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AWBU 2014 Handmade Marketplace Preview

If you will be attending Arkansas Women Bloggers University in Rogers, AR next week, you are in for a real treat.  The weekend is going to be jam packed with information, fun, and fabulous relationships.  We are so pleased to be continuing this year with our second annual Handmade Marketplace.  

It’s no secret that ARWB is full of talented and creative individuals and the Handmade Marketplace is your chance to purchase some fabulous items from some of these talented women.  The holidays are not that far off and what better way to celebrate the season than purchasing a locally made item.  You  might even decide to keep the gift for yourself! We won’t blame you and we won’t tell either.

Below is a preview of the types of items you will find in the Marketplace.  Prices will range from $5 to $100.  Most vendors will accept cash and checks and a few will be set up to take credit cards.  Many of our artisans have linked their shops below.  If you are interested in a particular item contact them and let them know.

The market will take place from 4-6 pm on Saturday at AWBU 2014.

 

Beth Macre

Bath Macre will be displaying/selling Little Clay House sculptures and bowls, ornaments, and a few small whimsical paintings. You can see her work on her blog or in her Etsy shop.

$15-$100
Cash, Credit Cards 

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Clay Christmas ornaments

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Art Gallery houses

 

Keisha Pittman with K Cutie Designs

K Cutie Designs are homemade pieces created in a pet-free, man-free, high strung environment- but each piece is unique and carefully constructed.  Our most popular pieces include Advent calendars, table runners, car seat covers, and game-day t-shirt dresses for big and little girls who love to cheer on their favorite team!  You can view her work on her blog or in her Etsy shop.

$25 – $45
Cash, Checks, Credit Cards

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Terra Butler – Ahoy Friend

My work walks the line between art and craft. I make mixed media goodness on whatever I can get my hands on- spare wood, windows, mirrors, fabric. I tend towards bright colors, patterns and textures. I use crafting as a starting off point and let it take me where it goes. This year I am excited to bring a collection of hand-coiled bowls and baskets, made with hand torn vintage fabric ribbons. These functional pieces add a bit of color to your space in the form of useful storage. I will have some smaller mixed-media pieces available as well. 

$5 – $120
Cash, Checks

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Sarah Shotts – Wedding Films & Photography

Fine Art Photography & Wood Jewelry Pendents by Sarah Shotts Storytelling.
 
 
$1 – $150
Cash, Checks
 
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Jeanetta Darley – So, I was saying…

 

Crocheted creations.  Stitched sensations. Prints on paper.

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$5-$20
Cash, Checks

 
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Petit Jean Meats Bacon-Wrapped Dates & Giveaway

 

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One of our long-standing friends and supporters of #AWBU is Petit Jean Meats, an Arkansas-based company.  Today’s Foodie Friday post is a quick and tasty appetizer that will be served by K-Mac Catering of Rogers during our Friday evening event and features delicious hickory-smoked bacon from Petit Jean Meats. Feast your eyes on these delicious Petit Jean Meats Bacon-Wrapped Dates.

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Quick and easy @PetitJeanMeats Bacon-Wrapped Dates. #giveaway #baconbowl #ARWB #AWBU2014

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Petit Jean Meats Bacon Wrapped Dates
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Ingredients
  1. 12 dates, pitted
  2. 6 slices of Petit Jean Hickory Smoked Bacon
  3. 3 ounces cream cheese
  4. 1/8 cup crushed almonds
  5. 12 skewers or toothpicks
Instructions
  1. Set cream cheese aside to soften.
  2. Place almonds in a plastic bag; crush almonds with a rolling pin.
  3. Mix almonds and soften cream cheese.'
  4. Fill a pastry bag with the cream cheese mixture. Cut an opening in the tip of the bag. Squeeze mixture into each date with approximately ¼ ounce of cream cheese or whatever the date will accommodate.
  5. Cut each piece of bacon into 2 pieces.
  6. Wrap a ½ slice of bacon around the date and pierce with a skewer or toothpick. When piercing the bacon through the seam to ensure it stays wrapped during the cooking process.
  7. The dates can then be cooked on the grill until bacon is lightly charred and cream cheese is softened and warm.
  8. Or warm them in the oven at 400 degrees until bacon is crisp, approximately 10 minutes.
  9. Remove from grill or oven when ready; serve and enjoy!
Notes
  1. Bacon Wrapped Dates (or “Cheap Dates” as we call them) are a favorite of our clients. They can’t get enough of K-Mac Catering’s delectable dates, wrapped in smoked bacon, stuffed with almonds and cream cheese – perfection!
  2. K-Mac Catering shares the secret to getting this popular appetizer just right so you can be the hit of your own party. But, if you’d rather leave it to K-Mac Catering, our team is also available to come to you!
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Winner of 2 ticket from our Wordless Wednesday Giveaway that are provided by Petit Jean Meats to 2nd Annual Bacon Bowl:  Sarah S. You will be contacted by Petit Jean Meats.

