Celebrating Pink Saturday at the John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival in Brasstown, North Carolina

Each year the John C. Campbell Folk School hosts a Fall Festival and I’m here to celebrate Pink Saturday. A group of bloggers from around the world get together on Saturday to celebrate everything pink and our hostess is Beverly of How Sweet The Sound. Today I’m here to find some pink, enjoy the craft booths and demonstrations and listen to some music.

Here's a friendly witch with bright pink feathers in her hat that highlight her Halloween costume.

I found more pink in a booth with gorgeous hand-blown glass sculptures. This glass platter was hand-formed by a talented local artist and is nearly 40 inches in diameter.

Last week I visited Crane Creek Vineyards and found a cute pink metal pig at their gate welcoming everyone to the tasting room. I believe I just spotted her sister. Don’t you love her? She’s aptly named “When Pigs Fly.”

Look at this cool airplane. Many years ago, when we were first married and before my husband owned his own plane, I would give him planes as a gift. Not the real thing of course - just stuff like wooden toy planes and collectables such as this beauty so I could say with great enthusiasm as I handed him his gift, “I bought you an airplane for your birthday.”

John C. Campbell Folk School sits on 300-acres in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in scenic Brasstown, North Carolina. The school offers a year-round roster of 860 sessions for adults in traditional skills such as basketry, calligraphy, batik dying, crafts, arts, music, dance, gardening, blacksmithing, and photography to name a few. In cooking, for example, there are forty-two different classes to choose from. The family-style meals provided during your stay feature organic produce grown on-site.

National Geographic Books listed the John C. Folk School as one of the 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life. In their August 2009 issue Country Living Magazine featured an article, “Who says summer camp is just for kids?” about the school.

According to our local newspaper, The Cherokee Scout, more than 13,000 attended the Fall Festival, breaking all previous records from the past 36 years of the festival’s history.

Old time wood working – that little man bobs up and down as the artist works the machine

Broom maker

Blacksmith

Basketry & Wreaths – notice the beautiful dried pink hydrangea wreath

Caning

Metal sculpture – a glamorous rooster

Spinners

A grits grinding machine – you know I bought a bag or two for myself - Recipe for Shrimp & Grits

Food Alley

Forty different groups provided live music and dance

As part of the celebration of talented artists, I would like to introduce a fabulous blog I discovered through my Pink Saturday adventures, Fifi Flowers Design Decor. Fifi is a talented artist who believes life should be full of whimsy and fun. So do I Fifi. Do drop by and say hello and see Fifi’s incredible art work. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed. If you are a blogger and would like to join in the fun on Pink Saturday, be sure to contact Beverly for details. If you are interested in taking classes at the Folk School, call 1-800-FOLK-SCH for a free catalog or go to the John C. Campbell website.

Happy Pink Saturday everyone from the John C. Campbell Folk School in scenic Brasstown, North Carolina.