Photos - Hope Church Festival

Just a few shots of the Hope Church Spring Festival and several of the vendors from the Etsy NC Triangle Street team - ShoreDebris, EllesBeads, OldBroomStreet, NaomiEvelyn, ScentfullyDelightful

We had plenty of sunshine but had several "oh,no!" moments when gusts of wind almost upended several neighboring tents. I thought I was well prepared - had metal weights for the tent legs, 25-lb sandbags tied with bungee cords, marble filled bags to hold down the tent flaps, and heavier necklace displays (not cardboard). But did not take into account that the wind would still knock over my acrylic stands and the havoc the wind played with my string price tags - swung them around and got all tangled in the hanging pendants and necklaces - not a pretty picture. Ended up having to duct-tape the display stands to the tables, clip/tie tablecloth corners to the table legs, and snip off all the price tags.

Vicky of ShoreDebris - all things "beachy", jewelry and home decor made using items from the seashore - sea shells, sea glass..

EllesBeads, jewelry and eco-friendly crafts (funky and manshion items).

And myself, Linda Searcy Jewelry Designs, handmade wire jewelry.

Hope Church Spring Fest & Car Show, March 27

Several NC Triangle Street team members will be at this event. Festival is sponsored by the Clayton Middle School. Come on out and enjoy the spring sunshine. Fun for the entire family - carnival, games, food, arts & crafts, car show!

Where: Clayton Middle School, 490 Guy Rd, Clayton, NC

When: Saturday, March 27, 10:00 - 4:00pm

PS - I will be in spot #19, a corner spot - come by and say Hi!

Public Service Announcement - Census 2010

Just a reminder - complete and send your Census 2010 form by April 1!

Besides being a Jewelry Maker I also find time to work for the US Census. I am currently a Questionnaire Assistance Center representative where I'm assigned to a Wake County public library to work several hours a day from March 19 thru April 19. I help those who have questions on filling out the form - I don't fill it in but explain the questions and why the answers to the questions are needed.

If you haven't received your form or have lost it, replacement forms and language assistance guides are available at most community centers and / or county public libraries.