crafty bastards report

we just gotta give props to the organizers of crafty bastards. they put together a marvelous day, complete with bands, dancers (of the breaking and belly variety), and puppets. from a vendor p.o.v., they got it just right - they had a great location, staggered set up times, people to help us unload our wagon, a hospitality area with plenty of fluids and snacks, and generally a warm, friendly "how can we help you" attitude. all of it was much, much appreciated.

thousands of people showed up to enjoy the glorious sunshine and the unique handmade goodies offered at every booth. we are happy to report that mogo had a stellar day, and as always, nice neighbors to boot - shout outs to the nice folks of cleo dee and 60 bugs.

of course, we were too busy to take photos of the day - a mistake we so regret. as a result, we raided some flickr albums. luckily, the day was very well-documented. here's a look:


giant balloons welcomed visitors


bellydancer


breakdancing. i'm not sure if breakdancing is one of those things that is back in vogue or one of those things that never went away and i am just too out of it to know.


here is a shot of the crowd. it was like this all day. that's our tent in the back right.

not only did we not have time to take our own pictures, we didn't even have time to shop - a good thing really. but we did manage to pick up one free souvenir. i used to love these squished pennies as a child. i turned the crank on this one myself! how's that for DIY?!