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What did you make during the good old days of craft fairs?

20 years ago

Patti, you said you did craft fairs for 22 years. What did you sell?

I'd love to see pictures of what all of you made and sold years ago. I'd also love to see what you enjoy making now.

I made this doll cradle for my daughter in 1977. My grandkids play with it now. It's one of the first things I ever made out of wood. It's funny how having no money can end up being the best thing that ever happened to you. Out of necessity, I made EVERYTHING that Christmas. In the process... I realized I loved doing it. Woodwork was my specialty at the craft fairs.

Country Sampler was my favorite magazine!

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  • 20 years ago

    Country Sampler and Country Marketplace were my two favorites.

    I did country things. I sewed, and stuffed and painted.

    I don't have a lot of thing left because I have a problem of giving my things away when a birthday or something comes up.

    I designed a muslin doll with hi heel shoes that were a part of the body. I then painted the muslin. Painted an old lady face and dressed her like a bag lady. Some of them had two different shoes painted on because that was all she could find in the dumpster. But they had class...Black velvet hats with a rose on it. A once beautiful sweater with a few holes in it. Nice warm wool plaid skirts, so what if the moths were a little hungry. They each had a bag full of goodies they had rummaged. I think they were my favorite things I've made. Sure wish I would have kept one. They sold like hotcakes.

    I made lots and lots of snowmen. Crafted some out of old quilts, some out of chenille,Many out of muslin and then I painted them.

    I've painted lots and lots of santa's and snowmen on old pieces of overly weathered wood. I had a pile of old wooden palets out back that were falling apart. That is where I got a lot of my santas. Fence boards with snowmen painted on them. I still have two or three of them. And I still have a santa painted on an old ironing board.

    I also painted country snow scenes on big old coat button and made them into pins.

    I was thinking about painting little ghost trick or treaters on some buttons for little gifts for some friends this year. But haven't gotten it done...maybe next year.

    Oh and screens...I painted snowmen on screens.

    Did lots of wooden signs.

    Way back when nylon sculpture was big I made old lady heads. I live in Iowa and one of them was bought for a gift for some lady who owned one of the big newspapers in D.C. I always wondered if she liked it or not.

    I made long eared bunnies before anyone knew what they were. People were always asking...what's this a pregnant kangaroo?....(mine had chubby bellies)

    I have somewhere a picture of me and a bunch of the heads. I'll have to see if I can find it and scan it to post.
    I'm one of these who stores all her pictures in boxes...I hate scrapbooking...lol

    The cradle is cute. And so is the baby in it. I've only made one of those. not a cradle but a bed. For my grandaughter. I think she still has it and she is 14 now.

    patti

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