Here’s another opportunity! Petit Jean Meats is giving away another  2 tickets to the 2nd Annual Bacon Bowl to one of our lucky readers.  To enter, in the comments tell us your favorite Petit Jean Meats product.  Each non-repeat entry earns you an additional opportunity.  Previous winner are not eligible.  The winner will be announced on August 29.

Win tickets to #BaconBowl. #giveaway #ARWB @PetitJeanMeats

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#AWBU 2014 Celebrating Local Flavor with Taste Arkansas

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Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Taste Arkansas blog is an effort to connect those interested in food preparation with the farmers and ranchers who provide us with an abundance of Arkansas agricultural products. Since March of 2014,  Arkansas Women Bloggers  have provided all recipes and content for this site.

Taste Arkansas is excited to be the sponsor again this year of the Arkansas Women Bloggers University (#AWBU) Foodie Friday event, September 5, in Rogers, AR.

Help! AWBU is My First Conference and I’m So Nervous!

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Help! My First Blogging Conference and I’m So Nervous!

AWBU is just a few short weeks away.

You’ve got your ticket. Maybe you’re a planner and you’ve even started packing. Maybe you know one or two other people going to the conference. Maybe not. Maybe you’ve been blogging for a long time, but you are just now beginning to network. Or maybe you’re brand new to blogging and networking.

Wherever you find yourself in the big wide world of blogging, let me just put your mind at ease by telling you that you have chosen a great conference to attend. In my opinion, Arkansas Women Bloggers is the kindest, most gracious group of women bloggers on the planet. If you walk up to one of them and say, “Help! I’m new!” you can be fairly certain that you are going to be taken care of. This is not the high school lunchroom folks. Arkansas Women Bloggers is a happy place and whether you’re looking for tech advice or just someone to sit by at dinner, you are in the right place.

If this is your first conference and you are looking for a little advice before you go, here are a few tips for your first AWBU.

Make some goals.

[Tweet “What are your goals for #AWBU2014? We want to know. See you soon.” @alisonchino]

Are you hoping to meet more bloggers that live near you? Do you want to improve your Pinterest boards? Are you looking to gain new inspiration in your writing?

Writing down what you want to get out of your conference experience will help you make the most of your weekend.

Of course, you might end up having completely different takeaways from AWBU than you planned, but it’s helpful to have a few goals in your head. It will also help you decide which sessions to attend.

If there are four or five specific people you really want to meet, tell them ahead of time on Twitter or Facebook. Then you’ll be more likely to make it happen.

What to pack.

[Tweet “Oh my goodness. Are you already packed? That’s impressive. #AWBU2014 #ARWB” @alisonchino]

Clothes: Everything goes as far as clothes at AWBU. There are lots of blogging conferences where what to wear is a really big deal (Alt Summit comes to mind) but Arkansas Women Bloggers come from all walks of life and every possible blog genre is represented. For certain, there will be some gals who are looking their best, and if getting dressed up is fun to you, then go right ahead. But if clothes are not your thing and you feel more comfortable in jeans and a t-shirt, no one is going to look down their nose at you.

Business Cards: I find it helpful to have a stack of business cards at a conference. If you don’t have any yet, you can order them for fairly reasonable at MOO and they will arrive quickly. Don’t forget to include your social media handles and current email address.

