The Little Orange Barn closes craft fairs with gratitude

As summer finally wound down in late October, The Little Orange Barn’s monthly craft fairs followed suit. The Little Orange Barn (LOB) owners P.D. and Marla Woolery began hosting the fairs with local area vendors in March. For eight consecutive months, LOB held craft fairs on the final Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at VFW Post 3656. Unfortunately for customers, the fairs wrapped for the year on October 29.

While shopping the October fair, a Seminole resident declared it to be among the best she had shopped, saying “I drove here to shop after a friend told me it was worth the drive. I love, love, love this! There’s a great variety of quality vendors. Bristow has a real gem here. It’s my favorite craft show so far.” Another patron, Mike of Guthrie, drove to LOB’s fair hoping to find a unique gift for his wife. Within minutes of arriving, he expressed confidence he would find such a gift. With the wide-eyed, joyful smile and mischievous chuckle of a child entering a toy store, he said, “Wow! She’d love almost anything here. She might even buy my Christmas present today!” Several patrons said they visited Bristow specifically for the craft fair. In fact, Marla and P.D. noted that vendors and customers often came not only from Bristow but traveled more than an hour to sell or shop at the monthly fairs.

In closing the fairs as the holiday season begins, the Woolerys have added prod- ucts from some of their local vendors to their store. Those products include food items, tumblers, and freshies. Additionally, they desired to extend special gratitude to Commander Scot Thompson of the VFW for offering a clean, organized venue each month for the fairs. They also wished to express their appreciation to all patrons who came out and shopped in support of them and their vendors.

Finally, P.D. and Marla shared their heartfelt appreciation for each of their vendors for supporting them in growing The Little Orange Barn and for bringing their products to Bristow, offering the community a new shopping experience. LOB craft fair vendors include 3 Rings Barbecue, Alex Mosquito Designs, Autumn Star Catering, B&B Goat's Milk Soap, Beall's Country Farm, Bob O's Cedarworks, Bricktown Brookies, BS Freshies, Busy Beas, Cactus Whale, Chang Thai, Colorstreet, Crazy J's Java, Creek County Confections, Debi's Sparkle Designs, Desert Cactus Boutique, Diamond Art by Deanna, Donna's Flowers, Dragonbuilds, D's Creations, Electric Mushroom, Finn Soap, Frigid Whips, Jake's Jams, Kady's Junque, Kathy's Krafty Korner, Kylie's Plant Paradise, Lilla Rose, M4 Creations, Marsha's Crafts and Things, Mended with Nature, Mexidog Food Truck, MG Prickly Pear, R&B Creations, Rose Lily Boutique, Rural Urban Leather, Sassy Scrapper, Scentsy, Skye's Designs and Creations, Soaring Eagle Jewelry, Soxie's Indian Tacos, Split Pine Ranch, Stableridge Winery, Sweet Mac Rag Quilts, Tastefully Yours, The Bumbling Beekeeper at Smithville Farm, The Horseman's Dragonfly, The Lace Petal, The Opal Market Boutique, Two Siouxs, Uniquely Crafted Designs, and Wayne's Leatherworks.

For more information about The Little Orange Barn, check out their Facebook page of the same name. To learn more about LOB events and its fair vendors, check out their public Facebook group: The Little Orange Barn Events. LOB and some of its vendors will make a final, year-ending, local market appearance at the Christmas on