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Christmas Past & Present November 17, 2012 5-9 pm FREE to the public! Adams County Museum 9601 Henderson Rd., Brighton
303.659.7103 Start your holidays at the Adams County Museum. Walk through time and stroll through Christmases past. All buildings will be open with special displays and musical presentations. Listen to strolling carolers, then visit with Civil War soldiers. Holiday crafts will be available for purchase. So bring the family and start your holiday season with us!
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Adams County Historical Society Email: AdamsCoMuseum@aol.com
Tabitha Durham creates Christmas tree hair clips at her home in Westminster.
The joys of making holiday accessories By Ashley Reimers areimers@ourcoloradonews.com
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Winter begins December 21
When it comes to craft show season, Westminster resident Tabatha Durham said she hopes for cooler weather. In her experience as a crafter, business seems to always do better during the holiday season when people are bundled up for winter weather. “When it feels like the holidays outside, then people feel like shopping,” she said. Durham sells homemade children’s accessories such as hair pins and bows at local craft shows. She started more than four years ago when she was laid off from her job. Since then she’s expanded her creative endeavors to include tiaras, super hero masks and hand-painted gourds. “I have a daughter so that helped
To check out Durham’s products, visit www.tabbylynn.etsy. com.
because I wanted to start doing stuff for her,” Durham said. “Plus after I got laid off I needed something to do. And then people liked what I was doing, and they were selling.” With Christmas on the way, Durham focuses on holiday-themed products. She makes poinsettia, Christmas tree and snowflake hair pins and candy cane hair bows. She’s also busy transforming gourds from her garden into decorative snowmen. She recently sold her products at the annual craft bazaar on Nov. 3 at the MAC in Westminster. “This was my third year at the bazaar, and I always enjoy myself,”
Tabitha Durham shows her favorite craft she is working on this holiday season, snowmen made from gourds at her her home in Westminster. Photos by Andy Carpenean she said. “All of the other vendors are really nice and friendly, which you don’t always find at craft shows. Plus there are so many vendors that people really have a lot to choose from.” Durham said the money she makes is enough to keep gas in her truck, and not much else. But to her it’s not just about the money. She said she enjoys the creative aspect
and seeing the final product. She also tries to keep her products affordable, with her most expensive product costing $15. “With some things, like the super hero masks and the tiaras, children are paying for them with their own money,” she said. “So I want to make sure the kids are able to buy them. I just enjoy making everything and using my creative side. It keeps me busy.”
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