This weekend was the annual Aiken’s Makin’ Arts and Craft show. I took a few hours earlier today to enjoy show, eat some terribly unhealthy food, and take some pictures

A stall selling peppers and related sauces at Aiken Makin.
Peppers and more
Vendor at Aiken Makin talking with customers and handing over a bag.
Selling
Ceramic mugs hung from a rope for sale.
Mugs for sale
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A dog's head poking out from around a green reusable shopping bag.
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Shoppers looking through paintings for sale at Aiken Makin.
Paitings
Woman selling jewelry under a sign label Lupin Lady.
Lupin Lady
African American woman making traditional gullah baskets.
Sarah
Basket making
Hand made gullah sweet grass baskets.
Sarah’s Baskets
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A woman being handed her change while buy kettle corn from another woman.
Money changing hands
A woman selling bath salts in green boxes.
Bath salts sale
A young girl looking at a picture for sale.
Picking your item
Hand turned wooden vases with patterns on them made with burning and epoxy.
Wood turned pieces
Man pointing at hand turned wooden vases he is selling.
wood turner
A man with sun glasses selling pots he made.
Pottery being sold
A family having lunch sitting on the sidewalk.
Lunch time
A girl hand feeding her small dog a little of her lunch.
Dog getting lunch
A woman with a dog. She is looking over her shoulder to her right. The dog is looking to the left.
Dog and person headed in opposite directions
A man selling spice mixes to an interested woman.
Selling spice mixes.
A Mennonite woman looking over the quilts and other items she is selling.
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A teenage couple laying on the ground looking at something on their phone.
cuddling
A small white dog with a little golfing cap.
Dog with hat
Samples of fried foods on plates lined up for people to review.
Fair food
A woman selling hummingbird related items to several other women.
All about humming birds
A group of kids in matching outfits with a few members of a bag pipe and drum corp in the background.
singers and bag pipes
A 3 foot tall statue of a rabbit with a pink bow.
Rabbit statue
A small child playing on a statue.
kid playing
A little girl getting her face painted by a woman under a banner labeled Arty Party.
face painting
A food truck selling specialty coffee and wine smoothies.
CoffeeStop
A young man holding a chicken breast on a stick while a slightly older man mimics the motions needed to put another piece onto the stick.
Chicken on a stick lessons
A woman wrapping pizza dough around a hotdog before frying it as a bun.
hotdog prep
happy dog
A woman sitting on the ground eating lunch while her dog looks at something behind her.
lunch with a friend
People walking passed sales tents.
walking around
A few young women walking across one of Aikens wood bridges.
until next time
A woman looking at baked goods wrapped for purchase.
buying a snack