Today I made a bunch of colonial candles. I am pretty happy with the results. of 36 of them, I took four away because they gave me a little trouble coming out of the mold. It has been a couple of months since I made any colonial candles, so it was a little rough trying to remember all the tricks I have worked out for the process. I will check them over once more before I set this batch aside to sell. I’d like to fill a wax box completely before I set the molds aside again.
I am also working on a few pinecone candles and will likely put a few more Christmas Tree candles in the box soon. I have a couple of pre-Christmas markets to be ready for. One will be here in Preston, and the other down in Smithfield. Look for Antiquary Artisan there!
Festival of Gifts
Preston Senior Center
Friday, November 29, 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Christmas Craft Fair
Smithfield Library Parking Lot
Monday, December 2, 5:30PM – 8:30PM
If you are in Cache Valley, please stop on by! There will be many other vendors there as well, supporting the local economy.
And finally, we went to the Market meeting tonight to find out about the plans for next year. Preston Farmer’s Market will be moved to Franklin City and begin July 5th and go every Saturday till October 18th. The Market will be open from 10:00AM till 1:00PM. There will also be “Festivals” in Preston at the normal location, and normal time from 5:00PM till 8:00PM. The Festivals will be held on 6/25, 7/16, 8/6, 8/27, 9/17, 10/8, and 10/29. The Festivals will have children’s booths available.
At the moment we are thinking we will attend all of the events above; however, we do need to confirm that. On our end, they are quite a bit more expensive to attend than this year has been, and yet they are reasonable compared to what many other market fees run. There is no reason not to do both Wednesdays and Saturdays that we can think of at the moment. I am eager to see how the new location will affect the traffic. We are also excited to continue to get to know the other local producers and crafts folk in the area.
In an unusual twist of fate, I wrote this the other day and closed my computer without publishing it. So, I think it has been sat here since Thursday! I’ll publish, then start a new post!