NAPCraft

Here are the rest of the classes for next week. You can signup at communitycrafthaus.square.site/classes to reserve your spot!

Lots of unexpected at this year’s Smoky Hill River Festival and I loved every part of it.

Pic 1 - I carved a handful of whistles as a last-minute idea. They sold out immediately, so I spent all 3 days carving 30+ more because they kept selling faster than I could make them.

Pic 2 - Less unexpected, but I love when First Treasures recipients bring the items I contributed back to my booth for a sticker and a picture.

Pic 3-5 - Also not totally unexpected, Saturday night storms destroyed my cheap tent. That’s ok though, because only the frame was destroyed and friends let me borrow their tent tot finish out a great weekend.

Pic 6-7 - These cool dudes worked on trading up items to get the most high-value item they could. They started with me, trading a stress ball for a gnome ornament, and ended with a glass sculpture and bracelet. I loved every time they came back to my booth to share their progress.

Pic 8 - I always try to trade at shows, and this year I made new friends with Grassy Creek Brooms and got these great hand brooms for my studio. I was also able to figure out that I got a small broom, that was most likely made by their grandparents, at the First Treasures tent when I was a kid in the 90s. I can’t wait to see them next year.

UPDATE: I have a tent!

Hi friends, any chance anyone in Salina has a tent I could borrow for just tomorrow? It’s been my best River Fest yet, and I’d love to finish out the weekend.

Side note: if you’d really like to pity me, like real sad boy stuff, you could maybe come out and help buy the rest of my stuff. You know, just a cool thing you might want to do.