Tag: craft fairs

October 16-17, 2026. Tara Festival of Crafts. Images From the event…

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https://tarafestivalofcrafts.ca

This map’s layout is accurate as of 26/10/15.

This year, we’ve been assigned spot number 117. Yesterday, we planned out what our table can look like by mocking it up in our living room!

The table will have an elastic white smock about it.
Those 2 open crates will have fronted bags of dog biscuits.
What’s not shown: serving platter overflowing with catnip mice! Crates filled with biscuits.

Here’s a link to the event… that I posted on social media.

The 2026 festival’s official flyer.

Link to Apple Maps… Tara Arran Community Centre.

Link to Google Maps… TACC.

Link to Open Street Map Dot Org…. ibid. Location: 150 Hamilton Street, Tara, Ontario, Canada.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIDAY, 13:00-21:00…

10:25 a.m. signed in. Our neighbouring booth is vacant. No show 🤔 1 piece of glasswork, somewhere, shattered. 😬

Preparation was important to us.
We’re glad to be here.
We don’t open up until 13:00 EST…
Thank you for the light!
You’ll need to click on the thumbnail to get the full effect, eh.

1 p.m. We’re open. Lineups at both doors?!

Thank you, AMABEL BOOKS.
AMABEL Books.
The Lamp Lady.
Worth your patronage.
She helped out a fellow vendor. Nice!

6:10 p.m. Soup for dinner.

Proceeds go to the local economy.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SATURDAY, 10:00-17:00…

7:05 a.m. ✅ coffee. Thank you, Tobey, for setting up the automatic brewer this morning.

Two thirds finished. Caffeine. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🌞🌞🌞

9:40 a.m. we’re getting ready for you. Be have hot beverages. We’ve unzipped the catnip mice from their ziplock baggies & restocked the shelves!

Cold 🥶 fingers.
Overnight storage…
…a fresh selection of flower-packed catnip mice.

7:15 p.m. And the market’s done. This venue impressed us and was well organized. The squads of enthusiastic grade 8 students who helped set up AND help vendors take kit apart were a welcomed sight. The Terms Of Service were reasonable. Any drama on the sales floor was discreetly handled. The market closed at 5 p.m. and tear-down, while frantic, was civilized. We’ve already submitted our paperwork for 2027.

Owen Sound, September 5th.

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By Michelle Waitzman.
Meat-free.
Beeswax based.
‘Nip Fiend.
50/50 brand.
No overseas garbage, eh.
Custom sizes available.
Dog treats, lower risk.
Artist made.
CriCut created.
Owen Sound Farmer’s Market. Until 12:30 p.m.

Where the heck is this place?!

https://maps.app.goo.gl/hBwwdwzUzFuiiBeFA?g_st=ic

https://maps.apple/p/63bjTiGzUMM4FE

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Find your pack. And buy your dog biscuits! August 5th.

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What’s a quote that perfectly describes your outlook on life?

10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Thanos, from The Avengers. In the meantime…

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What villain actually had a good point?

…come by the harbour and shop around. NeemTree’s also available for knife sharpening services (1 week turn-around).

No gauntlets nor infinity stones in sight!

Visitors! Who enjoyed blackdogbiscuits…

Mindful breathing, cognitive behavioural therapeutic tools. Oh, and buying biscuits!

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What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts?

Wiarton, Ontario, Canada.

I appreciate the brave souls who persevered the heat and visited the event.

The gun-metal blue-grey clouds looming west of the city opened up once we were driving (defensively) up the Wiarton hill towards Colpoys Bay.

Today’s market experienced +41C humidex conditions. Gusting winds. And overheating patrons. We enjoyed the event and are REALLY glad to be recovering in our (Evolve Builders Grp. [Guelph]) strawbale home in the forest. Cooks, your Mitsubishi heat-pump is providing cooling relief!

Carnivorous skunk cabbage. Thankfully, biscuits are…

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What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?

…for sale at the Owen Sound Farmer’s Market. My childhood fear of west coast, British Columbian Lysichiton americanus was odd. They just looked like they attracted flies for consumption. They here was a memorable Scientific American article about the plant. It has heat generating tissue thet allows it to poke through spring snow and attract its pollinators. Flying insects! Hell, according to the forbidden website of knowledge (wikipedia link here), bears eat it as a natural laxative post hibernation.

Open until 12:30 p.m. EST

In the meantime, drop by the market to pick up animal treats.

June 24, 2026. It’s sunny downtown, with a light breeze!

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Tobermory, Ontario, Canada.

June 17th At Tobermory Harbour.

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50/50 cat treats, 50/50 nip fiend, dog treats, $1 used books, knitted creations, and 3D printed tchotchkes (Owen Sound based).

It’s warmer in Tobermory…

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…compared to last week. Sunny too! Come and visit our marketplace, until 1 p.m. and then meander the teat of our local community. May 20, 2026.

Until 1 p.m.

This is a new product. It’s based on what cats would eat if they were eating rodents out in the wild. It’s fascinatingly gruesome. Ask us about it.

Meat free.

Our dry-erase whiteboard, MAAG online document, and selling dog biscuits @ the OSFM! May 2nd.

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What gives you direction in life?

Month-At-A–Glance shared document gives me a clue and my spouse can update it. Our dry-erase board plans out our workflow…. 7 days at 1 go.

We’re at the market today. Drop by and shop local, eh.

Purple Valley Maple Syrup Festival, 2026!

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Saturday April 4, 2026.

Interested? Contact us.

https://www.facebook.com/purplevalleycommunity/

https://www.southbrucepeninsula.com/en/your-community/purple-valley.aspx

Respect the parking notices, eh. Dress for cool weather!

Saturday. Drive up to Tobermory!

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Today’s market runs until 14:00 EST. Come on up to the tip of the North Bruce Peninsula. The road conditions are clear & dry! the St. Nicholas Bazaar.

Geometry!
Snoozing for the winter. Blue Heron Cruises, nice setup!
Harbour panorama #1…
…and #2!
My spouse preparing to go full-tilt vendor mode. In 3…, 2…, 1… ✅
Click on the image to see detail, eh.