Just wait till they see what a REAL fly tier can do with some floss and a set of hackles!! KP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:13 AM Subject: [VFB] Sucessful weekend...
> Hey all, > I hope you all don't mind me fluffing my feathers here, but I'm still > overwhelmed by the response I had this past weekend... You see my wife > and > I belong to a wonderful group here in New Mexico called the "Route 66 - > Society of the Arts Guild", which includes crafters and artists of > extraordinary capabilities, (painters, sculperers, jewelry makers, beaders > and Native American crafters)... We had an "Art Show" that began last > Friday evening and lasted through all day Saturday at the "Isletta > Casino - > Show Room"... The "Arts and Crafts" that were displayed were beyond > description, some absolutely beautiful pieces of work... My wife and I > both > had a "booth", she showing all her beading and polymer clay products that > she's done, and was selling, and I had all my fly tying gear there with > just about every single fly I've every tied displayed... I was even asked > to do a "spot light fly tying demonstration" and couldn't believe the > response I had of people wanting to get into fly tying classes... I also > had both my "large" shadow boxes displayed... One that has everyone's > flys > from the "2004 Christmas Swap", "Stonefly Swap", "Foam Swap" and the > "Eagle > Scout Swap"... The other with all the "IOFF Swap" flys... You wouldn't > believe the "OOOOO's and AHHHHH's" you ALL got... It was fantastic, very > overwhelming... Since I had my vise and tying gear there, I was tying up > a > few flys and sold over 70 flys... I even have a couple orders to fill for > "sets", (from larva to adult), of Midges and Caddis flys... I also made a > little display stand showing my "Santa's Slay Ride", "Red & Black > Ringneck", > "Caped Ringneck", "Ringneck Pumpkin", a variation of the "Spawning > Kokanee" > and a new fly I created called the "Black Lady"... What really surprised > me > was that I now have several "orders" to fill for "earrings" of a couple of > the above named flys... I couldn't believe it... It was an absolutely > wonderful show and I would like to extend a very large "THANK YOU" to > everyone here at VFB for all your help, instructions, comments and > guidance > over the past couple years... > > THANK YOU ALL... > > Rodney... > > >
