Have a Silly Nilly Day idea #3—Attend a local festival!
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 05:50PM 
I LOVE FESTIVALS! I really enjoy going to festivals for three reasons. 1) I love seeing some of the items that people are selling. I mean come on, do I really need the old fashioned clothes pins dressed up as a bride and groom? (well, yes, yes I do). I definitely have to respect the amount of detail and dedication given to complete the project.
2) I love seeing the fantastic handmade items made by everyday people. The craftsmanship is pure perfection. I can't count the times I wanted to kick myself for not buying an item once I got home. I mean, it isn't like I can just run to the store and buy the item anytime I wanted to. I remember once there was a man at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans who made toy wooden airplanes. The little wooden dolls came out of the seat and the propellers really moved. I bought a bright red one. I originally bought it to give to my very dear friend, Katy who had just received her first job with American Airlines. I never gave it to her. My insecurities overcame my good intentions. What would a recent college grad and a successful airline pilot want with a toy plane? Silly, right? Well, once Analise was born, I hung it in the nursery in honor of Katy. I want my girls to dream big and know that anything is possible. I still wish I had bought more. I can just imagine an entire playroom loaded with these bright, beautiful wooden planes.
3) I love to people watch. I spend as much time looking at the items in the booth as I do watching the people walk by. My mom often makes faces at those who are oblivious to their surroundings, then two minutes later I watch people around her make faces because she is oblivious to her surroundings. It is a humerous circle of irony to me. Then my mom wonders what I am giggling about. I also like to see what people are wearing. I know we are in the south and it is HOT, but the choices of clothing are the epitome of bad southernisms. I usually get upset when movies about the south and our southern ways are portrayed as low-class, sweaty, hairy, slow-talking white trash, then I realized the big Hollywood screen writers did all their research at southern festivals and I once again, giggle.
So, here is your Silly Nilly challenge—attend a local festival, take a picture of yourself holding an item you purchased (and if you happen to get the sweaty, hairy guy wearing a tank top in the background, well, that would just be perfect), and post it to our facebook page. I would love to see your finds. Feel free to post any upcoming festivals on our page that you think others would love to attend. Your picture may be chosen to appear in our "Silly Nilly Day slideshow" at the end of the summer!
VISIT OUR PHOTO GALLERY TO SEE ALL THE FUN WE HAD ON OUR SILLY NILLY DAY AT THE FESTIVAL!
Have a Silly Nilly Day,
THE OUTFITS SEEN HERE CAN BE PURCHASED IN OUR ETSY SHOP, Silly Nilly Designs:
Our personalized scalloped flower applique lightweight, short-sleeve t-shirt and capri pants are ridiculously cute and a great outfit for summer.
We use Monag apparel shirt. These shirts are super soft, 100% organic cotton, and have the cutest little puff sleeves (on the smaller sizes). We are super excited to be using this brand of shirt.
Pants are capri with one ruffle along the bottom and elastic waist. Individual pieces range from $25-$38. Also sold as a set at a discounted price. Choose from infant sizes as small as 6 months to big girl sizes up to size 12. Matching flip flops and hair accessories are also available.
SILLY NILLY DAY IDEA LIST:
#2 Find a field of wildflowers!
#4 Crafty Playdate for Thanksgiving (Mom's Time Out)
#6 Create a paper snowflake wonderland
#7—A very special Silly Nilly Day and Winter Wonderland!
Reader Comments (3)
Love this idea!! So cute! And love the picture of the girls in the sign shop. I so want to go there. And of course the clothes ARE RIDICULOUSLY cute. :)
Great idea, love it!!! We will have to try to find one. And, of course we would wear your Ridiculously cute clothes to it!
Try these links...
http://www.festivals.com/searchview.aspx?type=events&page=1
http://www.tourtexas.com/page.cfm?p=events
Some are too far, but good Texas sources. I would like to try the Lavender and Fredericksburg festivals.