Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival 2017

Yet again I was able to attend the festival of my dreams and buy enough alpaca that my partner questions if we will become drowned in the fibery wonderment.

My dear friend, who accompanies me on all of these adventures, wandered through this center of shared interest and joy.  We admired sweet animals that DEFINITELY would be just fine living in apartments, ceremoniously kneaded every yarn and bag of fiber that caught our over-grown cat eyes, and made many trips to and from the car to drop off the glorious bounty of our findings.  

I didn't take many pictures throughout the day, as I was quite mesmerized with the colours, crafts, and creations surrounding me- but rest assured it's an event worth visiting.  

I was also busy catching up with some of the very women who inspired me to be this veracious crafter that we've all come to know and casually observe on the internet.  It was wonderful to see familiar faces among the many phenomenal sellers at the festival, and be reminded that with the kind of hard work and dedication these women have invested in their businesses- a life of craftiness is possible.

At the end of the day I ended up with 4 massive bags of grey alpaca, 1 large bag of grey llama, 3 braided rovings from Greenwood Fiberworks (Check her out on Etsy, she has an eye for colour that some of us could only dream of), 2 braided rovings from Judy's Novelty Wool as well as 3 pounds of her undyed roving for future purposes (she also has some of the most gorgeous fiber you've ever seen), a couple other charmingly dyed roving braids from Spinner's Candy, a bar of soap that is so minty it makes my nose tingle, and a little knitted sheep key chain because I totally have impulse control, and don't get immediately dazzled by something cute and small...

Needless to say, I'm going to have fiercely strong calves and plenty to do in the upcoming months! 

And a relevant little side note: if you enjoy crafting, go to events like this.  This is the kind of community that will inspire you and love you through thick and thin, and will always be a second home to you.  With people that put that much love into what we do, it's hard not to put love wherever we are and whoever we're with.  

Till next time- stay sweet, stay crafty, and stay tuned.