrilled because there were free pony rides!  This was the first time they got to ride ponies.  They got right on and loved every minute.  It was lucky we got there when we did, because Juno and Freyja were almost the last ones to get rides.

There were also some great crafts for kids to do in the school itself.  There were tables set up in each of the rooms and a band was in one room playing what sounded like fun music, but I didn't get to sit in there for very long.

Freyja made a snake out of beads and Juno made a little basket and a flip-flop out of duct tape.  That occupied them for quite a long time.



After they finished their projects, we went to the actual craft tables in another building.  There were so many lovely objects.  I wanted them all.  Too bad that craft fairs proliferate in the season when I have no expendable cash.  Still, we spoke to many of the craftpersons and Freyja tried out some tops.  I took one of the woodworker's business cards just in case I can call her up for a top later on, since Freyja really likes them.

One woman, who was selling fabulous hand-made books, gave Freyja a tiny little book.  Score!  I totally want to make some paste paper (which is the decoration on the front of the book) sometime soon.  I also think we will make some little books.  I actually have a book out of the library right now about book making.  It is called Making Handmade Books 100+ Bindings, Structures & Forms.  Very nice book.

We had a look at one table where there were all sorts of boxes (mostly of papier mache) covered in collage/decoupage.  I thought they were awesome.  So, that gave me some ideas for our wooden boxes.  I can hardly wait to start making them.  I sure hope I can do it on Monday.  Here is a site I found with some directions for making a collage/decoupage box (with a photo example) that looks very nice.

So, we had a great time browsing the crafts.  I was impressed by all the great things people were making.  Mostly because they are exactly the kind of things I would make.  Do make.  Sometimes...

Afterward, we went home for a while and had some food.  Then, we went over to my mom's apartment to watch a movie and eat popcorn and play with her little dog, Mea.

Okay, so now it is really late at  night and I am going to sleep.

Gooooood night!