by Noella Noelophile®
This weekend’s forecast: clear and sunny, with unique jewelry and intermittent scented soaps and candles. There’s also a 99-percent chance of leather- and woodworking, with musicians and some food trucks moving in from the coast.
That’s because there are TWO free indie crafts fairs coming to Southern California, this weekend.
This summer, the Renegade Craft Fair makes its Los Angeles stop in a new location. Their July Market is happening in L.A.’s new Grand Park, from 11 am to 6 pm, on both Saturday and Sunday. This is always a blast, despite the heat (parasol, sun hats and sunscreen highly recommended, and don’t forget to hydrate!).
Past favorites from this innovative show have included Jennifer Stewart-Thorn’s lacy Topiary Designs jewelry. We also like Rondo Mieczkowski’s dill pickles and award-winning Tarragon Cherries, from his Coldwater Canyon Provisions artisan foods small business. (He handcrafts these in small batches from family heirloom recipes. Who wouldn’t be tempted?) And B.O.S.S. Girls Inc. was a great find-we love their scented soap AND their mission of teaching young women to be entrepreneurs!