I thought I would close out my 31 days of daily blogging to celebrate my 10th anniversary month in October 2023 with a little more on our trip to Asheville, North Carolina a couple months ago. Check out the post Greetings from Asheville – Blue Ridge Parkway for more on our trip.
John’s long time friend E was our tour guide during our trip and one day he took us to an absolutely magical place – the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s The Folk Art Center.
Downstairs was an amazing craft shop with everything from handmade baskets to spectacular quilts; and upstairs was a craft museum with exhibits of new work and historical works.
I took like a thousand pictures (okay perhaps only 70 or so) but here are a couple of my favorite images of what was on display or for sale.
If you are a crafter visiting Asheville I highly recommend this place. John and E were very patient as I wandered around this magical place wanting to see everything. I think they had a good time also (E and his wife S have purchased some amazing crafts from this place for their home); or they were patient because they knew afterwards we’d be visiting another amazing Asheville, NC brewery (Asheville is known for its craft breweries!)
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What a lovely day out! I especially like the sunrise blanket.
Congrats on your month of blog posts – and on your blog anniversary of course!
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Thanks so much I really appreciate that! It was a really fun day😀
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Wow! Definitely adding to my bucket list!
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Be sure to plan a couple hours in there! I think you’ll love it😀
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The Folk Art Center is one of my favorite Asheville places! I have more jewelry from there than the law allows…
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If I had spent more time there and not had guys with me I probably would have done some serious shopping! I can’t wait to return as we plan to visit our friends again in 2024.
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That is quite a masterful display of artwork. There are a lot of unsung artistic geniuses out there. To include you. Why isn’t your art in there? 😊
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It was an amazing display of art! I was thinking while I was there while they were a lot of talented people! Thanks for your kind words!
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You go on the most amazing adventures.
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Thanks so much, I appreciate them!
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I love the shops you guys find and of course, the restaurants and good food. Wow, what a trip!
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Thanks so much, this one was exceptionally awesome 🙂
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Oh me — an emporium of crafted items. Amazing.
I am so impressed with your daily posts to celebrate your decade of blogging. (And October has 31 days!!). Double CONGRATULATIONS
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Thanks so much! You would have loved that place and should you visit the states I recommend Asheville as an awesome place!
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It’s on my bucket list 😉
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How time flies, 10 years already, congratulations! You go to so many fun places, I love wood bowls and would have been certain to have bought one.
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Those bowls were amazing! Thanks for reading my adventure 😀
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That place looks amazing! The quilts are fabulous, and so many cool craft objects to look at (and maybe buy!)
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It is a pretty awesome place! It was difficult to leave!
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