Spring Creek Barn Sale ~ 2019

This past weekend Hannah and I traveled to Spring Creek Mill for their annual Barn Sale. I absolutely loved this wonderful fall day of browsing 40+ craft and food vendors in a unique country location.

We parked in a pasture. Can't get more country than that!

Then we made our way toward a sea of white tents:

The barn sale was not only wonderfully decorated this year with lots of beautiful fall decorations, but there were two new foot bridges built crossing the stream...much needed and very scenic: Attention was paid to all the little details...Kudos to the organizers!

Several vignettes were constructed for picture taking...so I snapped one of Hannah as we arrived:

Then a nice man volunteered to take one of both of us:

The crafters increase in number each year, and we enjoyed visiting every one of them to see their wares.

I texted pictures back home to Tom and Granny of the Spring Creek barn and garden...and he texted back, "this is right up your alley!"  True!

There was music:

There were apple fritters. And the aroma of apple fritters frying and hot coffee to purchase filled the air:

And...hot apple cider made from pressed apples right there in front of you. Hannah said the cider was piping hot and delicious:

There was a flower vendor and a station for making your own bouquets. Very pretty!

Hannah enjoyed visiting this booth:

And there were antiques at the Embellish Design Sisters' booth:

And then it was lunchtime and time for some Fat & Sassy Barbecue:

This display was very encouraging...a time to slow down and write out some things to be thankful for...and then attach them to old bedsprings. Someone was very creative!

There were vendors inside the barn as well as out on the lawn:

And a different vignette for a photo shoot:

I knew I was in search of a certain booth, Hopeful Things, to find a new cookbook called Hope's Table, Everyday Recipes from a Mennonite Kitchen.

We snagged the last copy which was the display copy, and Hope was there to sign it for us. I recently started following her Instagram page and also found a recipe on her site that I'll be trying soon, Sausage Potato Quiche.

I was very excited about this purchase...it's a gift for Hannah that I'll wrap up, and hopefully she'll forget we bought it until she opens it in a couple of months.

This booth's backdrop (Handcrafted in Eden) was very unique...a cloth with the following verse in calligraphy printed on it...

"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.  And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;  does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." I Cor. 13:1-8a

And, of course there were friends! We were so glad we ran into long-time friends, DiAna and Alena, before we left. What fun! What a wonderful Saturday morning excursion! Wish you could have been with us! Hope you enjoyed following along!

~Deb

Comments

[Sarah H]

That looks so fun!!! I bet that apple cider was delicious! I'm hoping to pick up some local cider this fall, there's a lot of orchards around here.

[deb h]

enjoyed this! thank you for taking us along!

[Tammy]

Looks like a fun time! :) We went to the Pumpkin Festival in Pumpkintown, SC, this Saturday. Not quite as "charming" as your event, but it was still enjoyable!

[Jill]

What fun! It all looks so country and cozy.

[victoria]

You all have too much fun up there! Bring some of it down here and come visit. :)

[Tammy C]

Looks like it was a fun day.Smell of apple fritters yummy.

Paws4PeaceUSA was a vendor at the Tunnel to Tower Run in Wake Forest.Susan ran the 5K with her service dog.

[Susan Ramey Cleveland]

What fun! Isn’t October a wonderful month? I love the bed spring with the thankful tags.

[Chris O'Dorisio]

WOW!!! What a lovely day you had, I agree with Tom it is right up your alley!! As always I really enjoy the pictures (I even spied with my little eye an antique watering can! :)) The calligraphy "sheet" as a backdrop was really unique, nice backdrop for her booth. I especially liked the photo set ups, such a neat arch with all the dried hydrangeas. Deb, you really do have some really fun outings in your neck of the woods! Thanks for sharing with us and taking us along. :)