I’m gonna have a Sofia Petrillo moment here for a sec-
Picture it- Edgewood, 41 degrees on an October morning, just after dawn. A beautiful peasant girl and her husband are setting up a booth and laying out their wares, hoping to make enough money to feed their growing family.
Yeah, more like our family’s growing chainmail/scalemail/wire wrapping addictions.
Thanks to Siin, we first heard about this event about a month ago, and both the timing and the price were right, so we went. We’d done the ABQ CeltFest before and.. well, it was expensive and didn’t really go all that great. Lots of the Least Desirable Comments were made, prices were picked at, just not a good event.
Yesterday though… it was fantastic. We were positioned in a way that we were able to see the whole field, including the games and music. (Coulda done without being parked next to the drummers, but you can’t have everything in life.) The crowd was very complimentary, as well as ready to sit by and chat a bit, and we got some great feedback and ideas for new pieces. Some of the pieces of niobium went to good homes with folk who appreciated the fact that niobium doesn’t sell for aluminum prices.
Had a couple funny interactions-
Grandma, looking at the purple scale bra- “Isn’t that something!”
Adult grandson, snickering- “Don’t think you could fill it out anymore, though…”
Me, turning to Grandma- “You know what, I think you should buy it for him and see how well HE fills it out!”
Adult grandson looks properly chagrined as Grandma and I laugh at his expense.
Couple also admiring the bra-
Him- “You would look great in that! But you know, it might need a little padding.”
Her, pointing out the bikini top underneath- “That’s what this is for.”
Me- “If you really want to, you COULD go, uh, commando under there, but we will not be liable for any.. damage.”
Conversation goes on to how, at the last event, an older lady had thought that our bags were meant to be worn as codpieces.
Me- “Again, you COULD, but we’re still not liable for damage.”
We also met a young lady who discovered our 1/2 inch ring bags can be used as e-cig carriers… so new product line coming there with the addition of a crossbody strap, a local artist who invited us to talk to her about having some of our work on commission in her shop, and an older gentleman who was looking for a lost sgain dubh, which is the first time I’d ever heard the words spoken. It took me a tick to understand what he was asking for. I’m pleased to report the nice man found his sock knife.
Also heard some amazing bagpipers and harpists, and Ring of Fire and It’s Friday I’m in Love done in the style of the Celtic ballad. Oh, and I may or may not have threatened Rick’s life if he was bringing me a ‘haggis puff’ in white paper. I’m not sure what a haggis puff would be, I’m just sure I don’t really wanna try one.
I’m pleased to say Rick is still with us today, as the white paper contained an apple turnover.
Curiouser and Curiouser 