Thank you for a great SLVFest 2011 and a very important announcement…

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What a magnificent year!! Attendance was wonderful this year.
Unfortunately, on Saturday, we had some terrible weather that damaged
some tents and some vendor’s wares. Nevertheless, several vendors
said that this was one of their best shows of the year so far. We had
fewer vendors but overall the quality was delightfully high and
customers raved about the product and service all provided. "We'd
rather have fewer vendors with higher quality than many vendors with
commercial items for sale!"

Hannah Doney of Colorado Springs won the Sid Sharples Raffle Spinning
Wheel this year. She’s sent us some pictures that we’ll post on the
blog later today.

Without help, this year’s festival would not have happened. Here’s a
small note of appreciation. KRZA radio sponsored us with radio spots
throughout the weeks leading up to the festival. The City of Monte
Vista Parks and Rec Dept. provided the park, the stage, and the
garbage cans that were packed full by the end of the weekend. Monte
Vista Coop sponsored us with tables and chairs under the big tent that
were especially important for our musical performance and pancake
breakfasts. Laura Murphy of Wildethyme Art helped with marketing
efforts getting our press release to hundreds of media organizations
over the web and in print. Valley Publishing put our press release on
the front page of the Lifestyles magazine the week before the
festival. Denny Wallace of Gypsy's Rest put up the big tent (with
several people helping) for the third year in a row. Amber, Christie,
and Melissa helped immeasurably with the Information Booth. There are
many more people that belong on this list, especially each and every
person who helped hold the big tent or a vendor tent or chased after
retail products rolling through the park during Saturday's storm.

We’re very pleased to announce that beginning SLVFest 2012, Laura
Murphy and Steph Lenzini of Wildethyme Art will be taking over
administration of the festival. We’ll be working together to achieve
a smooth transfer over the next couple months. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact us. Laura and I started the
festival together five years (and a lifetime) ago. I’m confident that
the festival is in good hands with these two at the reigns. It will
be a joy to have the opportunity to be a vendor at SLVFest 2012 as
Wonderland Fiber. I look forward to seeing you all there!

Thanks again,

Crys Mascarenas