It’s been a whirlwind of a month so far, and it is scheduled to go out just as fast! Tomorrow and Saturday we will be at Enterprise for the Wallowa Valley Christmas Bazaar. Love being able to show off all our great items, but am not a great fan of all the process it takes behind the scenes to get ready and attend these events. Still, we do want to take our art work to the next level and be able to actually earn money from what we do, so this is part of that process. I’ll post photos of the booth and give a report of how things go once we get back.
In the mean time, I’ll leave you with some photos of what the shop looks like currently. The toys to give away idea was picked up by the local ATV club, the Northwest Trail Riders Association (NWTRA) and a couple of the members have been here several times so far to help cut out parts, round the edges, drill holes,,,, well you get the idea, there is a lot that goes into the process of making these toys, but it’s all fun and a lot easier with many hands helping.
What you are seeing are the sides of the “Block Wagon” along with boxes of blocks that will go in the wagon. There is a stack of sides and rockers for the “Cradles” and even more blocks for the wagon. The cardboard barrel is filling up fast with the small cars, train engines, fish, etc… that will end up with wheels before being given out.
The FFA group is working on gathering up a list of who they will give the toys out to as well as communicating with local churches and other groups to find more kids in need.
I’ll put up a post the first of next week with more details on how the Bazaar went and progress on the toy making.
Galloway Artisans 