Show This Weekend!

Wild Rose Farm at Pioneer Craft Days

Yes, we're still out and about here at Wild Rose Farm!  We had a replacement window and siding project on this old farmhouse over the summer. Lots of other family activities and travel and now 2 shows recently. This weekend we are at Pioneer Craft Days at Beaver Creek State Park.
This show features all homemade/handcrafted items and antiques.

Antiques & Wool Quilt Batts

The antiques were good sellers today and the table thinned out by the time I remembered to take a picture. The antique Canadian sock form got a lot of attention as a curiosity to the non-knitters in the crowd … We also have an antique Pearce wool blanket & a nice Pendleton red plaid shirt available.
Come see the show tomorrow if you're in the area!

Soaking Black Walnuts For Our Next Dyebath!

We sold some lovely brown combed top dyed with black walnuts at the shows and we're sold out of indigo dyed combed top at the moment. A fresh walnut dyebath is soaking as we speak … it will be next up followed by a batch of indigo.

Antique Coverlet - Pearce Blanket - Pendleton Shirt Jacket

1st Place Rambouillet Fleece

Unusual Visitors To The Show!

Abe & Mary Todd Lincoln Stopped By & Visited Wild Rose Farm!

We had a great weekend at Pioneer Craft Days and got to meet lots of interesting folks. Everyone was surprised to see Honest Abe & Mary Todd with her parasol strolling the grounds on Sunday!
The kids (and their parents) were flocking around for selfies. After they all took a picture, Abe gave each child a "picture" of himself … a bright shiny new penny fresh out of a roll from the mint. The kids were delighted!  They had to be roasting under those costumes. Temperatures were in the mid-80's and it was humid …

Some of the Outdoor Vendors - Beautiful Setting!

Wild Rose Farm @ Pioneer Craft Days!

Wild Rose Farm - Set-up For Pioneer Craft Days October 6th & 7th!

Here's a chance to come see Wild Rose Farm this weekend at Beaver Creek State Park and enjoy Pioneer Craft Days!  Follow the signs to the Pioneer Village. We are set up in the middle of the covered bridge & I expect to see a vendor on either side of our booth by Saturday morning. We just got a shipment of our Dorset wool quilt batts in September … we have Queen, Full, and now, by request, a new Lap size at 45"x72". Stop in and see us and all of the other hand-made craft vendors!

Coverlet & Blanket

We're also allowed to offer up to 20% real antiques at the show ("no flea market items"!). The persimmon & white antique coverlet will be for sale. Provenance is Sewickley, PA. I'm keeping the Welsh wool double woven green multi queen blanket for myself, lol …

Snow White, Ewes, & Garden Sunflowers

Finally, a look around at the farm! We've had downpours of rain on and off over the last couple of weeks. In the picture above, the garden sunflowers are in full bloom and they're top heavy.

Wet Ewes & Garden Sunflowers AFTER Storms

A week or so later, the sunflowers were decimated by the rains. We've pulled the electric net fence around the garden and interestingly, the sheep munched on the remnants of the sunflower heads. They also grazed off the parsley & nibbled the basil ...