Homestead Heritage Craft Fair Weekend


This is the weekend for Homestead Heritage Craft Fair at the Christian Community in Elm Mott Texas.
Its like stepping back in time, but better. If you are anywhere near Texas this weekend I highly recommend attending . You will get to see the joys of a homestead life.
Their web site is filled with information on this once a year Craft Fair....take a look at the site http://www.homesteadcraftfair.com/
We will be there Sunday !

From the site....

An exposition of the crafts, skills, accomplishments and life of Christian craftsmen and children.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday of
Thanksgiving Weekend
Friday & Saturday November 24 & 2510:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m
Sunday November 2612:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Free admission;
Parking $5
Join us for our 19th annual Homestead Craft & Children's Fair at Brazos de Dios. Bring the whole family and plan to spend the entire day-there's something for everyone to enjoy, from young to old. Be sure to dress warmly for those chilly, late fall evenings.

Craft Demonstrations
Agricultural Exhibits
Working Homestead
Music
Outdoor Food
Activities for Children
Gift Shopping
Barn Raising
Annual Auction
And Much More!

Craft Demonstrations
Each day in the craft pavilion, you'll find a wide variety of ongoing homestead craft demonstrations - woodworking with hand tools, pottery, sewing, quilting, spinning, weaving, broom making, basket making, leather work and more.

Shopping While you're here,
plan to do some Christmas shopping-we have hundreds of handcrafted gifts and specialty items from which to choose.

Agricultural Exhibits
At Heritage Farm, our working homestead, watch agricultural demonstrations including draft horse farming, sheep herding with a sheepdog, cow and goat milking, butter and cheese making, brick-oven bread baking and cider pressing, as well as exhibits on beekeeping, poultry raising, farm animals and more.

Music
Gather under the music tent with us for gospel songs, bluegrass msic and more each afternoon of the Fair, as well as Friday and Saturday evenings.

Activities for Children
For your children, we offer hands-on activities, including beeswax candle dipping, felting, making soap balls, learning to cross-stitch, shaping a wooden spatula and more.

Outdoor Food
Throughout each day we offer tasty food at our outdoor concession booths and kiosks-try a sizzling beef sausage-on-a-stick or a spicy, grilled chicken gordita. Sample our fresh whole wheat bread baked in a brick oven or try one of our specialty flavors of ice cream.

And Much More!
You'll also find horse-drawn hayrides, artwork, children's writings, children's books, Homestead Farms specialty foods, solid wood furniture, letterpress printing, an audiovisual presentation, a baked goods sale and more!

See You at the Fair!
Sponsored by the Center for Essential Education For further information, call Homestead Traditional Crafts Village.10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday (CST) · (254) 754-9600

Comments

JacquiG said…
Oh I wish I was close, it looks like a wonderful fair! Glad you're going to be able to attend as you thought earlier you wouldn't. Have a great time!

Jackie in ON
QuiltingFitzy said…
I'd love to join you! I'm not out shopping either, phooey on the crowds. I had thought of going to JoAnns but I think I'd be better off shopping in my own stash today. Some of the big chain stores opened at 5am today. How is that part of the true Christmas Spirit??? Argh!

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