Other things: Also, I always bring a notebook and a pen for scribbling down ideas. Some people use their IPads or phones for this. Bring an extra battery and charger because your phone will wear down faster with all that tweeting and IG-ing. If you throw in a power strip, other gals will thank you for not using up all the outlets.

Be open. Be kind. Be generous.

Plan to make new friends but keep the old @ #AWBY2014. #ARWB @alisonchino

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Remember what I said about Arkansas Women Bloggers being kind and gracious. Well, you have the power to add to or to take away from that truth. Because you ARE an Arkansas Woman Blogger. You are part of what makes this community wonderful, even if you have not yet met anyone.

So come with an open heart. This might sound cheesy, but if you are super nervous and you walk in a room where you don’t know anyone, look for the person who is standing or sitting by themselves. Go introduce yourself. If no one is by themselves, just walk up to a group even if they are mid-conversation and join in.

And when you meet people, really listen to them. Ask questions. Pull out your phone and follow them on Twitter. Use your social media for generosity.

“@deltamoxie is looking PRESH today! #AWBU”

 or

 “I love @bethanystephens’ energy! #AWBU”

 is so much more fun than

 “I’m drinking all the wine at #AWBU 2014! #SorryBoutCha”

 or

 “I’m having more fun than anyone else here! #NaNaNa #AWBU”

I’m totally kidding but you get the general idea.

We all have the opportunity to add to the richness of this community. Of course you want to network and we each have goals for where we’re going with our blogs and our businesses, but I want to leave the conference feeling like I have blessed and encouraged others as much as being blessed and encouraged myself.

Now I’ve got to go get packing! 

See you there!

Shameless Plug: If reading this post made you excited about connecting with other bloggers, I would love for you to come to my session Breathe Deep: Practices for Your Heart, Soul and Mind on Saturday at AWBU, where we will do just that. I will pair you with another blogger and give you both a chance to listen, to dream and to help each other! Also, there will be chocolate.

I’m attending #AWBU2014 in #VisitRogersAR @embassysuitesNWA! Looking forward to seeing all….

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It’s a Great Day for Angel Food with Great Day Farms

By Great Day Farms Brand Ambassador Heather Disarro of Heather’s Dish 

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 Angel food cake is one of those things that’s rarely made but often enjoyed in our house. Fluffy and flavorful with basically zero calories (fine, the calorie part is false…) it’s a cake that is sure to please almost any palate. You can dress it up with whipped frosting and chocolate, dress it down with a scoop of ice cream, or meet it right in the middle, in my favorite way, with a simple creme anglaise and fresh berries. 

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This summer has been, from my experience and the stories from friends, a very mild one. Just the other day my husband mentioned that we’ve been lucky the past two summers in Arkansas to have relatively mild weather; I told him he better find some wood to knock on because summer isn’t over. Truly though, this summer has been filled with days outside in the warm sunshine, long walks at dusk and sweet baby tan lines. There isn’t a more summer dessert, with the exception of ice cream, than an angel food cake with fresh seasonal berries. Light and sweet and completely satisfying, this is one dessert y’all won’t want to miss! 

