So much fun! That’s how I would describe this past weekend’s Country Living Fair at Stone Mountain Park here in Georgia. I posted last year about our bloggers’ meetup at the Atlanta Country Living Fair, and I think this year was even better. The weather was chilly (I even had to break out my gloves for a while!), but we all had a great time.
Here I am by the big pumpkin pile inside the main gate.
A little over a year ago, I started a group for Atlanta-area Home and DIY bloggers to get together, network, share advice and ideas, etc. I thought maybe, maybe, I would find 10 or 15 other ladies in the area to befriend and share resources with. Well, that group has grown to over 100 members. (I know, crazy!) No one is more surprised about that than me! They aren’t all active members, but many of them are. At this past weekend’s Country Living Fair, we combined our monthly Atlanta bloggers meetup with a Hometalk bloggers meetup (another group I am in), and several out-of-town bloggers came too. The turnout was amazing!
One of our Atlanta bloggers, my friend Heather from At the Picket Fence, gave a presentation on the Main Stage and showed us how to make some really cute Christmas crafts.
It was great to see Rhoda again as well as Kristin who helps plan the Haven Conference each year. (Excuse the grainy Instagram pic.)
We also got a chance to meet Cari Cucksey from HGTV’s Cash & Cari. She is very sweet in person and had a great booth full of vintage goodies!
Left to Right: Rhoda of Southern Hospitality, me, Cari Cucksey, Kristin Stockdale.
Our group was also invited to attend a meet and greet with the editors of Country Living Magazine. They were very gracious and kind and we enjoyed hanging out with them!
Here are a few of us with Sarah Gray Miller, Editor In-Chief of Country Living Magazine.
Left to Right: Beth, Kelley, Rosemary, Sarah Gray Miller of Country Living Magazine, Julia, me, Christina, and Angie.
Beth from Unskinny Boppy (pictured above) also presented on the Main Stage in the afternoon, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to see it. I know she did awesome though!
And the shopping. Oh the shopping…. Luckily for my husband (and our bank account), I came home empty-handed. But there were so many great vendor booths!
It was hard to get good photos since the lighting was so crazy with the blaring sun in some areas and the shadows from trees, (I know, excuses, excuses) but I did the best I could!
Anyway, a good time was had by all and I’m already looking forward to next year’s Country Living Fair. So tell me, could you have come home empty handed? And did you attend the Fair? Leave me a comment and let me know!
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What a fun meet-up with other area bloggers…I had a blast! Sorry that I didn’t get to meet you:( I too, had trouble with my pics, so you are not alone on that one. I came home with a few goodies to re-sale in my shop and I will be posting about them and the fair later this week.
Blessings,
Linda
Hi Linda! Sorry I didn’t get to meet you too. Hopefully we will get to see you again at a future meetup! That’s great that you found some goodies. Can’t wait to see what you came away with!
Thank you for planning this event, Erin!! It was sooo much fun (as always)! Shockingly, I came home empty handed as well but I did get a ton of inspiration from the fair!
No problem! I’m so glad that Miriam from Hometalk was able to get us the meeting with the editors. That was fun! And I definitely came away with a lot of inspiration too. Great to see you!
I am so jealous I missed this!!! It looks y’all had a blast! I am totally down for next year!
Missed you Allyson! Definitely mark it on your calendar for next year! It’s always a lot of fun. Hope to see you soon!
I probably wouldn’t have left empty-handed. And certainly wouldn’t have left empty-headed. In the past I have come home with so many ideas I want to try out! I wish I’d had the chance to stop in this year, but since I didn’t, I am so glad to see your pictures! I love the event! So glad we are fortunate to have it in Atlanta and look forward to next year!
Hi Heather! I was very surprised that I left empty-handed! I think I was just so overwhelmed that I didn’t know what to buy. I definitely got a lot of inspiration though!
Thanks for planning the get-together! It was so fun meeting great Atlanta bloggers. I feel so inspired from all the cute vendors at the CL Fair.
No problem! I was very inspired too. Great to see you! Hope to see you girls again soon!
Oh! It kills me to have missed this!!! I would have bought those little votive botanicals in your last pic for my Thanksgiving table! But… we cleared close to $1000 at our garage sale, so I guess it was worth it. I’m already planning for next year and figure I’ll be toting a baby in a baby carrier then so i don’t miss it the 3rd year in a row!
Sad you missed it too Sally, but that’s great about your garage sale! Hope you and baby girl can make it next year! 🙂
Hey Erin! I had a great time – loved getting to see you and Rhoda and all the blogger ladies! It was so cool to meet Sarah from CL mag too – she is super nice and down to earth as was Cari – we were exhausted when we got home, but had a fantastic day and picked up a few little items 🙂 Thanks for sharing the group picture and hope to see you again soon.
Kelli
Great to see you too, Kelli! I was so happy that we had such a great turnout! I was so tired when I got home too. It was a long day but so much fun!
So great to see you, Erin! We were blessed with a great day and fun fellowship. I, however, did not go home empty-handed! Probably good I was only there one day, but I bet there were great deals on Sunday!
xo Heidi
sooo sad to have missed! Looked amazing! Next year I’ll be back by your side! XO, Erica