To Bazaar?

On Saturday, the town of Sheridan was taken over by a slew of bazaars. Apparently, the weekend before Thanksgiving attending bazaars is the thing to do... and so we did. As we got in the car, Seth said, "I really wish bazaar was a verb."

And, here he is, at the Exhibition Hall in all his bazaaring glory:

... while Ellie slept...

... and Dianne and I found some special highlights of the day...

There were quite a few bazaars scheduled for Saturday (like 8 or 10) and a neighbor gave us a map of Sheridan with all of them marked on it. We had planned to make an appearance at quite a few of them, but only ended up going to three. Three was plenty. :)

On Friday night, while having dinner with Dianne, we were discussing our plans for the weekend and this bazaaring event was mentioned. Over the course of the conversation Seth mentioned he would have more fun if we had a contest to see who could find the kitchyist item of the day. We decided it was best to simply take pictures of the items rather than having to buy them... So, amidst quite a few cute, festive, holiday items we found the crocheted barbie dolls and antler candlebras. I was really looking for an extra-large dreamcatcher to replace the old one from the living room... alas.

We definitely enjoyed ourselves on this outing, though, and did come home with some great items. Seth and I found 3 awesome photographs of several local settings that we will put together in a collage frame for the living room, we were given a wonderfully colorful picture of My Little Ponies by one Kayli Rose, and we found a super cute, home-made Christmas party dress for Miss Eleanor. The whole bazaar scene was a bit bizarre to us, but it was also mildly reminiscent of our Saturday Market sojourns, which we miss mightily. It was fun to see the types of crafts people do here in NE Wyoming and we got a few ideas for our next crafty projects as well as a few ideas we'll just really never try...

Later in the afternoon, Dianne, Ellie, Seth and I headed out to Neltje's Antiques. It is about 20 miles out of town and we enjoyed the scenic trip. Neither Seth nor I had ever been out that way, so it was fun to see a bit more of the Wyoming countryside. Neltje's was AMAZING. We had a great time looking around, getting tons of decorating ideas and finding Howard's refinishing products. I'm now looking forward to some work on my piano... We also found a wonderful little red rocking chair for Eleanor. Thanks Dianne! It was definitely the best "find" of the day.