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Very Vanilla Angel Food Cake
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Ingredients
  1. 12 egg whites at room temperature
  2. 1-1/2 cups superfine sugar
  3. 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  4. 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  5. 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  6. pinch of salt
  7. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. Very lightly grease ONLY the flat part of a 16-cup tube pan. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whip the egg whites until they start to become foamy.
  4. Add the salt and cream of tartar, then whip until the whites start to get very fluffy.
  5. Increase the speed and slowly stream in 1 cup of the sugar.
  6. Continue to beat until the egg whites form soft peaks.
  7. Add the vanilla and beat until just mixed.
  8. Working in batches, gently fold in the remaining sugar and the flour, alternating, until all of the ingredients have been used up.
  9. Gently work the batter evenly into the pan.
  10. Gently tap the pan on the counter several times to release air bubbles.
  11. Bake at 325 for 55 minutes or until the cake springs back from being touched.
  12. Allow to cool completely upside down; some cake pans have feet to rest on, but if your pan does not then be sure to prop it up slightly on a couple of plates to allow air to circulate.
  13. Gently work a sharp knife around the edge of the cake pan to release once completely cooled.
  14. Cut with a serrated knife.
  15. Serve with creme anglaise (recipe below) and fresh fruit.
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Basic Vanilla Creme Anglaise
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  1. 1-1/2 cups heavy cream
  2. 1-1/2 cups whole milk
  3. 3/4 cup sugar
  4. 4 egg yolks
  5. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  6. pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Combine the heavy cream, milk and sugar in a large stockpot.
  2. Heat very gently over medium-low heat until small bubbles start to form around the edge of the milk.
  3. Remove from the heat and scoop about 1 cup of the mixture out of the stock pot.
  4. While whisking the egg yolks, very slowly drizzle the hot milk mixture into the yolks to temper.
  5. Once all of the hot milk has been whisked into the yolks, whisk the tempered yolks into the remaining hot liquid.
  6. Cook slowly over medium low heat until the mixture has thickened enough to thickly coat the back of a spoon.
  7. Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla extract.
  8. Gently press plastic wrap onto the top of the creme to keep a skin from forming.
  9. Cool completely before serving with the cake.
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Heather Disarro is a food-centric lifestyle blogger who is passionate about embracing the beauty that surrounds us with in our everyday lives. She is a Texan living the expat life in central Arkansas with her husband, son and two massive dogs. Heather writes her blog, Heather’s Dish, from an office filled with dust, dog fur, toys and plenty of love, grace and music.  She specializes in creating delicious and creatively nourishing recipes.  Cooking seasonally and with as many local ingredients as possible is an important component to Heather’s style of food, and she revels in the opportunity to bring the love of cooking to the world as a way to love others well! 

#AWBU 2014 Petit Jean Meats Giveaway

Petit Jean Meats is a proud sponsor of #AWBU in Rogers, AR on Sept. 5 – 7.  

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We love our Petit Jean Meats Products!
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 Photos contributed by Petit Jean Meats Brand Ambassadors:  Sarabeth Jones, Alison Chino and Rhonda Bramell  and Misty Wilbanks of Petit Jean Meats in Morrilton, all Arkansas Women Bloggers.

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Giveaway by Petit Jean Meats

The 2nd annual Bacon Bowl presented by Petit Jean Meats will take place in downtown Bentonville on Saturday, September 13, from 9:00am until 12:00pm.

 Teams consisting of chefs and amateur cooks will compete in Entrée and Dessert Divisions and test their culinary skills by creating innovative bacon creations featuring Arkansas’ own Petit Jean Meats bacon. Teams can choose to enter Entrée or Dessert divisions, or both, with Petit Jean Meats generously donating their mouth-watering bacon to all who compete.

Bacon Bowl attendees of all ages will vote for their favorite dishes in both divisions as well as the overall People’s Champion.  Local and nationally-known bacon enthusiasts, food writers and bloggers will determine who will represent the Bacon Bowl in the Bacon Division at the 2014 World Food Championships in Las Vegas where they’ll have the opportunity to win up to $60,000.

Check out this Only In Arkansas article on the Bacon Bowl….

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Teams are traveling from throughout Arkansas and the region to compete in the Bacon Bowl with the goal of winning the grand prize trip to compete in the 2014 World Food Championships in Las Vegas.  “We couldn’t be more excited to be part of the thriving culinary scene in Bentonville,” said event coordinator John McClure. “In addition to the Bacon Bowl, the nationally recognized Bentonville Farmers Market and world famous World Championship Squirrel Cook-off will be going on in downtown Bentonville that same day. We’re all working together to create a Saturday morning that people won’t soon forget.”

There will be live music, Petit Jean Meats sampling, other foods and beverages and much more.  Tickets are $10 at the gate; advance tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the Bentonville Convention & Visitors Bureau.  Please visit BaconBowl.net and the Bacon Bowl Facebook page for more details.  Teams or individuals interested in competing should visit BaconBowl.net. Team registration is open until Friday, September 5. Space is limited.

For a chance to win 2 tickets to the Bacon Bowl, tell us your favorite way to use Petit Jean Meats Bacon.  Each different comment (no repeats) earns one opportunity to win.  The winner will be announced on the Foodie Friday Aug. 5 post.  Tickets supplied by Petit Jean Meats.

