COUNTRY LIVING FAIR 2016, PART TWO...I Wanted to Tell You ONE Last Thing...

The Country Living Fair...

It's wrapped up for this year here in Ohio,
 but wow, was it special!!

I had so much fun!

...from start to finish, 

it was an

absolutely wonderful time.

The fair is an antique-treasure hunter,

farmhouse decor, DIY lover's dream come true.

I took one of these darling bracelets home with me.

They are from jewelry makers: BelMonili: Etsy Shop

So, you can imagine how happy this place makes me...

If you love Country Living Magazine, this three-day

extravaganza of demos and food and finds...It's made for you...

And yes, it was made for me.
(Me, and thousands of folks)

I always have a lovely time...

this year was no exception.

However...

... presenting, oh my, goodness... this year...

sharing my recipes on the Kitchen Stage, what a treat!!

I LOVED having the opportunity to 

share delicious and award-winning recipes with you....

in person... (my favorite part)

I LOVED answering your questions....

I LOVED giving way some of my 

very favorite baking tools!!

I hope that if you went,

you had just as much fun as I did.  

Most of all...
I hope it's not too late to share with you
 one last thing...that I really wish 
I had remembered to mention...

If you did not go, but still want the recipes, OR

maybe you are wanting the inside scoop on 

my favorite baking tools...you're in luck.

I made a little CL page at the top of this blog...

Yes, right up at the top is a link to both days, 

and all the good stuff we talked about!

--you can click here too:Country Living Fair Page

Look at this super-cute 'Blue Ribbon Kitchen Swag'  

My sweet friend made this for me... 

I LOVE it!!

Thank you, Jayna.

You are one crafty mama!! xo

Special thanks to our friends at
 Snowville Creamery...

They agreed that award-winning pies go perfectly with 

Snowville Creamery ice-cold milk...and we had samples for everyone.

About that one last thing...
(truly, there's always one last thing... right??)

After all the dust settled...
(The good kind of dust of course, from a scenic
winding, country dirt road... that kind of dust)
Like the roads from Little House on the Prairie...

What I wish I would have remembered to say...
but somehow forgot to mention...

In all the commotion of lugging around
my food processor, baking, 
and deciding which statement necklace would be best...

I forgot to share with you, CL friends,
 that I am a
self-taught, home baker...
just like you.

like so many of you...
I'm a mom, and a wife and a crafter...
I'm a DIY-er, and a PTA member...
The lady at the grocery who should have gotten a cart...
The mom who cheers for her kids at the baseball field...

If I can bake an award-winning anything... 
so can you.  --I promise.

I hope you try these recipes... 
I hope you do.

I hope you love and enjoy these recipes and
share them with others.
***
I hope you always feel like you 
can do anything you decide to do.

**

That my friends,  is what I wish I would have remembered to say.

Happy Baking!!!

Thanks for reading,

xo Karri