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Craft show features variety of vendors, wares
Published 10/26/2009 in Local News
By MONICA SPRINGER
Crafters and collectors got a chance over the weekend to get in from the rainy, cold weather to look at antique dishes, various flavors of baked bread loaves, old comic books and other items at the 39th annual Western Kansas Antique and Craft Show.
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Brad Nading/Telegram Trina Esquivel checks out a gift item filled with dog treats at one of the booths Saturday during the Western Kansas Antique and Craft Show at the Finney County Exhibition Building.
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Brad Nading/Telegram Sue Reimelt, Sublette, left, and Frances O'Brate, Garden City, talk over antiques while browsing through a booth Saturday at the Western Kansas Antique and Craft Show in the Finney County Exhibition Building.
The show, held Saturday and Sunday at the Finney County Fairgrounds, drew a sizeable crowd, said Kaye Nichols, the show's coordinator.
Nichols said Saturday was a busy day and that traffic on Sunday afternoon picked up.
Items at the craft show included handmade quilts and crocheted dish rags, children's books from the 1950s, old comic books and an antique rocking chair.
There also were craft items such as embroidered sweatshirts, fabric purses, candles and holiday gift baskets filled with cooking utensils and candles.
Janel Haflick and Brenda Geier, both of Garden City, said they like shopping for quilts and jewelry. The women also said the craft show was better than others they have attended.
"The quilts are impressive," Haflick said.
About 50 of the 140 booths at the show were first-time vendors, Nichols said, which gives shoppers a variety of items to choose from.
"I love the new stuff," Nichols said.
Patty Drake, a new vendor at the show from Colby, spent time this weekend selling her dip mixes and meal makers.
Customers stopped by Drake's booth to sample her dip mixes, which are mixed with mayonnaise and sour cream. She started her business after realizing that store bought dips aren't flavorful or fragrant.
Her dip mixes, including mild garlic parmesan, peppercorn ranch and Mexican Fiesta, sell for $3 each. Her meal makers, which include mild blackened chicken and fish mix, sloppy joe mix and Nana's fajita mix, also sell for $3.
Drake said she learned about the craft show over the Internet.
"I like meeting new people and getting a larger customer base," Drake said.
The total number of shoppers at the show isn't known, Nichols said, because there isn't a cost to get in. However, she said this year was busier than last year, mostly due to the cold and rainy weather.
Some vendors at the Western Kansas Antique and Craft Show have attended the show for years.
Luann Nelson of Liberal spends her summer weekends working six to eight hours a day so she can have inventory for fall craft shows. She sells handmade necklaces, bracelets and earrings made with natural stones in colors of turquoise, green, white and orange.
She sat across from a booth run by Desiree Neugebauer and Tamie Catheart, who run a store called the Wooden Rose in Holly, Colo. They sold plush Santas and snowmen decor, including tree ornaments and pillows.
Nelson, Catheart and Neugebauer have sold merchandise at the show for more than 10 years.
The veteran vendors at the show said they also got a chance to browse the merchandise at the show.
Neugebauer said she found a good deal on some antique dishes.
"It's been a nice weekend," Catheart said. "There have been a lot of people."
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