For a chance to win 2 tickets to the Bacon Bowl, tell us your favorite way to use Petit Jean Meats…

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Presenting Sponsor of #AWBU Announced

Kendal King Group is delighted to serve as the presenting sponsor for the 2014 Arkansas Women Bloggers conference on September 5 – 7.  We can’t wait to see you in Rogers!

The Women Bloggers asks, “That’s great and all, but what on earth does KKG do?”KKG Logo_color
 
Kendal King Group is a marketing, design and production agency serving the retail and consumer packaged goods (or “CPG”) industry – in other words, we work with hundreds of the Fortune 500 supplier (aka vendor) companies with a home base in northwest Arkansas.  Our clients include the NBA, DreamWorks Animation, Walmart, Garmin, Clorox and Goodyear.  The company was founded in 1987 and our corporate headquarters is in Kansas City, but we have a team in Bentonville as well as a company presence in Guangzhou, China.  We deliver creative marketing solutions through design, point of purchase displays, packaging, retail consulting, promotional licensing and all sorts of other retail-centric programs for our clients.
 
The Women Bloggers wonders, “So, why would you care about a blogger conference?”
 
Members of our team as well as a handful of our clients will join you throughout the weekend, and while we know you’ll be there to reconnect with friends old and new and to learn the latest and greatest about the world of blogging and social media, we know that we will learn just as much from interacting with all of you.  In fact, that’s exactly why we’re so excited to participate!  Many of our clients turn to us for communication tactics and innovative ideas, and we know that the #AWBU conference is a hotbed of creativity and opinions.  
 
In fact, we have some incredibly exciting news to share that will be particularly exciting to bloggers and social media mavens, and we wanted all of you to hear it first!  And, as it so happens, one of your longtime members happens to be one of our newest team members, and she assures us that the Arkansas Women Bloggers community – along with your seven (!) sister states – is the go-to source for savvy content crafters.  
We’d love to connect with you in the coming weeks on our social media channels.  We know that our work may still not be entirely clear, so we’ll share a little more with you at the conference.  We’ll actually be launching a whole new look and feel for our company during your gathering, and we are really looking forward to hearing your feedback!
 
If you have questions or want to know a little bit more about KKG, you can reach our new director of strategic marketing – Beth Stephens – on Twitter, LinkedIn or email (beth@kendalking.com) if you’re not already connected with her through the Arkansas Women Bloggers community.  We can’t wait to meet all of you!

#AWBU 2014 Foodie Friday Presenters Announced

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The Abundant Bounty of Arkansas 

Sponsored by

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Shewmaker Center for Global Business
Northwest Arkansas Community College

Registration and Gathering begin at 11:30 at NWACC.

For #AWBU 2014 Foodie Friday, we are channeling the inner farmer in most of us and celebrating the bounty available to all of us locally in Arkansas.  We are very fortunate to have presenters who are tremendous supporters of our Arkansas producers, farmers and crops.  They believe in utilizing the abundant bounty that can be found right here in our home state and demonstrate that belief by  highlighting the use of that abundance in their menus, photographs and work.

Taste Arkansas also believes in promoting our Arkansas farms, farmers and products.  We are grateful to them for supporting Arkansas Women Bloggers in our efforts to further tell the story of Arkansas and its bounty.

We also appreciate Great Day Farms and their sponsorship of one of our presenters, Heather Disarro. 

This year we are fortunate to be utilizing the wonderful facilities of the Culinary Classroom, the Peterson Auditorium and the Tyson Kitchen at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville for our Foodie Friday event.  With the availability of these areas and the excellent technology resources, we just know this is going to be the best one yet.  

No, we are not including one of your favorite events from the past two years — the Iron Chef Competition, but I promise you won’t miss it.  These presenters will peak your interest and curiosity while preparing you for the kitchen, the camera and the community.

So grab your gingham and denim, leave the hoes and weeds at home and come celebrate the Abundant Bounty of Arkansas.  Ya’ll don’t want to miss this!

Did I mention that there will be food?  As in nibbles.

