Yule Love It Lavender Festival
Friday & Saturday ~ July 18 & 19

Crafts, Activities and Demonstrations

Adult Craft Tent
10:00 a.m. ~ Card making with Becky Compton: material fee
10:30 a.m. ~ Flower pounding with Linda Johnson of Friends of the Fleece: material fee
11:00 a.m. ~ Weaving on a loom demo by Ruthanne Morningstar of Friends of the Fleece
12:00 p.m. ~ Spinning, felting and gnome demo by Margo Liba of Friends of the Fleece
  1:00 p.m. ~ Faerie Garden making with Becky Compton: material fee
  2:00 p.m. ~ Lavender wand making with Marjeanne Showalter: material fee
  3:00 p.m. ~ Tussie-mussie making with Becky Compton: material fee
  3:30 p.m. ~ Lavender wreath demo by Mary Rheaume
  4:00 p.m. ~ Pottery mold pressing and slab work with by Jan Lindel-Meinhard & Carol
Socks-Parker

Kids Craft Tent
11:00 a.m. ~ Bunnies, Bugs and Badgers Nature Walk ~ Enjoy a walk with Seven Ponds Naturalist Nancy Kautz and discover signs of animals busy and hidden in our own backyards. (Friday only)
12:30 p.m. ~ Nature Painting on matt board with Jan Lindell-Meinhard: material fee
  1:30 p.m. ~ Clothespin Faeries and Garden Making with Ruthie Underwood: material fee
  2:30 p.m. ~ Rock Painting with Carol Socks-Parker

Sweet Spot
12:00 p.m. ~ Bee-Attitudes for ages 2-6 with Yolanda Kaminski
  1:00 p.m. ~ Story Thyme with Michele Dunham

Tea Talk under the Pergola
~Hot and iced tea, scones and sweets served all day for $5 per person ~
Saturday at 3 P.M. ~ If Teacups Could Talk by Lois Meldrum, The Tea Lady ~ Lois discusses how to de-stress with a cup of tea, the best health insurance with so little cost.  She gives tips on finding serenity; honoring and loving yourself.

Art & Garden Features & Activities
~ Suzanne & Jeffery Hughes ~ Harpist & Violist

~ Art Lessons in the Lavender ~ Bring your easel, painting supplies and sun protection for a free art lesson by local artists including Ruthie Underwood, Delores Kurily, Susan Bentley, Scott Michalski.

~ Plein Air Painting ~ Bring your art supplies for painting at your leisure. 

~ Growing Vegetables in a Raised Bed by Brad Morgan ~ Learn the basics to grow a vegetable garden outside your kitchen window for easy picking.

~ Sweet Spot ~ Yule Love It’s children’s garden romances children with nature.

Culinary Demonstration in the Pavilion
Noon, Friday & Saturday
Pastry Chef Jean Marc Seranon returns to the Festival to whip up some fun and his Country Apple Pie with Lavender Pastry Cream. Following his demonstration, Jean Marc will judge and announce the winner of the Lavender Bake-Off.

Yule Love It Lavender Bake-Off
To enter the Lavender Bake-Off, email or call Martha Chaffee for guidelines at
chaffeemartha@aol.com or 586-596-5892.