Sleigh Bells

It's not even Halloween but we are already thinking holidays around Buggy Baskets. And this could be why....

For those of you who visited us at the festival may recognize the Extra Large Sleigh Basket.We had the small baskets inside it, filled to the brim. The Yoders make this basket and after talking to them decided to make smaller sizes, more economical.

The railings come off this basket so that you can use the basket year round. It's a perfect size for lots of goodies to hide.

We have had lots of questions about the smaller sizes this week- and a few orders already. These are perfect for gifts. I have had customers say they are going to use them for decorations around the house and others have said they are going to fill them with candy for holiday parties. Very creative thinking! The railings also are removable for the smaller sizes as well.

And just to let you get a scale of the actual size of these baskets, we got our family dog, Little Bit, to model for us.


If you have any questions or would like to order one of these Sleighs contact us buggybaskets@live.com .

Amish Auction

This past weekend we attended our first Amish Auction. Of course it was open to the public, but most of the items were Amish made, planted, or breed. Lots of people turned out and they had almost 4 mini auctions going on at one time. This is strange to me, but it makes things go faster. Plus you don't have to sit through the farm equipment if you are only there for the quilts. {This is what we were interested in.}


The Auction area is in the middle of no where, but lets be real, this whole area is in the middle of no where! The fall leaves made everything really stand out. I just love fall in this area. The colors, the smells- minus the cow smell.


Everyone should take a Saturday and enjoy a nice drive into the country. You never know what you may find.

Festival Recap

Sorry for the delay. After the festival it took us a few days to get out of festival mode and back into our regular lives.

The festival went great. This was our first one and we really weren't sure how the public would respond. We started with 900 baskets in stock, and only had to pack up about 250-275 baskets. That spells success in my book. On an average weekend the Amish Families only sell about 10, so this was a major sell for them. It was fun too tell them about where these baskets were going. Some local and some were being sent as far as Scotland. More importantly we were able to educate the "English" about the Amish lifestyle.





We all had a great time meeting people. It was fun to hear all the comments about the baskets. I think my highlight was when I had several "Longaberger Basket" reps buy tons of baskets. We are still waiting to find out the total number of people that attended the festival. My guess, near 250,000.


Sunday evening, right about closing time, we had a nice balloon launch to watch. And we had the best spot in the festival! Lots of people stopped by the booth after watching the launch.


Now that the festival is over for the year we are booking Buggy Basket Parties. Right now we have a few booked but there are plenty of dates left open to get your holiday orders in! We also have been talking to a few people about doing Bazaars and craft shows. Not sure if we will be able to do these, since they are closer to the holidays, but it's something we will keep you posted on. Also we had lots of requests to return next year to the festival and even try to set up at a few more local ones. Keep that in mind, let us know if you would like too see us at a festival near you! And if you attended the festival leave us a comment, we would love to get feedback!

If you are interested in any of the baskets you have seen on this blog or at the festival please send us an email at buggybaskets@live.com for further information.

It's Time!

We hope to see everyone tomorrow at the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival in Waynesville Ohio! The booth is set up and ready to go. Let's hope this rain moves along by morning.

Come find us at the corner of Mill Street and Main Street. Booth 51 !

Yoder Family

One of the newer families to the community are the Yoders. Noah and Katie Yoder are just starting out on their new farm. Here is what they wrote in a letter to us about themselves and their family.

Noah and Katie Yoder were both in November of 1974. The children:
Henry- 12
Cevilla- 11
Eli- 8
Iva- 7
Jacob- 3
Andy- 1

We started making baskets in July 2006. Our children loves to help with the basket. We also sign them under the basket. Henry, Cevilla, Eli and Iva can help. Jacob also wants to help. We make plain, blue, green and red, sometimes purple.

I don't have photos from their farm just yet. We are still introducing ourselves as neighbors. They do have the school house on their property, which also is their basket house for the time being.




We look forward to seeing everyone this weekend at the Sauerkraut Festival in Waynesville Ohio!!!

Meet the Zook Family

Andy and Ida Zook were kind enough to write out a page of their history and all the kids names and ages. With 12 kids it's hard to remember everybody and the order! Here is what they wrote about themselves:

We moved from Wayne County Ohio to Highland County Ohio on March 14,2007. We started making baskets in the yr. of 2001. We have 70 acres of land and do some faming, but our most income is making and selling baskets.

The Children:
David- 23
Elizabeth- 21
Lovina- 20
Anna- 18
Jacob- 16
Eli- 14
Benjamin- 13
Emma- 12
Dennis- 10
William- 9
Aaron and Andy-5 (Twins)

Their farm is amazing. It's off the beaten path and there are 70 acres of roaming space. It's just beautiful!






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