Here we go finally, a post to catch everyone up on the summer activities. Only fitting, as fall has almost fallen around here, with a morning temp of 34° Saturday morning. Brrr, a bit beyond crisp, lol. Soon we'll be packing up our belongings and squaring away the RV for the winter months. It's been a fun summer!
I have steadily acquired more wire, beads & supplies and made many more items for this fall's craft show activities back home in FL. I will say I've had some very good luck around here with the seasonal folks and the transients as well. Occasionally, when the park is busy, I would set up my display stand and make some sales. Father's day weekend was a busy one, plus a few more. Also, we've had a couple of yard sales, sponsored by the Resort to help them get rid of various furniture and decorations plus kitchenware that the previous owners had in storage onsite. I participated in both and sold probably around 35+ items, yay! No wonder I haven't had time to blog, I'm trying to catch-up my inventory.
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| Check out these surroundings, not a bad spot to spend the day! |
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| A nice lady and her daughter set up 2 tables full of her late husband's tools. |
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| Lots of chairs and other minutia |
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Here's the Boss checking out the tools. He found a great dremel
like tool that included an assortment of glass and stone etching bits as well
as drill bits/sanders. Of course we snapped it up. |
One of my seasonal neighbors used to bake breakfast pastries for a restaurant. She had a very popular stand. I asked her how her day went, after seeing ppl at her table all day, and after realizing I had just spent $20 there myself, lol! She did well! She had parfaits, and small breakfast breads, cinnamon rolls, and regular bread as well.
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| A few of the larger pieces on display. |
I've branched out to larger, more elaborate pieces, some incorporating large glass prisms and longer dangles, as well as natural components like polished gemstone chip beads such as pink or cherry quartz, amethyst, tiger's eye, and blue apatite. I've also been collecting and preparing small pieces of tree bark which I use in certain pieces for a more rustic look and feel. I'd like to have a wide range of items both in style & size and also in price range.
Also, I was reminded by a friend out here that some small Christmas-oriented dazzlers would surely be welcome this fall. They can be used as stocking stuffers, ornaments on the tree, hanging from the rearview mirror of the car or even used to decorate a hostess gift to kick it up a notch.
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| A few be-ribboned ornament-sized dazzlers. |
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| Just some normal small to mid-sized stuff. |
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| Some larger more elaborate pieces. |
The Resort manager asked me to make 6 each of the aluminum "fun" bracelets to add to her store offerings. I use silver, copper and gold-colored aluminum wire with various colored beads. The store carries a lot of souvenirs and jewelry as well as fishing/camping tools and gear. All this in addition to the normal food items you might expect. |
I try for some neutrals like clear & black, plus red, green,
blue, purple and pink for variety. |
To close, 2 lovely photos. The first, a gorgeous morning shot at the river taken by one of our managers. The second, a wonderful wildflower bouquet from my honey. Enjoy and we'll see you the next time. Thanks for stopping by and feel free to leave a comment. 😊 |
| The Cache la Poudre River, taken by Bruce Davis |
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| Wonderful wildflowers |