 2014 #AWBU Foodie Friday Presenters

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Matthew McClure

Executive Chef
The Hive 21C, Bentonville
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Heather Disarro

 Owner
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 Creative Food Photography: Branding Yourself with Gorgeously Designed Food Photos (Interactive) 
Heather comes to us through the sponsorship of Great Day Farms

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Lyndi Fultz

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Amy James

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Jerrmy Gawthrop

Executive Chef
 Greenhouse Grille and Wood Stone Craft Pizza, Fayetteville 
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Jennifer Crowson Watts

 Executive Director
The Cobblestone Project
Cultivating a Community Without Need 

 Hostesses and Social Media Facilitators 

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Talya Boerner
Grace Grits and Gardening

Kellee Mayfield
Delta Moxie

Just a reminder:  Lunch is not served at Foodie Friday.

Foodie Friday 2014 #AWBU Presenters announced! What a line up!!

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For details on the #AWBU Foodie Friday pre conference, head on over to our Foodie Friday page.

AWBU 2014 – Handmade Marketplace

Last year, several of our member bloggers took a leap up faith and agreed to participate in the first ever AWBU Handmade Marketplace.

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We converted the Camp Ferncliff mess hall into a wonderful marketplace and the girls sold a variety of products from photo cards, handspun yarn, handmade clothing and accessories, signs, upcycled items, soaps, lotions, baked goods and books.

For several of the girls, this was their first experience as a vendor in a handmade event. It was an opportunity to try out the craft fair lifestyle with out a lot of work in a friendly and inviting atmosphere.

We are currently exploring the possibility to continue this event at AWBU 2014. Due to the change in the venue for AWBU 2014, it is necessary for us to gauge the interest in this event before we make a commitment to it.

If you are interested in participating at the AWBU 2014 Handmade Marketplace it is essential that you fill out this form NO LATER THAN July 11th. Based on the responses we receive, we will make a decision and contact all potential vendors by July 18th. A final commitment from all participating vendors will be required by August 8.

It is possible that we could allow outside vendors to particpate in the marketplace. If you know someone who is not a member of ARWB that may be interested please pass along the information and ask them to fill out the form. Priority will be given to current ARWB members and to those that are registered for AWBU 2014.

Please note that this form does NOT guarantee you a space in the AWBU 2014 Handmade Marketplace. In order to make sure that we have a variety of products available, we (ARWB) reserve the right to make the final decision in the selection of vendors.

Please fill out this form no later than July 11th!

It’s Time to Vote for the Best

 

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It’s Election Day in Arkansas.  Hopefully, you’ve already taken advantage of Early Voting and cast your ballot for the best  Arkansas candidate.  If not, why not hop on over to your polling place and do that right now.  What an important freedom we have to participate in the electoral process.

You may be as tired as I am of all of the campaign ads (which, of course, will be with us through November anyway), the political flyers and events, and the robocalls.  Hubby just told me that I was wasting my time trying to carry  on a conversation  with the robocall guys.  But I figure if they can get all personal asking me how I’m going to vote, then I should return the favor and ask about whether or not they have on clean underwear and all.  My momma would be so proud of me for that.

 

In addition to voting for your public officials, it’s also time to enter your the Arkansas Times “Best of Arkansas” vote, and I seriously hope you will take a moment from your day to go do that.  The voting ends on June 23.

While you’re there, could you take an extra minute or two to locate the Best Blog category?  Keep moving on through the pages.  I promise it will eventually show up.  Your vote for ArkansasWomenBloggers.com would be lovingly appreciatedSmile.  Or, any of our #ARWB member blogs if you are otherwise inclined.

I promise. (Don’t most politicians do that?) There will NOT be any campaign materials sent to you through the mail.  Nor will you receive yet another robocall.  Actually, I won’t even friendly call you.  Sorry.  You don’t have the time for that, and I probably don’t either.  Retirement does have a way of keeping me busy.

Anyway, it’s probably raining again today so you can’t get outside to lounge around the pool or plant zinnias or marigolds in the garden.  While away your time by filling in at least 10 of the voting categories on the “Best of Arkansas” form (online or in print)…it will at least be an interesting read.

Thanks a bunch.

Debbie Arnold

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